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Kevin Ollie: It's Official - $3 Million per year

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tcf15 said:
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Kevin Ollie has reached agreement on a $3 million annual contract extension at UConn, spurning the NBA, sources tell Yahoo Sports

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EDIT: Amore article- http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-uconn-men-0520-20140519,0,3052424.story
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It's not just Ollie's move, it's Miller and Ricky in the background. I could watch this all day.
 
gtcam said:
Does this mean JC was vastly underpaid??
Happy as hell that KO signed but still needs 3 more to pass JC - time to earn the cash and get all 3 in next 5 years!!!!
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Yeah kinda odd that JC never made as much as KO just signed for (would have finally hit 3mil in this year had he stayed on as HC I think.) Interesting that the climate has changed that much already in coaching contracts. Or its just the rockstar at work!
 
BoatShow said:
Yeah kinda odd that JC never made as much as KO just signed for (would have finally hit 3mil in this year had he stayed on as HC I think.) Interesting that the climate has changed that much already in coaching contracts. Or its just the rockstar at work!
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P5 schools are changing the game in coaching contracts. UConn is showing they are gonna try and do what it takes to keep up. A couple months back, Clemson basically doubled Dabo Swinney's contract to about double what we are paying Diaco.
 
BoatShow said:
Yeah kinda odd that JC never made as much as KO just signed for (would have finally hit 3mil in this year had he stayed on as HC I think.) Interesting that the climate has changed that much already in coaching contracts. Or its just the rockstar at work!
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JC would have made much more in recent years if he was younger. Then again, maybe not, as he has a distinct talent for rubbing people the wrong way.
 
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tcf15 said:
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Kevin Ollie has reached agreement on a $3 million annual contract extension at UConn, spurning the NBA, sources tell Yahoo Sports

a3M0Pfu.jpeg


EDIT: Amore article- http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-uconn-men-0520-20140519,0,3052424.story
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I've read every post so far and not one person has complained that the contract isn't for 3 million years. What gives?

And that gif isn't just Ollie plus Miller & Moore. Hobbs is downright gentlemanly in signaling his approval.

What nice news to come home to.
 
The new contract will be worth about $3 million a year, and run five years.............

Ironic that was his best contract in the NBA, when he was with the Sixers. I'll never forget JC telling the story that he told one of his teams that if they worked as hard as KO did then one day they could make it in the NBA and get a contract like that. One of the kids says, "Coach, that's not a lot of money." JC just laughed and shook his head and was thinking about how delusional this generation of AAU basketball players are.
 
Dove said:
This suddenly has me remembering that classic 80s cult movie, The Last Dragon. KO has The Glow!!

"Who's the Master???"
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I didn't remember that movie until just now. If I ever change my avatar (I will not), it's going to be the kid.
 
Great news! Go figure. I had such a crazy day, this is the first I was able to take a look at the Yard all day. This should help make recruiting a lot easier. Recruits can now not only rest assured that KO will remain at UConn for the foreseeable future, but also know that they have a chance to play for a coach that not only won the NC in his second year as a head coach, but also one that was highly sought after by NBA franchises. There aren't many young coaches that have an NC under their belt plus have the types of NBA contacts that KO has.
 
Dove said:
This suddenly has me remembering that classic 80s cult movie, The Last Dragon. KO has The Glow!!

"Who's the Master???"
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Bruce leroy = Kevin Ollie
 

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This news is so awesome it dwarfs the fact that we aren't P5. Love this guy!
 
I haven't read every post so I'm sure I'm repeating what others have said but this is a great signal to the P5 that we intend to be a player (similar to how Louisville paid its coaches). We needed to do it. Well done.
 
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cubs win! cubs win! cubs win!** :) :) :)


** i am not a cubs fan, but i like to use this expression when something awesome happens :)
 
WestHartHusk said:
I am super happy about this.

But, I do wish it was longer (7 years?). This means we should have a renegotiation coming up in 2-3 years again to protect recruiting.
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Really it should be a contract for my lifetime, or until I become blind and can't watch anymore.
 
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So Coach, get off your duff and start recruiting; who have you signed lately? ;)
 
And now ESPN on bottom of main page, has this question/vote - Will Ollie win another championship at UConn? Its 50/50 at this moment.
 
Marat said:
And now ESPN on bottom of main page, has this question/vote - Will Ollie win another championship at UConn? Its 50/50 at this moment.
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It's an interesting question, only because the list of coaches with multiple titles is so damned small...

John Wooden101964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
Adolph Rupp41948, 1949, 1951, 1958
Mike Krzyzewski41991, 1992, 2001, 2010
Bob Knight31976, 1981, 1987
Jim Calhoun31999, 2004, 2011
Dean Smith21982, 1993
Roy Williams22005, 2009
Denny Crum21980, 1986
Billy Donovan22006, 2007
Ed Jucker21961, 1962
Henry Iba21945, 1946
Phil Woolpert21955, 1956
Branch McCracken21940, 1953
 
MTHusky said:
So Coach, get off your duff and start recruiting; who have you signed lately? ;)
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Goodman is writing a feature on all the guys UConn hasn't signed in the last two hours as proof that Ollie can't recruit.
 
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