Kevin Ollie to be Nets Interim Head Coach

[Storrs South]

 

[UCFan1513]

Lmao no way

 

[Bomber36]

Good for him. Maybe the NBA will be a better fit.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Happy KO is getting another shot. Interested in seeing how he does with a Nets roster that has potential to at least make the playoffs.

Seemed like he was terrible at managing a college program, but maybe he’s a better fit for the Xs and Os of the NBA.

 

[Dove]

Damn, it seems like he got involved with Overtime just yesterday. Time flies.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I’m sure this thread will turn into a disaster but good for him, hopefully this gets his coaching career back on track. Clearly a well respected guy in NBA circles.

 

[Ha Who]

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Especially in how he ran his offenses, I always thought Ollie's style caters more to the NBA game than NCAA game.

That being said, I'm excited that he finally gets his first NBA head coach shot, plus the NCAA championship to his resume obviously pads his resume too. He's only 51, so he could have a solid 10-15 year career in the NBA, if it all works out for him.

I'm a Knicks guy, but wishing Ollie the best of luck and sucess.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Good for him. Maybe the NBA will be a better fit.

I said this in the other thread.

He should have never left the NBA -- he would have gotten this chance 10 years sooner.

 

[50cPitchers]

Surely he'll be a welcoming host when we come to visit March 22-24

 

[REB1094]

We live in a simulation…

If this works out, congrats and best of luck to Coach Ollie. Maybe he impresses enough to land the (or any) full time role this offseason

 

[champs99and04]

Sounds like they did him a big favor doing this when they did. Schedule gets much easier the remainder of the season, so hopefully they'll perform well enough to at least get him another assistant job if not the head position.

 

[UCTitleTown]

How long before the sad KO face becomes the norm at Nets games?

 

[husky429]

He's been dead to me for a while. He was an embarrassment personally and professionally here. You all are too nice.

 

[PNolanFan]

I think he would be a much better NBA coach than a college one. For all his faults he did a great job gameplanning and managing the games during the NC run. He sucked at player development like a ton (not a problem in the NBA where he will have a huge staff), he sucked at recruiting (also not a problem in the nba) and acted unprofessionally. Now that last point could be a problem but the environment in the NBA is much different and he is presumably older and wiser now

 

[Yanksrock615]

Especially in how he ran his offenses, I always thought Ollie's style caters more to the NBA game than NCAA game.

That being said, I'm excited that he finally gets his first NBA head coach shot, plus the NCAA championship to his resume obviously pads his resume too. He's only 51, so he could have a solid 10-15 year career in the NBA, if it all works out for him.

I'm a Knicks guy, but wishing Ollie the best of luck and sucess.

I always hear about how “KO runs his offense” but from what I remember it was just a bunch of pickup beat your man basketball? I couldn’t imagine KO running the caliber of offense Hurley runs now.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Good for him but he left this program to rot so I apologize if I’m not his biggest cheerleader. Thank goodness for Daniel Hurley.

 

[mussels]

He's been dead to me for a while. He was an embarrassment personally and professionally here. You all are too nice.

Butterfly effect. If everything didnt play out exactly as it had with Ollie, would the timing have ever worked out so that we got Hurley.

We can now boast 5 championships under 3 different coaches and we‘re looking strong going forward. Given some alternative history without Ollie, I highly doubt we‘d be where we are now.

 

[UConn Esq]

Brooklyn is 25th in team Free Throw%. Only positive I remember about Ollie was the tired free throws at practice.

 

[mrl2016]

Great, maybe now he can give back the millions he owes the university

 

[husky429]

Butterfly effect. If everything didnt play out exactly as it had with Ollie, would the timing have ever worked out so that we got Hurley.

We can now boast 5 championships under 3 different coaches and we‘re looking strong going forward. Given some alternative history without Ollie, I highly doubt we‘d be where we are now.

Should I be cheering for Ollie because he was so bad we had to fire him and he cost us $11,000,000? Because I'm not.

Yes, I am happy Hurley is our coach and we won a natty. Duh. So I wouldn't go back in time and change things if I could I guess.

That doesn't mean I can't wish a heaping pile of blowout losses and more professional embarrassment on our old friend Kevin. He was both a terrible coach, a bad role model, and a s---y person while he was here. I can deal with being a poor coach; the rest of it was pathetic.

 

[husky429]

Brooklyn is 25th in team Free Throw%. Only positive I remember about Ollie was the tired free throws at practice.

I don't know why folks seem to think this is something unique about that championship team just because it was mentioned in a couple articles. Every high school JV coach in America knows to have players shoot free throws when they're tired.

 

[dennismenace]

It's been quite a road for KO. I wish him all the best both as a potential head coach or continued as an assistant. His personal life as well. JC saw something in him and one of the reasons his career as an NBA player was so long was his presence in the clubhouse and as a mentor to younger players. Best of luck KO.

 

[Deepster]

 

[Devland]

Weird both Ollie and Perno were really well liked as players at UConn. Both became coaches and there are fans that absolute hate both now. Advise to current and past players. Never return to coach.