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7774 said:
I would like to revise my prior post. I hate Kevin Ollie because he acted in the way nelsonmuntz would act if he was in same situation. Forget that racism stuff I mentioned.
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K.O.said nothing negative about his beloved University that sabotaged and tried to destroy him as a professional and man. For some reason he won his case but everyone else involved gets a pass.
 
AntG168 said:
And as a player played a significant role in why we’re able to be spoiled and arrogant.

Bazz and boat stayed in part to Ollie being the coach. He led some incredible moments that we as a fanbase will always owe him thanks for.

What he did afterwards was an embarrassment to himself more than anyone. We don’t need to lead this crusade against the man any longer.

We ended up in a more than fine position with a more than fine coach. Let the hate go
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This is well stated, perfect. Deserves both for being a Husky player as well as a very good coach both assistant and HC. But daggers for what he did? Absolutely but let it go.
 
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REB1094 said:
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
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I'm pretty sure he was already an assistant on the Detroit coaching staff.
 
The university amateur-houred his departure trying to do things on the cheap rather than on the up and up. He's not the only culprit in the mess. In any case hope he has continued success because he's a Bleed Blue husky.
 
storrsroars said:
Here's what matters to me, and why I think KO should be coaching - he kept together a bunch of guys who had nothing to play for other than pride. And the next year he won an NC with those guys. I don't care whose recruits they were.

I still say the divorce really screwed with his head and priorities.
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And the difficulty of that achievement has rarely been fully appreciated. If we fall off a cliff at that point, the program may have been finished.
 
superjohn said:
I always thought the National Championship was his undoing. He probably never would've been able to run the program the way it should be run long term without it but I think his head and priorities got screwed up after he won it all.
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I think the family issues were his real undoing. I can sympathize with that, but he let it take his focus off his job. If he was an accountant or something in life, he'd get a pass, but when you're in a high visibility job and nearly destroying the program. I loved him as a player and anger fades with time, but I'm not ready to let go yet. I don't wish ill on him, but don't wish for success either. He turned his back on his alma mater like he was never a player here, so I choose to acknowledge his wishes.
 
Devland said:
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.
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The 30 years between their coaching tenures is only surpassed by the more vast difference between them. Maybe by the end Ollie was somewhat similar to Perno in apathy, but in Perno’s defense he simply didn’t have the vision that JC had to see/know/manifest what UConn could be. Ollie knew it but didn’t care anymore.
 
champs99and04 said:
Ollie's legacy here is a complicated one that certainly leaves room for some bitterness, resentment, and feelings of betrayal. What I've never understood are those who take it farther than that. People are going to disappoint you sometimes. That's life.

If Dan Hurley stops recruiting tomorrow (which is really what people mean when they say he stopped doing his job), I'm not going to say he shouldn't still be paid his contract. That's not how the free market works.
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No no no no no. Every aspect of the job was half/hearted at best. He stopped coaching full stop.
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
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.
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Hope he can win the whole thing. It would be great for UConn. His polarizing time here would just be remembered for a title and a nose dive. the nuance of his failure would fade with time outside of the boneyard.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
The same fans that hate Ollie have moved on to shredding Donny Marshall every game he calls.
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Aren’t you a Cuse Fan? Donny Marshall was a great player and I loved the guy. Was bummed when the Celtics cut him loose. But nowadays I can see why, the guy isn’t fun when doing games, simply talks too much. If unbiased observation makes us bad fans we will just have to live with that along with 5 national championships and counting.
 
John said:
The university amateur-houred his departure trying to do things on the cheap rather than on the up and up. He's not the only culprit in the mess. In any case hope he has continued success because he's a Bleed Blue husky.
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Do you know what Bleeding Blue means? If you'd like to think of him is a true husky, then that's up to you, but for him to bleed blue would suggest that he loves UConn with all his soul. If that were the case, he would not have accused the school of racism and sued with the scorched earth tactics that he did. I would be surprised if he even roots for UConn's success after all that's happened.
 
husky429 said:
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.
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Actually closer to 16 million when all said and done. lol. UConn cost itself when it lost the arbitration case.
 
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Thank goodness he’s gone and in the NBA . Hopefully he doesn’t get complacent and lazy this time.
 
husky429 said:
It's well known around the state what he did behind the scenes. And there's more most folks don't know.
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If Ollie was just a bad coach like PP or Diaco, I could move on. Many of you have short memories, that’s not why he’s hated. Can’t wait to watch his miserable failure.
 
John said:
The university amateur-houred his departure trying to do things on the cheap rather than on the up and up. He's not the only culprit in the mess. In any case hope he has continued success because he's a Bleed Blue husky.
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Irvings also criticized the N.C.A.A. for prohibiting Ollie to have any representatives in the interviews. He wrote that “UConn not only did not seek to protect him in any way, but it essentially turned into the most vigorous prosecutor.” He noted that UConn had fired Ollie for just cause when other coaches accused of similar misconduct hadn’t been fired, let alone with just cause.

The arbitration decision also concluded that UConn had failed to provide adequate due process to Ollie. Under the collective bargaining agreement, employers are required to show the employee the grounds upon which the termination was supposedly based, something Irvings stated UConn failed to do. When the university terminated Ollie, he had little knowledge of the charges made against him and had not been given an opportunity to respond to those charges.

In sum, Irvings stated that UConn’s firing of Ollie was based on “deeply flawed information” and labeled his punishment for the few infractions that were later proven “arbitrary, capricious, and disparate.”

As a result of this decision, UConn recently paid Ollie the residual amount of $11.2 million on his contract before he was improperly fired. He is currently the head coach and director of player development of Overtime Elite, an alternative basketball league for elite prospects between 16 and 18.
 
Huskyforlife said:
If Ollie was just a bad coach like PP or Diaco, I could move on. Many of you have short memories, that’s not why he’s hated. Can’t wait to watch his miserable failure.
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Speaking of short memories looks like yours begins in 2015.
 
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Madmannsucks said:
Irvings also criticized the N.C.A.A. for prohibiting Ollie to have any representatives in the interviews. He wrote that “UConn not only did not seek to protect him in any way, but it essentially turned into the most vigorous prosecutor.” He noted that UConn had fired Ollie for just cause when other coaches accused of similar misconduct hadn’t been fired, let alone with just cause.

The arbitration decision also concluded that UConn had failed to provide adequate due process to Ollie. Under the collective bargaining agreement, employers are required to show the employee the grounds upon which the termination was supposedly based, something Irvings stated UConn failed to do. When the university terminated Ollie, he had little knowledge of the charges made against him and had not been given an opportunity to respond to those charges.

In sum, Irvings stated that UConn’s firing of Ollie was based on “deeply flawed information” and labeled his punishment for the few infractions that were later proven “arbitrary, capricious, and disparate.”

As a result of this decision, UConn recently paid Ollie the residual amount of $11.2 million on his contract before he was improperly fired. He is currently the head coach and director of player development of Overtime Elite, an alternative basketball league for elite prospects between 16 and 18.
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What a joke.
 
superjohn said:
What a joke.
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No it's not a joke..it's a 15 million dollar mistake. The ruling is clear. It isn't like you can just say "fake news". 15 million plus all the attorneys billable hours. Justice prevailed...like it or not. They should have fired him for performance. They did not. They blew it. The track record was very clear and was an easy ruling.
 
KO gets an NBA head coaching job over Hurley. What were the odds of that happening in April!?!?
 
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