*Cough Gibbs Cough*Great News! Now lets get one more ball handler and make some noise in the NCAA Tourney! Go UCONN!!!
B-b-but Chief said...oh nevermind.
The source said Ollie is “torn because he loves Connecticut, it’s his alma mater, he believes in his ability and he thinks that UConn can be a top program.”
That's how you snuff out those rumors and now it's time to spin that NBA interest into recruiting wins.
"If I'm good enough to be considered to coach Westbrook and Durant, I'm good enough to get you to the next level"
Don't nitpick here...the key takeaway is that the NBA coaching rumors were once used as a negative recruiting tactic and now KO can spin it to use to his advantage as he sees fitIf I'm a top recruit, I don't want to hear a coach tell me HE is good enough to get me to the next level. I want to hear a coach tell me I am good enough to get to the next level, and he has the experience and knowledge to help me 1) improve my draft stock, 2) help me grow into a player that will make an impact within my first contract, and 3) teach me the tools on and off the court that will help me extend my career.
That's how you snuff out those rumors and now it's time to spin that NBA interest into recruiting wins.
"If I'm good enough to be considered to coach Westbrook and Durant, I'm good enough to get you to the next level"
He's a click-baiting hack. Don't pay any attention to him.Why is Zag after this so relentlessly? His desire to break a story that's not there is really starting to piss me off. Hope he lets this die now that KO has spoken.
Great news!
However, at some point (hopefully after we can secure a P5 payday), we will have to address this once and for all and pay this man real P5 money. These constant NBA rumors are hurting recruiting. You know full well that other coaches recruiting against UConn are using all of these Minnesota/OKC/Lakers rumors as means to plant seeds of doubt into our recruit prospects. You know it's an issue when one-and-dones are choosing bleh programs like Maryland over us...there's not even enough security to tell a kid that our coach will be here for his one and only FR season. Our conference affiliation also hurts, but other mid-majors are able to recruit and they don't have nearly the prestige that we have.
He has a pretty good deal right now that rivals other P5 coaches. Based on this list, KO would have been one of top 10 highest paid coaches in the NCAA tourney this past year.Great news!
However, at some point (hopefully after we can secure a P5 payday), we will have to address this once and for all and pay this man real P5 money. These constant NBA rumors are hurting recruiting. You know full well that other coaches recruiting against UConn are using all of these Minnesota/OKC/Lakers rumors as means to plant seeds of doubt into our recruit prospects. You know it's an issue when one-and-dones are choosing bleh programs like Maryland over us...there's not even enough security to tell a kid that our coach will be here for his one and only FR season. Our conference affiliation also hurts, but other mid-majors are able to recruit and they don't have nearly the prestige that we have.
Great news!
However, at some point (hopefully after we can secure a P5 payday), we will have to address this once and for all and pay this man real P5 money. These constant NBA rumors are hurting recruiting. You know full well that other coaches recruiting against UConn are using all of these Minnesota/OKC/Lakers rumors as means to plant seeds of doubt into our recruit prospects. You know it's an issue when one-and-dones are choosing bleh programs like Maryland over us...there's not even enough security to tell a kid that our coach will be here for his one and only FR season. Our conference affiliation also hurts, but other mid-majors are able to recruit and they don't have nearly the prestige that we have.