KO and Geno coming up on Mike and Mike

[Danzz]

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[FSUHusky]

KO was asked about the NBA...says he isn't interested right now. Doesn't know what the future holds, but right now UConn is his dream job.

Personally, I would have liked him to say 'Never, UConn is my home, I want to be here forever'
I have this vision of him being here as long as JC, but his answer kind of made me think otherwise.

 

[uconnfan68]

KO was asked about the NBA...says he isn't interested right now. Doesn't know what the future holds, but right now UConn is his dream job.

Personally, I would have liked him to say 'Never, UConn is my home, I want to be here forever'
I have this vision of him being here as long as JC, but his answer kind of made me think otherwise.

If he is stuck in a place that can't compete anymore, he may want to leave. Can't complain about that if it comes. The NCAA is killing itself.

 

[dsturdy5]

Did the two tools ask KO about being "unranked" going into the tournament or their poor "graduation rate"? What about the tournament being flawed because a team like UConn shouldn't be able to play for the championship?

I'm sure there is more they have gotten said that ticked us all off in the past few days and I'd love to hear KO just put them in their place like he did Tracy Wolfson the other night.

 

[amory]

KO was asked about the NBA...says he isn't interested right now. Doesn't know what the future holds, but right now UConn is his dream job.

Personally, I would have liked him to say 'Never, UConn is my home, I want to be here forever'
I have this vision of him being here as long as JC, but his answer kind of made me think otherwise.

:-/ yeah that's really not the answer I want to hear. It's surprising to me, too. KO spent long enough in the league to know that in the NBA, coaching isn't too glamorous. That's a completely star-driven league.

KO is so young and will recruit so well, he could be a legendary coach in college bball someday.

 

[CTMike]

I just love every word that comes out of KO's mouth.

 

[CTMike]

Guys, I know we are generally paranoid, but he said he wasn't interested in the NBA and UConn is his dream job. He loves the impact that he has on young kids lives. He just didn't say no for the rest of his life which hopefully stretches 50 or more years.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

KO was asked about the NBA...says he isn't interested right now. Doesn't know what the future holds, but right now UConn is his dream job.

Personally, I would have liked him to say 'Never, UConn is my home, I want to be here forever'
I have this vision of him being here as long as JC, but his answer kind of made me think otherwise.

His agent is about to go into contract negotiations with Uconn. Why would he weaken his sides leverage. He is very young so who knows what will happen in 5 years, but he has leverage right now so that was the intelligent approach to that question.

 

[Dove]

FSU and amory now have me wondering if anyone read any tweet from DHam

 

[Huskyforlife]

Guys, I know we are generally paranoid, but he said he wasn't interested in the NBA and UConn is his dream job. He loves the impact that he has on young kids lives. He just didn't say no for the rest of his life which hopefully stretches 50 or more years.

He said right now, probably means he'll leave in the future. But then again this is his "dream job"

 

[7774]

KO gave the exact answer I would expect. He's an honest person, and obviously the NBA could be a possibility someday given his connections to the league. It's the highest level of basketball possible, and KO is insanely competitive. There is no way he's going to say something like "I'm never coaching in the NBA, and will be at UCONN forever".

 

[upstater]

KO was asked about the NBA...says he isn't interested right now. Doesn't know what the future holds, but right now UConn is his dream job.

Personally, I would have liked him to say 'Never, UConn is my home, I want to be here forever'
I have this vision of him being here as long as JC, but his answer kind of made me think otherwise.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

He is making 1/2 of what his peers make and he's about to go into negotiations.

Personally I think KO would be a little foolish if he hopped around like Larry Brown or Pitino.

He could be at UConn for the next 20 years. The school simply has to reciprocate by paying him.

He'll make out in this fashion much better than by moving to the NBA.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Some of you guys are drama queens. He'll likely be in negotiations for a fat new contract to replace the one he's about to rip to shreds. He is not going into this making definitive statements like you guys want.

 

[Stinger92860]

FSU and amory now have me wondering if anyone read any tweet from DHam

What tweet?

 

[dogpause]

He spent a lot more years in the NBA than he did at UConn, the lure has to be powerful. I fully expect that he will put his ten toes into the water at some point, but I don't expect it to be until after he's won more championships than his mentor.

 

[Strummer]

Life tip:

If a beautiful butterfly lands on your hand, appreciate its beauty and brilliance, and don't waste energy fretting about when it fly away.

 

[CTMike]

He said right now, probably means he'll leave in the future. But then again this is his "dream job"

I don't think it means he will probably leave in the future. I think it means : who can possibly predict the future? Especially since it's... You know... A long time.

EVERYTHING we know about Ollie is that he bleeds blue through and through and LOVES UConn. WM already has plans to draw up a new contract, and I'm sure they will both land on a spot that's appropriate for both sides. I'm soooo not worried about Ollie leaving us high and dry. That's not him. Just gonna bask in the glow of this championship.

 

[Leebo]

Yeah, anybody saying he'd leave soon is stupid, and I did hear plenty of people say stuff like this on TV. How could he talk all year about loyalty and then just bolt the moment the school benefits from the students' loyalty.

 

[Dogdeacon]

This is akin to the thread where a poster sarcastically lamented Calhoun saying NO to being interested in the BC job instead of saying "absolutely not." Some folks didn't get the joke and would accept nothing short of a BC thrashing with a pledge of unconditional & total UConn devotion.

KO is our coach. If you don't believe in him and understand that KO bleeds blue I don't know what you've been doing since September 2012, but it sure as isn't paying attention.

 

[Jimdish255]

Maybe we can all chip in for a palm reader. Don't let the media creeps spook you. They can't wait to pull the rug out from under this program. That's especially true of the pro-centric crowd who see everything in terms of how it affects the NBA. They pay attention to about 10 college games a year. If anybody understands the NBA grind it's KO. And he's still got a son in school he might like to see once in awhile.

 

[J-dog]

It's not KO's personality to just provide responses that people want to hear & that's what makes him great, whether its a remark to a sideline reporter or an entire interview…

He's honest, thoughtful & insightful when answering questions & it would be disingenuous for a man his age to say he's going to be the head UCONN basketball coach for life.

That said, I have a feeling he's going to be at the UCONN helm for a long, long time.

 

[caw]

What tweet?

Must be the one where Jordan Hamilton is hoping UConn wins, or the one where Jordan Hamilton says he can't wait and links ESPNs UConn preview for next year. Both retweeted by Daniel. Aside from that and a ton of UConn stuff Daniel did praise God... Damn he's going to PC.

 

[Dove]

Must be the one where Jordan Hamilton is hoping UConn wins, or the one where Jordan Hamilton says he can't wait and links ESPNs UConn preview for next year. Both retweeted by Daniel. Aside from that and a ton of UConn stuff Daniel did praise God... Damn he's going to PC.

I was thinking worry warts may see a lack of tweets...or a lack of posted tweets by upstater...would generate doom.

But here is one from the Courant:

"People laughed at me when I said we were going all the way and now we're here," said Daniel Hamilton, a highly rated wing from Los Angeles who committed to UConn last May, via Twitter. "… This UConn team is special."

 

[caw]

I was thinking worry warts may see a lack of tweets...or a lack of posted tweets by upstater...would generate doom.

But here is one from the Courant:

"People laughed at me when I said we were going all the way and now we're here," said Daniel Hamilton, a highly rated wing from Los Angeles who committed to UConn last May, via Twitter. "… This UConn team is special."

Ahh, yeah I wouldn't worry. I mean, if someone somehow got Ollie to leave, then yes, worry.

 

[livebythe3]

I think there's only two things that could get Ollie to leave in the near term (next 3-5 years):

1) His pay isn't adjusted to be at the upper echelon of college coaches (not going to happen)
2) Recruiting falls off due to conference affiliation and corresponding lack of $$$$ to put into the program/facilities

I don't see much downside from Ollie's perspective from where he is at now. If the program turns south, people will cite AAC affiliation as the primary reason. Ollie never has to worry about a job, NBA or college, again.