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Kofi is (unfortunately) a beast

MSGSeven said:
It's all on Hurley now the winning, the losing, the offensive and defensive issues, the old habits, etc. He's the head coach getting paid millions of dollars the buck stops with him. It's his job to coach the team and fix any bad habits that exist. Ollie is long gone time to move on.
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Even Seth Greenburg mentioned that it takes a few recruiting cycles to really change a program into "YOUR" program with YOUR culture. You got to have a little bit of a buffer period as a fan. But ultimately, you are correct in terms of where his mentality should be.
 
intlzncster said:
It's certainly all on Hurley to fix. But he also definitely didn't create the circumstance either.

As far a habits go, you can instill some in a season. But unlearning bad habits can take 2 or more. Especially those that were well ingrained.

And the culture of losing is included in that.
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Stop right there because everything else is bs. He was brought in to do just that and to ultimately win. There's enough talent here to win especially in the American. There's no excuse for losing as long as everyone stays healthy.
 
SubInATub said:
WRONG. BAD TAKE. We should all miss him, would be a great addition to the squad. Just cause you're salty doesn't make him not a HUSKY. He was a Freshman and Ollie's fault he was put in situations he wasn't ready for for many reasons.

JUST A SAD SALTY TAKE.
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You seem Not Mad
 
MSGSeven said:
Stop right there because everything else is bs. He was brought in to do just that and to ultimately win. There's enough talent here to win especially in the American. There's no excuse for losing as long as everyone stays healthy.
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lmao If that's all BS, then you know nothing about human development. This is all boiler plate stuff. Any personinvolved in development of any kind (especially sports) knows how hard it is to shake bad habits
 
intlzncster said:
lmao If that's all BS, then you know nothing about human development. This is all boiler plate stuff. Any personinvolved in development of any kind (especially sports) knows how hard it is to shake bad habits
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Oh you're a human development expert now. This is high level collegiate sports. Hurley's getting paid big money to win like Ollie and Calhoun before him. Ofcourse UConn is gonna give him 2-3 years grace period but he can win with this team now so no more excuses.
 
Chief00 said:
We did The Grind all out for him - I don’t know what more we could have done within NCAA rules. I will leave it there. Time for people to move on to the dudes who want to be here.
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All hail the Chief
 
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Bad take on Illinois bball. In the last 25 years (1994) they’ve been to the tourney 15 times with 2 elite 8s and a final four and national champion appearance. Not a blue blood by any means but also not one of the worst power 5 programs either.


JB75 said:
Yeah sure. That’s why he chose one of the worst schools (basketball wise) in the power 5 in last 25 years in the middle of the Midwest far away from his home. Yes. Makes complete sense. U funny. Hope he kills it fir the illini- ya ok. Still was of the biggest head scratchers recruiting wise in recent memory. I cud see if he didn’t choose us , but Illinois? Really kofi? What a joke
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Matrim55 said:
Again: That "scrub" is averaging 12p/10r/2blocks for the #2 team in the country.


Yes, and thankfully most of our players have shown significant improvement under Hurley. Just as Encoh has in Louisville with proper coaching.
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Of course he is he's a freakin man now, what 23 years old? Let's not make a 12/10 and crappy defender one of the best Huskies ever. Actually he didn't play under Ollie because he was dreadful on D and even year 2 couldn't finish near the hoop. He is where he is because he felt he deserved more minutes and he was wrong. He played under a really good coach rated higher than Dan Hurley for now I'm sure and still looked lost on D last year. I mean his average was ok but heck he was in year 4. Root for him all you want he left our team to go to a stripper university. Like someone else said do not wish the CT kid ill will but hope they fall flat this year eventually. Maybe a mid year penalty will teach him to stay home. Sorry no thanks always like the guys who stay here, he's Mumu to me!

EDIT: I don't at all declare it wrong to root for the CT kid, in many ways I don't blame people. For me it's not possible that's all. And the improvement is based on maturity also which needs to be added here as well as what's already been noted on his D which has not improved at Louisville under their coaching.
 
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Shine33 said:
Even Seth Greenburg mentioned that it takes a few recruiting cycles to really change a program into "YOUR" program with YOUR culture. You got to have a little bit of a buffer period as a fan. But ultimately, you are correct in terms of where his mentality should be.
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Exactly. This is why Ollie saw early success. Calhouns players and Calhouns coaching staff.
 
MSGSeven said:
Oh you're a human development expert now. This is high level collegiate sports. Hurley's getting paid big money to win like Ollie and Calhoun before him. Ofcourse UConn is gonna give him 2-3 years grace period but he can win with this team now so no more excuses.
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LOL. Yeah, I mean ask any teacher or coach in a competitive element and they'll tell you the same thing. It's not a secret. It's not rocket science. It's simply how neuro (even moreso for neuromuscular) pathways work. But by all means, keep on flexing.
 
intlzncster said:
LOL. Yeah, I mean ask any teacher or coach in a competitive element and they'll tell you the same thing. It's not a secret. It's not rocket science. It's simply how neuro (even moreso for neuromuscular) pathways work. But by all means, keep on flexing.
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Flexing? You came at me. I'm not gonna back down because you've been on the BY longer and are one of the resident know-it-alls. For whatever reason you want to give Hurley an out if he loses with this team. I'm in the camp that feels he can and should win with this group.
 
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JB75 said:
Yeah sure. That’s why he chose one of the worst schools (basketball wise) in the power 5 in last 25 years in the middle of the Midwest far away from his home. Yes. Makes complete sense. U funny. Hope he kills it fir the illini- ya ok. Still was of the biggest head scratchers recruiting wise in recent memory. I cud see if he didn’t choose us , but Illinois? Really kofi? What a joke
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While im not as bitter as you lol I have to agree. Kofi going to Illinois was a real huh?!:confused:wtf?! moment when I heard. Not because I thought he was coming here but because where he ended up going. Really bro? Illinois? Lets just say I would not be at all surprised if we see some NCAA punishment handed to the program in the near future.
 
Jholla2183 said:
Bad take on Illinois bball. In the last 25 years (1994) they’ve been to the tourney 15 times with 2 elite 8s and a final four and national champion appearance. Not a blue blood by any means but also not one of the worst power 5 programs either.
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I disagree. Besides that one run that had in 05 with deron Williams and Kiwane garris, they have done nothing since then. Maybe a few tourneys last 10 years. I’m just going off top of my head b-ball knowledge but I’m going to assume most of those good stats u threw out happened between 94 and 05. Illinois is not good. And haven’t been good in years. At best , they are viewed as a middle of the conference pack , once every 3-4 years , tourney team. At best.
 
I personally like the grind too! Kofi will get ground up by the National Coffee Athletic Association after he's in the NBA for their always too late purposeful uncovering of nefarious Universities activities. Everyone here with a keen eye can see Hurley has drastically coached up the current players and will continue to do so once he gets his type of players here. Personally can't wait to have a team of the "longer" prototype players that will be a nightmare on defense as well as offense.
 
Chief00 said:
We did The Grind all out for him - I don’t know what more we could have done within NCAA rules. I will leave it there. Time for people to move on to the dudes who want to be here.
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Rules are made to be broken, that's why he's at Illinois.
 
I’ll let you have this one... since you think Deron Williams and Kiwane Garris were on the 05 team together.

JB75 said:
I disagree. Besides that one run that had in 05 with deron Williams and Kiwane garris, they have done nothing since then. Maybe a few tourneys last 10 years. I’m just going off top of my head b-ball knowledge but I’m going to assume most of those good stats u threw out happened between 94 and 05. Illinois is not good. And haven’t been good in years. At best , they are viewed as a middle of the conference pack , once every 3-4 years , tourney team. At best.
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If we had Kofi we would've won the Natty. Hurley has an eye for talent, man. The LP on Miami is killing them, though.
 
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goskis2018 said:
If we had Kofi we would win the Natty. Hurley has an eye for talent, man. The LP on Miami is killing them, though.
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One guy, especially Kofi, isn't bringing the NC to UConn this year or next year - if he stays
That's craziness talking
 
gtcam said:
One guy, especially Kofi, isn't bringing the NC to UConn this year or next year - if he stays
That's craziness talking
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The guy dunks everything. At 15 pts and 13 rebs he's the real deal. Him and Carlton would be unreal over 40 minutes at the 5.
 
goskis2018 said:
The guy dunks everything. At 15 pts and 13 rebs he's the real deal. Him and Carlton would be unreal over 40 minutes at the 5.
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I'm guessing he hasn't watched much college bball this season, it's wide open and no scary teams.
 
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I watched the game and saw that Kofi was clueless on defense on almost every defensive possession.
 
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