Makai Ashton Langford asks for Release

[navery12]

Some of his posts are funny, but he's out of his mind when it comes to unconditionally backing up KO

Then I suggest you unfollow him and his rational takes and go follow Matt Ehalt who you'll have no problem agreeing with

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

These kids don't understand... It's a God damn privilege to wear that UCONN on your chest! Not a right! When I was his age I would have done anything to be part of the program, even if I didn't play a minute my entire career. What a sad selfish mentality these kids have.

 

[Chief00]

You want to know what drives me crazy about the crap Stairmaster says? Ask him who would replace KO in the event he leaves.

Last time we got into this same thing he said we should fire KO because we can't do any better, and then went on to suggest that our best bet would be to have to resort to poaching King Rice from Monmouth, the guy who turned down the Duquesne job recently, are you fn kidding me, that's the definition of delusion, frankly it's offensive. This is the guy you all shower with likes when he says some random stoic comment every few weeks. That's how much he thinks of the program.

Go easy on the dude -
Stairmaster is not a basketball guy.

 

[gtcam]

Ok things are a bit alarming due to the timing of all of this news. But we will see how things work out with he new staff not just Chillious but Killings too after a full year.

We didn't lose Ray, Caron, Rudy, Kemba or anyone please remember that. I know they could all leave, I still bleed blue. The people who continue to crap on KO and the things happening hope you're not here when it all returns because you just don't deserve to be, it's that simple. No issues expressing concerns there has to be but calling us a mid major for good, we're never going to be a blue bold, we suck it's over - go away find another team please it's really pitiful to read.

To be honest i am not surprised. The kid is probably hearing all kind of crap from every corner. For all we know maybe Glen Miller is being hired by Providence who knows and MAL is heading there. My gut tells me that there's word out there that Chili is bringing some kids with him. MAL got some pretty good press lately so crap happens. How much PT would he get next season? If JA left this would not be happening, All those who think the sky is falling amaze me. Thats fine to feel that way but I have a really high feeling that things will be fine.I zay good luck to him at PC or wherever. I will be pissed if UConn takes him back. There are better shooters to be had. I find all of this interesting and exciting. After being a coach for almost 30 yrs in the world of soccer there is no sport that has more transfers and movement as seen there.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I'm not sure if I saw that year correctly I probably didn't because we didn't have a good bigs coach. I thought I saw Giffey have a career year, started getting a lot better when KO took over. Shabazz became a superstar under KO, Boat played a lot better on the defensive side, Deandre was really really good on the title run. Some would say man KO coached his ass off but not on the BY, 85% would say he got lucky LOL

Love this place!

This is what Ollie has endured since becoming HC(timeframe might not be too accurate) up until Enoch's announcement:

-post season ban announced
-Coombs, AO, Bradley, roscoe (who else am I missing) transfer
-post season ban, wolf transfers
-NC - with immediate news that NBA teams want him
-bazz, Daniels, giff, Nolan, olander leave
-recruiting restrictions
-rumors that NBA teams want him
-conference realignment talk
-Diarra, larrier, Gilbert out for the season
-Adams, Enoch, Durham, Vital all miss several games each

 

[CTBasketball]

I love how everyone raves at MAL when he's committed, but the minute he decommits people call out flaws in his game.

Chill.

 

[Chief00]

to be fair Oz isn't wrong here. This isn't a transfer.

Chief knows more than Oz, who only gets one sided info

 

[gtcam]

Tremont Waters, Daejon Davis, Jemarl Baker and Blake Harris are all 4 star guards who reopened their recruitment and Harris is visiting.

Class is no wrapped up yet

CORRECT not over by a long shot BUT if chicken little says so it must be so!!!!

 

[Tenspro2002]

I'm not sure if I saw that year correctly I probably didn't because we didn't have a good bigs coach. I thought I saw Giffey have a career year, started getting a lot better when KO took over. Shabazz became a superstar under KO, Boat played a lot better on the defensive side, Deandre was really really good on the title run. Some would say man KO coached his ass off but not on the BY, 85% would say he got lucky LOL

Love this place!

KO coached the hell out of those guys, and deserves all the credit for who Shabazz, Boat, DD, and Giffey became over 2013-14.

But look at the story since then. Yes, he was hamstrung in terms of recruiting (Brimah, Facey, Samuel, Lubin), but even the guys he wanted, his Ferrari in the garage, his 5-star recruit from his own backyard, didn't really pan out.

Who of the guys KO brought in would you categorize as a success in terms of either outperforming expectations or in terms of improvement throughout their career?

Adams, Vital,...?

 

[8893]

If one more of these jackass kids interrupts my spring pizza season for some self-absorbed drama queen bs I'm going to go ballistic.

 

[Stainmaster]

Go easy on the dude -
Stairmaster is not a basketball guy.

When was the last time you actually played organized basketball, old man?

 

[intlzncster]

Didn't someone say he was weighting his options prior to MAL?

 

[polycom]

I'll take that bet. If UConn ends next season in the Top 25 I'll send $100. to the Calhoun Cardiology Center. You'll do the same if they don't?

Deal, I'll send it to the UConn Musculoskeletal institute. @Buhusky10 will be my witness.

 

[gtcam]

Not just yet. We can still lose 8 or 9 more scholarship players for next year before we can start to evaluate the situation.

You may be a great guy or gal but to be honest, I would want to go to battle with you on my side or a wing man

 

[UConnSwag11]

KO coached the hell out of those guys, and deserves all the credit for who Shabazz, Boat, DD, and Giffey became over 2013-14.

But look at the story since then. Yes, he was hamstrung in terms of recruiting (Brimah, Facey, Samuel, Lubin), but even the guys he wanted, his Ferrari in the garage, his 5-star recruit from his own backyard, didn't really pan out.

Who of the guys KO brought in would you categorize as a success in terms of either outperforming expectations or in terms of improvement throughout their career?

Adams, Vital,...?

Vance too. Facey

 

[UConnSwag11]

This is what Ollie has endured since becoming HC(timeframe might not be too accurate) up until Enoch's announcement:

-post season ban announced
-Coombs, AO, Bradley, roscoe (who else am I missing) transfer
-post season ban, wolf transfers
-NC - with immediate news that NBA teams want him
-bazz, Daniels, giff, Nolan, olander leave
-recruiting restrictions
-rumors that NBA teams want him
-conference realignment talk
-Diarra, larrier, Gilbert out for the season
-Adams, Enoch, Durham, Vital all miss several games each

KO coached the hell out of those guys, and deserves all the credit for who Shabazz, Boat, DD, and Giffey became over 2013-14.

But look at the story since then. Yes, he was hamstrung in terms of recruiting (Brimah, Facey, Samuel, Lubin), but even the guys he wanted, his Ferrari in the garage, his 5-star recruit from his own backyard, didn't really pan out.

Who of the guys KO brought in would you categorize as a success in terms of either outperforming expectations or in terms of improvement throughout their career?

Adams, Vital,...?

 

[Waquoit]

Deal, I'll send it to the UConn Musculoskeletal institute. @Buhusky10 will be my witness.

Cool, It's a bet I'd love to lose.

 

[upstater]

Unconditionally a UConn fan, expect to come out of it. Maybe it won't be with KO but he won me another title 3 years ago I won't throw him under the bus, but that's just me. Nothing wrong with those people I'd say there would more of a question for those who say we now "officially suck." If they win next year more and then make a run of sorts in 2 years how cold you even have the balls to climb back on I ask you? Seriously

You will be surprised when they climb back on? Go back and read the posts in 2013 and even in 2014. There were calls to fire him, saying he has no clue.

 

[CL82]

Well, I guess this is the cherry on top. Maybe if we beg and plead enough, Calhoun and Blaney will step in at the last minute.

I think they both used up their eligibility.

 

[King Husky]

It's maddening, I don't understand why we have such a problem with players being scared by competition and having to fight for minutes.

That's not what this is about. It can't be. 3rd player to leave in the past week... it's something else.

 

[BlueDogs]

KO's lost buy-in and it's a dumpster fire. They need JC back in an active advisory role and start looking for a real coach that can build a long term program after next year if they flame out.

 

[mauconnfan]

KO coached the hell out of those guys, and deserves all the credit for who Shabazz, Boat, DD, and Giffey became over 2013-14.

But look at the story since then. Yes, he was hamstrung in terms of recruiting (Brimah, Facey, Samuel, Lubin), but even the guys he wanted, his Ferrari in the garage, his 5-star recruit from his own backyard, didn't really pan out.

Who of the guys KO brought in would you categorize as a success in terms of either outperforming expectations or in terms of improvement throughout their career?

Adams, Vital,...?

I've said it too many times, recruit better players thats on him. Vance was getting better, unless you believe his whacked dad? Although in a small way even Steve was. But he's more like Amida than I'd like him to be so this may never change. Rodney was Rodney but he was a great team player and worked hard for KO, his loyalty showed with his minutes from the staff. All good or even great coaches need really good players and kids who have the ability to learn/get better. He's fallen short on that I have admitted that. Chill and Kill could help there.

 

[3rdbass]

This is awful news no other way to paint it. Players are not too excited to play for KO especially when we are a mediocre team in the AAC. Right now it looks like we will miss the tourney again and to me that is unacceptable. I never thought KO would lose control of the program like this. KO better win and get us to the tourney next year or we need to go a whole new direction before we become irrelevant. KO won with JC's kids and doesn't have an idea how to build a winning program from what we have seen the last 3 years.

 

[tzznandrew]

I love how everyone raves at MAL when he's committed, but the minute he decommits people call out flaws in his game.

Chill.

Seriously. To me, this is worse than losing either Jackson or Enoch.

I said two days ago that if the only news we got this week was SE and VJ were leaving, and Chillious was coming in, we were net positive.

In another thread I mused on the team making the NCAAs. I was feeling pretty good about it...but this makes me much much less optimistic.

We need Chillious to bring in a few recruits. We need multiple quality players now. I still think we'll be better than last year so long as we are healthy, but sweet Jesus we need some more good news.

 

[Chief00]

The facilities tour and course curriculum advice was highly underrated as we can now see.

I agree with hiring Chillious and letting Miller go given the replacement salary slot that got open.
I don't agree with how it was executed:
1) Looks like someone went back on a promise to keep it quiet until after F4 Coaches Conference.
2) Someone's superfan called Miller lazy, which wasn't smart given the circumstances and although I have been very critical of Miller - lazy was never a criticism. At times maybe complacent with old ways but never lazy. As a result, Miller's allies have posted stuff from PSA to Mass Rivals connected dudes.
3) I was criticized for suggesting KO get out in front of this with all remaining players and recruits - some thought that was babying them - but that's you need to do - provide guidance and attention - not just leaving people thinking WTF is happening.