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Message: [QUOTE="LStudfellow, post: 2448816, member: 5436"] Actually KK, I agree with you on this point, and have come out in previous threads and stated that giving Calhoun all or even most of the credit for the 2014 championship is a canard that is not supported by the facts, only by those who really dislike Kevin Ollie for whatever reason and have wanted him gone for awhile. The fact is that I am not sure there are 5 coaches on the planet who could have done a better job in those first two years than Kevin Ollie did, and that includes JC. Yes, Shabazz and Tyler O and DeAndre and Giffey and O. Calhoun were brought in by Calhoun, but at least 3 of the 5 of those guys showed significant development under Ollie (particularly DeAndre) that most Ollie haters believe would have happened under Calhoun - sorry, but that is a false assumption. I can back up my point with plenty of guys who did not develop under Calhoun (starting with a guy who used to come to our parties when I was an undergrad, Toraino Walker). It happens. Every one of the all-time great coaches, including Calhoun, have had guys who did not develop under them. As further proof, do not discount the recent words from Shabazz himself, who gives KO a ton of credit for his development throughout his time at UConn under KO's direct tutelage and during his time in the NBA. Which is what makes Ollie's regression so baffling. Why has he come to the point that celebrating mediocrity is acceptable? To celebrate that performance on Wednesday night with platitudes for our players and referring to a 1-4 Ivy League team as "great" when it is obviously not true is a loser's mentality. And to celebrate the fact that we did not quit against them as if we never quit - when we pretty obviously quit in just the last game before this one against Arkansas - makes him come across as out of touch with reality and frankly, untrustworthy. It is not only a bad look, but you would think after his own experiences he would know better. Even worse, that type of mentality seeps down to the players, and their uneven and sometimes lackadaisical play shows it. [/QUOTE]

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