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OT: Jim Calhoun's St. Joseph Blue Jays debut in the D3 Top 25

HooperScooper said:
People are probably saying this because he took the program in only 1.5 years to this level. St. Joseph just started playing men's basketball last year. St. Joseph used to be an all women's school.

I wouldn't use the word "amazing" but I do find it "interesting" that he dropped down to the D3 level and is doing what he is doing.
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And don't discount the amazing job that Matt Croci is doing at Wittenberg. They had a blowout win over Eastern Mennonite last month.
 
Deepster said:
And don't discount the amazing job that Matt Croci is doing at Wittenberg. They had a blowout win over Eastern Mennonite last month.
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... and those Mennonites are known to be ballers. Kind of the mid western equivalent of Brooklyn kids.
 
Legendary coach, I’m not surprised at all. I watched the E:60 special they did with him last year and he was getting those kids ready to compete.
 
Deepster said:
And don't discount the amazing job that Matt Croci is doing at Wittenberg. They had a blowout win over Eastern Mennonite last month.
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Who’s Matt Croci? Should I know who he is?
 
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Deepster said:
Why is it dumb? Coach Croci has Wittenberg at 20-1. 4 years ago, they were 10-16!
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Where did Croci coach before Wittenberg? Never heard of him but sounds like he’s doing a great job.
 
Deepster said:
Why is it dumb? Coach Croci has Wittenberg at 20-1. 4 years ago, they were 10-16!
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It's no easy task for Jim Calhoun to keep up with talented young coaches like Matt Croci. I wouldn't be surprised if he was having a little self-doubt right now.
 
pj said:
It's no easy task for Jim Calhoun to keep up with talented young coaches like Matt Croci. I wouldn't be surprised if he was having a little self-doubt right now.
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Croci is 47 but I bet ol' JC could run circles around the guy.
 
Deepster said:
Why is it dumb? Coach Croci has Wittenberg at 20-1. 4 years ago, they were 10-16!
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You understand this is a UConn fan board right? Get out of here with this faux concern about us not praising other D3 coaches.
 
krinklecut said:
You understand this is a UConn fan board right? Get out of here with this faux concern about us not praising other D3 coaches.
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Deepster just likes to be like this sometimes. It's his schtick. Nobody is perfect.
 
Calhoun isn't coaching like he used to. He's more hands off. Ryan Olander, jeff c, rashmael, and glenn are doing the heavy lifting. Calhoun's name is helping them bring in talent that new d3 schools couldn't normally get.
 
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krinklecut said:
You understand this is a UConn fan board right? Get out of here with this faux concern about us not praising other D3 coaches.
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I understand exactly what this board is.

All I'm saying is it's amazing what Calhoun has done at St Joes. And amazing what what's his name did at Whatsamatta U too. Amazing.
 
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Deepster said:
I understand exactly what this board is.

All I'm saying is it's amazing what Calhoun has done at St Joes. And amazing what what's his name did at Whatsamatta U too. Amazing.
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Really, the truly amazing thing here, is that working so close to Hartford, Calhoun hasn't been shot yet.
 
krinklecut said:
Really, the truly amazing thing here, is that working so close to Hartford, Calhoun hasn't been shot yet.
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No. Especially since the bar and pizza place right across the street from his old spot "Coaches" had a number of shootings.

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sharonT said:
If Calhoun hadn't left, we might be in the ACC. There was a lot of belief that UConn could not sustain its program sans Calhoun. This was one of the reasons UConn was passed over; the other: Blumenthal.
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I can't beleive people still believe that. Lol
 
jibsey said:
Would Calhoun have a better record than Hurley with our current team? No way to know if course but I would guess yes. He would have pulled some players in a nanosecond that Hurley did not.
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A 60 year old JC would have a better record. Absolutely. He is one of the greatest coaches of all time.

But UConn was killing Calhoun. He was getting sick every year. He was suffering all types of maladies and accidents. The demands of coaching at an elite major college level was taking a huge toll on him.

No doubt, he is happier and healthy right where he is. If he took over the Huskies when Hurley did, I'm afraid he would have regressed pretty quickly. But we will never know the answer.
 
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He will get another W tonight in the opener of the GNAC tournament. My son's school isn't very good at hoops. But at least they made their own conference tournament this year.
 
Deepster said:
Did they mention the amazing job he’s done there?
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Of course. They said it was the second best program building job behind UConn. Said it will be put on his plaque in Springfield.
 
HooperScooper said:
Of course. They said it was the second best program building job behind UConn. Said it will be put on his plaque in Springfield.
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His second best? Beating out Dedham High and Northeastern? Or the second best ever?
 
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