OT- Penny Hardaway Quote On Kyvon Davenport

[Drew]

Have you ever heard a coach say something like this publicly about one of their players? Pretty wild stuff:

 

[Chin Diesel]

I'll blow this thread up.

Sounds like what many on this board have been speculating about a certain senior on UConn's roster.

 

[tcf15]

Too bad we didn't catch him on one of his bad days. Had 26 points and 5 dunks against us.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

...that is f'kn brutal!! Shoot around will be 10 levels of awkward after that. He roasted that kid.

Three worst things you can say about an athlete:
1) Cheater
2) No heart
3) Doesn't give a damn/quitter

At least he is only a quitter.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Honestly, surprised you don't see more of that at the college level.

Everyone just assumes that because you're good at something that you like it. You can't fake passion, and in sports it really shows.

 

[Kenny11]

There are very talented people who just don't love or fully appreciate their own talent. It happens.

But on a basketball team where only 5 guys can play at a time, you probably want to only give scholarships to guys that really care and love the sport and the process.

 

[CTBasketball]

I'll blow this thread up.

Sounds like what many on this board have been speculating about a certain senior on UConn's roster.

We had a head coach who let it happen.

 

[mauconnfan]

We had a head coach who let it happen.

Geez so wrong but someone always has to say it. Kid is who he was and still is with a coach who proved he could change others do why not him? Easy answer is KO lol

 

[superjohn]

Hurley hasn't come out and said it like Penny but he's hinted at it with basically everyone on this team except for Alterique and Vital.

 

[Austin316]

I miss Kemba.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Geez so wrong but someone always has to say it. Kid is who he was and still is with a coach who proved he could change others do why not him? Easy answer is KO lol

Yeah....I cannot discount the fact that for the final season the ball was taken out of his hands which totally changed his game. I cannot pretend that is an easy change.
Apparently it is more convenient to just question someone's attitude.

 

[superjohn]

Yeah....I cannot discount the fact that for the final season the ball was taken out of his hands which totally changed his game. I cannot pretend that is an easy change.
Apparently it is more convenient to just question someone's attitude.

Do you honestly think Jalen gave it his best in his approach to the game and his effort?

 

[ju6381]

Jeff Kent was supposedly this way while being an all-star level baseball player.

 

[Kenny11]

Jeff Kent was supposedly this way while being an all-star level baseball player.

Drummond is like this and he often goes for 20 and 20 on any given night. He works hard enough I guess but he's no Kevin Garnett

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I'll blow this thread up.

Sounds like what many on this board have been speculating about a certain senior on UConn's roster.

And then there's the

Is it...

True?
Helpful?
Inspiring?
Necessary?
Kind?

... thing.

Blow it up indeed.

 

[Madmannsucks]

And then there's the

Is it...

True?
Helpful?
Inspiring?
Necessary?
Kind?

... thing.

Blow it up indeed.

Yeah, the circle is not complete without a scapegoat.

 

[pj]

Penny did the right thing. You have to be candid with negative feedback. The player, ultimately, wants to make the NBA and to do it he needs to hear the negative feedback. First you deliver it privately one-on-one, then privately with several coaches, but if it doesn't sink in you need to deliver it publicly. Then if that doesn't work you need to ask him to leave the program and go somewhere else. To do this is a kindness to the player, it creates the incentives he needs to improve and gain a better life for himself.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Not every scholarship athlete lives and breathes the sport they play. Not every professional athlete does either. Would I prefer that every player wearing our uniform be dedicated to the sport they play? Absolutely. I know for a fact that in my time at UConn there were talented players who fit the description Penny laid out. Guess what, some are very successful athletes to this day. Some look at the sport as a way out of their situation and a way to get a future high paying job. I know most do not love their job but they do it for a paycheck.

 

[Kathy]

No need to trash a kid publically like that. Private conversations with coaching staff fine but public humiliation for a kid is uncalled for.

 

[Kathy]

We've all worked with people that dont care or give a 100% effort. It is not put out by the supervisor for all to hear, it is done privately - this should be no different.

 

[polycom]

We've all worked with people that dont care or give a 100% effort. It is not put out by the supervisor for all to hear, it is done privately - this should be no different.

They are students getting an education and playing basketball occasionally...

 

[upstater]

I read it as an even bigger slam of Tubby Smith--but Hardaway has to accomplish something before he slams Smith as allowing players to do whatever. Even if it's true.

 

[CTBasketball]

Geez so wrong but someone always has to say it. Kid is who he was and still is with a coach who proved he could change others do why not him? Easy answer is KO lol

Can’t teach an old dog new tricks! KO didn’t spend enough time in the film room either to be fair.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Can’t teach an old dog new tricks! KO didn’t spend enough time in the film room either to be fair.

OK, so exactly how much time did he spend in the film room? Just stop.

 

[CTBasketball]

OK, so exactly how much time did he spend in the film room? Just stop.

Ask Dan Hurley.