OT: Pikiell's doing good work

[AZHuskiePop]

There are plenty of good coaches who would be thrilled to have the opportunity to coach at UConn and bring it back to the elite level. This notion that UConn can no longer attract a good coach is just plain false.

That depends on what they a willing to pay
With the AAC finally doing something about basketball the administration might make the investment and the league becomes a much more attractive option than its recent history.
However the state of Connecticut and more importantly the fan base is not what it was in 1986. Calhoun came because of the league, and because the Ct was a great B.B. State with a rabidly loyal student body,that everyone knew was loaded with potential.
The Demographics are mostly negative with a ho-hum student body
and an overwhelming number of alum who leave the state.

 

[TRest]

He'd be hung in effigy for that loss here.

KO says "Hold my beer."

 

[8893]

Don't worry, as you and Stain point out Pikiell is way too big for UConn.

It's Festivus. Can you give up lying for at least a day? I'd ask you to give up being a miserable whiner but that would be akin to giving up breathing for you.

 

[superjohn]

It's Festivus. Can you give up lying for at least a day? I'd ask you to give up being a miserable whiner but that would be akin to giving up breathing for you.

Wow, hope life is going okay for you. Merry Christmas.

 

[JMick]

Wow, hope life is going okay for you. Merry Christmas.

he's become bitter in his absence from the 'pool.

 

[8893]

Wow, hope life is going okay for you. Merry Christmas.

he's become bitter in his absence from the 'pool.

Going great, thanks. Just airing the grievances, brahs.

 

[Matrim55]

Wow did I jinx him or what?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[8893]

Wow did I jinx him or what?

Man plans, God laughs.

 

[tcf15]

Time to offer the job to Hartford's head coach

 

[Purple Stein]

Hartford could never beat Pikiell's Stony Brook teams. Great win for the Hawks!

 

[intlzncster]

History and tradition are being way oversold here...people do not realize how little it matters outside of the fanbase. The brand is incredibly weak right now, and a new coaching hire won't undo all of the hits it's taken the past few years.

Seems to me it's a lot easier to revive a brand than build one from scratch. UCONN really isn't that far removed at all, despite what it feels like to us. One good season, and "UCONN's back!" and all that.

 

[mauconnfan]

Yes, and people, important people, are taking notice.

If they're still taking notice, all those important people, they are now moving on. Good call by the Cronies on this one!

 

[Purple Stein]

So this is consecutive losses by Rutgers to America East teams (first Stony Brook, then Hartford). Perhaps there's enough familiarity with Pikiell and his system in America East to keep those games closer than they should be.

I'm not saying Rutgers is any good. They hung with Michigan State, they got crushed at Minnesota. Would anyone really be surprised to see them playing in the NIT final four?

 

[Matrim55]

So this is consecutive losses by Rutgers to America East teams (first Stony Brook, then Hartford). Perhaps there's enough familiarity with Pikiell and his system in America East to keep those games closer than they should be.

Or maybe they got to high after the Seton Hall win and came out flat the last two games. My guess is Pikiell will have them running until they puke tonight.

I'm not saying Rutgers is any good. They hung with Michigan State, they got crushed at Minnesota. Would anyone really be surprised to see them playing in the NIT final four?

They've got to rediscover how to get stops.

 

[Fishy]

They’re just not that good.

They beat Seton Hall, not Golden State.

 

[UCDaveD]

If they're still taking notice, all those important people, they are now moving on. Good call by the Cronies on this one!

The guy who would gladly let KO fly the program into the side of a mountain, all the while continuing to fluff him in the process, writes off a coach less than 2 seasons into taking over a dumpster fire in Rutgers. You can't make this stuff up!

 

[whaler11]

@superjohn

Can you give us your top 3 targets if Ollie is fired. It’s very easy to mock Stain and Pikiell had the worst week in basketball history.

I’m sorry if you’ve posted and I missed.

Who are your top three targets?

 

[Stainmaster]

The guy who would gladly let KO fly the program into the side of a mountain, all the while continuing to fluff him in the process, writes off a coach less than 2 seasons into taking over a dumpster fire in Rutgers. You can't make this stuff up!

Losing to Stony Brook and Hartford is unacceptable at any stage of a rebuild for a school in that conference.

 

[whaler11]

Losing to Stony Brook and Hartford is unacceptable at any stage of a rebuild for a school in that conference.

What if you lost to Hartford in a rebuild and you were in the Big East?

 

[UCDaveD]

Losing to Stony Brook and Hartford is unacceptable at any stage of a rebuild for a school in that conference.

Are we holding Rutgers to a higher standard than we hold ourselves now?

 

[Stainmaster]

Are we holding Rutgers to a higher standard than we hold ourselves now?

Sounds like somebody is making excuses for a coach he has a soft spot for...

 

[Stainmaster]

What if you lost to Hartford in a rebuild and you were in the Big East?

9 out of 13 players on the team Pikiell just lost to had offers from 1 out of 351 Division I schools.

Of the remaining four, here are their offer lists:

-Sacred Heart
-Navy
-Jacksonville, New Orleans, North Florida
-Binghamton, Columbia, Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart

Even Rutgers should be able to handle a squad with that composition.

 

[UCDaveD]

Sounds like somebody is making excuses for a coach he has a soft spot for...

Yup, that's it. You cracked the case.

 

[whaler11]

9 out of 13 players on the team Pikiell just lost to had offers from 1 out of 351 Division I schools.

Of the remaining four, here are their offer lists:

-Sacred Heart
-Navy
-Jacksonville, New Orleans, North Florida
-Binghamton, Columbia, Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart

Even Rutgers should be able to handle a squad with that composition.

Stain - take a hint.

December 29, 1986.

UConn coached by Jim Calhoun lost to the University of Hartford.