OT: St. Joe's 78 Rhody 48

[len0322]

Only getting blown once is a pretty good week in Storrs these days.

That's the problem with this board...we have low expectations...If we all aimed for three/four times a week and netted two...this message board would be far less angry... Sorry I had to go there

 

[Tex-Lager93]

Shoot - you made me waste 5 minutes and open the box score. Local kid to me (Lancaster County, PA), Taylor Funk, plays for St Joe's. He was a lightly recruited 3-Star 6'8" forward despite leading his team deep into the States every year. Thought he's be a great fit for UConn because he does what our guys can't...flat out shoot the rock. 5-5 from the field (3-3 from three) and 4-4 from the line. Freshman. Could've been the one you kick it to during the drive and dish a la Rashad Anderson...more often than not, he knocks it down.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Only getting blown once is a pretty good week in Storrs these days.

I realize it's past the edit period (maybe not for you), but the sentence definitely has a different meaning without your intended but omitted word "out".

 

[mauconnfan]

Only getting blown once is a pretty good week in Storrs these days.

Going to start stopping by Storrs more often.

 

[gtcam]

Great thread
But we care about URIne because...?

 

[Jaker]

Fear the Hawk!

 

[KingAG]

*^^This. This is the difference

 

[whaler11]

Great thread
But we care about URIne because...?

Because it’s gives us a chance to see a senior citizen post witty things like URIne or Puke or KenSucky.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Sorry I had to go there

I was hoping to make it to the end of this thread and reply myself, but you ruined my hopes. Well played!

 

[nomar]

I'm not sure what their stat said but at the time UVA was ranked and UConn wasn't.

Maybe URI had the biggest margin of defeat by a ranked team to one with a losing record

UVA was ranked 12th. And, like Hurley, the UVA coach took responsibility:

"I want to apologize to everybody who was here tonight for having to sit through something like that," Virginia Coach Jeff Jones said.

And JC's response was classic:

Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun, recalling a 90-57 loss to St. John's in 1992, said: "I've been there. We took a 16-1 team into Madison Square Garden and lost by 33 points, so I sympathize with Jeff. But I must say that during the game, I wasn't feeling any sympathy."

COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Virginia Offers Apologies After UConn Dashes By

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

*^^This. This is the difference

Oy. Just end this season so these dumb posts stop.

 

[Stainmaster]

That settles it. Gotta keep Ollie now!

What, you didn’t learn what a strawman was over the course of earning your multiple UConn degrees?

 

[freescooter]

Yeah, I did. Also what sarcasm is.

 

[Blaneylover]

Taking responsibility what is this? What is this accountability

I saw that tweet and almost posted it here. Refreshing, no?

 

[KingAG]

Oy. Just end this season so these dumb posts stop.

A head coach taking ownership is the difference between good programs and mediocre programs. If that’s “dumb” then I question your knowledge of how a winning program operates.

 

[Stainmaster]

A head coach taking ownership is the difference between good programs and mediocre programs. If that’s “dumb” then I question your knowledge of how a winning program operates.

I think a lot more goes into that.

 

[KingAG]

I think a lot more goes into that.

Of course. But people were comparing it to our bad loses, and my point was Hurley taking ownership is the difference. After one of our embarrassing losses Ollie called out the fans for crying out loud. Big difference

 

[nadav]

This season would have been easier to stomach if KO took to Twitter apologizing for all the blowouts. Sorry Huskies!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Free vs. Stain
BigErn vs. Ant
Whaler vs. gt
Blow vs. Blow out

Whose bracket had this Elite 8?

 

[KingAG]

This season would have been easier to stomach if KO took to Twitter apologizing for all the blowouts. Sorry Huskies!

No it would’ve been much easier to stomach if he didn’t blame everybody else

 

[Paesano]

Nothing has changed.

Hurley > Ollie (am I allowed to say that?)

Maybe those P5 teams will be hesitant to compete with us for him now. But that is it.

 

[Stainmaster]

Nothing has changed.

Hurley > Ollie (am I allowed to say that?)

Maybe those P5 teams will be hesitant to compete with us for him now. But that is it.

We now know there is a possibility this may happen once or twice next year, and expectations should be adjusted accordingly.

Hurley is our best option but people have been making him out to be infallible. That’s a recipe for trouble.

 

[Travelman6]

We now know there is a possibility this may happen once or twice next year, and expectations should be adjusted accordingly.

Hurley is our best option but people have been making him out to be infallible. That’s a recipe for trouble.

The first year, maybe even 2 would be tough, if he were to come. Open to shocking developments, but even 20 wins would be shocking for me. Could be less, 15 or less, who knows.

 

[Javjudah]

Nothing has changed.

Hurley > Ollie (am I allowed to say that?)

Maybe those P5 teams will be hesitant to compete with us for him now. But that is it.

You can say whatever you want but The Hurley's will never win a national championship as head coaches. Ollie has won one as head coach and another as an assistant. They're overrated.

 

[KingAG]

You can say whatever you want but The Hurley's will never win a national championship as head coaches. Ollie has won one as head coach and another as an assistant. They're overrated.

That’s such a ridiculous unfounded statement to make. You have no idea if the Hurley’s will ever win a championship

 

[The Funster]

78-48?

can't coach

do not hire

 

[8893]

That’s such a ridiculous unfounded statement to make. You have no idea if the Hurley’s will ever win a championship

You have to admit, whether he has any idea or not, the odds are greatly in favor of him being proven correct.

As would be the case with choosing almost any coach against the field. It's tough odds no matter who you are, which Calhoun used to love to emphasize--until he won more of them than all but five other humans.

 

[Paesano]

That’s such a ridiculous unfounded statement to make. You have no idea if the Hurley’s will ever win a championship

That's all the Ollieistas have left. Coach X will never win a championship but Ollie did (with Calhoun's players).

 

[KingAG]

You have to admit, whether he has any idea or not, the odds are greatly in favor of him being proven correct.

As would be the case with choosing almost any coach against the field. It's tough odds no matter who you are, which Calhoun used to love to emphasize--until he won more of them than all but five other humans.

A.K.A. We have no idea. He made a definitive statement about something that he can’t possibly be definite about.

 

[Javjudah]

That's all the Ollieistas have left. Coach X will never win a championship but Ollie did (with Calhoun's players).

Let's analyze this, Napier and Boatright were unproductive and mediocre in Coach Calhoun's final season. Daniels and Giffey was in his dog house. Olander... Brimah, Nolan, Samuels, Omar Calhoun were not coached by Calhoun.