Ray Allen named head coach

[methodology]

Hopefully he has a successful run

 

[UCTitleTown]

New UConn recruiting pipeline.

 

[Sibeerian]

No big deal, just an NBA legend as your coach.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

Hurleys successor in 10 years?

 

[BGesus4]

Hurleys successor in 10 years?

Post/handle …did I do that right?

 

[huskymedic]

-> Calhoun believes Allen will succeed as a coach.

“As long as he doesn’t try to make everybody as meticulous as he was,” Calhoun noted. “He didn’t want anybody messing with his game, once he knew what he was doing. He worked hard, so if 50% of the way he worked carries over, those kids will be great kids and hard-working kids.” <-

 

[mustafa]

His kids must go there and he wants to coach them.

 

[huskymedic]

His kids must go there and he wants to coach them.

From the article above -> Allen will get a chance to coach his son, Ray Jr., a Class of 2023 shooting guard who is being recruited by schools like UMass and Rutgers right now. <-

 

[Husky Alien]

Post/handle …did I do that right?

I think you did. But got a big laugh from it though.

 

[husky429]

-> Calhoun believes Allen will succeed as a coach.

“As long as he doesn’t try to make everybody as meticulous as he was,” Calhoun noted. “He didn’t want anybody messing with his game, once he knew what he was doing. He worked hard, so if 50% of the way he worked carries over, those kids will be great kids and hard-working kids.” <-

Was about to say... always struck me as too neurotic to identify with college or HS players. Will be interesting to see how this plays out

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Hoophound]

From the article above -> Allen will get a chance to coach his son, Ray Jr., a Class of 2023 shooting guard who is being recruited by schools like UMass and Rutgers right now. <-

I don't care for Ray Jr. going to UMass or Rutgers. I'd rather have him with us, even if it costs us a better player. There is a lot of marketing and recruiting value in having Ray at most of our home games that I prefer not to let another school have.

 

[Dabutlerdidit]

Does Hurley have a relationship w/ Ray ?

 

[Hoophound]

Does Hurley have a relationship w/ Ray ?

They definitely communicate.

Being the UConn men’s coach provides Dan Hurley access to Husky experts like Ray Allen

Ray Allen was watching UConn play Cincinnati last Sunday, saw a big comeback fall short, and he began exchanging texts with coach Dan Hurley. “We had a flat start coming out of the half, but …

www.courant.com

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I don't care for Ray Jr. going to UMass or Rutgers. I'd rather have him with us, even if it costs us a better player. There is a lot of marketing and recruiting value in having Ray at most of our home games that I prefer not to let another school have.

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[superjohn]

I don't care for Ray Jr. going to UMass or Rutgers. I'd rather have him with us, even if it costs us a better player. There is a lot of marketing and recruiting value in having Ray at most of our home games that I prefer not to let another school have.

Lol, have you ever seen his son play?

 

[Kitaman]

I don't care for Ray Jr. going to UMass or Rutgers. I'd rather have him with us, even if it costs us a better player. There is a lot of marketing and recruiting value in having Ray at most of our home games that I prefer not to let another school have.

 

[Hoophound]

Lol, have you ever seen his son play?

My son has played with him in Miami and thinks he's pretty good. He plays pretty well against college players right now and he's improved dramatically in the last year. I don't think he's to our standard, but having Ray on campus a lot and at games often is great for UConn. Of course, I wouldn't want him over a great player, but having room for him isn't a bad idea if he's interested. Ray not only has some real star power, he's a great role model.

 

[Kenny11]

Never seen his kids play but he posts them doing drills with other kids from time to time and it seems like one of the younger ones has a better feel for the game and natural touch than the oldest.

 

[dennismenace]

-> Calhoun believes Allen will succeed as a coach.

“As long as he doesn’t try to make everybody as meticulous as he was,” Calhoun noted. “He didn’t want anybody messing with his game, once he knew what he was doing. He worked hard, so if 50% of the way he worked carries over, those kids will be great kids and hard-working kids.” <-

Everyday Ray. What a great testimony by Coach Calhoun. One legend commentary on another legend.

 

[JellyBean]

His kids must go there and he wants to coach them.

Yup. That was my first thought as well. But man, I would love to be a fly on the wall at the gym or office when a parent/guardian comes up to Coach Ray Allen and starts complaining about their kid not getting proper playing time. OMG!!

 

[husky429]

Our Calhoun days alum are getting so old we could field a team with their kids if that was our recruiting standard.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I don't care for Ray Jr. going to UMass or Rutgers. I'd rather have him with us, even if it costs us a better player. There is a lot of marketing and recruiting value in having Ray at most of our home games that I prefer not to let another school have.

It's not enough that we have Bill Murray and Danny Hurley's sons?
Should we be concerned that Rutgers might work it into their billion dollar coaching staff pitch?

 

[bendm]

I don't care for Ray Jr. going to UMass or Rutgers. I'd rather have him with us, even if it costs us a better player. There is a lot of marketing and recruiting value in having Ray at most of our home games that I prefer not to let another school have.

this of course assumes his son is ok riding the bench for 4 years and only playing in garbage time

 

[Ewekon]

I don't care for Ray Jr. going to UMass or Rutgers. I'd rather have him with us, even if it costs us a better player. There is a lot of marketing and recruiting value in having Ray at most of our home games that I prefer not to let another school have.

Mehh