Re-Grading 2018 Coaching Hires

[kansashusky]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/UCONN/connecticut-huskies/ Connecticut

The hire: Dan Hurley Hurley's brought some bite back to Connecticut, owning a 73-47 record (.608). Has made two NCAA Tournaments (the past two), though UConn was not a projected 2020 NCAA Tournament team when that season was canceled. If the Huskies had a second-weekend run to their name under Hurley, this would be a B-plus at least, but alas, UConn has been on the wrong end of two upsets the past two seasons. In 2021, Hurley's team lost as a 7-seed to No. 10 Maryland, then fell victim in a 12-over-5 game to New Mexico State this past March. Hurley is 40-32 in league play, the first two seasons in the American, the last two in the Big East. (Progression of league finish: ninth, fifth, third, third.) Hurley had the 18th-ranked recruiting class in 2019, 25th in 2020, seventh in 2021, and currently has No. 68 in 2022, per 247 Sports. James Bouknight went from being rated as the No. 66 overall player in his class to a lottery pick in two years' time. UConn matters again, but there's plenty of oxygen between where the program is now and its ceiling nationally. GRADE: B College basketball coaching changes: Grading the best and worst hires from 2018 after a full recruiting cycle The fairest way to grade a coaching hire is after four years. So: it's time for 2018's hires to face the music www.cbssports.com I would say pretty fair analysis. Stabilized the program. but still a lot to be desired as far as post season results.

 

[auror]

Yup, that's about right. Someone else pointed out how terrible the rest of the top hires from that year were in a post before. All fired except Hurley.

 

[MexicoHusky]

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The hire: Dan Hurley Hurley's brought some bite back to Connecticut, owning a 73-47 record (.608). Has made two NCAA Tournaments (the past two), though UConn was not a projected 2020 NCAA Tournament team when that season was canceled. If the Huskies had a second-weekend run to their name under Hurley, this would be a B-plus at least, but alas, UConn has been on the wrong end of two upsets the past two seasons. In 2021, Hurley's team lost as a 7-seed to No. 10 Maryland, then fell victim in a 12-over-5 game to New Mexico State this past March. Hurley is 40-32 in league play, the first two seasons in the American, the last two in the Big East. (Progression of league finish: ninth, fifth, third, third.) Hurley had the 18th-ranked recruiting class in 2019, 25th in 2020, seventh in 2021, and currently has No. 68 in 2022, per 247 Sports. James Bouknight went from being rated as the No. 66 overall player in his class to a lottery pick in two years' time. UConn matters again, but there's plenty of oxygen between where the program is now and its ceiling nationally. GRADE: B College basketball coaching changes: Grading the best and worst hires from 2018 after a full recruiting cycle The fairest way to grade a coaching hire is after four years. So: it's time for 2018's hires to face the music www.cbssports.com I would say pretty fair analysis. Stabilized the program. but still a lot to be desired as far as post season results.

At this point the 7th rated class in 2021 stings the most for me. Despite have the most available minutes in the coutry, half the 2021 class has transferred out. If we are regrading we should regrade the #7 ranking.

 

[husky429]

Reasonable take.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Overall a fair analysis. Only thing I'd dispute is the Maryland loss last year wasn't really an "upset." In seed numbers, sure. In actuality, most 8-9/7-10 games don't result in upsets. At least not in the same category as a 5/12 game.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Ha, I gave him a B/B+ just a few minutes ago in another thread.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Seems fair.

He's got most of the "process" stuff where we want it to be, we just need a little more in terms of results in big regular season and postseason games.

 

[bendm]

At this point the 7th rated class in 2021 stings the most for me. Despite have the most available minutes in the coutry, half the 2021 class has transferred out. If we are regrading we should regrade the #7 ranking.

is your head in the sand? have you been reading the alleyne thread? if all goes well we are fresh out of minutes for next season.

PS- 2 of the 5 players in the 2021 class transferred out. hawk, samson, karaban were still on the roster the last time i checked. diggins was a bust and floyd would have been the 6th G in the rotation. we upgraded our Gs yet youre complaining about old highschool rankings?? 247 is the one that had diggins as a top 50 player to begin with. go ahead and email them saying his ranking was off if it makes you feel better.

 

[Waquoit]

Someone else pointed out how terrible the rest of the top hires from that year were in a post before. All fired except Hurley.

That alone makes the hire an A I would think.

 

[MexicoHusky]

is your head in the sand? have you been reading the alleyne thread? if all goes well we are fresh out of minutes for next season.

PS- 2 of the 5 players in the 2021 class transferred out. hawk, samson, karaban were still on the roster the last time i checked. diggins was a bust and floyd would have been the 6th G in the rotation. we upgraded our Gs yet youre complaining about old highschool rankings?? 247 is the one that had diggins as a top 50 player to begin with. go ahead and email them saying his ranking was off if it makes you feel better.

It's a fluid situation

 

[storrsroars]

The list (red indicates fired/eft):

Niko Medved, Colorado St. = B+
Dan Hurley, UConn = B
Penny Hardaway, Memphis = B-
Kermit Davis, Ole Miss = C
Chris Mack, Louisville = C-
Travis Steele, Xavier = C-
Jeff Capel, Pittsburgh = D
Tom Crean, Georgia = D-

 

[aburks41]

The list (red indicates fired/eft):

Niko Medved, Colorado St. = B+
Dan Hurley, UConn = B
Penny Hardaway, Memphis = B-
Kermit Davis, Ole Miss = C
Chris Mack, Louisville = C-
Travis Steele, Xavier = C-
Jeff Capel, Pittsburgh = D
Tom Crean, Georgia = D-

Still don’t understand how Mack flamed out at Louisville so bad. They’re a top 10 program in the history of the sport with a huge fanbase. They should be one of the easier spots to win at.

 

[runner11]

is your head in the sand? have you been reading the alleyne thread? if all goes well we are fresh out of minutes for next season.

PS- 2 of the 5 players in the 2021 class transferred out. hawk, samson, karaban were still on the roster the last time i checked. diggins was a bust and floyd would have been the 6th G in the rotation. we upgraded our Gs yet youre complaining about old highschool rankings?? 247 is the one that had diggins as a top 50 player to begin with. go ahead and email them saying his ranking was off if it makes you feel better.

The only silly thing from the article is to frame recruiting success by year to year ranking composite. Like, we only had the 66th best class after topping out at #7! Yet, the obvious explanation is that we had only 1 recruit in DC, and he's a damn good one. It sounds a lot better to say that we have landed what, 8 or 9 top 100 recruits in a row?

 

[BGesus4]

Still don’t understand how Mack flamed out at Louisville so bad. They’re a top 10 program in the history of the sport with a huge fanbase. They should be one of the easier spots to win at.

I will be very surprised if Willard can last more than 15 seconds in Louisville.

 

[aburks41]

I will be very surprised if Willard can last more than 15 seconds in Louisville.

Well good news for him he is in Maryland

 

[BGesus4]

Well good news for him he is in Maryland

Lol yes, yes that is true. Dad brain ftw. Eagerness to make a Pitino joke got the better of me.
Expect Payne to kill it, and Willard to be very mediocre at Maryland.

 

[HuskyFich]

The list (red indicates fired/eft):

Niko Medved, Colorado St. = B+
Dan Hurley, UConn = B
Penny Hardaway, Memphis = B-
Kermit Davis, Ole Miss = C
Chris Mack, Louisville = C-
Travis Steele, Xavier = C-
Jeff Capel, Pittsburgh = D
Tom Crean, Georgia = D-

Calling Penny a B- is a joke. He has buried that program and $$ is the only thing saving immediate collapse.

 

[SportsFan88]

I like the write up and the fact that it’s mentioned that we still have some climbing to do

 

[mauconnfan]

Calling Penny a B- is a joke. He has buried that program and $$ is the only thing saving immediate collapse.

Yep agree. Great players underachieving year after year, that’s impressive coaching!

 

[RedDog]

Connecticut

The hire: Dan Hurley Hurley's brought some bite back to Connecticut, owning a 73-47 record (.608). Has made two NCAA Tournaments (the past two), though UConn was not a projected 2020 NCAA Tournament team when that season was canceled. If the Huskies had a second-weekend run to their name under Hurley, this would be a B-plus at least, but alas, UConn has been on the wrong end of two upsets the past two seasons. In 2021, Hurley's team lost as a 7-seed to No. 10 Maryland, then fell victim in a 12-over-5 game to New Mexico State this past March. Hurley is 40-32 in league play, the first two seasons in the American, the last two in the Big East. (Progression of league finish: ninth, fifth, third, third.) Hurley had the 18th-ranked recruiting class in 2019, 25th in 2020, seventh in 2021, and currently has No. 68 in 2022, per 247 Sports. James Bouknight went from being rated as the No. 66 overall player in his class to a lottery pick in two years' time. UConn matters again, but there's plenty of oxygen between where the program is now and its ceiling nationally. GRADE: B

 

[tcf15]

Re-Grading 2018 Coaching Hires

Connecticut The hire: Dan Hurley Hurley's brought some bite back to Connecticut, owning a 73-47 record (.608). Has made two NCAA Tournaments (the past two), though UConn was not a projected 2020 NCAA Tournament team when that season was canceled. If the Huskies had a second-weekend run to...

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[FlippinCrazy!]

No one got an A but there’s no scale? What is this freshman Astronomy class?

 

[PNolanFan]

The only silly thing from the article is to frame recruiting success by year to year ranking composite. Like, we only had the 66th best class after topping out at #7! Yet, the obvious explanation is that we had only 1 recruit in DC, and he's a damn good one. It sounds a lot better to say that we have landed what, 8 or 9 top 100 recruits in a row?

Alot of times recruiting rankings don't tell the whole story either. Sometimes you want a class to clean the decks where you bring in a ton of guys and sometimes you need one piece. I think considering our roster, Hurley has hit the mark every year in recruiting

 

[gtcam]

The list (red indicates fired/eft):

Niko Medved, Colorado St. = B+
Dan Hurley, UConn = B
Penny Hardaway, Memphis = B-
Kermit Davis, Ole Miss = C
Chris Mack, Louisville = C-
Travis Steele, Xavier = C-
Jeff Capel, Pittsburgh = D
Tom Crean, Georgia = D-

No an impressive list overall for many reasons

 

[CallMeBruce]

If you're not going to give Capel or Crean an F, who on earth would get one?