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Replacing a Legend and Recovering

Just when I think this board can't get any dumber. Geno will never coach the men's team, yes it's a different sport, and no that doesn't make you sexist.

It's embarrassing to our fanbase that this continues to come up.
 
krinklecut said:
Super disagree.
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What benefit comes from firing Ollie midseason? What happens when players graduate, leave for the NBA, or transfer at the end of the season? Or decide they won’t play if Ollie doesn’t finish this season? What happens when they fire Ollie and don’t have a coach waiting? What happens to the recruits coming in?
 
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girls basketball and boys basketball are different sports - never knew that.

Is Becky Hammon the only human that has mastered both sports?

Becky Hammon for next men’s coach.
 
Bonehead said:
girls basketball and boys basketball are different sports - never knew that.
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Probably better to say same sport, different world no comparison other than the art of the shot, the pass, the rebound etc etc...after that it ends. Totally different parity in each game, totally different athlete in each game - is that better?
 
mauconnfan said:
Probably better to say same sport, different world no comparison other than the art of the shot, the pass, the rebound etc etc...after that it ends. Totally different parity in each game, totally different athlete in each game - is that better?
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Much.
 
Bonehead said:
girls basketball and boys basketball are different sports - never knew that.

Is Becky Hammon the only human that has mastered both sports?

Becky Hammon for next men’s coach.
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Whom she has coached under I am sure she gets the mens game pretty well right now. Not at all someone we'd want but she may be the closest thing to Geno in that arena.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Can we stop the mid season firing posts? It will never happen, it shouldn't happen, and these threads make the whole board look stupid.
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How about saying that you’re not going to post again or even follow the team until Ollie is fired, and then rooting for us to lose and posting repeatedly nonetheless like Johnny One-Note to state that Ollie must be fired immediately? Is that still cool?

Asking for a friend in Chicago.
 
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ConnHuskBask said:
This is just peak Connecticut.

Any of you guys think the girls would give the boys a run for der money this season??
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Well we could use the 3 ball and the guys on the other team would be too embarrassed to guard a woman, so it might works for a while. :rolleyes:
 
Stinger92860 said:
It's absolutely killing Louisville.
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If a coach screws his assistant's wife in public, has an assistant hire hookers for recruits, then is caught on tape acknowledging many thousands of dollars of payments to recruits, you fire him yesterday.

Coaches are not stupid. They know there's a difference between that and losing games. Louisville is not going to be able to hire after this. You know that, I know that. They'll be lucky if Padgett sticks around.
 
intlzncster said:
What is the upside, as opposed to waiting? It's not going to magically change the team's results. No one is coming in midseason to coach either. The only thing it does is give us a much higher probability of losing recruits and current players on the roster. That's it.

You need somebody in place quickly to go after kids.
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I am not a fan of KO’s coaching. But I wonder how this board would be today if Whalley has made a few foul shots or that 11 seconds in bound play came out differently (arguably there was no optional design understood by the inbounder like having a few guys take off down court). I think a mid season change is a bad idea.

The team has shown signs of life the last two games and yesterday was far from the worst they’ve looked. Two games in a row. A minor success. Maybe the rotation is being set. The assist rate yesterday was a big step forward if it can be sustained.

However, if the team reverts to its frequent lapses in intensity and team play, a hallmark of KO’s tenure, which is my major problem with him although not my only problem, it has nothing to do with injuries or youth or departures. Firing him at season’s end should be a no-brainer, buyout notwithstanding, and losing commitments and players and transfers a chance that will have to be taken. I hope the increased intensity and the couple of other positives recently start to produce wins and more power to KO if it does. I’m not sold, but hopeful.
 
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upstater said:
If a coach screws his assistant's wife in public, has an assistant hire hookers for recruits, then is caught on tape acknowledging many thousands of dollars of payments to recruits, you fire him yesterday.

Coaches are not stupid. They know there's a difference between that and losing games. Louisville is not going to be able to hire after this. You know that, I know that. They'll be lucky if Padgett sticks around.
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They will get past their troubles before we get out of our hole. You know that too. See Penn State.
 
Stinger92860 said:
They will get past their troubles before we get out of our hole. You know that too. See Penn State.
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Just what are you arguing here anyway? We should fire Ollie now and be like Louisville?
 
upstater said:
Just what are you arguing here anyway? We should fire Ollie now and be like Louisville?
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What I am saying is that if these were stocks, I'm selling UConn and buying Ville. We are in a bad spot and for them the issues will be a bump in the road.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
What benefit comes from firing Ollie midseason? What happens when players graduate, leave for the NBA, or transfer at the end of the season? Or decide they won’t play if Ollie doesn’t finish this season? What happens when they fire Ollie and don’t have a coach waiting? What happens to the recruits coming in?
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There is a well documented phenomena where many people in a serious crisis just stay put and die because they are more afraid of the unknown than the known (even if it will kill them). It's like people on the Titanic who refused to abandon ship fearing the ocean life rafts more than leaving the boat. These types of "the sky will fall if we change" is that phenomena. Most people are programmed to resist change because in ordinary circumstances change means increased risk. But, the brain doesn't process risk well outside of normative situations and often will even deny an unusual event is occurring, seeking an explanation to stay within the comfortable norm (I.e., the billowing smoke is just the restaurant downstairs, not a fire).

KO is a four alarm fire and like a four alarm fire, it's time to move away from the danger.
 
BlueDogs said:
There is a well documented phenomena where many people in a serious crisis just stay put and die because they are more afraid of the unknown than the known (even if it will kill them). It's like people on the Titanic who refused to abandon ship fearing the ocean life rafts more than leaving the boat. These types of "the sky will fall if we change" is that phenomena. Most people are programmed to resist change because in ordinary circumstances change means increased risk. But, the brain doesn't process risk well outside of normative situations and often will even deny an unusual event is occurring, seeking an explanation to stay within the comfortable norm (I.e., the billowing smoke is just the restaurant downstairs, not a fire).

KO is a four alarm fire and like a four alarm fire, it's time to move away from the danger.
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So we are all going to die if Ollie is not fired mid-season?

Got it.
 
Stinger92860 said:
What I am saying is that if these were stocks, I'm selling UConn and buying Ville. We are in a bad spot and for them the issues will be a bump in the road.
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Yes, but we're talking about Ollie being fired midseason, not the AAC. Louisville is irrelevant in this case.
 
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Just look at the post game quotes from Ollie, he checked out a while ago...
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8893 said:
So we are all going to die if Ollie is not fired mid-season?

Got it.
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It's a useful way of illustrating the psychology of fear of change which becomes greatly magnified when folks are heavily invested in something they greatly value and have come to expect as the norm.
 
UCweCONN said:
Awe, come on. He deserves next season to turn it around. Gilbert's out, their young, he deserves it, he's one of ours, he won a national title, we'll lose recruits. Did I miss any excuses?
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Other than the financial angle, and your misunderstanding of what an excuse is, no.
Also, "awe" + "their" = ouch.
 
Just saying, we can afford Ollie's buyout, and pay top dollar for his replacement, if we just go ahead and put the football program out of its misery

 
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