Shaka Smart Rumor

[kobebeanbryant]

I could bet the over on # of pages... and then write post after post, right? PROFIT!

it’s a perfect plan. so inspired. so devious. yet so simple.

 

[superjohn]

It's funny just yesterday I was telling an Illini fan I don't think Shaka Smart is going to end up signing with them right now and thought he would wait for the UConn job to open up.

 

[partial]

It's funny just yesterday I was telling an Illini fan I don't think Shaka Smart is going to end up signing with them right now and thought he would wait for the UConn job to open up.

Was his name Daniel Poneman?

Oh and I also couldn't read the tweet can anyone tell me what the rumor was?

 

[MattMang23]

Was his name Daniel Poneman?

Oh and I also couldn't read the tweet can anyone tell me what the rumor was?

Would you like it posted just once, or would you also like to receive it 4 times?

 

[partial]

4 times definitely, once to answer my question, two more times as confirmation and a fourth time as a joke.

 

[61cygni]

I like the idea of Smart, but I hope he ends up waiting longer than one year for the job.

 

[Hoophound]

We need more certainty around here. JC needs to announce his intentions asap.

 

[Dove]

We need more certainty around here. JC needs to announce his intentions asap.

After he got an extension last year I can't believe this is even an issue again.

 

[dogpause]

Suppose Coach K steps down first, or at the same time?

 

[Hoophound]

It will be an issue every year now. JC is in the home stretch of his career. He needs to be very clear about his intentions early and often to avoid this stuff.

 

[UofCT]

Does Shaka have any ties to anything UConn related?

 

[Hoophound]

Does Shaka have any ties to anything UConn related?

No, but he can recruit his current area well at UConn. I am sure he feels like an east coast job is ideal for him.

 

[Adios]

Illinois fans have heard about the UConn rumors.

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=169&f=2616&t=8779088&p=28

Imagine if Calhoun DOES step down and we hire Smart. We'd probably be set for a few decades.

 

[UofCT]

That forum is ticking me off, they keep calling Calhoun a dirtbag... Where do they get off?

 

[Walker11]

As much as I like Ollie, Shaka would be a homerun.

I am fascinated that this rumor has the traction it does considering the source 20 year old guy with the handle @SwagAir.

 

[TRest]

As much as I like Ollie, Shaka would be a homerun.

I am fascinated that this rumor has the traction it does considering the source 20 year old guy with the handle @SwagAir.

Yeah, but it's THE SwagAir, so hey.

 

[UCHuskies08]

The real question to ask is has SwagAir ever steered you wrong?

 

[VAHuskyFan]

Shaka was already at the top of my list to succeed Calhoun. I will happily latch on to any rumor, no matter how uncorroborated, that allows me to view this as a realistic possibility. Man I would LOVE to see Smart's havoc style of play at UConn.

 

[selles]

As much as I like Ollie, Shaka would be a homerun.

I am fascinated that this rumor has the traction it does considering the source 20 year old guy with the handle @SwagAir.

Welcome to 21st century media. It's utterly insane.

But, that said, it seems to me that rumors like this are nothing but good for the UConn program. I hope this one gets spread far and wide.

 

[zls44]

That forum is ticking me off, they keep calling Calhoun a dirtbag... Where do they get off?

I know! It's not like UConn is in the middle of NCAA sanct...

 

[selles]

I liked that wallpaper..was that Sharif Abdul Rahim..?

Good question. If you're talking about the guy in the Raptors jersey, that's Camby. Abdur Rahim is in the picture, but not shown, at least on the view I get. Took a lot of googling to figure out what that picture is, but turns out it's the 1996 draft class. Man, what a class. Allen, Bryant, Iverson, Nash, Camby, Abdur Rahim, Marbury, Antoine Walker, several other good players.

 

[Dann]

a week ago lavin said on national tv that shaka would go to illinois. this is interesting.

 

[UCweCONN]

I've said before that Shaka Smart is the best choice for JC's successor and more likely to make a long career at UCONN than Ollie (we've all heard the talk that Ollie wants to coach in the NBA and he certainly has NBA ties). We need an energetic, successful coach and can't afford to gamble on a coach with no head coaching experience at a critical point in the program's history. Smart would do an awesome job at UCONN and I would be thrilled to get him. I hope Herbst and the new AD see the positive impact hiring Smart would have with the fanbase, recruiting, and bringing renewed energy to the program.

 

[Dann]

i have a question for u guys based off this rumor. first let me say i am pro family but am not anti looking around. a local recruit i am close with among others have told me that ko/kh have told him that they will be here for the future and are recruiting him telling him that they will be the coaches at uconn. i guess ast coaches vs head coach is up for question but from what i have heard they will be around. i just find it hard that jc would leave before the ncaa/ap/pf stuff is done.

so my thing is, if we are goin goutside the family is it possible that ko/kh could stay on as the family connection under shaka? would u guys be pro or anti something like that?

also lets say that we are def going outside for a coach like shaka. considering the ncaa/apr/pf and everything going on, would it be smart now if we brought shaka in this summer or next as a ast coach "in waiting" thing and kinda gave him a year to get his feet wet here before jc leaves?

 

[Walker11]

I've said before that Shaka Smart is the best choice for JC's successor and more likely to make a long career at UCONN than Ollie (we've all heard the talk that Ollie wants to coach in the NBA and he certainly has NBA ties). We need an energetic, successful coach and can't afford to gamble on a coach with no head coaching experience at a critical point in the program's history. Smart would do an awesome job at UCONN and I would be thrilled to get him. I hope Herbst and the new AD see the positive impact hiring Smart would have with the fanbase, recruiting, and bringing renewed energy to the program.

I think Smart would be a great pick up, I only have a problem with the bolded part of your post. By "we've all heard the talk that Ollie wants to coach in the NBA," you surely mean that you heard Dave Pasch mentioned this 2 total times in the Big East tournament, and it has never been discussed otherwise.