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Some quotes from Dave Benedict

jibsey said:
Vance Jackson was already a major offensive force in many games for us and he was on track to continue starting with good production. The few times he posted up it looked like he had skills and even at 6’8” he would have been a better bet than our current bigs except for Carlton. KO should have sat him down and told him he was going to be one of the focuses along with Jalen in our offense and that they would all work toward getting better at defense. Somehow KO pissed him off and his father took that and finished it for him. He also rebounded, he was a solid body. I hate the attacks on him. He wasn’t perfect, a freshman with lots of upside.
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No one is attacking him. And now it's not just that Ollie didn't have a plan for him but he also pissed him off? And his father? I thought the other guy just cleared it up that it was all his decision?
 
Huskybass said:
So Ollie finds meaningful minutes for David Onuorah game after game, but shouldn't find a role for a guy who led the conference in 3 point shooting %? Ok. Even if Jackson was bad on D it wouldn't have been worse than what we had this season and we would have at least had one real good shooter to open things up. No doubt in my mind that the team would have been better WITH Jackson on it. You don't just let the leading three point shooter in the conference walk.
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No one is saying the team is better without him. VJ playing the appropriate role would have made this years team better.
 
When people say they know from “donors” can we quantify what level of donor you are talking about? I get that your $1000 donation is important to you but that isn’t paying for Ollie’s buyout
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
My guess is AD Dave is giving KO one more shot with Adams, Gilbert, Akinjo, Vital, Wilson, etc.

If he doesn't make NCAA tournament, see you later.
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Well said and to the point. Agree 100% I have to believe KO agrees too. He loves UCONN too much. Certainly doesn't want its demise in Men's basketball to be his legacy.
 
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polycom said:
When people say they know from “donors” can we quantify what level of donor you are talking about? I get that your $1000 donation is important to you but that isn’t paying for Ollie’s buyout
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Well, the $1000 donors aren't talking to Benedict, I can guarantee you that.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
"...doesn't really mean anything..." and "... different experience..." don't stack up well side-by-side.

I can grant you yours with ease, without devaluing my 55 years that began with pre-I-84 rides on a school night to a cold place that first sounded like "Yukon," to being temporarily given a multi-colored ticket book that that allowed me to enter a big building with a dirt floor, walk by cheerleaders in short skirts, climb the bleacher stands, look over my shoulder to see the radio guys, watch the end of the Frosh game & full shoot around/layups, and see the UConn Huskies go up against the good & not-so-good including Dave Bing & Julius Erving. At halftime, I could walk beneath the stands to try to find the program I'd often drop, go to a concession stand by myself, and return to my dad and his friends in time to resume keeping score (which was much simpler than baseball).

I'll stop there.
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In the early 90s security was so lax that 2 random kids could get into the locker room without being pepper sprayed by security.
 
husky429 said:
I know for a fact donors believe Ollie is going. Unless youre speaking to admin, you don't.

It's certainly possible that AD David Benedict has other things in mind and hes lying to donors. But I doubt it.
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I haven’t heard of donors that have flat been told but have heard of some that believe this to be the case.
 
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Zionn said:
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I am wondering if JMick would like to start a scholarship with his winnings. I know a great kid who could use some help paying for college! ;)
 
dennismenace said:
What was KO supposed to do? Have Vance "drive" into the lane? Run the point? Dominate the offensive glass? What a delusional rant. Vance = catch and shoot. Anything else would require extra work in the gym on handle and working on getting into position to rebound.
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Nope. Saw him make several nice post up moves inside of 15 feet last year, he wasn’t just a 3 point shooter. KO picks and sticks with “his boys” like Brimah even when he produced nothing. Now he trots DO out there, why? KO is not a guy who improvises on the fly during games very well.
 
Donors are in favor of Ollie, He will be back next year. he is aware of that to thats what the whole conversation was about Saturday. Also why Oz tweeted about them being out that night, they were celebrating being back. If things go bad next year that will be it for him. There are several reasons he will be back according to DB.
 
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August_West said:
Some donors were actually told the opposite not too long ago.
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I heard he was staying up until about two weeks ago. Something changed and now he will not be back.

Who knows at this point. We will find out soon enough
 
JMick said:
I heard he was staying up until about two weeks ago. Something changed and now he will not be back.

Who knows at this point. We will find out soon enough
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I heard Sunday he would be back.
 
August_West said:
Some donors were actually told the opposite not too long ago.
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Common Sense would dictate otherwise with two losing seasons in a row and a looming NCAA investigation that very well could have found something that constitutes "cause". I'm sure we will find out in the next two weeks.
 
Huskybass said:
Common Sense would dictate otherwise with two losing seasons in a row and a looming NCAA investigation that very well could have found something that constitutes "cause". I'm sure we will find out in the next two weeks.
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This was before the NCAA announcement.
 
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JMick said:
Regardless of what happens there are going to be a lot of unhappy people.
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I am not sure which way will create "unhappy", therein lies the issue. Unhappy he failed, yes. Unhappy if they replace him, no. Unhappy if they don't, yes/no from me.

Seems to me the most there will be would be those who have wanted him gone from a year ago or more. I believe those fans who supported Ollie hoping he could turn this thing around know there should be a change so if it does happen life goes on as a Husky fan. If not, support him again and hope the players who come back as well as the newbies can make us happy again. Not much we can do, unless you have a few million to get your wish I guess?
 
Boneyard "insiders".
Um, he's gone/staying. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ollie pass out at the Dairy Barn last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

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