Taliek Brown gets assistant coaching job at Iona

[superjohn]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

He's going to be an assistant for one of the greatest coaches of all-time. He would be insane to turn it down.

 

[MDHuskFan]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

Do you understand the nature of his job? Promoted to assistant at Iona is such a logical step. Would you have preferred Danny say, “hey, let me keep you around for a few years, turn down a great opportunity, and then maybe I’ll give you a promotion to a job you’re under qualified & in experienced for”?

 

[Huskyforlife]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

Man was making 87k, I’m going to assume he’ll do better at Iona.

 

[willie99]

Congrats Taliek, wishing you all the best

 

[JohnFSilver]

Hear me out:
Caron Butler. Only for 1 year as foot in..
Then takes an Associate HC role for 2 to 3 yrs
The maybe who knows

Caron is already an nba assistant in the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Lol.

 

[RichCTBB]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

One of the worst things yo can do as a boss is keep good candidates from moving up. A good boss develops and reloads. Keep the same staff for too long and you end up recycling the same ideas. There’s a such thing as positive turnover among staff.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Congrats Taliek, wishing you all the best

He goes from a director of development, which is essentially helping plaayers with their lives on and off court, to coaching. He wants to be a coach. He gets an opportunity.

 

[Madmannsucks]

There is a lot to learn about coaching from Pitino. Good move for TB.

 

[fatlucy]

Caron is already an nba assistant in the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Lol.

I missed that somehow! Now I have a team to cheer for.

 

[Zonepress]

Great opportunity for TB!
But why does it take this long for
Someone with a great playing background
Who is familiar with grassroots nyc so long to get a job when there are so many with no college
Playing with experience getting asst and in some cases head coaching jobs ?

 

[UofCT]

Great opportunity for TB!
But why does it take this long for
Someone with a great playing background
Who is familiar with grassroots nyc so long to get a job when there are so many with no college
Playing with experience getting asst and in some cases head coaching jobs ?

It could be as simple as Taliek spent 10+ years after college playing basketball and by the time he wanted to start coaching he was battling guys who spent 10+ years coaching basketball.

 

[mauconnfan]

Good for Taliek. Like many not a Pitino fan but the man can coach and teach, great spot to start!

 

[Zonepress]

I don’t believe that

 

[metsfan2323]

If KEA is serious, that would be great.

He's one of my favorite players to ever wear the UConn uniform.

KEA would potentially be a great addition to the staff. Would love to see that happen.

 

[navery12]

I don’t believe that

You don't have to believe it, but it's the truth

 

[Zonepress]

You don't have to believe it, but it's the truth

Good to know

 

[RichZ]

They won’t be reassigning any of the on-court coaches here.

True.
BUT...
When an assistant moves on to a juicier responsibility, there's always the possibility of everyone moving up a notch, which could get him out of the vestibule and into the club, so to speak.

 

[Dabutlerdidit]

This position doesn't do any recruiting so that doesn't even matter


Caron ain't leaving his NBA coaching job to come back to college unless it was for a HC job. Even then, he might prefer to stay at that level

Caron is already an nba assistant in the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Lol.

is UConn not an upgrade, c'mon now..

 

[navery12]

is UConn not an upgrade, c'mon now..

Yes, it would objectively be a step down in both prestige and salary to go from an NBA assistant coach to a non-coaching role at UConn

 

[RichZ]

the guy takes really good care of his assistants and generally seems to care about them a great deal.

I seem to recall him dumping all the blame for the whole Katrina Powell escort thing at Louisville on a grad assistant.

 

[RichCTBB]

This truly is an amazing opportunity….how many assistants can say that they played for a national championship winning, HOF coach and also coached underneath another national championship winning, HOF coach? I would guess not many.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

Good lord.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

Look into Zoloft dude.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

Nice to see there’s no off-season for some.

True relentless dedication to the craft of bad takes.

 

[CallMeBruce]

This is a big loss for us. He was a really active part of our player’s lives. Assistant at Iona? He would have been an assistant here in short order. Danny’s ability to keep people around was once viewed as a strength.

People will just come on this website and say anything. Absolutely deranged take.