Maybe elevate Mamadou Diarra to that position? He has a lot less experience than Taliek but what exactly does the Director of Player Development do that Diarra couldn't do? His brother is on the team so you can't get much closer to a "strong personal relationship" than that.I’m happy for him, but I hate to see him go. I wonder if Dan will bring in another husky alum to fill that position.
Considering he's only had UConn alums occupy the role thus far (Freeman and Taliek) I bet he does.I’m happy for him, but I hate to see him go. I wonder if Dan will bring in another husky alum to fill that position.
Maybe elevate Mamadou Diarra to that position? He has a lot less experience than Taliek but what exactly does the Director of Player Development do that Diarra couldn't do?
Amazing move for Taliek. If Mamadou gets that job, it would be well deserved, i also think DH will hire the best person for it as well.Maybe elevate Mamadou Diarra to that position? He has a lot less experience than Taliek but what exactly does the Director of Player Development do that Diarra couldn't do?
Brown has close interaction with the UConn student-athletes, building strong personal relationships with them, while initiating and participating in off-court activities that teach and develop life skills. He also supervises the graduate assistants for the men's program.
Taliek Brown - Director of Player Development - Men's Basketball Support Staff - University of Connecticut Athletics
Taliek Brown, captain of UConn's 2004 NCAA National Championship team and still the program’s all-time assists leader, is in his third year on the UConn coachinguconnhuskies.com
I’m happy for him, but I hate to see him go. I wonder if Dan will bring in another husky alum to fill that position.
It’s a great position for a former player (from any program), and there’s also the possibility of rearranging job titles/responsibilities to have everyone in the right spot on the staff.
Congrats to one of my all-time favorites!Pitino loves PGs.. TB knows the position.. Will be a great learning experience for Taliek re: learning how to communicate/coach... Pitino may have had a few slips in judgment along the way.. But he does know how to coach.
On the first part, yes. On the second part, not really.
This isn’t really an on-court coaching job; it’s administrative.
It’s a catch-all position where they interface with every department that somehow touches the student athlete which makes it great for someone just starting. They do everything from making sure the players know their plays to making sure the players are getting to class, meeting their advisors, following the strength staff’s directives, etc. If a player has too many parking tickets, the player development guy is the one talking to the meter maid and the player to resolve it.
They won’t be reassigning any of the on-court coaches here.
I agree with the sentiment although until NIL collectives make it irrelevant asst coaching is 95% about recruiting tiesIdk what's happening with his playing career at the moment, but if I'm Hurley, I'm calling up Shabazz and seeing if he wants to transition into coaching. Shabazz had the highest basketball IQ of any player in UConn's history. I've always thought that he would be an excellent coach one day.
Hear me out:Considering he's only had UConn alums occupy the role thus far (Freeman and Taliek) I bet he does.
Handle/postHear 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
This position doesn't do any recruiting so that doesn't even matterI agree with the sentiment although until NIL collectives make it irrelevant asst coaching is 95% about recruiting ties
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 levelHear 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
Oh I didn’t think you were implying that Shabazz would be interested in a non coaching staff positionThis 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
I think it’s really cool that Mamadou was a player from the previous regime and has found a very good spot for personal and professional growth under Hurley.Amazing move for Taliek. If Mamadou gets that job, it would be well deserved, i also think DH will hire the best person for it as well.
Everything I’ve read re-Mamadou is the role he’s been serving in, he’s done a good job. Here’s to hoping that maybe he’s ready for an increase in responsibility