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Taliek Brown Joining Staff

methodology said:
Yes he was at UConn taking classes over the summer for past few years. I believe you need your degree to become a coach at this level. Probably what he was planning on doing
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If he received his undergrad degree in 2013, I imagine he was part of the effort by several alumni players to come back and earn their degrees, helping to erase the APR stigma.
 
tcf15 said:
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From December 2017:
New York City has produced some great guards throughout the years.

UConn sophomore Christian Vital, who's from Queens Village, has his favorite.

Make that favorites.

"It's Kemba and Taliek," Vital said of the two former Huskies. "I don't know which one I could choose. I'll just say both of them. They paved the way."

Growing up in New York, Vital followed the UConn careers of Kemba Walker and Taliek Brown, who both authored their share of magical Madison Square Garden moments.
 
Good hire for a low-level position.

This isn't handing Ricky Moore a critical assistant slot. If Taliek is willing to work his way up, like Freeman was doing, that's perfect.
 
HooperScooper said:
Assuming so since the Courant article said he was taking over for KFree. KFree was on the bench last year, wasn't he? I can't remember since I've tried to block the entire season out of my mind! :)
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Forget what I said. I read that part too fast.

Brown takes the position vacated by Kevin Freeman, who left to be an assistant at Penn State. Freeman had a different role before he left. Hurley was looking to fill a player-development position, similar to Danny Griffin's role under Kevin Ollie.

So I guess he won't be on the bench during games.
 
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Javjudah said:
Look folks, Hurley has a very good and talented team. It’s a mixture of youth and players with experience. There is a lot of similarities with this team and the 2011 and 2014 team. Adams is the KEY. Hurley must capitalize from the success of this season and reel in more talent. As it stands we have yet to get a quality commit under Hurley and hope this changes soon.
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At least we'll have a committed and capable coach with a well-built staff. And, btw, I question my own use of the "we" pronoun. You don't even need to question it. Just don't.
 
Stainmaster said:
Your obsession with Kevin Ollie is becoming obnoxious. Why do you keep bringing him up in threads that have nothing to do with him? It almost seems pathological.

The rest of us are trying to enjoy the Hurley era. Join us.
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Freescooter requires frequent refuels of his miserability index and uses the Boneyard as his personal gas station.

My Taliek story: I was a freshman living in the northwest dorms when he and Tony Robertson walked by while we were playing Time Crisis II. They hopped in for a game or two and were some of the funniest dudes I've met. They may or may not have smelled like the burned leaves of a green plant. Was an interesting initiation to college life.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
Next time, when someone politely tells you you've been redundant, just say, "Thank you" in the future.
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“Inclusion is a hell of a drug”

I am a fan of Uconn basketball but I am not delusional like some on this message board. I look at things from every perspective and not what I want or hope things to be.
@JMick @CL82
 
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Javjudah said:
Hurley has a very good and talented team. There is a lot of similarities with this team and the 2011 and 2014 team.
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Hmm let's see... They both started 5 players. Um, they both live in Storrs. Uh, they wear blue and white uniforms...
 
tykurez said:
Freescooter requires frequent refuels of his miserability index and uses the Boneyard as his personal gas station.

My Taliek story: I was a freshman living in the northwest dorms when he and Tony Robertson walked by while we were playing Time Crisis II. They hopped in for a game or two and were some of the funniest dudes I've met. They may or may not have smelled like the burned leaves of a green plant. Was an interesting initiation to college life.
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@weyuo
 
Javjudah said:
Look folks, Hurley has a very good and talented team. It’s a mixture of youth and players with experience. There is a lot of similarities with this team and the 2011 and 2014 team. Adams is the KEY. Hurley must capitalize from the success of this season and reel in more talent. As it stands we have yet to get a quality commit under Hurley and hope this changes soon.
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A very good and talented team... that his predecessor found a way to win 14 games with and lose 8 games by 20 or more points. Dont set unreasonable expectations for Hurley to flourish in year one. This is a 2 to 3 year rebuilding process to get the program back to where it should be.
 
Stainmaster said:
Your obsession with Kevin Ollie is becoming obnoxious. Why do you keep bringing him up in threads that have nothing to do with him? It almost seems pathological.

The rest of us are trying to enjoy the Hurley era. Join us.
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LOLOLOL! I’m not obsessed with Kevin. But I admit that I enjoy tweaking the folks who dreamed up all sorts of reasons why he had to stay. Know anyone like that stairs?
 
CL82 said:
Genius move by Hurley since, if BY history is any indication, he will instantly be blamed for everything bad that happens.

(Edit: Actually thought this was trolling until I clicked on the thread.)
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Unless he also hires Selvie in some capacity...
 
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This is reassurance that the future is very bright :)

Welcome back Taliek
 
I’m happy for Talik as long as he’s not coaching the point guards.

I remember that both Talik and KO used to make me crazy by holding the ball too long when they drove the lane. They got swallowed up a lot more than they should have.

I vaguely remember Talik sitting a while during his Senior season when JC went to Ben for some big assist games.

It would be great in a number of ways if Ben was able to coach the guards.
 
While Taliek can’t recruit in this role his involvement with anyone is better now than the way it was before - as a booster.
Granted, he had some preexisting relationships with some individuals, which makes contact ok - but this is an added level of safety when KO’s lawyer is trying to find any little thing that’s a double standard.
 
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Dove said:
A local station did a story on him last year. He was very well-spoken and pro-UCONN.
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No disrespect to GM but Taliek was really our main shot in the arm for being a top Diallo contender.
 
HooperScooper said:
Forget what I said. I read that part too fast.

Brown takes the position vacated by Kevin Freeman, who left to be an assistant at Penn State. Freeman had a different role before he left. Hurley was looking to fill a player-development position, similar to Danny Griffin's role under Kevin Ollie.

So I guess he won't be on the bench during games.
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Danny wasn’t a bench coach but was on the bench and hung out in timeout huddles on the peripheral.
 
freescooter said:
LOLOLOL! I’m not obsessed with Kevin. But I admit that I enjoy tweaking the folks who dreamed up all sorts of reasons why he had to stay. Know anyone like that stairs?
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Yes, you are. You constantly talk about him and bring him up unprompted. Many people dislike Ollie a great deal, yet everyone except for you is able to discuss other things without forcing him into the conversation.

Also, if you’re insinsulting that at any point this season I wanted to be retained...you’re flat-out wrong. You would do well to relocate to reality, because you clearly haven’t been there in a long time.
 
8893 said:
Love, love, love Khalid. Still my favorite all-time Husky. But would be a terrible match with Hurley's style imo. JC loved him because he delivered and had moxie unlike any player we had ever had, but he also gave him a pretty wide berth and allowed him leeway he would never have tolerated from other players. Taliek is a hard worker who earned everything the hard way, which is exactly what we need to inject more of in this team.
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Jim had one manager or grad assistant, who had the job of making sure Khalid did not oversleep and be late for the afternoon practice. It was a full time, difficult and challenging job. But, the kid was creative and persistent in getting Khalid there on time, doing anything short of changing the clocks at Gampel.
 
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