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housekeys said:
Not sure what you are saying. If Adams failed to make a play, because KO feels he is not into the game, KO should sit him, give him a wicked tongue lashing, then throw him back in to see the results. What is it you do not understand?
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I understand you're a pr!ck for one.

So he's a freshman playing poorly and we're up 12 in the second half. Let's put him back in?
 
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We've been playing well. There was a noticeable positive change in this team. We were playing well tonight before the abomination. We are less than 2 years from a NC.Recruiting has been going well.

Maybe it is time to take a deep breathe and realize that just because a loss stung, we don't need a scapegoat.
 
2north said:
My response was in general. If KO leaves, just watch everyone cry about going back on his word. Yet today everyone wants him gone.

Be careful what you wish for. Without the NC in 2014 to jump start recruiting, we would fall into the "deserve to be in the AAC" category and nobody changes that.
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Not everyone who criticizes KO wants him gone. I sure in hell do not. Keep that distinction in mind.
 
2north said:
My response was in general. If KO leaves, just watch everyone cry about going back on his word. Yet today everyone wants him gone.

Be careful what you wish for. Without the NC in 2014 to jump start recruiting, we would fall into the "deserve to be in the AAC" category and nobody changes that.
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I don't want him gone. He is an excellent recruiter. Zero doubt there. I question his Xs and Os and in game strategy. My point is every "reporter" gives credence to the idea that he belongs in the NBA. I don't see that at all. Not when he can't manage to handle the mighty AAC.
 
Team chemistry and personality matter. There is none in sight. No collective mental toughness, grit or will to bury the opponent. We have a collection of players wearing UConn uniforms managed under a rotation scheme, but no team. Mental lapses, breakdowns, timidity and fragile minds prevail over collective toughness and will to win.
 
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traitor71 said:
It's completely senseless. There is no explanation that makes sense. I feel like KO panicked and was looking for a way to change things up, but I just don't see how he expected it to work after Jalen sat the whole way.
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OT but that is the best avatar on the Boneyard
 
Athlete94 said:
We live in the now, not 2012.
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That's out of context. In 2012 we came off a NC returning 4 starters and the #1 overall recruit and we didn't make the tournament. Point was, even JC had his struggles.
 
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very average team with a very average coach...

KO is not getting it done with his players...

It is that simple - he is no wunderkind. He is average (with below average assistants).

Makes you appreciate Shabazz, Giffey, Daniels and the Boatshow a whole lot more. 2014 was very special. Makes us all appreciate how lucky we were.
 
2north said:
That's out of context. In 2012 we came off a NC returning 4 starters and the #1 overall recruit and we didn't make the tournament. Point was, even JC had his struggles.
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Your point is taken, but factually speaking, we did in fact make the Tournament. At least our name was in the bracket and our bus went to the Yum Center. The team never showed up though.

Maybe it's understandable you don't remember. I'd rather forget it if I could.
 
weyuo said:
Calhoun would have sensed the game going the other way and called a timeout so he could regroup the troops and... ring in the officials(which he never gets as much credit as he deserves for doing) and stop any Temple momentum before it ever started. That's the difference between Hall of Famers and guys still earning their wings.
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You can't just blame KO after every loss. It's up to the players to show some guts and heart. If they don't want to win bad enough, they won't win. Period.
 
Caronimo said:
You can't just blame KO after every loss. It's up to the players to show some guts and heart. If they don't want to win bad enough, they won't win. Period.
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Lots of blame to go around. Its not Ollie's fault we were out-toughed on both ends down the stretch. But how many times do we have to watch chaos out of a timeout? After one timeout no one knew who was throwing the ball inbounds, and after another with 4 mins left, another shot clock violation. Those are on the coach.
 
It was a collective breakdown. Coaches, players, everyone. This team wilts under pressure, more or less every time. They don't know how to win a close game. They get rattled and their decision making goes to hell. I had hopes that Gibbs would start getting it, but he was the worst offender last night.
 
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The only thing I'll really get on Ollie for is the fact that in every one of these close games, with 5 minutes left, he starts taking air out the ball every single possession, and we don't have the offensive talent to do that. Two years ago, we had Shabazz that could bail us out or find one of our great 3-point shooters to get a good look. He should've realized about a month ago that we don't have the personnel to do that effectively. Every time he tries it, we get ice-cold. He has to stop that and just run the regular offense.

Other than that, it's clear these guys struggle with adversity. They completely fell apart when Temple hit them in the mouth. I'm not gonna use revisionist history and say Calhoun teams were always mentally tough, because 2010 and 2012 happened, but the majority of the time he imposed his will on the team. Ollie needs to show that he can produce tough basketball players. Not ready to say he can't, but this year's team just keeps falling apart late in games.

Still not giving up on this year, but they need to get tougher quickly or they're gonna wilt under the pressure of March. Hope they take this as a learning moment and move on, because the season isn't over yet. Still time to show us what they're really made of.
 
Mr. French said:
No, it's not. These players are weak minded and clueless. Almost every one of them.
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If Coach Diaco is to blame for interceptions thrown by a QB, I would think Ollie is easily responsible for a team that is currently weak minded and clueless, in your words.

Three months to make them strong minded and have a clue and he has failed...
 
I think Ollie needs to learn to delegate more - and needs to have the right people around him to delegate to.

It's obvious that clock management and fouling strategy are weaknesses. We routinely pass up 2-for-1s at the end of game, foul the wrong guy, or fail to foul anyone and let the other team run the clock down.

Ollie doesn't need to be a Moneyball-level genius at this stuff. But he should have someone sitting next to him who can say "Coach: look 2-for-1 here!" or "deny DeCosey on the inbound - make them inbound to Bond or Dingle." Hell, I don't care if it's a statistics grad student, just assign someone the role.

Ollie has incredible strengths as a head coach, but he needs to approach the job more like a CEO rather than trying to do everything himself.
 
weyuo said:
Calhoun would have sensed the game going the other way and called a timeout so he could regroup the troops and... ring in the officials(which he never gets as much credit as he deserves for doing) and stop any Temple momentum before it ever started. That's the difference between Hall of Famers and guys still earning their wings.
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We called a timeout, but we didn't execute. Last night isn't totally on KO. Purvis missed two layups and Brimah mishandled a pass under the hoop which should have been a dunk. Our wins and losses are generally similar, it's just that the stuff we do against bad teams doesn't work against average or above average teams.

Also decosey looked like an NBA caliber prospect last night.
 
Did we decide which scapegoat we sacrifice to the basketball Gods? Ollie? Brimah? Gibbs? Maybe Purvis? The usual suspects.

The sacrifice will be held at the Temple of Calhoun who never allowed such things to happen (except for when he did)

God grant us the serenity to live without a Kemba or Bazz on our team, though as the chosen people we are thusly entitled.
Amen
 
Its just so frustrating that we shouldn't have lost last night, and 2 other games (Temple 1st game, and Cincy ) as well. That's 3 losses that should have been wins. Yes, we need play to win and NOT not to lose.

Rico444 said:
The only thing I'll really get on Ollie for is the fact that in every one of these close games, with 5 minutes left, he starts taking air out the ball every single possession, and we don't have the offensive talent to do that. ....
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"Ollie should know enough to go 2 for 1 when you get the ball back with 40 seconds left."

40 seconds isn't the ideal situation to go 2 for 1. You'd basically have to shoot within 7-8 seconds; once the rebound/made shot, etc... the other team would drain most of the final 30 seconds anyways.
 
I thought they did try to go 2 for 1. Missed shot, rebound, reset the "offense" No?
 
In general I like Ollie. I think this coaching staff recruits well and for the most part have the Huskies in a position to win each game they play. An injury to one of the countries best shot blockers has hurt no doubt and will Brimah play to his capabilities by tourney time? Who knows. I just think Ollie missed on stemming the momentum change vs Temple. Calhoun was a master at it. Ollie is still learning it.
 
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