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Message: [QUOTE="Okafour rings, post: 4111444, member: 7715"] Alot of us here on the Boneyard wondered why prior coach Ollie didn't take advantage of his Hall of Fame predecessor Coach Calhoun, asking for his advice and wisdom. Here is what Hurley said shortly after the Binghamton game and upon hearing of JC's retirement announcement (from ESPN): [B]NEW/OLD MENTOR[/B] [CENTER][B]Longtime UConn coach Jim Calhoun has some time on his hands again, and Hurley wouldn’t be surprised to see Calhoun at a lot of the Huskies’ practices this season. Calhoun, 79, stepped down Thursday as the coach at Division III Saint Joseph. “I hope so. It’ll be great to see Coach around,” Hurley said. “The downside for me when Coach decided to stay coaching — it was awesome to see, it was inspirational to see, like a true coach continuing on because he loves being a coach, molding young men, and winning. But to not have him around during the winter as a resource has sucked. The fact that Coach is going to be around a lot is awesome. That’s going to be great for me who is still a relatively young coach.”[/B][/CENTER] This reminds me of the quote attributed to President Woodrow Wilson who said: "I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow." Coach Hurley is open to learning from one of the greatest collegiate coaches of all time...shows how humble and grounded he is. [/QUOTE]