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BUConn10 said:
The only reason I see Donovan as being a pipe dream is because the man specifically stated that he left the college game because he was tired of the recruiting game. Recruiting would be more difficult at UConn than at Florida in my opinion, but in my heart I feel like if that wasn't a factor we would have the necessary pull to make him consider. Otherwise the man is where he wants to be based on his statements in the past.
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Also, admittedly, the climate in Florida is a tad more attractive than Storrs.
 
JMick said:
If UConn was UConn and Memphis was Memphis this conference would annually be a top 4 conference in college basketball. You cant be a top conference in all of college basketball and be considered a mid-major
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Nobody cares about CBB anymore when it comes to negotiating media rights deals. You can fantasize all you want about being in a "high major non-P5 conference" for BB, but such a thing doesn't exist in the real present day world of college athletics. You're either P5 or you're not, in any sport. That's where the big $$$$$$ is.
 
UConnNick said:
Nobody cares about CBB anymore when it comes to negotiating media rights deals. You can fantasize all you want about being in a "high major non-P5 conference" for BB, but such a thing doesn't exist in the real present day world of college athletics. You're either P5 or you're not, in any sport. That's where the big $$$$$$ is.
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What in the world are you talking about? You don't even know what a mid-major is, do you? Money has absolutely nothing to do with what we are discussing.
 
JMick said:
What in the world are you talking about? You don't even know what a mid-major is, do you? Money has absolutely nothing to do with what we are discussing.
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You don't seem to understand that football, not BB is driving the bus in collegiate athletics, and money is all that matters. But continue living in your fantasy world where CBB still matters, if you want to.
 
pick6s said:
How about this guy as a replacement for Ollie if things continue the way they are in the second half of the season?

Took Marquette to the Final Four with D-Wade. Coached at Indiana. Working at ESPN this year but has expressed an interest in returning to coaching. Has name recognition.
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Hell no
 
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BUConn10 said:
The only reason I see Donovan as being a pipe dream is because the man specifically stated that he left the college game because he was tired of the recruiting game. Recruiting would be more difficult at UConn than at Florida in my opinion, but in my heart I feel like if that wasn't a factor we would have the necessary pull to make him consider. Otherwise the man is where he wants to be based on his statements in the past.
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Agreed on Donovan coming here as a pipe dream but bullcrap on the recruiting part... UConn is a proven winner (4 National Championships in still less than the last 20 years) I just think we can't afford Donovan....
 
UConnNick said:
You don't seem to understand that football, not BB is driving the bus in collegiate athletics, and money is all that matters. But continue living in your fantasy world where CBB still matters, if you want to.
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You are just putting words in my mouth now. Go re-read what was written and come back to me. My point is that the AACs national perception sucks because we have sucked. If we had been good at basketball the last several years the league would be viewed much differently. That has literally nothing to do with money or any other conferences.
 
JMick said:
You are just putting words in my mouth now. Go re-read what was written and come back to me. My point is that the AACs national perception sucks because we have sucked. If we had been good at basketball the last several years the league would be viewed much differently. That has literally nothing to do with money or any other conferences.
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And my point is the national perception of the AAC as a BB conference doesn't matter because nobody values CBB anymore. Explain to me how UCONN and Memphis could have magically transformed the BB perception of the AAC?

The conference couldn't possibly have gotten off to a more meteoric start than winning men's and women's NC's in 2014. Did anybody care? Of course not, because BB doesn't get you anywhere. Football does.

The AAC is the best of the G5 football conferences. That is where the reputation of the conference is made. Does anybody think the AAC is the best women's BB conference in the country just because UCONN is the best team in the country? Of course not. The conference sucks. Two more good men's teams wouldn't change the perception all that much. The conference will continue to get dissed with lousy seeds or deserving teams getting left out of the BB tourney because the P5 conferences rule.
 
UConnNick said:
And my point is the national perception of the AAC as a BB conference doesn't matter because nobody values CBB anymore. Explain to me how UCONN and Memphis could have magically transformed the BB perception of the AAC?

The conference couldn't possibly have gotten off to a more meteoric start than winning men's and women's NC's in 2014. Did anybody care? Of course not, because BB doesn't get you anywhere. Football does.

The AAC is the best of the G5 football conferences. That is where the reputation of the conference is made. Does anybody think the AAC is the best women's BB conference in the country just because UCONN is the best team in the country? Of course not. The conference sucks. Two more good men's teams wouldn't change the perception all that much. The conference will continue to get dissed with lousy seeds or deserving teams getting left out of the BB tourney because the P5 conferences rule.
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Ask for a dictionary next Christmas. Look up "perception" and get on the Google to see what a mid-major is
 
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BUConn10 said:
The only reason I see Donovan as being a pipe dream is because the man specifically stated that he left the college game because he was tired of the recruiting game. Recruiting would be more difficult at UConn than at Florida in my opinion, but in my heart I feel like if that wasn't a factor we would have the necessary pull to make him consider. Otherwise the man is where he wants to be based on his statements in the past.
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If fired by okc, Donovan would most likely take a year or two off and do tv. He definitely would not rush back into college.
 
UConnNick said:
Nobody cares about CBB anymore when it comes to negotiating media rights deals. You can fantasize all you want about being in a "high major non-P5 conference" for BB, but such a thing doesn't exist in the real present day world of college athletics. You're either P5 or you're not, in any sport. That's where the big $$$$$$ is.
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I live in San Diego, and was listening to the San Diego State basketball pre-game last night while driving home from work. They were talking about whether or not December rankings were important, and the commentator stated rankings at this point aren't important unless you are in a "power 6" conference (the rationale being that most non-power leagues are hit-or-miss as to getting multiple tournament teams, so league play is more important). They commentator then went on to explain that Power 5 is a football designation, but in basketball, the Big East is added to make it the power six leagues.
 
superjohn said:
It's not a secret.

But djct19999 says Bob Hurley hates Calhoun!!!
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I am saying they do not like each other. Not sure about hate. Yes, I stand by what I am saying that Danny Hurley will never coach here.

In other words , he will coach here as soon as hamidou enrolls. Both are locks.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
Hurley has won one A10 championship, why does everyone love him so much?
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He's a good coach. Rhody was pretty terrible before he took over and hadn't made the tourny since Tyson Wheeler and Cuttino Mobley. They've had some injuries and still played well and will make their second tourny in a row this season. He's done it at two college programs and at the high school level, and he has good recruiting contacts.

His teams play stifling defense and he holds his players accountable for everything. He reminds me some of his father and Calhoun.
 
Definite NO to Tom Crean. He will recruit better than Ollie and perform as well as Ollie and won't excite the fanbase.
YES to Rick Pitino if cleared by the NCAA and UCONN receives assurances of no sanctions on the program if we do hire him.


I'm not as much of a fan of Dan Hurley as others here. He's a decent coach, but I don't see him leading us anywhere. His brother different story, but with his success at ASU he isn't coming here most likely.

PS: I'm a fan of Eric Konkol at Louisiana Tech. A good up-coming coach who has worked as an assistant for Larranaga for a decade. A good feeling about the guys that Louisiana Tech hires. His team plays smart and don't beat themselves. Brad Stevens speaks highly of him as does Larranaga. We should go after Konkol.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Hurley has won one A10 championship, why does everyone love him so much?
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Wagner had five losing records in seven seasons before he took over, including 5-26 the year before he was hired. In his first year they went 13-17 and in the second he went 25-6. Under his former assistant, Bashir Mason, they've largely kept that going, posting winning records in four of the last five seasons (and look a good bet to make it five of the last six).

Rhode Island had gone from 26 wins to 20 to 7 in the three years before he took over. Then they went from 8 to 14 to 23 in his first three years in charge, and are going to post their fourth straight winning season – and, I'd wager, their second straight 25+ win, NCAA appearance season. This despite seeing his best player (Matthews) ravaged by injuries over the past three seasons.

Last year was their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1999, and their first win since 1998.

Prior to taking the job at Wagner he was head coach at St. Benedict's in New Jersey, a prep powerhouse, for nine years. He has over two decades of coaching experience, more than 15 years of which have been as the head coach.

So in short: He has a history of rebuilding northeast programs that have fallen on hard times by getting them to play suffocating defense, shoot well and rebound the hell out of the ball. He also recruits well relative to his team's pedigree, with deep ties in two local (New England and New Jersey) talent hotbeds. And he has Big East blood.
 
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tcf15 said:
I’ve said it on here before - Hurley wants the UConn job. He would definitely come.
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I heard he is using "Tiger Tom n Miller" to pass the info. He is actually doing his best to disrupt the program. To the hell with him. The UCONN fraternity will have nothing to do with this guy if he ever make it here
 
Huskyforlife said:
Why wouldn't he come here?
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Contrary to the delusion of some, UConn isn't the job it once was. Not only has Ollie run this program to the ground, he sped the process up of showing all the warts of not being in the P5. Many outside the program warned of this but we were to loyal a fan base to even imagine it true. Danny Hurley isn't looking to rebuild another struggling northeast program. He sees his brothers success and he will want a huge payday in a major conference. Sadly, he can hold out for something better. The reality is UConn is no longer a destination gig. In fact, I am far from certain The current Rutgers coach would take it.
 
superjohn said:
Duke will hire the best possible candidate when K retires, they won't just automatically hand over the reins to a former Dukie.
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Honestly, I think they'll do whatever K wants.
 
Whtdmd said:
I heard he is using "Tiger Tom n Miller" to pass the info. He is actually doing his best to disrupt the program. To the hell with him. The UCONN fraternity will have nothing to do with this guy if he ever make it here
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Who cares what the UConn coaching fraternity thinks?
 
SirHypeAlot said:
Billy Donovan is the most interesting name tossed out to date. I don't know how hot his seat is in OKC as they are slowly turning around the ship, but if he was let go we should back up the brinks truck and bring him in. Bake sales every day to raise the money whatever it takes
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If money's his primary motivator, UCONN loses. He was making $4m per at Florida. And he makes around $6m per right now.
 
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