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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 2286909, member: 1609"] I hate to break this to you but if JC wasn't a stubborn old hardass UConn might well be in a P5 conference. Did he ever actually think things through. By the way Chief Dom Perno in worst and last years at UConn won as many league games as Jim Calhoun did in his first 3 If JC didn't catch lightning in a bottle and win the NIT with Perno's players he might not of seen the dream season. His last two years were 9-9 and 8-10 in the Big East the latter with 3 number 1 picks and 3-4 number 2 picks. The former team was saved when KO developed KW into the top PG in the country. Frankly JC was a good recruiter and talent evaluator,But playing in the most visible conference in the country makes that a whole lot easier. He certainly was among the greatest game coaches ever., but just an average developer of talent. I could name as many of his players who never got better and a few who were destroyed. The Irony of the 1999 championship is a guy he destroyed played a roll in his first NC ,when injuries forced JC to play him. His style of being a Gestopo doesn't suit every personality. Anyone can cherry pick a career and by slant create the narrative that you want. I just gave you the tip of the iceberg. KO is a great coach who inherited a bad situation and has been the subject of an unlenting campaign to hurt his recruiting since he took the job. Maybe some of the damage was self inflicted ,but I've never seen or heard anything other then innuendo. That's a fact , but even false rumors can harm you. I hope you fairweather fans don't hurt yourselves jumping off the bandwagon. I'm committed for life ,as I don't jump vey well and jumping back on when we have a great 2017-17 is too exhausting. [/QUOTE]

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