We need a new coach

[swami7774]

I watched possession after possession with the ball being passed around the perimeter with no effort to engage our bigs by passing it to them in the paint or foul line. I saw contested 3s hoisted one after another (bad shots at that) with no effort to either take a better shot, find an open man, or run a semblance of offense..

That’s been a constant since ‘14-‘15. Offensive sets are horrible—especially at game’s end. That hasn’t changed at all, and in fact has gotten worse. That’s coaching, or lack of it.
Fishy’s right(for once). KO’s gotta go.

 

[Mr. French]

No. His success is all about lucking into Jaylen Adams. Other than the last 3 years he's been an average coach at best.


I agree with you 100%. Mack's a really good coach, but he's never had to dig a program out of a ditch. Hurley's a specialist at that.

I don’t know that I agree with you about Schmidt. I personally think he’s a heck of a coach.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

The fact that Benedict thinks he can get Mack makes it seem as though money won't be an issue for the next coach.

wait benedict thinks he can get Mack? did I miss something?

 

[Madmannsucks]

Eh, Northeastern went to East Lansing a couple weeks later and handled Michigan State so those two games aren't the be all and end all people make them out to be.

I am in the camp that firmly believes that 2014 should have been a springboard for a sustained run of greatness for UConn basketball. I am also firmly in the camp that believes that there has to be a new coach on the sidelines when the 2018-19 season tips. The gap between where we were (and where Ollie seemed to be) in 2014 and where we (and Ollie) are today is as inexplicable a phenomenon as I've seen in sports. I don't believe that Ollie is the basketball ignoramus some people on here seem to think he is but I do believe he seems like a fundamentally different person these days. It bums me out to look at him, honestly.

I have a hard time believing that the guy whose entire professional life up until now was defined by tenacity and hard work and never giving up would simply rest on his laurels (for the first time in his life) at 40-something years old after winning the national championship, but something's changed. The vibe around the program seems toxic. And I don't know why anyone would think another year would make a difference. If it was simply a matter of losing to teams with more talent that's one thing. This is not that. He's gotta go.

Probably the best post I have seen on the topic. This exact sentiment has me scratching my head in disbelief. For some reason, I think he can turn it around. I hope he can at UConn. Having said that, I also hoped for the longest time that OJ was innocent. Sometime reality just hurts.
Notice you didn't have to resort to calling KO and idiot or clueless or a loser, etc, etc.

 

[Sonova]

Those 3 teams are in the PAC12, The Big 10 and the ACC... Not mid-major AAC..

The most honest statement in this thread is.

“Everyone ready to roll the dice”

And it will be for all the money. If new coach does not get it done so are we..

We are way more likely to end up like PITT than Ohio State, NC State or even Washington..

Digest that

Says you. Based on what logic? The fact that we are in the AAC actually de-risks the on court success probbility for next hire, just as it created an easier opportunity for Ollie to succeed as a new coach. Your assertion is illogical. A good coach should have much fewer issues getting UConn to win in the AAC than a decent coach (who was a good awful fit at Pitt - which itself is an awful fit in the ACC) would in the ACC. If you think we can’t get a good coach, well, then I don’t know what to tell you.

Pitt didn’t appreciate what it had with Jamie Dixon. Since 2014, we have little to nothing to appreciate. Finding a better coach than Ollie may be one of the most idiot-proof job searches any AD will ever have.

 

[amory]

Yep. Time to go.

 

[intlzncster]

This doesn't add up.

There is no big time coach available who will come here. Your best option is Hurley but it depends on who you have to fight with to get him. And I am not convinced he is the answer.

Who would convince you is the answer? If no one, then why bother even following?

We should not have to endure any more losing seasons with Ollie. But if it takes a year to get the right man so be it.. We only have one shot here or we are done.

So one more year to find another coach? How much time does one need to do this? You don't think the AD has put time into this already? That's his job.

What difference does it make if you wait or you don't? Is The One going to magically appear next year? One more year just gives opportunity to guys who are ready, and that you might like (Hurley or whomever), to pad their resumes even further or go somewhere else.

This is not professional sports. You don’t have players under contract. A new coach can come into a job knowing he has a few assets to work with..Our new coach could very well have nothing. We had nothing this year but at least we had Jalen and CV. A new hire most likely will not even have that. So after he bombs a year the recruits are really going to line up to play for him?? Ahhh No

This is the case for every coaching hire in history (involving a struggling program). How does this change by waiting a year?

Are you saying that one more year of losing will allow us to keep more players for the next guy? What is the logic here? The opposite is far more likely.

Part of hiring is finding a guy who can get his own players and coach them up. Everyone understands a new guy could struggle the first year or two. What they're hoping for is year on year improvement.

 

[UCDaveD]

Captbluefin

 

[JakeTheDog]

Can't argue with what Fishy says here. And now that he has I'm guessing there is at least half as many apolliegistas.

 

[intlzncster]

I am in reality regarding our situation...And the damages done by KO and the media this year..

That's one thing that would help if they hire a guy like Hurley. The media would pump him up from day 1. The Hurley name is very respected in MCBB.

 

[auggie22]

Those 3 teams are in the PAC12, The Big 10 and the ACC... Not mid-major AAC..

The most honest statement in this thread is.

“Everyone ready to roll the dice”

And it will be for all the money. If new coach does not get it done so are we..

We are way more likely to end up like PITT than Ohio State, NC State or even Washington..

Digest that

Well we have seen what is behind door A. I say we take our chances with what is behind door B.

 

[StunningSteve]

Put down your pom-poms and take off your blue colored glasses..

The brand/facilities/ recruiting grounds. Really????

Those schools conference Trumps all of them. We are inferior to them..

JC was a once in a lifetime coach who performed a miracle in Storrs. Cherish the memories..

Idiot post.

This isn't the CFP.

UConn is in a multiple bid conference that offers recruits the ability to play for the national championship.

Everyone knows that there are levels within leagues, and being an upper tier member is much different than mid or low tier in the same conference.

The AAC is actually developing nicely in BBall, which has been the plan all along... to develop a quality all-sports league.

UConn's only barriers are quality coaching. The recruiting classes in the AAC were just fine up until the staff shake-up. It's a better AAC now than it was then.

So sick of the trolls and the gullible sheep.

So sick of seeing Cincinnati and Wichita in the Top 20 every week this year and not even being in that conversation.

So tired of the excuses that keep UConn under those schools. No reason for that. Those are Final 4 caliber programs reppin AAC, and UConn should have been in those conversations this year. UConn has more equity to use to its advantage.

 

[Captbluefin]

OK then...

See who is the next Coach... It looks to me like the vast majority disagree with me.

I very well could be wrong... But people getting nasty over ones opnion is ridiculous.

My opnion over what we get stuck with for a Coach due to our decline has made people so angry. Its my OPNION... You have yours.

 

[auggie22]

OK then...

See who is the next Coach... It looks to me like the vast majority disagree with me.

I very well could be wrong... But people getting nasty over ones opnion is ridiculous.

My opnion over what we get stuck with for a Coach due to our decline has made people so angry. Its my OPNION... You have yours.

You intermittently mix "we" and "you" when talking about the team. I cannot speak for anyone else, obviously, but I don't believe you are actually a fan of the team. And while I am not getting angry with you, I do hope you will stop posting on the matter of KO.

 

[Captbluefin]

You intermittently mix "we" and "you" when talking about the team. I cannot speak for anyone else, obviously, but I don't believe you are actually a fan of the team. And while I am not getting angry with you, I do hope you will stop posting on the matter of KO.

Well I guess you told me.. Someone who disagrees is a troll.. I disagree with the crowd that does not mean I am a troll..

We=UCONN

You= The unrealistic crowd. With unrealistic expectations for the next Coach.
That I do not share.

 

[RoderickSpode]

Well I guess you told me.. Someone who disagrees is a troll.. I disagree with the crowd that does not mean I am a troll..

We=UCONN

You= The unrealistic crowd. With unrealistic expectations for the next Coach.
That I do not share.

It’s been said before, but bears repeating: if hoping for the next coach to be better than Ollie qualifies as “unrealistic”, we may as well just close up shop now. Drop down to D2 perhaps, because it’s over.

 

[KodiacKemba]

This game ollie wasnt out coached, with our total defense any team can score on us at will .. we simply can’t play any kind of defense ... we always being outmuscled n teams get to the lane fairly easy and to the line! How many games has a player scorched us from the field n have a career day ... ??

 

[husky429]

This game ollie wasnt out coached, with our total defense any team can score on us at will .. we simply can’t play any kind of defense ... we always being outmuscled n teams get to the lane fairly easy and to the line! How many games has a player scorched us from the field n have a career day ... ??

Coaches coach defense and offense
.. not sure what youre getting at

 

[JMick]

This game ollie wasnt out coached, with our total defense any team can score on us at will .. we simply can’t play any kind of defense ... we always being outmuscled n teams get to the lane fairly easy and to the line! How many games has a player scorched us from the field n have a career day ... ??

so you think it's some giant coincidence that all of Ollie's teams have had a bunch of nobodies go off for career highs? lol.

 

[superjohn]

Coaches coach defense and offense
.. not sure what youre getting at

Most do, unfortunately ours does neither.

 

[KodiacKemba]

Coaches coach defense and offense
.. not sure what youre getting at

So u simply saying Ollie isn’t emphasizing both... that’s ridiculous!! ppl tend to go back n say well Ollie recruited these guys whatever but as a d1 player you should know how to keep a guy in front of you, but I know you blame that on Ollie as well

 

[KodiacKemba]

so you think it's some giant coincidence that all of Ollie's teams have had a bunch of nobodies go off for career highs? lol.

You watch the game lol ... I feel for Ollie because I believe him when he say the kids aren’t following the game plan .. but on defense it’s all about you stopping ya man from scoring and some of those shots were contested but others not so much

The offense could be good if our players adjust their tendencies... Adams your not a 3 point shooter, attack the d embrace contact n set up others, vital stop taking unnecessary shots, Larrier you’re long enough to glide to the rack, toughen up....

 

[Robertelamin]

Well either he isn't teaching them or they aren't listening. Either way it's a problem.

 

[tentoes4rings]

Well either he isn't teaching them or they aren't listening. Either way it's a problem.

Absolutely. If a team tunes out what the coaches are saying, it’s time to replace the coaches. The rhetoric is guys didn’t want to hear the message last year so there was a parting of the ways. Now, with a new group, it’s the same issue? The fat lady is about to sing next month.

 

[AdamaNation]

The fact that Benedict thinks he can get Mack makes it seem as though money won't be an issue for the next coach.

AD David Benedict thinks he can get Mack?

 

[husky429]

So u simply saying Ollie isn’t emphasizing both... that’s ridiculous!! ppl tend to go back n say well Ollie recruited these guys whatever but as a d1 player you should know how to keep a guy in front of you, but I know you blame that on Ollie as well

Our guys are good enough athletes to guard the perimeter. Interior D is meh. The problem is lack of trust/IQ from the playersin defensive schemes. Theyre not getting to the help line, keeping hands up, and taking away the opposing players strong hand. Their positioning off ball is atrocious outside of vital (usually). Lack of overall effort is a problen. Defense CAN be taught and should be taught. These stupid zones and innefective zone press aint cutting it.

Defense isnt just about stopping your man. It is a TEAM game. Good D has every single player focused on their opposing leaders on offense

Lack of development or quality recruiting is on ollie.

 

[jibsey]

Amida intimidated a lot of shots so he didn’t even have to block to be effective. We used to be decent defensively.

 

[Waquoit]

This game ollie wasnt out coached, with our total defense any team can score on us at will .. we simply can’t play any kind of defense ... we always being outmuscled n teams get to the lane fairly easy and to the line! How many games has a player scorched us from the field n have a career day ... ??

Not having a time out with 5 seconds left is bad coaching.

 

[Huskyforlife]

IF(!) Chris Mack is a possibility, there's no argument to be made. Hurley or Mack would be phenomenal.

 

[KodiacKemba]

Their positioning off ball is atrocious outside of vital (usually). Lack of overall effort is a problen. Defense CAN be taught and should be taught. These stupid zones and innefective zone press aint cutting it.
.

I agree on this point yes it can be taught and you’re right I hate our pressure when we press ... I be looking for a trap and I never see it unless were down with seconds to go .., if we’re going to pressure then we should go through with it like West Virginia.. they live n die by it