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Who do you think will be the new Assistant Coach

Who do you want as the new Assistant Coach

  • Chillious

    Votes: 115 69.3%

  • John Thompson III

    Votes: 10 6.0%

  • Jimmy Patsos

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Tom Moore

    Votes: 22 13.3%

  • Write in candidate

    Votes: 19 11.4%
  • Total voters
    166
The art of Photobombing was sorely missed and a big reason for our poor season. The obvious choice is Phil Nolan
 
tzznandrew said:
Why? What evidence is there that he can build the connections necessary?

Being an NBA player and alum is not enough to to make you a good recruiter.
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Yeah and some of the kids he'd be recruiting were running down dads leg when he was a star or in diapers. If he can coach and recruit I'm in. I mean he couldn't be a big mans coach he was a jump shooter? LOL
 
If we're obsessed with getting a former UConn guy in there, then Donyell would be the answer. Big man coach, did an ok job on the bench this year as a HC for CCSU, was a good recruiter in his brief run with Buffalo, and has NBA creds.

But it's not going to be him. It's going to be Chillious.
 
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I dont KO is going to select a former UCONN player. I suspect it will be someone with some NBA background in his resume.

That said, i wonder if Khalid will make his way into coaching. I think his playing days are finally over...i think.
 
Matrim55 said:
If we're obsessed with getting a former UConn guy in there, then Donyell would be the answer. Big man coach, did an ok job on the bench this year as a HC for CCSU, was a good recruiter in his brief run with Buffalo, and has NBA creds.

But it's not going to be him. It's going to be Chillious.
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Which, given his recruiting abilities, is AWESOME. Crossing my fingers. This is the gun we've needed.
 
Big O - hes already got more rings than most coaches in the running
 
hardcorehusky said:
Not that it is official, who do you want to see?
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Tom Moore for me. He would certainly help with the rebounding, and also recruiting. After the Q, he needs to refresh his resume, and if it works, and KO moves on, he's here if needed.
 
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What about the Squid? He's available tomorrow for an interview
I heard he has had some success in recruiting some top talent
 
gtcam said:
What about the Squid? He's available tomorrow for an interview
I heard he has had some success in recruiting some top talent
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But why would he leave Kentucky? He's just had a successful season -- 3-4 players to the NBA, and not too many games in March to tire them out before NBA camps.
 
Get me someone not connected to the program so they are easy to let go, if need be.
 
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JMick said:
Chillious seems like a high risk high reward candidate to me. Clearly the dude can straight up recruit, but the Washington teams he was a part of underachieved like nobodies business
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That makes it a perfect spot for him, just recruit and get out the way - he won't have to worry about pulling the strings on game day. Bring us some players - please!!!! KO hasn't brought in any program identity guys that Calhoun was so good at getting every 2-3 years from Donyell, to Allen, to Rip, to Butler, to Gay, ........ to Kemba, etc. Shabazz was the last one. Also Calhoun understood the value of role players, guys whose specialty was shooting, rebounding, defense, etc. Not just a bunch of guys vying with each other to be the man or to jack the next shot. We hardly saw the ball movement and cohesion of the last NC team that started Phil Nolan, Olander, and Giffey (partial stud, partial role player).
 
Coach J said:
That makes it a perfect spot for him, just recruit and get out the way - he won't have to worry about pulling the strings on game day. Bring us some players - please!!!! KO hasn't brought in any program identity guys that Calhoun was so good at getting every 2-3 years from Donyell, to Allen, to Rip, to Butler, to Gay, ... to Kemba, etc. Shabazz was the last one. Also Calhoun understood the value of role players, guys whose specialty was shooting, rebounding, defense, etc. Not just a bunch of guys vying with each other to be the man or to jack the next shot. We hardly saw the ball movement and cohesion of the last NC team that started Phil Nolan, Olander, and Giffey (partial stud, partial role player).
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Are we really crediting Calhoun for bringing in role players like Nolan and Olander? These were acts of desperation, not a form of planning. Calhoun deserves an enormous amount of credit but I can hardly tip my hat to him for his foresight in recruiting these 2 kids, even if they helped UConn win NCs (one of them under Ollie). Facey is Noland and better if Shabazz (as a senior) is the point guard.
 
Jake would be our best big coach if he translated his game. He was a screening, rebounding, blocking, position defender. Who outlet passed like Kevin love. In a guard system he is without a doubt the ideal type of guy. Oh yeah he brings NBA experience and tx recruiting to the table.
 
Please, please, please let it be someone with no connection to UConn at all. Preferably somebody who has worked with a top level coach like Izzo.
 
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Coach J said:
KO hasn't brought in any program identity guys that Calhoun was so good at getting every 2-3 years from Donyell, to Allen, to Rip, to Butler, to Gay, ... to Kemba, etc. Shabazz was the last one.
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Really? I would agree that KOs first few recruiting classes were iffy, and Dan Hurley didn't pan out as that kind of "identity guy", but I think JA absolutely is. Bleeds blue, has the toughness, talent, and the swagger that is UConn identity. And AG (assuming he stays heathy) and MAL have the potential to be "identity guys" as well. And as far as role players, can't get much better than CV from what we've seen this year.
 
Why would Chillious leave the other Huskies to take the same job here? They bumped him to the #2 guy last year.
 
upstater said:
Are we really crediting Calhoun for bringing in role players like Nolan and Olander? These were acts of desperation, not a form of planning. Calhoun deserves an enormous amount of credit but I can hardly tip my hat to him for his foresight in recruiting these 2 kids, even if they helped UConn win NCs (one of them under Ollie). Facey is Noland and better if Shabazz (as a senior) is the point guard.
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I'm sorry to just pick two examples, do I need to go on and on with role players who fit into a system and helped make it run....Lyman Depriest, Jake Voskul, Brian Fair, Craig Austere, Jeff Adrien, Donnell Beverley, you should get the idea. Not a bunch of guys who are all me first offensive players who have no concept of ball movement. If Larrier was healthy or D-Ham was here Facey would have played a lot less. How many times this year did the team's offense consist of a 1 on 1 move to the hoop, or a jacked up 3 with someone in their face. Ollie should have been more persuasive to D-Ham about turning pro (it was a bad call and everyone knew it, it's not like he was a hardship guy). I'd like to see a Niels Giffey or Lasan Kromah type of player brought into the program. For the record I like Gilbert a lot, not sure we needed to have our top recruit this coming year be another PG with JA and Gilbert in fold - I doubt you'll often see all 3 on the floor together. And I doubt both JA and Gilbert would both leave for the NBA after next year. He'll be good though I'm sure.
 
uconn_jack said:
Really? I would agree that KOs first few recruiting classes were iffy, and Dan Hurley didn't pan out as that kind of "identity guy", but I think JA absolutely is. Bleeds blue, has the toughness, talent, and the swagger that is UConn identity. And AG (assuming he stays heathy) and MAL have the potential to be "identity guys" as well. And as far as role players, can't get much better than CV from what we've seen this year.
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I'm sorry to just pick two examples, do I need to go on and on with role players who fit into a system and helped make it run....Lyman Depriest, Jake Voskul, Brian Fair, Craig Austere, Jeff Adrien, Donnell Beverley, you should get the idea. Not a bunch of guys who are all me first offensive players who have no concept of ball movement. If Larrier was healthy or D-Ham was here Facey would have played a lot less. How many times this year did the team's offense consist of a 1 on 1 move to the hoop, or a jacked up 3 with someone in their face. Ollie should have been more persuasive to D-Ham about turning pro (it was a bad call and everyone knew it, it's not like he was a hardship guy). I'd like to see a Niels Giffey or Lasan Kromah type of player brought into the program. For the record I like Gilbert a lot, not sure we needed to have our top recruit this coming year be another PG with JA and Gilbert in fold - I doubt you'll often see all 3 on the floor together. And I doubt both JA and Gilbert would both leave for the NBA after next year. He'll be good though I'm sure.

Also CV for the revelation he was (and I'd have to think a 4 year guy) at times he took some of the worst shots in critical moments - can KO get a guy with a little basketball IQ? I see announcers breaking down SMU's ball movement and they seemingly always get good looks and then I watch the nonsense we call offense and it's sickening. If it wasn't for JA's and RP's individual ability we wouldn't have scored half the points we did, but imagine how good those two could have been if they played with guys capable of moving the ball to get them open looks?
 
Coach J said:
I'm sorry to just pick two examples, do I need to go on and on with role players who fit into a system and helped make it run....Lyman Depriest, Jake Voskul, Brian Fair, Craig Austere, Jeff Adrien, Donnell Beverley, you should get the idea. Not a bunch of guys who are all me first offensive players who have no concept of ball movement. If Larrier was healthy or D-Ham was here Facey would have played a lot less. How many times this year did the team's offense consist of a 1 on 1 move to the hoop, or a jacked up 3 with someone in their face. Ollie should have been more persuasive to D-Ham about turning pro (it was a bad call and everyone knew it, it's not like he was a hardship guy). I'd like to see a Niels Giffey or Lasan Kromah type of player brought into the program. For the record I like Gilbert a lot, not sure we needed to have our top recruit this coming year be another PG with JA and Gilbert in fold - I doubt you'll often see all 3 on the floor together. And I doubt both JA and Gilbert would both leave for the NBA after next year. He'll be good though I'm sure.

Also CV for the revelation he was (and I'd have to think a 4 year guy) at times he took some of the worst shots in critical moments - can KO get a guy with a little basketball IQ? I see announcers breaking down SMU's ball movement and they seemingly always get good looks and then I watch the nonsense we call offense and it's sickening. If it wasn't for JA's and RP's individual ability we wouldn't have scored half the points we did, but imagine how good those two could have been if they played with guys capable of moving the ball to get them open looks?
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You think KO didn't let DHam know what his NBA prospects were after last season? You can't force a kid to stay in college, if he wants to go then he leaves. Also, don't really understand how you can complain about having a top 40 PG recruit given the fact we just saw a season where played over 90% of the season with 1, this season should have drilled in everyone's head that injuries can happen.
 
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