All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 5 years ago

I can name three great things about Connecticut off the top of my head. The welcome to Rhode Island sign, the welcome to Massachusetts sign and the welcome to New York sign

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 5 years ago

Y’all are so weird

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 5 years ago

Ace, have you ever driven through Connecticut? I assure you, if you've ever tried to drive from RI to NY or vice versa you would despise the state

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 5 years ago

RhowdyRam02 wrote:I can name three great things about Connecticut off the top of my head. The welcome to Rhode Island sign, the welcome to Massachusetts sign and the welcome to New York sign

Hey I grew up in CT, you better make that list 4 great things!

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 5 years ago

adam914 wrote:
RhowdyRam02 wrote:I can name three great things about Connecticut off the top of my head. The welcome to Rhode Island sign, the welcome to Massachusetts sign and the welcome to New York sign
Hey I grew up in CT, you better make that list 4 great things!

Grew up in CT and moved to somewhere/anywhere else

We lived in CT for 19 years and did the same thing - altho, RI has been an excellent choice.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 5 years ago

I've lived in CT for 20 years now [due to work], and with retirement looming, am seriously considering a move back to the Ocean State.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 5 years ago

I’m about to give up my noble work in education and start a full-time search for a private benefactor.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 5 years ago

Hurley factor helped that I reckon.....

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 5 years ago

ace wrote:I’m about to give up my noble work in education and start a full-time search for a private benefactor.

10+ million of that sum might be needed to honor the contract of former head coach Kevin Ollie.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

The UCONN Board must be flipping. They had Precious as a lock. Was counting on an early commit to entice a few other top recruits to join him. This could be a wake up call for Dan if they don’t get him. The kid is thinking what can you do to help me in the NBA. The AAC isn’t the response.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 5 years ago

That’s just Adam being Adam. Dude is a click-master! UConn was an early favorite by those who like to predict such things because of Dan’s ties to St. Benedict’s and Kimani. As Precious got more serious about and interested in his own recruitment, things started to open up. I imagine the UConn staff knows where they stand. If Dan was able to get Hassan and EC in his first real recruiting class to URI, I think recruiting will work out at UConn. Kenya and Kimani are very strong assistants.

As for the UConn board? There are idiots on every board. I’ve only gone there a few times, so I’m not sure who to ignore yet. It’s easier on places I’m more familiar with.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 5 years ago

Agree. Dan's recruiting will work out just fine.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 5 years ago

He has recruited higher than the conference he was in at both his first 2 stops, there is no reason to think that won't continue at Uconn.
Doesn't mean he will win every battle, there is always something more appealing no matter where you are (besides Duke and UK).

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote:The UCONN Board must be flipping. They had Precious as a lock. Was counting on an early commit to entice a few other top recruits to join him. This could be a wake up call for Dan if they don’t get him. The kid is thinking what can you do to help me in the NBA. The AAC isn’t the response.

I think it's a bit extreme to call any recruiting loss in his first recruiting period, before even coaching a game, "a wake up call". He'll be just fine there, and the sooner everyone comes to grips with that and moves on the easier it will be for everyone.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

My comment was more about the crazy immediate expectations of the UCONN Board. I agree Dan will do well. There is an uncertainty in every level you step up in recruiting. Dan has the skills but UCONN is in the AAC and he is recruiting against the top P5 teams in the country with legendary coaches. You read about these recruits talking about Tom Izzo, Calapari etc.

If Dan does miss at the Top 25 recruits, he will adjust quickly and be successful recruiting Top 100 players.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Ray Allen on the Ollie situation. Link to full article https://www.nhregister.com/sports/amp/R ... ssion=true
“Kevin’s situation is a stain on the (UConn) family, on the state,” Allen said, shortly after a keynote speech at the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting at the Red Lion Hotel. “For the most part, everybody I know who went to UConn, we have great pride in the university. It’s an isolated incident that needs to be resolved. Both parties need to come to terms to make the situation go away. We know who Kevin is and what he’s done for the state, and they need to make it right by him.”

Allen believs that Ollie and UConn will come to a resolution in the fight over the money left on Ollie’s contract, which the school doesn’t believe it owes him since he was fired for “just cause.” But both sides must come to a compromise.

“Like anything, it requires both sides to make concessions,” said Allen, on a day that was proclaimed ‘Ray Allen Day’ by Gov. Dannel Malloy. “At the end of the day, regardless of where people stand, when you strike a deal, nobody likes a deal you end up with. But if it’s good for both parties, that’s what you look for.”

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 5 years ago

What a mess

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

A comment in the article isn’t a positive for the AD:
“I don’t believe Kevin did anything wrong that was detrimental to the university. Everybody knows who he is, what his intentions are. Based on that, let’s figure it out and move forward.”

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 5 years ago

Seawrightspostgame wrote:What a mess

The UConn Athletic Dept isn't a place where I would want to work. Seems like a bunch of backstabbers with agendas out to protect their own turf. None of them come off looking good be it AD Benedict, President Herbst, former Coach Jim Calhoun, Geno, etc...Seems like the kind of place that Shakespeare would have written about.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 5 years ago

This is from last summer, but it’s really good stuff from Kimani Young- about losing his wife and becoming a single dad, dealing with the realities of the coaching profession, and working hard where you’re at.

https://coachspeak.net/be-there-now-by-kimani-young/

hrstrat57 · Unread post by **hrstrat57** » 5 years ago

I still don't understand why if Dan wanted to head up a train wreck he isn't at Louisville.....

I truly continue to be befuddled by this move to uConn.....

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 5 years ago

Yes, I am a fan who remembers UConn as a huge rival. I still miss playing them. For you younger fans who doesn't understand that, if we stopped playing PC and UMass right now, I'm guessing you might feel the same way in 30 or 40 years about that as we older fans feel about UConn now. It was that big of a rivalry.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 5 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:Yes, I am a fan who remembers UConn as a huge rival. I still miss playing them. For you younger fans who doesn't understand that, if we stopped playing PC and UMass right now, I'm guessing you might feel the same way in 30 or 40 years about that as we older fans feel about UConn now. It was that big of a rivalry.

If my memory holds out for 30-40 years, I'l be pretty happy, regardless of what's in it!

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 5 years ago

College Sports Madness has UConn pegged as the #94th best team in their top 144 preview. Predicts the team for 7th place in the AAC with it headed for postseason play in the CBI/CIT.

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/16471

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 5 years ago

I’ll be shocked if our name isn’t drawn soon. I’ll say 84-86

rhodyruckus · Unread post by **rhodyruckus** » 5 years ago

bigappleram wrote:I’ll be shocked if our name isn’t drawn soon. I’ll say 84-86

I'll be surprised if it is not a bit better than that. Duquesne was projected at #7 in the A10 and their rank is 105 with no A10 teams since. Unless there is a big cluster of A10 teams coming up, I suspect they will choose up #3 or 4 in the conference which would probably put us more in the 60s/70s range.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 5 years ago

I would put St Joes, Mason, SLU and Davidson all as better than us, on paper, right now. Basically all of above have a little less question marks than everyone else in the league. The next tier is where I would see us, along with a couple other teams (Umass, Dayton, Richmond). It’s a real crap shoot this season, so many teams loaded with transfers and Freshmen that will be expected to make an impact. As we know first hand, some of them will, some of them won’t. The 19-20 A10 season is gearing up to be a loaded one.

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 5 years ago

NYGFan_Section208 wrote:
Billyboy78 wrote:Yes, I am a fan who remembers UConn as a huge rival. I still miss playing them. For you younger fans who doesn't understand that, if we stopped playing PC and UMass right now, I'm guessing you might feel the same way in 30 or 40 years about that as we older fans feel about UConn now. It was that big of a rivalry.
If my memory holds out for 30-40 years, I'l be pretty happy, regardless of what's in it!

What other rivalry could draw 5,000 people to a soccer game on a Saturday morning in November? URI-Leg-humpers games did in the late 1970s.

And the peppermint schnapps flowed freely.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 5 years ago

Rhode_Island_Red wrote:
NYGFan_Section208 wrote:
Billyboy78 wrote:Yes, I am a fan who remembers UConn as a huge rival. I still miss playing them. For you younger fans who doesn't understand that, if we stopped playing PC and UMass right now, I'm guessing you might feel the same way in 30 or 40 years about that as we older fans feel about UConn now. It was that big of a rivalry.
If my memory holds out for 30-40 years, I'l be pretty happy, regardless of what's in it!
What other raivalry could draw 5,000 people to a soccer game on a Saturday morning in November? URI-Leg-humpers games did in the late 1970s.

And the peppermint schnapps flowed freely.

I was one of them, watching the great Danny McCrudden.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 5 years ago

Given UConn's stance with basketball, I would have no issue if URI stopped playing the Huskies in all sports. Rhody should not allow them to pick and choose which sports they deem URI is worthy of playing them. All or nothing. Screw UConn.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

RF1 wrote:Given UConn's stance with basketball, I would have no issue if URI stopped playing the Huskies in all sports. Rhody should not allow them to pick and choose which sports they deem URI is worthy of playing them. All or nothing. Screw UConn.

Is this a policy you would apply to all schools or only UConn?

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 5 years ago

Iggy1979 wrote:
RF1 wrote:Given UConn's stance with basketball, I would have no issue if URI stopped playing the Huskies in all sports. Rhody should not allow them to pick and choose which sports they deem URI is worthy of playing them. All or nothing. Screw UConn.
Is this a policy you would apply to all schools or only UConn?

Only them. They deserve special treatment.

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 5 years ago

RhowdyRam02 wrote:Ace, have you ever driven through Connecticut? I assure you, if you've ever tried to drive from RI to NY or vice versa you would despise the state

Had to endure that Saturday.
Nothing like driving through Connecticut driving 10 miles per hour during a rain storm.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 5 years ago

PeterRamTime wrote:
RhowdyRam02 wrote:Ace, have you ever driven through Connecticut? I assure you, if you've ever tried to drive from RI to NY or vice versa you would despise the state
Had to endure that Saturday.
Nothing like driving through Connecticut driving 10 miles per hour during a rain storm.

Connecticut is not so much a state as it is a trap.

Da_Process_Survivor · Unread post by **Da_Process_Survivor** » 5 years ago

TruePoint wrote:
PeterRamTime wrote:
RhowdyRam02 wrote:Ace, have you ever driven through Connecticut? I assure you, if you've ever tried to drive from RI to NY or vice versa you would despise the state
Had to endure that Saturday.
Nothing like driving through Connecticut driving 10 miles per hour during a rain storm.
Connecticut is not so much a state as it is a trap.

It has more than earned the name Craptasticut

why do you think half the damn state invades our beaches every weekend

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Dan knows how to get his school to spend money.

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 5 years ago

Rumor has it that in any potential settlement with Kevin Ollie the name of the Champions Center will be the Kevin Ollie Champions Center......instead of dollars......

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

247 had him 100% for UCONN. Committed to Stanford tonight and reclassed to 2018.
https://247sports.com/player/jaiden-delaire-46042670

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ace · Unread post by **ace** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote:247 had him 100% for UCONN. Committed to Stanford tonight and reclassed to 2018.
https://247sports.com/player/jaiden-delaire-46042670

Where “100%” equals one guy named Chris who made a prediction last March. Once he was thought to be reclassifying, it was Duke or Stanford. C’mon, now

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

ace wrote:
Rhody83 wrote:247 had him 100% for UCONN. Committed to Stanford tonight and reclassed to 2018.
https://247sports.com/player/jaiden-delaire-46042670

Where “100%” equals one guy named Chris who made a prediction last March. Once he was thought to be reclassifying, it was Duke or Stanford. C’mon, now

My point was the predictions made by the recruiting sites can be meaningless. We experienced that with Jermaine last year.
Dan did offer Jaiden shortly after taking the UCONN job.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 5 years ago

DH let him get out of the state of Connecticut!!!

The natives will get restless sooner than later !!

Say it ain't so DH and the UConn Huskies !!!

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 5 years ago

Sweet!

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Nothing against UCONN but Jaiden Delaire factored in academics first. His final three schools were Stanford, Vanderbuilt & Yale.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 5 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:Sweet!

It really is great. Taking basketball ability and turning that into a chance for a Stanford degree is a wonderful opportunity for the young man.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 5 years ago

ace wrote:
Billyboy78 wrote:Sweet!
It really is great. Taking basketball ability and turning that into a chance for a Stanford degree is a wonderful opportunity for the young man.

Agree.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 5 years ago

There will be another Ryan Gomes someday

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

I think it's fair to ask: when will Dan get a verbal?

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

I don’t think UCONN fans are worried. Recruiting status from their message board.

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Unread post by **TruePoint** » 5 years ago

At URI, most of Dan’s verbals came in the fall after players made their campus visits. Tate was a rare early verbal last year.