Jim Calhoun
Yet another legitimate reason to dislike Jim Calhoun: he's come out and implied that he'll be recommending to several of his players that they transfer.
I'm convinced that Calhoun is becoming more scummy at the same rate that Jim Boeheim has become less scummy. Let's be honest: outside of Jim Boeheim, and what the commentators say while they're covering SU and UConn games, Calhoun and Boeheim haven't exactly been the most lovable of coaches. But I really think Boeheim has come a long way in the "lovable" department.
Boeheim is a guy who once showed up intoxicated to a town of Manlius community organization meeting which my mother was attending. But that was about 15 years ago. Since then, he overacheived with most of his rosters in the late 90s, married a smoking hot babe young enough to be his daughter, beaten prostate cancer, won a championship and worn a large orange foam hat in celebration, appeared in some fantastic commercials, become a regular on the most popular sports talk show on television (PTI), and he looks better than ever.
And say what you will about Boeheim's relationship with his players - and I'll be the first to admit he's not a player's coach - he never forces a guy out if they suck.
Meanwhile, the characters of Calhoun's players have gotten MORE suspect, the demeanor of Calhoun's teams have gotten MORE individualistic, rumors regularly come out of Connecticut about suspect recruiting practices, and Calhoun's laptop-theft ring remains one step ahead of the law.
Yes, I'm biased against Calhoun. But come on! COME ON! And that's all I have to say about that.
I'm convinced that Calhoun is becoming more scummy at the same rate that Jim Boeheim has become less scummy. Let's be honest: outside of Jim Boeheim, and what the commentators say while they're covering SU and UConn games, Calhoun and Boeheim haven't exactly been the most lovable of coaches. But I really think Boeheim has come a long way in the "lovable" department.
Boeheim is a guy who once showed up intoxicated to a town of Manlius community organization meeting which my mother was attending. But that was about 15 years ago. Since then, he overacheived with most of his rosters in the late 90s, married a smoking hot babe young enough to be his daughter, beaten prostate cancer, won a championship and worn a large orange foam hat in celebration, appeared in some fantastic commercials, become a regular on the most popular sports talk show on television (PTI), and he looks better than ever.
And say what you will about Boeheim's relationship with his players - and I'll be the first to admit he's not a player's coach - he never forces a guy out if they suck.
Meanwhile, the characters of Calhoun's players have gotten MORE suspect, the demeanor of Calhoun's teams have gotten MORE individualistic, rumors regularly come out of Connecticut about suspect recruiting practices, and Calhoun's laptop-theft ring remains one step ahead of the law.
Yes, I'm biased against Calhoun. But come on! COME ON! And that's all I have to say about that.
posted by Prof. A at 6:41 PM
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