DDSCB20: UConn
(Just for fun while I see if my other computer can be repaired and my "Hereafter" association can be saved. This one is actually in DDSCB20.)
Joe Hoop here. Just hired at UConn after being the #1 assistant there for 8 years. Frankly, we're kind of down. This will be a rebuilding project. #26 recruiting class, for whatever that's worth.
About me? I live for hoops. 40 years old, not married, not seeing anyone. I live hoops. In season I'm involved every waking moment. When I'm eating I'm talking hoops or on the phone looking something up. In the shower I'm thinking about hoops.
Yeah, it's a one dimensional life but all I ever wanted to do was be involved with college b-ball. I played here for four years, got some minutes as a frosh, was the 6th man at
SF and SG as a soph, started at Sf my last two years, made all conference both years.
Then I was an assistant at Hofstra until I came here 10 years ago. This is my dream job and I hope to be here for the rest of my life.
5/1/2019: First official day on the job but they fired Coach Keen in March and I've been acting head coach since then. They finally made it official.
I play the Triangle and the Flex on O, a little more Triangle. On D I typically play man-to-man about half the time, 2-3 and 3-2 about equally for the other half. We'll press now and then, especially late in the game if it's close.
My practices are about teaching and learning the stuff we do. I favor the inside on O. The closer you are to the hoop the more likely the shot will go in.
I found three assistants I think are up to the job.
6/26: I've been getting to know the new guys, putting things together with my assistants.
Now it's time to recruit. We have 6 open spots. That's a lot of recruiting! We need everything, but maybe guards more than bigs.
I have to say that I'm not known for having a sparkling personality. I'm all business and I don't smile a lot. But I'm totally convinced I'm going to be a winner as a coach and I'm determined to convince recruits (and everybody else) of that.