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10:36

courant.com - Good morning ... welcome to our regular Friday UConn men's programming. Beat writer Mike Anthony will be along at 11 a.m., but you can start loading questions and comments right now!

10:37

[Comment From Zionn ]
Ok Mike...give it to us......I know you answered a mailbag question but what is the deal w/. Dyson and Beverly? Why reported links to NCAA review? What should we be bracing for?

10:42

[Comment From ryan v ]
Fun one for you who would win in a wreslting match Calhoun or Calipari?

10:42

[Comment From Matt (Chicago) ]
Is Okwandu not nearly as far along as we may have initially thought? Will his playing time essentially be done once Majok comes on in Dec?

10:43

[Comment From Nick from Arizona ]
Hey Mike, why isn't there more transparency in this investigation? UConn is a State University, funded by tax dollars. Why are aspects of this investigation bleeding out slowly - primarily through the press with periodic misinformation sprinkled in. Would it not serve JC and the Athletic Department well if they held a lengthy press conference and discolded everything their findings - particularly in regards to Nochimson and any dealings he may have had with players or the staff? These University statements on the matter are so cryptic, it leaves the impression that they are not being forthcoming.

11:00

manthony - Good morning, folks. Thanks for joining me again. I just polished off a bagel, wiped the cream cheese from my fingers and I'm ready to go with another hourlong chat. A lot going on with UConn as it prepares for another exhibition Sunday and the season opener Nov. 13.
Some things on my mind:
-Hoping Dyson, Beverly and Coombs will be cleared before Sunday because I'd like to get a look at what the Huskies are capable of. Hard to judge a team without its starting shooting guard and the guard/forward who could be first off the bench.
-Man vs. Food is the best show on television
-Alex Oriakhi is really impressive
-What's up with that New Mexico women's soccer player going nuts and taking out every BYU player?
-Nate Miles, Craig Austrie and Rashad Anderson selected in NBDL draft.

11:01

manthony - Going to try to catch up with a few of these questions already posted to start... As you know, would welcome any thoughts, comments, questions as we move along here

11:04

manthony - Dyson and Beverly are being held out as a precautionary measure. I re-examined that subject in today's story. I'll post a couple of links shortly... .Anyway, the compliance dept knows that, one day in the next few months or year, it's going to have to answer questions from the NCAA about the state of the team and its players. Because of that, they're conducting and internal review and are requesting documnets such as phone records from players, who will have to show they haven't had improper relationships, etc. Dyson and Beverly were late getting their paperwork in so the complicance dept didn't want to risk playing kids who could ultimately be deemed ineligible. Still, neither is suspected of wrongdoing and expected to be cleared soon.

11:06

manthony - Cal vs. Cal, huh? Calhoun has the size, and the temper, to win that one, in my mind...

11:08

manthony - Matt, Okwandu looks far from ready to contribute at this level, but Calhoun and Co keep saying their going to need something from him, particulary early. Alex Oriakhi looks great, but if he lands in foul trouble -- and he will, on occassion -- Calhoun needs to have anoother options and he doesn't want to have to play Sticks at the 4 too much. When Majok comes back, there is less pressure to get something out of Okwandu but he'll still have to contribute with rebouding and defense. He can't score, I'll tell you that.

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