District Court rules against Kevin Ollie

[huskymedic]

Background: Judge hears arguments on UConn’s motion to dismiss Kevin Ollie lawsuit over racial discrimination dispute

 

[BackAftaThis]

Ollie's attorney is playing the long game of bleeding his client of fees to get him nothing in the end.

 

[JimHurley]

He’ll find something else to sue for next. He can spend all the time and money he wants, still isn’t getting that $10 million.

 

[CL82]

Outcome isn't particularly surprising.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[HawkHusky]

Hope Ollie is only paying a contingency fee and not by the hour...

 

[superjohn]

Shouldn't Ollie be pursuing basketball coaching opportunities instead of wasting all his money?

 

[JMick]

Shouldn't Ollie be pursuing basketball coaching opportunities instead of wasting all his money?

I'm sure the phone isn't ringing off the hook...

 

[CL82]

I'm sure the phone isn't ringing off the hook...

Probably less so than if his representation hadn't decided to try to leverage negative statements in the media as a negotiation technique. I wonder if Ollie has been well served by those flawed attempts at grandstanding?

 

[UConnNick]

Further evidence, if any was necessary, that Jay Bilas was sick the day they taught law at law school.

 

[superjohn]

Probably less so than if his representation hadn't decided to try to leverage negative statements in the media as a negotiation technique. I wonder if Ollie has been well served by those flawed attempts at grandstanding?

Yep, going scorched earth doesn't seem like a great strategy for future employment anywhere. I don't really see the Kevin Ollie story ending well.

 

[UConnNick]

Probably less so than if his representation hadn't decided to try to leverage negative statements in the media as a negotiation technique. I wonder if Ollie has been well served by those flawed attempts at grandstanding?

Not at all. He's getting taken for a ride by his attorneys, although to some extent, likely deservedly so. He lied to the school and the NCAA, so what are the chances he didn't lie to his attorneys? He put them in a no-win situation, so it's hard to see him as a victim or sympathetic figure for just about everybody, including his attorneys, Dookies Vitale and Bilas excepted. This latest failed attempt to deflect attention from the real issues hit the floor with a resounding thud.

 

[JMick]

Probably less so than if his representation hadn't decided to try to leverage negative statements in the media as a negotiation technique. I wonder if Ollie has been well served by those flawed attempts at grandstanding?

Yeah it definitely doesn't help.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Further evidence, if any was necessary, that Jay Bilas was sick the day they taught law at law school.

I'm bored by this story but I feel compelled to point out that while this is probably a sick zinger for a non-lawyer the ruling has zero to do with the merits of anything so Bilas is not the one who seems uninformed here.

 

[CL82]

Not at all. He's getting taken for a ride by his attorneys, although to some extent, likely deservedly so. He lied to the school and the NCAA, so what are the chances he didn't lie to his attorneys? He put them in a no-win situation, so it's hard to see him as a victim or sympathetic figure for just about everybody, including his attorneys, Dookies Vitale and Bilas excepted. This latest failed attempt to deflect attention from the real issues hit the floor with a resounding thud.

I actually think that KO's attorney's using FOIA for discovery and alerting the media to their request was a big error that served to be the string that unraveled the negotiating postures. I think that if they got a Mulligan on that things would look much different right now. But who knows, right?

I think KO has next to no negotiating power right now, other than to threaten to continue to litigate for perpetuity. I doubt that does much for him given the facts that are public.

 

[JMick]

I actually think that KO's attorney's using FOIA for discovery and alerting the media to their request was a big error that served to the string that unraveled the negotiating postures. I think that if they got a Mulligan on that things would look much different right now. But who knows, right?

I think KO has next to no negotiating power right now, other than to threaten to continue to litigate for perpetuity. I doubt that does much for him given the facts that are public.

Well there's always the nuclear option where he spills the beans on any potential improprieties witnessed as an assistant (if they exist). But then he'd really never coach again

 

[CL82]

Well there's always the nuclear option where he spills the beans on any potential improprieties witnessed as an assistant (if they exist). But then he'd really never coach again

My reaction is 'how does that help him' but that hasn't seemed to be a guiding principal so far.

 

[uconnell]

Yep, going scorched earth doesn't seem like a great strategy for future employment anywhere. I don't really see the Kevin Ollie story ending well.

Very sad, it is his own doing but sad never the less.

 

[huskymedic]

Perfect pic...

 

[JMick]

My reaction is 'how does that help him' but that hasn't seemed to be a guiding principal so far.

Yeah exactly.

 

[UConnNick]

I actually think that KO's attorney's using FOIA for discovery and alerting the media to their request was a big error that served to be the string that unraveled the negotiating postures. I think that if they got a Mulligan on that things would look much different right now. But who knows, right?

I think KO has next to no negotiating power right now, other than to threaten to continue to litigate for perpetuity. I doubt that does much for him given the facts that are public.

Threatening to litigate forever is a pretty hollow threat. The school knows he can't do it forever with his limited assets, so UCONN can afford to wait him out until all his cash is gone.

 

[Travelman6]

"District Court rules against Kevin Ollie, essentially saying his side can't pursue race discrimination claims until later date."

So UConn will still see it, just not now ... Still not good if you just want this done with, he will just bring that nonsense later..

 

[CL82]

"District Court rules against Kevin Ollie, essentially saying his side can't pursue race discrimination claims until later date."

So UConn will still see it, just not now ... Still not good if you just want this done with, he will just bring that nonsense later..

I'd want to read the decision but if I recall correctly he has a statute of limitations problem.

 

[huskymedic]

I'd want to read the decision but if I recall correctly he has a statute of limitations problem.

In here... Kevin Ollie dealt a loss by federal judge in racial discrimination claim

He’s running out of lockers to open in his quest to find the money.

 

[UCDaveD]

Parenteau is a joke.