As we found out earlier on Tuesday, UConn Huskies men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun has taken a temporary medical leave of absence.
And if this report from Luke Winn of SI.com is true, then the reason why Calhoun is taking a break is due to some stress-related health issues.
A program source told SI.com that Calhoun’s issue, this time, is stress-related, and that he needed time away from basketball for his health to stabilize. He’ll miss Wednesday’s game against St. John’s, with associate head coach George Blaney taking over the team and the source said it was likely, but not yet certain, that Calhoun wouldn’t be on the sidelines for Saturday’s home game against No. 1 Texas, either.
If true, this is good to hear. Hopefully this is something that will take care of itself in the coming days so that we can see Calhoun back roaming the sidelines sooner rather than later.
Something also tells me we might see a different UConn team than we have this season.
The Huskies usually are a little more relaxed when Calhoun isn’t coaching. This is probably because they know they won’t get yanked since Blaney’s coaching style is a little different than Calhoun’s.
This isn’t to say Blaney isn’t a good coach because he’s a fine coach and has the experience to lead the Huskies.
Just like Allstate, they are in good hands with Blaney.
