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Good offseason article from Mike Anthony. Very long.
“We’re very well trained in how the summer is going to go, how hard we’re going to work, what we’re going to focus on,” Hurley said. “We do the same things in how we practice, how we train, how we team build, how we set our goals, the collective mindset. Sometimes just bringing in new people or having returning players that didn’t have the role or the opportunity they wanted, exactly, in a weird way gives you a better chance of being successful. Because there’s no complacency there. Not everyone was either a part of it or was thrilled with their part of it. They were thrilled to win it but they wanted a bigger role, wanted to have a bigger impact. So, yeah, you lose a lot of really hard-to-replace players. Your team is going for more historic things, and there is a hunger. When you do lose people, it’s crushing to lose that production, but we’re going to have great hunger.”
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Behind Dan Hurley’s offseason as UConn’s two-time NCAA Champion Coach: ‘Consumed with what’s next’
“We’re very well trained in how the summer is going to go, how hard we’re going to work, what we’re going to focus on,” Hurley said. “We do the same things in how we practice, how we train, how we team build, how we set our goals, the collective mindset. Sometimes just bringing in new people or having returning players that didn’t have the role or the opportunity they wanted, exactly, in a weird way gives you a better chance of being successful. Because there’s no complacency there. Not everyone was either a part of it or was thrilled with their part of it. They were thrilled to win it but they wanted a bigger role, wanted to have a bigger impact. So, yeah, you lose a lot of really hard-to-replace players. Your team is going for more historic things, and there is a hunger. When you do lose people, it’s crushing to lose that production, but we’re going to have great hunger.”
Behind Dan Hurley's offseason as UConn's two-time NCAA champion coach: 'Consumed with what’s next'
Dan Hurley's profile has risen after leading the UConn men's basketball team to its second NCAA title in a row last month.
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Behind Dan Hurley’s offseason as UConn’s two-time NCAA Champion Coach: ‘Consumed with what’s next’