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Message: [QUOTE="RayIsTheGOAT, post: 2736817, member: 6090"] Hurley comes off as pretty genuine when saying he wants everyone to stay. He could go the approach of trying to push players away and improve specific roster spots immediately. Or build a culture of togetherness, family, and the idea of "you are welcome here if you buy in to what I'm doing", even if that means a rough 2018-19 season. The latter will take more time, but ultimately have a greater reward. Players don't want to come here if Hurley were to have a history of seeing players as expendable. Players want to come to an environment where they are embraced and are a part of a culture. It's a pretty good selling point in the future, recruiting-wise, that Hurley was able to keep 100% of the roster together after the chaos that has ensued over the last year or so. Just like how he said last night that he had the opportunity to leave URI, I believe, after EC Matthews tore his ACL. But he didn't feel right leaving his player hanging like that- a guy he felt loyal to. If you buy in to Hurley, he will have the utmost loyalty to you. And imo, that's the best way to build a successful college basketball program. [/QUOTE]