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Message: [QUOTE="LStudfellow, post: 4107432, member: 5436"] Everything you want to know about Danny Hurley - and frankly this coaching staff, as well - happened in the last 24 hours. They win a hotly contested recruiting battle for one of the best combo guards in the entire country, pulling him out of an SEC stronghold in Georgia to do it. The announcement happens at 5:00 p.m. Most coaching staffs would be toasting each other over steaks, lobster and cocktails... it's Friday night, they have an early game on Saturday. No one... and I mean NO ONE, would think twice if they were relaxing a bit over a celebratory dinner and then heading to bed to get ready for the game. But what is Hurley and his staff doing? Recruiting the guys he wants to fill out the 2023 class around Castle! He and Murray are double-teaming it at a Brewster Academy game against Montverde, watching multiple targets. He has at least 4 of the GOAT's traits (and yes, I am referring to Jim Calhoun) that you must have to become one of the best college basketball coaches in the country: 1. He straight-up outworks almost all of the other head coaches. No one, and I mean no one works harder than Danny Hurley. 2. He understands how important his coaches and support staff are, and he highlights their efforts over his own. In combination with that he is comfortable enough and confident in himself to surround himself with really talented guys - and make no mistake, this coaching staff is clearly in the Top 10 (I would say with the addition of Luke Murray now Top 5) of coaching staffs in Division I basketball. 3. *** Due to his tireless work ethic combined with the feel he has for the game he has developed a great eye for how to spot talent in kids who are 15 to 17 years old, are taking a bit longer to develop than the obvious 5* players but are about to explode. Practically every time we get connected to a kid, his stock is just starting to explode, or within 6 to 12 months of exploding. We see it time and time again. Stephon Castle is but the latest example of this. That was one of Calhoun's most superlative traits on the recruiting side of his coaching responsibilities. 4. He always puts an emphasis on Defense - Calhoun knew that hard-nosed, man-to-man defense can carry you to many, many victories, and ultimately titles. Hurley puts almost the exact same emphasis on Defense, and it shows. if he can further develop his in-game feel for momentum shifts, substitutions and when to use his timeouts, he has the chance to become one of the greats in this business... That having been said I agree with all of you who say we were very lucky to get this man as our Head Coach. Thank you Coach Hurley, and thank you to every man on this awesome coaching staff! [/QUOTE]

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