Dan Hurley called it

[87Xfer]

What Hurley said a while back…

“You better come get us now.”

Dan Hurley was right.

I hope we stabilize our PG play. If we do - holy crap!

our PG was our leading scorer and had 7 assists.

 

[Travelman6]

For those noticing he's a bit calmer on the sidelines, that was the plan all along.

From November 2018:

UConn Men’s Basketball: Dan Hurley is a “Maniacal Sideline Stalker”

The Huskies’ head coach previews Syracuse ahead of Thursday’s battle at MSG.

www.theuconnblog.com

UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley doesn’t hide his emotions very well on the sideline. If he’s angry, he’ll stomp his feet like a kid having a tantrum or yell so loud the entire arena can hear. When he’s excited, Hurley will hype up the crowd or go into the stands to help a player up. For him, it’s all part of the team-building process.

“A lot of opposing arenas are going to get some show this year,” Hurley joked. “When you’re first starting out and trying to build something, a mindset, a toughness and mentality, that’s how you have to coach your first year or two when you’re not quite as well-rounded in terms of having everything you need as a team. I’m going to have to will these guys through games, I’m going to have to coach every possession like it’s the end of the world.”

Once Hurley can get the players he needs and have them play the way he wants to, he’ll tone down the sideline antics a bit. But they won’t go away completely.

“Once we become a more well-rounded team with an overall better everything, you’re not going to see that maniacal, sideline stalker,” he said. “You’ll see it at times when we need it but you won’t see it possession in, possession out.”

Thanks, this is what I was looking for a few weeks ago and what I had referenced in a recent post.

 

[tentoes4rings]

In truth, the portal availability is a game changer in terms of roster management.

Although, our staff is quite adept in that arena.

I wasn’t initially a fan of the transfer portal but changed my mind for good last night seeing the immense contributions transfers had for both teams. We have four really capable transfers in our backcourt and from a depth and experience perspective, look similar to teams of yesteryear when players stayed 3-4 years. It’s impacting the quality of ball significantly for staffs using the portal adeptly.

 

[NJHoops]

I kind of doubt it. The guy didn't get kicked out of the 'Nova game as some version of 3D chess. He's already been T'd up this year at the end of a cupcake game for no real reason.

It's easy to be less emotional on the sideline when you're winning by double digits every game.

He's an emotional coach. I have no problem with the antics. A timely tech or two never hurt anyone.

It’s not 3D chess, but it’s pretty much how he conducts himself as he’s putting together his teams/programs. It was the same arc at Rhode Island, although the made-up narrative by the end by people who didn’t get it was that he had to prove he could be “calmer” to get a better job (as if that would be a sticking point at UConn, of all places).

Winning helps, but he said it himself- when you know the talent isn’t quite there yet, every possession feels so important. It goes hand in hand- the winning comes from the player and roster development, which is when he thinks he can take a step back. The urgency is there no matter what, the desperation kind of fades away.

The way he coaches at his most hyped isn’t how he is- he’d likely be dead by now if that was the case. Thankfully, he’s all into prayer and meditation and that kind of stuff, too. It’s why that Jalen Adams to Boeheim clip is so funny- if you know him, you know that’s just so very him, condensed into a few seconds.

 

[uconngb]

It’s not 3D chess, but it’s pretty much how he conducts himself as he’s putting together his teams/programs. It was the same arc at Rhode Island, although the made-up narrative by the end by people who didn’t get it was that he had to prove he could be “calmer” to get a better job (as if that would be a sticking point at UConn, of all places).

Winning helps, but he said it himself- when you know the talent isn’t quite there yet, every possession feels so important. It goes hand in hand- the winning comes from the player and roster development, which is when he thinks he can take a step back. The urgency is there no matter what, the desperation kind of fades away.

The way he coaches at his most hyped isn’t how he is- he’d likely be dead by now if that was the case. Thankfully, he’s all into prayer and meditation and that kind of stuff, too. It’s why that Jalen Adams to Boeheim clip is so funny- if you know him, you know that’s just so very him, condensed into a few seconds.

This is really it. Our margin for error was so slim last couple years, everything was magnified, from poor use of timeouts to ineffective plays coming out of the huddle. Talent and depth clear a lot of that up. We've seen some great OOB plays this year. Are the plays different, or are the players executing them better? Takes a long time to turn over an entire roster. He's getting his guys now and the results are coming.

I was definitely a critic of his in game coaching last couple of years, but now that he has talent, and HIS guys, it's pretty clear he kinda knows what he's doing.

 

[Huskydog45]

My word, I keep forgetting and then remembering and then forgetting about Samson. If he comes in and is able to fill that need, holy sh…

Think people forget that Hurley said at the end of the pre-season that Hawkins and Johnson were the best players in practice at the start of the season…if Johnson can start playing like that, I agree….wow!

 

[Palatine]

I wasn’t initially a fan of the transfer portal but changed my mind for good last night seeing the immense contributions transfers had for both teams. We have four really capable transfers in our backcourt and from a depth and experience perspective, look similar to teams of yesteryear when players stayed 3-4 years. It’s impacting the quality of ball significantly for staffs using the portal adeptly.

The portal is good for elite teams like UConn. But it punishes most of college basketball. So, I'm for it.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Year 5 of the rebuild is the “Coked Out Bear Phase”

 

[dingaling]

our PG was our leading scorer and had 7 assists.

Right. We got a 6'5" point gaurd with experience that does a little bit of everything. Then you have a guy that is super tough on the ball to give him a rest in Diarra, you got Andre whenever needed, or Allene who has shown some real promise. I dont know why everyone is so concerned with the point gaurd role. I think we are in pretty good shape. As much as I liked RJ Cole, I think we are in a better position this year at the point.

 

[CL82]

I must confess I have never ever ever seen or met a bb coach who use emotions strategically and masterfully.

 

[CL82]

Year 5 of the rebuild is the “Coked Out Bear Phase”

I have to admit, I had some doubts in year one, which was the “Stoned Lemur Phase. “