E60 - “The Other Hurley”

[Inyatkin]

The guy who said things were "as bad as the Ollie years" the other day was the one that jumped out to me. When they were going 14-18 in the American.

Yes, and I called him on it and was told this "feels" as bad as that era.

Jeez sorry we were preseason No. 3 and now will make the NCAA tournament for the fifth straight year. What a burden we carry around here.

 

[Travelman6]

It’s really incredible. Are other fan bases like this?

Kentucky.

UCLA, though I think they've calmed down of late.

 

[Scrutineer]

Why do some people act like a slightly disappointing season is equivalent to getting caught in some scandal?

Timing could not possibly be worse? What?

Hey, Dawn Staley has a new book coming out. What? Doesn't she know her team got blown out by UConn? What a loser!

Focus is important. Blowout losses and other issues could be the result of outside distractions like book deals if they take you away from your work too much.

 

[GoConn]

Dan Hurley is the man. All time coach who rebuilt UConn from what looked like a potentially washed program into solidfying itself as a BLUE BLOOD in only 6 years.

Some of you haters are delusional.

 

[Scrutineer]

Some fans hate the program and coach unless we’re winning a championship. It’s a miserable way to fan. But to each their own

Too many people today get their self esteem from the team they root for.

 

[Scrutineer]

Yes not sure why people are minimizing this - who cares if its a rehash of a story we all know well? The fact that ESPN (ESPN!) is promoting UConn at a time when more people are starting to pay attention to CBB is huge for the brand. And this is during a down year. We need the brand to be out there as much as possible - its how we can win over recruits and eventually the brand will be a big part of the reason we get into a power conference.

Based on how ESPN has treated UConn in the past we don't know if this is a positive look at Dan Hurley or a hit job. Hopefully it's a warm look at a famous family with Dan Hurley recognized as now having matched or exceeded his Dad and brother with his two titles.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

1. Are you implying he funded or asked ESPN to do a doc on his story?

2. If not. Should he have turned it down? And why?

3. He looks like a fool be cause he was chasing a 3 peat?

I’d also love to hear when the “right time” is if it’s not after back to back national championships.


Lord have mercy.

People will complain about everything. If the Duke HC gets air, they would complain about Dan Hurley not getting his. Now he is getting his, and they complain that its not about UConn. Come on! Imagine you are a HS kid getting recruited by us and you see this on ESPN. This is good stuff. Enjoy it.

 

[RuffRuff]

Dan Hurley is the man. All time coach who rebuilt UConn from what looked like a potentially washed program into solidfying itself as a BLUE BLOOD in only 6 years.

Some of you haters are delusional.

It pisses me off when I hear fans of other teams saying Dan Hurley didn't win anything prior to the last two years, disregard he took two broken programs and turned them around quickly prior to joining.

We should all kiss the ground the guy walks on as fans of this program for what he's been able to do. This program has apexed under him and has nothing but year over year relevancy in sight. Part of the joy of following is seeing what he's going to do next, whether he wins or loses.

 

[UConniki]

Too many people today get their self esteem from the team they root for.

But isn’t that one of the reasons why people buy and proudly wear their schools gear out in public. Especially when things are going good ( don’t see much BC and Cuse gear anywhere these days, happily).

 

[superjohn]

But isn’t that one of the reasons why people buy and proudly wear their schools gear out in public. Especially when things are going good ( don’t see much BC and Cuse gear anywhere these days, happily).

You wear UConn gear for your self esteem?

 

[RuffRuff]

You wear UConn gear for your self esteem?

Could you imagine how Cuse fans feel?

 

[Palatine]

I would be wearing UConn gear if we were still in the Yankee Conference.

 

[87Xfer]

It's not really a concious decision, and definitely not for self esteem since I live in a place that cares zero about UConn or college BB, but I probably wear school gear 3-5 days every week just because I have so freaking much of it. And it seems like biz casual even on Teams meetings is a thing of the past. I did suits and ties 5 days a week for a long time, so I'm OK with it.

 

[87Xfer]

@Ha Who what did you dislike about my comment?

 

[uconnblueinky]

Jay Wright doesn't take out the garbage !! Lol

UConn Men's Basketball

You’ve seen two-time NCAA champion Dan Hurley in his work environment, on the sidelines. But what’s he like at home? "The Other Hurley" premieres Saturday, March 15 at 11am ET on ESPN. Same day...

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[RuffRuff]

Trilly has a nugget out there tied to some of what we heard last night on 60m that would not make the UConn fanbase happy, yet not totally surprising.

 

[AntG168]

Trilly has a nugget out there tied to some of what we heard last night on 60m that would not make the UConn fanbase happy, yet not totally surprising.

If it’s what I think you’re referring to Storrs Central has debunked that. Trilly has bad UConn sources

 

[RuffRuff]

If it’s what I think you’re referring to Storrs Central has debunked that. Trilly has bad UConn sources

Good - because that one would have been really discouraging. Also, that would also be Trilly's second go around with bad Uconn info. Guys like him only get so many chances to be wrong before they're seen as throwing sh$t against the wall.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Good - because that one would have been really discouraging. Also, that would also be Trilly's second go around with bad Uconn info. Guys like him only get so many chances to be wrong before they're seen as throwing sh$t against the wall.

I’m in both the trilly discord and storrscentral and can find neither of these lol

 

[navery12]

I’m in both the trilly discord and storrscentral and can find neither of these lol

Both posts being referred to are a week old, unless I missed something new. March 2 at 5:35 PM in the MBB Recruiting Thread in StorrsCentral is the start of the discussion about the Trilly rumor

 

[NJHusky]

If it’s what I think you’re referring to Storrs Central has debunked that. Trilly has bad UConn sources

Where on Storrs Central? I looked but couldn't find it....but I don't usually go there unless its recruiting season,...thx

 

[NJHusky]

I’m in both the trilly discord and storrscentral and can find neither of these lol

https://storrscentral.com/forums/1/topics/401/replies/19213

 

[mauconnfan]

He's promoting the UConn brand-good.. He's promoting his brand ahead of a book release in Sept-smart. And he's deflecting some of the attention put on his team as they head into Tournament time so that some of the pressure is off -- and perhaps they can play loose and relaxed-good.

Surprised at the Kevins and Karens on the Yard jumping all over him. I can understand opposing team's social media platforms. But here? Can't imagine what it would be like around here if we were 9-20 instead of 20-9.

Its March- Crazy things can happen as we all know.

Kevins????

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Both posts being referred to are a week old, unless I missed something new. March 2 at 5:35 PM in the MBB Recruiting Thread in StorrsCentral is the start of the discussion about the Trilly rumor

Thanks for this. I appreciate that there’s a site we can get some good inside info on.

It would be helpful if there were different threads on specific topics in my opinion. Seems like everything outside of storrscentral content is in a mega thread.