I didn't see the article as positive as many others. I thought we had the team last year, and I agree this team is even better. I've been known to delve into some new age stuff before, but my problem is with the books, the (shoeless?) practice, cardboard cutouts etc. When he arrived he also had books. One was Russell Wilson's book It Takes What it Takes. Since Hurley was recommending it, I grabbed a few copies and passed them around to key people. It's about neutral thinking, and owning decisions. Like a quarterback, a HC makes 100s of decisions a day, and some are great, others not so much. Point is, you own it, and your objective is of course to win. The most common criticism of Hurley seems to be the lack of in game adjustments, and I'm in that camp. Did he read that book that he recommended?
The only reason that matters is the Self-Sabotage to Self-Mastery book. I've known so many fantastic guys that just seem to always snatch defeat from the hands of victory. It kills me when I see it, and I see it in him all the time. They can bring you right up to heaven's gate, but can't quite open it.
Armchair quarterbacking here, but if you're in middle age reading a book about self sabotage, that's probably how you've diagnosed your recent performance or someone has suggested it to you. I'd love to see him get over the hump in March, but I've never seen reading one book fix that issue. But I do hope he reads it and it helps him.
UConn is a huge stage, I can't imagine walking onto that court with an intense fear of losing he says he used to have. But it does explain some of the inexplicable lapses in judgement and very poorly timed outbursts I've seen. Thank God I don't have ESPN reporting on my every move, go get em Dan!
