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a national writer finally gives us the article I've been waiting on regarding the offense that our local writers have ignored

Dan Hurley's desire to adapt helped UConn evolve into an offensive juggernaut | FOX Sports

Two years ago, UConn coach Dan Hurley made a commitment to embracing offense with NCAA Tournament success in mind. Michael Cohen explains how Hurley's desire to adapt has helped transform UConn into an offensive juggernaut.
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this article confirmed what I suspected in Luke Murray being a hardcore international/Euroleague hoops head, you can definitely see the influence in the offense. gonna be a pretty big loss whenever a program decides to hire him as their HC.
 
I'm confused about the sticky gloves. Seems counterintuitive in my mind, but i'm sure there's something i'm missing.

"UConn's players donning pairs of sticky sports gloves, not unlike the kind receivers wear in football. They form a line that stretches from one end of the court to the other, and each Husky has two basketballs at his disposal."
 
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If Hurley and UCONN can keep Murray and Kimani for several more years, imagine the possibilities.
 
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Sibeerian said:
This offense is going to be very influential. Especially as the assistant coaches branch out. Nothing this successful goes without imitation.
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Yep I actually hate articles like this that give away our secrets

Belichek was successful for so long keeping things under wraps. That's why you got one word answers at his press conferences, it wasn't just his personality
 
king conn said:
Yep I actually hate articles like this that give away our secrets

Belichek was successful for so long keeping things under wraps. That's why you got one word answers at his press conferences, it wasn't just his personality
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There is no chance that any of this is new information to high level college coaches and their legions of data analysts. The challenge is replicating it with the type of personnel that we have as well as stopping it.
 
tuvent08 said:
There is no chance that any of this is new information to high level college coaches and their legions of data analysts. The challenge is replicating it with the type of personnel that we have as well as stopping it.
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Knowing what we do is one thing

Knowing how we got there is an entirely different thing.
 
king conn said:
Knowing what we do is one thing

Knowing how we got there is an entirely different thing.
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I think we'll just agree to disagree. I can't possibly fathom how any of this offers a scintilla of new information to anyone who knows what they're talking about. It's not a state secret.
 
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AdamaNation said:
Leaves to replace Hurley. He’s a lifer.
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Hurley is here for another 8-10 or so years, assuming he retires around 60 like he said he will. Luke could be leading a major P5 by that point and have no desire to leave, or a big enough buyout that we couldn't even afford it lol
 
superjohn said:
That's why I'm hoping he sticks around and Kimani gets his own gig after the season. Kimani is a lot older and deserves his own show, losing both of them at the same time would be a big blow.
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My gut tells me Kimani will leave to run his own program and Luke will be promoted to Associate Head Coach.
 
tuvent08 said:
There is no chance that any of this is new information to high level college coaches and their legions of data analysts. The challenge is replicating it with the type of personnel that we have as well as stopping it.
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You’d be surprised at how many coaches are stubborn about introducing modern offense principles and analytics into their offense. In the article Hurley even talked about how him and Kimani would look at the analytics Murray told them and be like “wtf is this shit”. Murray gave Hurley a lot of credit for being able to ADAPT.

It’s hard to adapt and accept you need to learn new things, especially as you get older. Hurley made it to head coach of an all time college basketball program without it he could have easily turned down Murray’s ideas and said “what do you know, I’m the head coach, I made it here without this shit”.

Unfortunately, I think that type of philosophy is very prevalent in today’s game, even in the NBA. Old coaches think they know ball and don’t want to adapt to new things. It’s gotten better since the Warriors stormed the league in 2015, but there’s still ways to go.
 
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paulmf said:
My gut tells me Kimani will leave to run his own program and Luke will be promoted to Associate Head Coach.
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Whatever the transition, I doubt Hurley will be caught unprepared. Last year's run likely bought him one more year with the coaching staff intact, so he has had a year to figure out who he will bring in as replacements.
 
It would be very selfish to keep Kimani and Luke here forever. I agree fully with SJ that I would prefer not losing both in the same offseason and yes, I believe Kimani should get a head coaching job first.

On a side note, I wonder if Louisville has any clue as to how much they assisted our program?
 
jibsey said:
That’s the best Uconn article I’ve ever read with in depth explanations of the offensive philosophy. Here’s what I don’t understand. How do the most top level players out there not be in a line to play for him?
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There's a quick and easy answer to this.

A large percentage of those players have spent the bulk of their lives being the center of attention and praised due to his ability to succeed at hero ball. They prefer being "the guy" to being "one of many critical pieces".
 
One thing that winning national coach of the year would provide, is more of the type of recruit that fits our program. When all the prospects realize the kind of coaching they can get here, the more the best fitting recruits will want to come here. And when players like Sonan go elsewhere I wish them the best. They werent meant to be here.
 
Ever since NCAA loss to NM St.. Dan was smart enough to make changes. Luke has been the chef with the recipe for the secret sauce for the offense. Matching up players with the system is now the lane we're in re: recruiting/portal adds to our roster. BBIQ and BB skills.

Great behind the scenes article leading up to Friday. Stay hungry.Keep on keepin' on. Six to go. One at a time.
 
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