G.O.A.T.?
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Wooden but Hurley is starting to make a case to be the best since. Wooden didn’t have to deal with NIL, the transfer portal, guys going pro early, or even having to win 6 games to win the title. But it’s incredible what he built there. And they’ve only won sporadically since he left, and not recently.
I'm a big Hurley fan but he isn't even in the discussion. Yes, seriously. A two year old goat is still a kid.
Some of y'all need to read up on the marshmallow test.
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different era different styles
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I love what coach Dan has accomplished; he only needs to win 8 more to be in the same league as Coach Wooden.
Calhoun is the GOAT. it isn't even close. He built a program from nothing, and he wins with way less talent than Duke, etc.
Hurley is the current generation GOAT, and will be for as long as he decides to coach.
It just so happens Uconn has the 2 greatest coaches that ever lived.
Talking about Wooden is like talking about Babe Ruth.
Hurley is the current generation GOAT, and will be for as long as he decides to coach.
It just so happens Uconn has the 2 greatest coaches that ever lived.
Talking about Wooden is like talking about Babe Ruth.
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Wooden was winning titles when you had to win two games and a coin toss to get a trophy.
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Good thing he had the best teams (money could buy).
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Give Hurley a sweet 16 game at Gampel, his own Sam Gilbert, and let him play Pacific to get to the Final Four we’ll see how long it takes him.
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Better question is whether Danny has done enough for HOF? I think he has
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Depends on who makes the better mayonnaise.
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The thing about this is that Wooden is revered for his accomplishment. But then we hear how much ucla was cheating with the help from the rich booster. Yet people still talk about him like he was a mythical creature because of his integrity.
Yet look how we look at Tark or Calipari. Maybe Wooden could claim ignorance but is that a defense.
Couple that with how different and easier the tournament was when Wooden was the Wizard.
I was young during Walton reign but remember it well. Don’t really remember the Lew Alcindor teams. But I do remember watching those Walton teams play beautiful basketball. So he did get all those hired pieces to play together.
Don’t think comparing Hurley with Wooden is even worth the effort.
In a year or two we will have a hard time just getting consensus on who is UConn G.O.A.T. as a men bb coach. And I have not even mentioned Geno. Basketball capital of the world stuff.
Calhoun put us in this position and now Hurley has taken that legacy and accomplished incredible things. I loved when they hired Hurley. He just felt like the right choice. And honestly I really disliked him when he played for Seton Hall. But as a coach I felt he was the perfect hire.
Wherever Hurley goes on to accomplish from here can he really ever be greater than the creator of this thing we all love?
Yet look how we look at Tark or Calipari. Maybe Wooden could claim ignorance but is that a defense.
Couple that with how different and easier the tournament was when Wooden was the Wizard.
I was young during Walton reign but remember it well. Don’t really remember the Lew Alcindor teams. But I do remember watching those Walton teams play beautiful basketball. So he did get all those hired pieces to play together.
Don’t think comparing Hurley with Wooden is even worth the effort.
In a year or two we will have a hard time just getting consensus on who is UConn G.O.A.T. as a men bb coach. And I have not even mentioned Geno. Basketball capital of the world stuff.
Calhoun put us in this position and now Hurley has taken that legacy and accomplished incredible things. I loved when they hired Hurley. He just felt like the right choice. And honestly I really disliked him when he played for Seton Hall. But as a coach I felt he was the perfect hire.
Wherever Hurley goes on to accomplish from here can he really ever be greater than the creator of this thing we all love?
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Nobody will be able to touch JC as the creator and program builder. But I do think it's possible DH can be a better coach and recruiter, especially given how the environment has changed. Let's not forget that so far DH has run a squeaky clean program. We all know that while JC wasn't nearly as bad as the worst of his contemporaries, he did get his hands dirty from time to time.
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Started in the Sweet 16, and that game was usually against some weak conference champion.
He won tournaments when he never played a ranked team. Plus kids couldn't leave early.
I believe Bill Walton once said that UCLA had a bigger payroll than NBA teams. It was a different era