Really the only two inexcusable blemishes on the coaching staff this year are blowing the 17 point lead at Seton Hall, and the no-show against St Johns in Hartford.Best in the country is probably a stretch, but we're 24-7 for a reason and a big part of that is coaching.
He and the staff deserve a lot of credit for the turnaround this season, just like they deserved blame when our team wasn't playing up to expectations.
And half our coaching staff was in a hotel room for the Seton Hall game. That one doesn't really bother me nearly as much as St John'sReally the only two inexcusable blemishes on the coaching staff this year are blowing the 17 point lead at Seton Hall, and the no-show against St Johns in Hartford.
Would much rather slump in January every year if it means winning 8 of our last 9 in Feb/March...which seems to be the trend under Hurley's tenure. I'd like to see our record broken down by month over the last 25 years. I would bet a lot of $$ that January is by far our worst month
And half our coaching staff was in a hotel room for the Seton Hall game. That one doesn't really bother me nearly as much as St John's
Best in the country is probably a stretch, but we're 24-7 for a reason and a big part of that is coaching.
He and the staff deserve a lot of credit for the turnaround this season, just like they deserved blame when our team wasn't playing up to expectations.
Had we not lost to SJU at home, we’d be at #2 in the seeding and it’s not a stretch to say we have a good shot at #1 if we win BE tournament champ.Agree 100%. The only "bad" loss feels like SJU to me. I do wish we could have eeked out a road win vs a top-5 team, but road wins vs top-50 teams are really hard to come by.
He's the best coach for us. He performs, he gets better, and he's a big personality. The northeast is super passionate about uconn basketball. You need a coach to match that passion. When people complained about his T's and his volatility we should realize that with all of our BY rants and living room object throwing we'd be T'd up as well. A mild mannered coach wouldn't match our fervor.
Had we not lost to SJU at home, we’d be at #2 in the seeding and it’s not a stretch to say we have a good shot at #1 if we win BE tournament champ.
He is one of the best in the country for sure at certain aspects of the game but he has a ways to go and he has gotten noticeable better at certain parts.
Two things I think he has fixed this year:
-He was too volatile with the refs and he has toned it down a lot this year, I mean a ton. Even though most of us would have murdered at least one ref this year.
-His out of timeouts and end of half plays seem to be much better than previous years overall. Not sure if this is just having better shot makers or not, but I loved some of the plays they have run out of timeouts.
One that is a work in progress:
-He still has work to do on in game adjustments, but he eventually made the adjustment to help Jackson and it seems to be paying massively right now. It may have lost UConn a few games by not doing it sooner, but it wasn't necessarily an easy fix. It didn't just involve moving him to the dunkers spot or the four on the dribble hand off. They moved Sanogo around and also where Hawkins is running. It changed a lot of options.
Waiting to see how he does with Castle and Ball:
-Freshman PG development. This is currently the one massive hole in his resume for development. He's had three and all three have left barely better than they arrived offensively. To be fair next year is the first year he will have gotten his first choice. Every other position you can find player development success stories for players who have played at least two years with the program and been healthy.
He ticks a ton of boxes of what you want in a coach. He's not perfect but he is getting better and is already pretty darn good.
We all loved Calhoun (well I think we all did) and no one would say Calhoun wasn't a bit volatile. Basically, I agree.
Goodman has a lot of bad takes and bad analysis, but I actually believed him when he stated he talked to BE refs and that they had it with Hurley. I am glad Hurley has adjusted and learned how to control his emotions on the sidelines.Nothing to say other than I think you're spot on. Since Goodman called Hurley out, he has been a lot better. I know it was hard to hear for some fans, but it needed to be said and Hurley seems to have adjusted.
Goodman has a lot of bad takes and bad analysis, but I actually believed him when he stated he talked to BE refs and that they had it with Hurley. I am glad Hurley has adjusted and learned how to control his emotions on the sidelines.
And half our coaching staff was in a hotel room for the Seton Hall game. That one doesn't really bother me nearly as much as St John's
No but he is a straight up tool. He's a straight up hack too. Jeff Goodman is terrible at his job. Listened to Field of 68 After Dark Saturday night with Goodman as part of it for 2 hours. The guy is an imbecile.but the guy isn't just a straight up liar.
Yes but once again you're missing the context of my post. It was specifically about the Seton Hall game being an inexcusable blemish on the coaching staff's resumeYeah and Texas lost their coach in November and are going to be a 2 seed in the NCAA. There was no excuse to lose that game at Seton Hall. It was terrible play, not 2 coaches missing a game. It's not optimal, but you have to sustain.