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Message: [QUOTE="drayenob, post: 3486803, member: 9282"] [URL="https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-sp-clb-uconn-men-offseason-storylines-20200321-20200320-m7sjudwqwzdz3owlioodp3ccua-story.html"]Dan Hurley keeping busy, finding ways to get UConn men ready for ‘the most anticipated season we’ve had in a while’[/URL] [I]“Because of where we’re at,” he said, “the number of guys we’re bringing back who we invested in this year,[B] I have the flexibility to look for qualities we may be missing [rather than by position], whether that’s toughness, shooting, playmaking[/B]. The way the season ended we’re returning four starters. Losing Christian is a big loss, that will leave a void. So it’s more qualities that we’re looking for, people who are excited about joining a team that is potentially ready to really win, returning to the Big East and be one of the most watched programs in college basketball next year. “In The American, we had to educate people, parents, coaches, people we were recruiting, about how much better league was than they thought. The Big East speaks for itself. For a kid to be part of a re-emerging program, back in Big East, with the level of excitement, types of arenas, chance to play in the Big East Tournament in Madison Square Garden, it kind of fills that last gap. There’s no longer a reason for a kid to call us and say ‘I don’t want to go to UConn.’ That conference piece, for UConn, being where we are located, is critical.”[/I] [/QUOTE]

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