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Hurley Article from CT Insider

UCLJ0211 said:
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He's not a bad guy. He just has no filter whatsoever between his brain, and his mouth.

Past success does not give him a license to be a moron whenever there's a hot mic in his vicinity.

He's a great coach, and a very good man. But he needs to watch everything he says because it does affect the team.
 
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temery said:
He's not a bad guy. He just has no filter whatsoever between his brain, and his mouth.

Past success does not give him a license to be a moron whenever there's a hot mic in his vicinity.

He's a great coach, and a very good man. But he needs the watch everything he says because it does affect the team.
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Agreed 100% Tom
Yet there a lot on the BY who feel his antics do zero harm to the team - something that blows my mind
Its a shame that the players are more mature than their coach
Good coach and I am sure a great family man but zero self control when coachjing - it is what it is
Just hope he realizes his shortfalls and really works on them vs to just giving lip service when asked about it going forward.
Nobody wants to see the program and the players penalized by the NCAA for his game day antics
 
gtcam said:
Agreed 100% Tom
Yet there a lot on the BY who feel his antics do zero harm to the team - something that blows my mind
Its a shame that the players are more mature than their coach
Good coach and I am sure a great family man but zero self control when coachjing - it is what it is
Just hope he realizes his shortfalls and really works on them vs to just giving lip service when asked about it going forward.
Nobody wants to see the program and the players penalized by the NCAA for his game day antics
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Honestly, I couldn't care less about how he is with refs. I hated the "best coach in America" thing, but honestly, he is no worse with refs than JC, K, or any of the other "legends." There were times I thought JC was going to assault Ted Valentine or Higgins.

For Hurley, it's the lame soundbites and fan interaction stuff that is just so beneath him and is such bad optics for the team. These reflective articles are great and all, but I feel like the same ones were written last year with the same rationale, etc.
 
boog204 said:
Honestly, I couldn't care less about how he is with refs. I hated the "best coach in America" thing, but honestly, he is no worse with refs than JC, K, or any of the other "legends." There were times I thought JC was going to assault Ted Valentine or Higgins.

For Hurley, it's the lame soundbites and fan interaction stuff that is just so beneath him and is such bad optics for the team. These reflective articles are great and all, but I feel like the same ones were written last year with the same rationale, etc.
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I think Hurley made his bed with the refs during his first couple of years at UConn (probably before UConn, too). He would complain on every possession at both ends of the court, even on clean plays. The number of complaints is probably down but the theatrics when he does complain is up. Plus, the media has keyed in on it now. There is a camera on him 100% of the time now.
 
gtcam said:
Agreed 100% Tom
Yet there a lot on the BY who feel his antics do zero harm to the team - something that blows my mind
Its a shame that the players are more mature than their coach
Good coach and I am sure a great family man but zero self control when coachjing - it is what it is
Just hope he realizes his shortfalls and really works on them vs to just giving lip service when asked about it going forward.
Nobody wants to see the program and the players penalized by the NCAA for his game day antics
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Zero self control -- you make it sound like he physically attacks refs. That's what zero self control means
 
gtcam said:
Agreed 100% Tom
Yet there a lot on the BY who feel his antics do zero harm to the team - something that blows my mind
Its a shame that the players are more mature than their coach
Good coach and I am sure a great family man but zero self control when coachjing - it is what it is
Just hope he realizes his shortfalls and really works on them vs to just giving lip service when asked about it going forward.
Nobody wants to see the program and the players penalized by the NCAA for his game day antics
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some would say his antics harm the team when there are 40 seconds left in a tied overtime game in Maui that winds up changing the trajectory of the entire season
 
Stew Crew said:
I think Hurley made his bed with the refs during his first couple of years at UConn (probably before UConn, too). He would complain on every possession at both ends of the court, even on clean plays. The number of complaints is probably down but the theatrics when he does complain is up. Plus, the media has keyed in on it now. There is a camera on him 100% of the time now.
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Is he usually right about his complaints with refs?
 
temery said:
He's not a bad guy. He just has no filter whatsoever between his brain, and his mouth.

Past success does not give him a license to be a moron whenever there's a hot mic in his vicinity.

He's a great coach, and a very good man. But he needs to watch everything he says because it does affect the team.
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Could not agree more
 
50cPitchers said:
some would say his antics harm the team when there are 40 seconds left in a tied overtime game in Maui that winds up changing the trajectory of the entire season
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Tbf that was a horrendous call on a great play by McNeeley, but his behavior after the game and then the next day when Kimani had to hold him back were not helpful to his cause.
 
50cPitchers said:
some would say his antics harm the team when there are 40 seconds left in a tied overtime game in Maui that winds up changing the trajectory of the entire season
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Yeah, that moment alone in that one game changed the trajectory of the season. In what universe did you watch this season?
 
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gtcam said:
Agreed 100% Tom
Yet there a lot on the BY who feel his antics do zero harm to the team - something that blows my mind
Its a shame that the players are more mature than their coach
Good coach and I am sure a great family man but zero self control when coachjing - it is what it is
Just hope he realizes his shortfalls and really works on them vs to just giving lip service when asked about it going forward.
Nobody wants to see the program and the players penalized by the NCAA for his game day antics
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What in the are you talking about?

What will he be penalized by the ncaa (lmao!)? Hiring prostitutes to have s*x with recruits?or cover up r**e allegations for years? Or covering up se**al assault allegations of the university trainer? Or beating his wife?

How many of his recruits have ever gotten in trouble with the law? Exactly.

He gets pissed off at the refs and doesn’t take from the fans. Good. You guys are perfectly fine with fans berating him and his family. It’s sad. Coach K, Self, Izzo, Calipari, Pitino, etc all have acted like Hurley or worse on the sidelines, but you guys accept that.
 
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boog204 said:
Honestly, I couldn't care less about how he is with refs. I hated the "best coach in America" thing, but honestly, he is no worse with refs than JC, K, or any of the other "legends." There were times I thought JC was going to assault Ted Valentine or Higgins.

For Hurley, it's the lame soundbites and fan interaction stuff that is just so beneath him and is such bad optics for the team. These reflective articles are great and all, but I feel like the same ones were written last year with the same rationale, etc.
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I was at the games in Raleigh - after the Ok game was over, he was walking back through the tunnel, and there was a grown man in a Duke shirt verbally abusing him, trying to bait him or get him to react. Hurley just glared at the guy, but he deals with this stuff at all opposing arenas. I know he brought some of it on himself, but I can see why he likes to give it back from time to time
 
If Hurley stopped doing half of the stuff that people complain about, the narrative would suddenly be that he lost his passion, that he wasn't going to bat for the team enough, that he had his eyes on a bigger job, etc.

Scrutiny comes with the spotlight, but it definitely feels like some of the complaints are getting a little silly to me.
 
Dooch said:
I was at the games in Raleigh - after the Ok game was over, he was walking back through the tunnel, and there was a grown man in a Duke shirt verbally abusing him, trying to bait him or get him to react. Hurley just glared at the guy, but he deals with this stuff at all opposing arenas. I know he brought some of it on himself, but I can see why he likes to give it back from time to time
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According to the posters here, the Hurley’s aren’t allowed do anything back.


 
The media pearl clutching and grandstanding is egregious and disgusting. Same guys who ran a segment on him during game day (the wrench!!) are the same ones trashing him now. Losers

Saw a tweet pointing out that while on tv Jay bilas criticizing Dan Hurley had a small statue of Bobby knight throwing the chair within view.
I mean what are we doing here
 
yungdowork said:
If Hurley stopped doing half of the stuff that people complain about, the narrative would suddenly be that he lost his passion, that he wasn't going to bat for the team enough, that he had his eyes on a bigger job, etc.

Scrutiny comes with the spotlight, but it definitely feels like some of the complaints are getting a little silly to me.
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Um, no it wouldn't. It would be that while he's still a maniac on the sidelines and the best coach in the country, he's learned to ignore idiots in the crowd whose sole purpose is to bait him.
 
NCHusky91 said:
Tbf that was a horrendous call on a great play by McNeeley, but his behavior after the game and then the next day when Kimani had to hold him back were not helpful to his cause.
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The Colorado non-call with McNeeley was just as bad and, given the call the night before, completely absurd. Spilled milk under the bridge though.
 
gtcam said:
Agreed 100% Tom
Yet there a lot on the BY who feel his antics do zero harm to the team - something that blows my mind
Its a shame that the players are more mature than their coach
Good coach and I am sure a great family man but zero self control when coachjing - it is what it is
Just hope he realizes his shortfalls and really works on them vs to just giving lip service when asked about it going forward.
Nobody wants to see the program and the players penalized by the NCAA for his game day antics
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Wow....that's high praise for someone that coached back-to-back title teams and all double digit wins.

Would 3 in a row make him "great" worthy?
 
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yungdowork said:
If Hurley stopped doing half of the stuff that people complain about, the narrative would suddenly be that he lost his passion, that he wasn't going to bat for the team enough, that he had his eyes on a bigger job, etc.

Scrutiny comes with the spotlight, but it definitely feels like some of the complaints are getting a little silly to me.
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Jim Harbaugh had the same problem at Michigan when he first got there (and it costed his team games as the refs were clearly out to get him) and he changed then won a national title. Jim Harbaugh is 1000x calmer than he used to be and it didn’t make him any less of a man or passionate coach. And it certainly didn’t change how great of a coach he was clearly.
 
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