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[QUOTE="VAHuskyFan, post: 4969233, member: 1585"]
This makes a lot of sense too when you think about what this coaching staff asks of players: work your butt off, never take a play off, sacrifice for the team, pass up shots to give your teammates better shots, etc.

I’m sure that’s a big change for players and can be frustrating at times, especially when the gameplan over a 2-3 game stretch leads to shots flowing to other guys.

So when player calls his parents and is frustrated (bc I’m sure it is TOUGH to practice and play under Hurley), Hurley wants parents who are going to say “listen to your coach!” Not parents who are going to say: “you’re the best player on that team, Hurley is crazy for not seeing that!” etc.

Basically he wants parents who will be an extension of the coaching staff and who his players can look to for support — not parents who are going to undermine the efforts of the coaching staff.

This really goes to Hurley’s laser focus on how a player will function as part of his team vs just how good the player is.
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