Hurley in the Athletic

[TopDogs]

Don't know if anyone else is a subscriber but there's a piece on The Athletic about Hurley and UConn

Summer School: Master builder Dan Hurley is taking on a...

 

[UConnKev]

Great article!

"I’m not a coffee drinker, so if I need a shot of adrenaline, I’ll go in and talk to Coach,’’ he says. “He’s not the guy you go to when you need a shoulder to cry on. He’s who I see when I need to be charged up. He’s not an ‘Oh, I’m so sorry.’ He’s more like, ‘Hey man, let’s go. This is UConn. Suck it up.’’’

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

Good article, but pretty much the same talking points that have been in every Hurley article since he was hired.

I will be so glad once we can bury this "restoration" narrative, as if we're the only school to have this happen.

 

[Storrs South]

The most interesting line to me of the whole thing: "what insiders have termed Ollie's disastrous running of the program." I wish she had a elaborated more, but no reputable source seems to want to outline what they've heard.

EDIT: Also O'Neil forgot about the addition of Yakwe and you can read the article for free if you download The Athletic app

 

[CL82]

Good article, but pretty much the same talking points that have been in every Hurley article since he was hired.

I will be so glad once we can bury this "restoration" narrative, as if we're the only school to have this happen.

Agree but it is a useful narrative for the time being.

 

[Dove]

Great article!

"I’m not a coffee drinker, so if I need a shot of adrenaline, I’ll go in and talk to Coach,’’ he says. “He’s not the guy you go to when you need a shoulder to cry on. He’s who I see when I need to be charged up. He’s not an ‘Oh, I’m so sorry.’ He’s more like, ‘Hey man, let’s go. This is UConn. Suck it up.’’’

Who's quote is this?

 

[TopDogs]

Who's quote is this?

hurley's

 

[Dove]

hurley's

So he's referring to himself going in to talk to Calhoun or Auriemma?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

So he's referring to himself going in to talk to Calhoun or Auriemma?

Calhoun.

 

[Chief00]

Calhoun.

Yep, LOL completely sounds like him. I love that Danny sees the value in tapping into this energy. It’s funny how the human mind can work and his predecessor saw this as a negative.

 

[intlzncster]

The most interesting line to me of the whole thing: "what insiders have termed Ollie's disastrous running of the program." I wish she had a elaborated more, but no reputable source seems to want to outline what they've heard.

Probably reads the Yard.

 

[huskymedic]