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Hurley on SportsCenter

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Some talented ‘Yarder should compile Danny’s best quotes and throw them on a shirt. The Dusty Rhodes comment regarding AK’s cut eye is one I always get a chuckle at. My kids love WWE so I watch it quite a bit…
 
Love Hurley and Husky fans have never had a time like this but I have a question:
In 2014 we won the title and I envisioned a line of studs lined up by Coach Ollie's door. We were under siege with internal problems, academics sanctions, etc. but we not only didn't cash in but we went into a dive. Our talent rated well wasn't great.
Regardless of our finish this season, with Hurley's now nationally recognized status as one of if not the best in college hoops will we see a recruiting windfall on the order of say Duke. We lost Flagg and Hurley don't get me wrong is recruiting quite well with the "right" kind of players but does he get to say another level of incoming talent even as next year's class is good?
Currently we are #25 with 2 four stars.
 
HailUConn said:
This quote ages like fine wine. “You’d better get us now. Coz it’s coming!”
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That quote still amazes me. I believed it when he said because I saw his fire, the progress the team was making and we were just coming up a little short against good teams, but never did I think it was coming that quickly or to this extreme - national championship followed by a unanimous #1 ranking and potential back to back championships. Unreal.
 
jibsey said:
Love Hurley and Husky fans have never had a time like this but I have a question:
In 2014 we won the title and I envisioned a line of studs lined up by Coach Ollie's door. We were under siege with internal problems, academics sanctions, etc. but we not only didn't cash in but we went into a dive. Our talent rated well wasn't great.
Regardless of our finish this season, with Hurley's now nationally recognized status as one of if not the best in college hoops will we see a recruiting windfall on the order of say Duke. We lost Flagg and Hurley don't get me wrong is recruiting quite well with the "right" kind of players but does he get to say another level of incoming talent even as next year's class is good?
Currently we are #25 with 2 four stars.
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I think he will hit the portal to fill holes as he has in last couple years. I think he has adapted well to the “free agency” aspect of basketball. Look at Newton, Diarra, Calcaterra and Spencer as examples. I trust this man whatever he thinks is best route.
 
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jibsey said:
Love Hurley and Husky fans have never had a time like this but I have a question:
In 2014 we won the title and I envisioned a line of studs lined up by Coach Ollie's door. We were under siege with internal problems, academics sanctions, etc. but we not only didn't cash in but we went into a dive. Our talent rated well wasn't great.
Regardless of our finish this season, with Hurley's now nationally recognized status as one of if not the best in college hoops will we see a recruiting windfall on the order of say Duke. We lost Flagg and Hurley don't get me wrong is recruiting quite well with the "right" kind of players but does he get to say another level of incoming talent even as next year's class is good?
Currently we are #25 with 2 four stars.
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As long as incoming class has the type of player who are willing to buy in to his culture. All the best players are willing to look inside themselves and be willing to commit to the torturous level of competition that Coach has established as a standard at UConn. Perhaps those kids are not the 5 star players. IMHO
 
bluestreak said:
As long as incoming class has the type of player who are willing to buy in to his culture. All the best players are willing to look inside themselves and be willing to commit to the torturous level of competition that Coach has established as a standard at UConn. Perhaps those kids are not the 5 star players. IMHO
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So long as whomever comes in is good with averaging 15-5-4 and competing for some hardware. Please sign here……
 
jibsey said:
Love Hurley and Husky fans have never had a time like this but I have a question:
In 2014 we won the title and I envisioned a line of studs lined up by Coach Ollie's door. We were under siege with internal problems, academics sanctions, etc. but we not only didn't cash in but we went into a dive. Our talent rated well wasn't great.
Regardless of our finish this season, with Hurley's now nationally recognized status as one of if not the best in college hoops will we see a recruiting windfall on the order of say Duke. We lost Flagg and Hurley don't get me wrong is recruiting quite well with the "right" kind of players but does he get to say another level of incoming talent even as next year's class is good?
Currently we are #25 with 2 four stars.
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Outside of a handful of recruits, Hurley isn't bringing in the 5 stars or freshmen that are expected to make a huge impact immediately. He'd rather get the 40-60 ranked kid that's going to match his intensity and fit in our culture.
 
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jibsey said:
Love Hurley and Husky fans have never had a time like this but I have a question:
In 2014 we won the title and I envisioned a line of studs lined up by Coach Ollie's door. We were under siege with internal problems, academics sanctions, etc. but we not only didn't cash in but we went into a dive. Our talent rated well wasn't great.
Regardless of our finish this season, with Hurley's now nationally recognized status as one of if not the best in college hoops will we see a recruiting windfall on the order of say Duke. We lost Flagg and Hurley don't get me wrong is recruiting quite well with the "right" kind of players but does he get to say another level of incoming talent even as next year's class is good?
Currently we are #25 with 2 four stars.
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You gotta stop putting these two together for comparison. One is not like the other. Hurley won’t sleep a wink if he has not a plan so that Huskies fans like you and me can sleep well. If you don’t know Hurley by now, then you don’t know him and our coaches at all. We are very selective about who we are recruiting.
 
jibsey said:
Love Hurley and Husky fans have never had a time like this but I have a question:
In 2014 we won the title and I envisioned a line of studs lined up by Coach Ollie's door. We were under siege with internal problems, academics sanctions, etc. but we not only didn't cash in but we went into a dive. Our talent rated well wasn't great.
Regardless of our finish this season, with Hurley's now nationally recognized status as one of if not the best in college hoops will we see a recruiting windfall on the order of say Duke. We lost Flagg and Hurley don't get me wrong is recruiting quite well with the "right" kind of players but does he get to say another level of incoming talent even as next year's class is good?
Currently we are #25 with 2 four stars.
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I wondered the same thing, but I've gotten over it mostly by looking at the development of Stewart and Ball, Karaban and Samson. I already feel pretty good about next year. I think Hurley wants to recruit a certain type of skilled, but coachable player that fits the culture, and he wants continuity. He also shows young players that he will grow them into successful, NBA-caliber talent.

I love what he's doing, and how he's doing it. I think next year he'll have a lot more cache on the recruiting trail. You can't be a high school player and not be impressed when you watch this team. Yes, he comes off as a little squirrely sometimes, but when you observe the relationship he has with his players, and you hear the media rave about his practices, how can that not be attractive to recruits who want to maximize their talent while playing in a fun system with a high chance for success?
 
dogpause said:
I wondered the same thing, but I've gotten over it mostly by looking at the development of Stewart and Ball, Karaban and Samson. I already feel pretty good about next year. I think Hurley wants to recruit a certain type of skilled, but coachable player that fits the culture, and he wants continuity. He also shows young players that he will grow them into successful, NBA-caliber talent.

I love what he's doing, and how he's doing it. I think next year he'll have a lot more cache on the recruiting trail. You can't be a high school player and not be impressed when you watch this team. Yes, he comes off as a little squirrely sometimes, but when you observe the relationship he has with his players, and you hear the media rave about his practices, how can that not be attractive to recruits who want to maximize their talent while playing in a fun system with a high chance for success?
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Whatever schtick opposing coaches use to counter our success and athlete development will be lapped up by a good % of HS Coaches, AAU Coaches, Parents and athletes alike. They will be willing to overlook success and development for reputation(ie "Blue Bloods") and cold hard cash. Don't know if we are able to match the $$ of the "Big" programs, but don't get the sense that Dan Hurley will get in a bidding war, even if he could.
 
bluestreak said:
As long as incoming class has the type of player who are willing to buy in to his culture. All the best players are willing to look inside themselves and be willing to commit to the torturous level of competition that Coach has established as a standard at UConn. Perhaps those kids are not the 5 star players. IMHO
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For those who recall the interviews from the 2014 Calhoun documentary, there were guys on our best teams who wanted to leave after they got to Storrs. Voskuhl wanted to bail to Arizona because he was fed up with Calhoun's demands, Tate George was gonna bail to Marquette because he was sick of getting yelled at. Ricky Moore noted that there were more that bailed who weren't interviewed.

I've long thought JC somewhat abandoned the focus on character and perserverance after the 2004 NC and went after 5-stars who might've been softer in the toughness department for a few years. I imagine that's an unpopular opinion here, but I also don't think I'll be worrying about Dan Hurley making that same mistake.
 
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Always love the culture stuff like ‘group of like-minded individuals pursuing a goal‘.

But what jumped out was the snippet at the end re: last January’s swoon & how it made them less fearful of losing going forward.

Underrated aspect to me is that lack of fear they have. They learned from last January so what is there to fear!
 
storrsroars said:
For those who recall the interviews from the 2014 Calhoun documentary, there were guys on our best teams who wanted to leave after they got to Storrs. Voskuhl wanted to bail to Arizona because he was fed up with Calhoun's demands, Tate George was gonna bail to Marquette because he was sick of getting yelled at. Ricky Moore noted that there were more that bailed who weren't interviewed.

I've long thought JC somewhat abandoned the focus on character and perserverance after the 2004 NC and went after 5-stars who might've been softer in the toughness department for a few years. I imagine that's an unpopular opinion here, but I also don't think I'll be worrying about Dan Hurley making that same mistake.
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What and where can I find the 2014 Calhoun documentary?
 
Platt81 said:
I think he will hit the portal to fill holes as he has in last couple years. I think he has adapted well to the “free agency” aspect of basketball. Look at Newton, Diarra, Calcaterra and Spencer as examples. I trust this man whatever he thinks is best route.
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One could make a case that what held Hurley/us back, on the court, over his first 4 years was the flip side of his focus on building a culture:
1) loyalty to the Ollie recruits who wanted to stay
2) resistance to using the portal

Now he's bringing in his own HS recruits and, with a strong culture in place, trusts that bringing in new guys won't disrupt it, or could even enhance it with the right personalities (e.g. Spencer) coming on board.
 
dogpause said:
I wondered the same thing, but I've gotten over it mostly by looking at the development of Stewart and Ball, Karaban and Samson. I already feel pretty good about next year. I think Hurley wants to recruit a certain type of skilled, but coachable player that fits the culture, and he wants continuity. He also shows young players that he will grow them into successful, NBA-caliber talent.

I love what he's doing, and how he's doing it. I think next year he'll have a lot more cache on the recruiting trail. You can't be a high school player and not be impressed when you watch this team. Yes, he comes off as a little squirrely sometimes, but when you observe the relationship he has with his players, and you hear the media rave about his practices, how can that not be attractive to recruits who want to maximize their talent while playing in a fun system with a high chance for success?
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Yeah, agree and I have zero criticism of Hurley, am joyous with what he has done, and Castle was a 5 star. I realize that the star ranking is not an end all but I always wonder why Duke has 3 five stars coming next year, Kentucky stocks them like crazy and our program is worthy of those recruits wanting to come here. Maybe we are at a reflection point and they will in the future. Hurley is not likely turning those players away. He recruits very well but not yet at that level and that is not a fault of his I'm quite sure.
 
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