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Message: [QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 4570729, member: 181"] I think we may have misread each other. First of all, I meant zero criticism of you or anyone I quoted. I intended the quoted excepts to serve simply as examples of commenters who acknowledged Hurley's interview snippet as presented as sub-optimal, but saw no reason to use them as any type of springboard to make further criticism of the coach. Your reply alerts me that your comment did not intend to offer any opinion on the featured quotation. I read such meaning into what you wrote, and apologize for doing so. I appreciated your analogy nonetheless, to the extent that I believe you are saying that Dan Hurley shows up for you as a work-in-progress, whom you hold in high regard. I've regularly offered that areas where he has not yet achieved certain measures of success or where he exhibits tendencies that rile & frustrate his critics represent his "growing edge." I've also made mention of a number of adjustments, improvements, and firsts that have been part of this season, and continue to to cheer toward there being more. Neither of us show the preference that some other posters seem to toward framing Hurley's personality or performance as sufficiently formed for them to judge him conclusively with skepticism & pessimism. I abstracted from your comment my own impression that he's not currently very good at managing & maximizing media demands & opportunities. It's an identified area that all high profile coaches have to deal with. Thanks for your thoughtful reply. [/QUOTE]

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