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Hurley statement on Jax/Newton

I posted this in the "AJax testing the waters thread" also but I think this gives context to the OP. Hurley's heart is in the right place.

“Andre needed a little nudge,” Hurley said. “Look, he loves it here. His heart is here, his heart will always be here, but he owes it to himself, at this point in his career, with everything he has accomplished at his age, to really go for it right now, and to dive in full body and not have one foot in with us. Really go for it.”

“He needs our support,” Hurley said, “because he’s not going to be at his best in those NBA workouts, and I don’t think it’s right for his college coaches to be working against what’s in his best interests, as much as it is in UConn’s best interests.”

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Dom Amore: Trust between Dan Hurley and Andre Jackson Jr. goes right to UConn men’s championship core

Andre Jackson Jr. needed ‘a nudge’ to leave UConn and test NBA Draft waters, and Dan Hurley provided it.
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Trust between Dan Hurley and Andre Jackson Jr. goes right to UConn men’s championship core​

 
Nate Oats is not a fraud. He is part of the Hurley coaching tree and is damn good at what he does. He was faced with an impossible situation when it came to Miller because he coaches at an SEC school that puts winning at the expense of morals.
 
Anyone portending that this means they both are gone are silly. This is Dan Hurley standing by his guys, hyping them up and hoping for the best for them. He knows the reality of where they'll likely be drafted and will end up in late May. This isn't a goodbye post, merely wishing them luck in the process
 
How can you not absolutely love how Hurley treats his players? Passionate to a fault at times, but he ALWAYS has his players' backs. And they LOVE him for it!

Yes, he has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be the right coach for this program. We are ridiculously lucky to have him.

Thank you Dan Hurley!!!
 
HooperScooper said:
I posted this in the "AJax testing the waters thread" also but I think this gives context to the OP. Hurley's heart is in the right place.

“Andre needed a little nudge,” Hurley said. “Look, he loves it here. His heart is here, his heart will always be here, but he owes it to himself, at this point in his career, with everything he has accomplished at his age, to really go for it right now, and to dive in full body and not have one foot in with us. Really go for it.”

“He needs our support,” Hurley said, “because he’s not going to be at his best in those NBA workouts, and I don’t think it’s right for his college coaches to be working against what’s in his best interests, as much as it is in UConn’s best interests.”

www.courant.com

Dom Amore: Trust between Dan Hurley and Andre Jackson Jr. goes right to UConn men’s championship core

Andre Jackson Jr. needed ‘a nudge’ to leave UConn and test NBA Draft waters, and Dan Hurley provided it.
www.courant.com www.courant.com

Alternate free access:

Trust between Dan Hurley and Andre Jackson Jr. goes right to UConn men’s championship core​

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Good article. It’s chess not checkers. We build things the right way. Love hurley. With that being said, “Andre please run it back”. Lol
 
LStudfellow said:
How can you not absolutely love how Hurley treats his players? Passionate to a fault at times, but he ALWAYS has his players' backs. And they LOVE him for it!

Yes, he has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be the right coach for this program. We are ridiculously lucky to have him.

Thank you Dan Hurley!!!
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Amen brother!!
 
LStudfellow said:
How can you not absolutely love how Hurley treats his players? Passionate to a fault at times, but he ALWAYS has his players' backs. And they LOVE him for it!

Yes, he has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be the right coach for this program. We are ridiculously lucky to have him.

Thank you Dan Hurley!!!
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Kind of the definition of a good coach.

Always coaching a player up to that next level.
 
UConntLose said:
Nate Oats is not a fraud. He is part of the Hurley coaching tree and is damn good at what he does. He was faced with an impossible situation when it came to Miller because he coaches at an SEC school that puts winning at the expense of morals.
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This feels Tourette's-like unless there's some context above that I am missing. Sorry if that's the case.

But Nate Oats is what he does. He willingly accepted a position at "an SEC school that puts winning at the expense of morals." His gut reaction was to brashly pull the "wrong place, wrong time" nihilism. People with actual character don't put themselves in those types of "impossible situation(s)" because they wouldn't have accepted the position in the first place. Oats can coach, no doubt, but he is completely and utterly full of ****. Ambition can make people do some really ugly things.
 
Andre would have preferred returning. He genuinely cares about the program. Hurley knows this and is doing everything he can to move Andre forward.

It has a potential negative impact next year for UConn/Hurley. And yet Dan’s made the decision to put Andre first. A lot of coaches would not have been so magnanimous. The respect and care that Andre and Dan have for one another runs deep.

There’s a hall of fame coach that did something similar to this. JC had Freeman switch to the three the year after the first NC. He was an undersized four by NBA standards of the time but was tremendous playing it at UConn.

It arguably impacted that year’s results. Some fans were really upset by that decision. It didn’t matter to them he was barely able to walk after playing his heart out and was cramping in the NC game. But JC stuck with it.

One of the podcasters after our getting number five was absolutely befuddled in trying to come up with an explanation as to why UConn has had the success rate they’ve had since 99. Especially when comparing it to other equally or more successful programs. He could not come up with a rational explanation and if you think about it it does defy logic.

I’m of the belief that these type of unselfish acts might be part of the answer.
 
These types of comments by Hurley are what builds a program are we NC Champ contenders with Andre and Newton on board yes, are we contenders without them maybe but probably not. This is the culture though Calhoun was so successful in the 2000s because he was honest with his players in the 90s and that pipeline to the NBA got built. We won't make a FF every year but a coach players trust will make us like Michigan St was for so many years at least 1 FF every 4 years the difference is we win when we get there.
 
What if between Tristan and Andre only one gets drafted and the other returns for the next season, who would you want more and why? I find it really hard to choose- maybe I’d want Andre more but only because he’s such a unique player.
 
I graduated from Storrs in '01 so can't speak from experience but I'd bet Andre is a giant on campus. It's gonna be hard for him to ever get that back in the pros. I know it's about his future, and the money, but if every member of this yard were given NBA 2nd round rookie money you couldn't buy that experience. I get where his head is at and kudos to Hurley for helping him prioritize his future.
 
What needs to be added to this equation is that striking while the iron's hot is possibly the only chance either has at the guaranteed money that comes with being a first round pick (Andre may be a slightly different case than Newton).

It appears that Andre would remain here as long as his eligibility would allow if Dan Hurley asked him to. It would be serious malfeasance in Dan Hurley's part if he were to do this and I imagine Dan Hurley knows this better than anyone. There are no guarantees that a first round selection will be waiting for Andre in future drafts. If there is one for this draft he has to capitalize on it. If it appears he'll fall to the second round on this draft, returning would be at worst an even move and he'll know what he'll need to show to improve his draft stock.

Newton's case may be more due to the inherent age discrimination in the NBA. In their eyes a 19 year old is automatically better than a 22 year old even if the 19 year old only projects to becoming what the 22 already is in three years. Newton may need to enter this year's draft (if he's guaranteed to be picked, even if it is round two) as there is always the possibility that once he's a year older, nobody will consider him.
 
ctchamps said:
Andre would have preferred returning. He genuinely cares about the program. Hurley knows this and is doing everything he can to move Andre forward.

It has a potential negative impact next year for UConn/Hurley. And yet Dan’s made the decision to put Andre first. A lot of coaches would not have been so magnanimous. The respect and care that Andre and Dan have for one another runs deep.

There’s a hall of fame coach that did something similar to this. JC had Freeman switch to the three the year after the first NC. He was an undersized four by NBA standards of the time but was tremendous playing it at UConn.

It arguably impacted that year’s results. Some fans were really upset by that decision. It didn’t matter to them he was barely able to walk after playing his heart out and was cramping in the NC game. But JC stuck with it.

One of the podcasters after our getting number five was absolutely befuddled in trying to come up with an explanation as to why UConn has had the success rate they’ve had since 99. Especially when comparing it to other equally or more successful programs. He could not come up with a rational explanation and if you think about it it does defy logic.

I’m of the belief that these type of unselfish acts might be part of the answer.
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Coach ( in my estimation) plays the long game. Huge fan of that. Musselman is a peer and a great coach. He will have good to great teams every year through portal and $ec dollars. But Hurley is recruiting to uconn with the right ideas. Musselman is at Arkansas. There are other reasons why I like Hurley more but that’s a huge one.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
I graduated from Storrs in '01 so can't speak from experience but I'd bet Andre is a giant on campus. It's gonna be hard for him to ever get that back in the pros. I know it's about his future, and the money, but if every member of this yard were given NBA 2nd round rookie money you couldn't buy that experience. I get where his head is at and kudos to Hurley for helping him prioritize his future.
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10 yrs prior, storrs 91 when donyell was walking around campus, he was loved but it wasn’t a basketball school yet. espn was the internet
 

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