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[QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 4634337, member: 37"]
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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