Hurley.

[AreBee1969]

McAllister's page is hysterical!

Some DB posted "It sucks to lose to a mid-major."
He must have a math degree from SU as he doesn't understand 4>1.

 

[browndog319]

At one point I pointed out to my buddy that Hurley was about to trap a Cuse player in the corner.

I personally want my leader to feel what I’m feeling. Hurley’s trying to change a culture. You can’t do that and get guys like Jalen to buy in if you feel like it’s “I’m a dude on the court and replaceable”. When you feel like your coach is fired up, it fires you up. When you feel like your coach will pick you up at the end of the court when you chase a ball down, you know, “whoa, this guy has been here and won’t let me fail”. It’s the guy who is thrilled when you succeed.
It makes you trust the play he’s mapped for coming out of a time out. It makes you trust it’s safe to take that deep NBA 3 shot. It makes you play in your role.
It’s why Jalen Adams chest bumped him at the end. And how he got that stealth 16 points. He trusted that if he played his role the right way, the game would work out.
The challenge is when you lose - how you lead a team to lose together. And learn from every loss. But if you feel like the coach is not feeling what you’re feeling, you won’t feel comfortable to develop.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

Hurley’s gif of the chestbumps with Jalen to Boeheim handshake is tops on Reddit /gifs with 105k upvotes. That’s amazing!

 

[Ewekon]

Hurley’s gif of the chestbumps with Jalen to Boeheim handshake is tops on Reddit /gifs with 105k upvotes. That’s amazing!

Reddit? I never read it.

 

[Excalibur]

Some people were upset about how he went wild at the end. Personally can you blame a competitor for winning against a top 15 School rival in your first season against a HOF coach. He lives for winning and I love it

I think this is just part of his process. He's inherited a group of players that are talented but had lost their passion for winning. He's trying to play up the joy of winning for them. Once they realize just how $(%$*ing good it feels, they'll want more of it.

 

[browndog319]

"They (UConn) played hard. We're not that kind of team." - Jim Boeheim

And wow at some of those comments he made.

I was shocked by some of his quotes, too. Like he’s disconnected from how the team plays...

 

[CL82]

Even when they're ranked, is Syracuse even really a "ranked" team?

Well they are a rank team. Is that close enough?

 

[CL82]

What if you're a power forward?

You look at the transformation in Cobb, and his performance last night and you sign your name to your LOI as quickly as humanly possible.

 

[CL82]

Hurley is going to toe the line on sideline behavior a lot, and opposing fans are going to hate him for it.

And I'm not going to care going to love every minute of it. . .

FIFY

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

You look at the transformation in Cobb, and his performance last night and you sign your name to your LOI as quickly as humanly possible.

From your keyboard/keypad to the appropriate eyes/ears some time between now and 11/21.

 

[Jay-Bone]

Did Hurley slap Adams in the face after the chest thump?

Ha! He definitely did. That's hilarious.