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[QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3410530, member: 1414"]
I believe in Hurley but feel I've been fairly tough on him.  I think he's a coach who is still adapting the realities and expectations of basketball at this level.  Sure he coached URI, but their path to wins was much easier and the pressure, less.

I've also seen him start to make the adjustments I thought were needed.  Since the beginning of the year:  he's calling TOs a little more quickly; he's giving the young guys some rope and the older guys less rope (previously the opposite); he has run zone D twice to neutralize the plays that were killing us inside; he started using Akok and Polley as screeners in place of the center.

I think he's got this.  His seat isn't even warm from UConn's perspective, but I think it is to his own standards.  I expect certain trends from here.  Gaffney will play more.  AG a bit less.  Bouknight will have more stuff run for him.  Sid will get more time on the court.  Adams will get less time.  Whaley and Carlton will continue to split based on matchups and effectiveness.  And in the spring, some of these guys won't be back.
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