Hurley's Ego

[Savos]

As great a coach as Hurley has been, his large ego is a concern now that he has become very famous in the world of Hoops. Does anyone see this as a potential issue? Will he be able to stay focused on the team...?

 

[AdamaNation]

Thanks for supporting UConn basketball. Will you be donating to our NIL today?

 

[Jbirdp5]

I think this is an awful take as there is zero evidence that Hurley has shown us since he got here that he will accept less than the best from his program. We have literally improved every year he has been here EVEN AFTER WINNING A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP and losing our top 3 players

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Welcome, how was the flight from Lexington?

 

[husky429]

As great a coach as Hurley has been, his large ego is a concern now that he has become very famous in the world of Hoops. Does anyone see this as a potential issue? Will he be able to stay focused on the team...?

You've posted 5x in the last 4 years and THIS is what you come up with?

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Thank you for your interest in six time champion UConn Basketball

 

[CCSUblue]

Lol.

 

[Shamon30]

He's not Ed Cooley

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I feel like people mistake intensity for ego. And his intensity (bordering on insanity) is WHY this team is so good.

 

[inWV]

Intense dude from an intense family.

 

[KemBuckets21]

Come on brah, If you've watched any of Hurley's recent podcast appearances you see Hurley discussing his vulnerable side (if that's what you're looking for). He's just intense on the court.

You sound like a Purdue fan.

 

[UC0NN]

Hurley was confident all year, call it what you want ego etc. He won the 23 chip and had a top 5 team all year. He earned that right.

Now after winning back to back, we'll you get the point.

He has the best coaches in the country, and nobody works harder than the coaches and this team. Look how all 7 players improved dramatically from last year or on Castle case beginning of the year. I'm sure Cam improved too, I just don't watch Rutgers lol.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

As great a coach as Hurley has been, his large ego is a concern now that he has become very famous in the world of Hoops. Does anyone see this as a potential issue? Will he be able to stay focused on the team...?

I think he is playing the game. He needs to be the program's and Big East best advocate. Let him do his thing. A bit of cockiness and ego doesn't hurt nobody.

 

[uchusky32]

 

[6in25]

 

[UC0NN]

At the same time Hurley is very humble and gracious as well.

 

[BullDawg]

Hurley is an authentic self. Great coach. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Dove]

Bobby, you are so funny! And envious.

 

[Travelman6]

As great a coach as Hurley has been, his large ego is a concern now that he has become very famous in the world of Hoops. Does anyone see this as a potential issue? Will he be able to stay focused on the team...?

If he had such a large ego leaving URI wouldn't have been such a dilemma, one, and two, he'd be in Lexington NOW giving a press conference for his 10 mil a year job. This ain't Cal.

Next.

 

[1999GoodSon]

Every man has an ego that gets him a little sideways once in a while. It's a male birthright. I'm a Dan too, I know what it's like. His potential ego issue as you called it caused us to go 37-3 and win back to back nattys. I think we'll be fine.

 

[AdamaNation]

He's not Ed Cooley

I checked too. Looking at momma Cooleys accounts now.

 

[Travelman6]

I feel like people mistake intensity for ego. And his intensity (bordering on insanity) is WHY this team is so good.

The guy admits in public to crying and doing yoga/meditating. That's so far from ego, you think Cal is up there talking about the last time he had a good cry? If anything hurley is a great role model to all young males to be more in touch with emotions in a culture that tends to pride itself in males keeping it all inside.

 

[Old blue]

He has none. End this post.

 

[6in25]

The guy admits in public to crying and doing yoga/meditating. That's so far from ego, you think Cal is up there talking about the last time he had a good cry? If anything hurley is a great role model to all young males to be more in touch with emotions in a culture that tends to pride itself in males keeping it all inside.

Next thread:

"Is Hurley Too Sensitive?"

 

[HooperScooper]

As Hurley said this past summer, "I'm not normal."

 

[huskeynut]

Unbeleivable!!

Dan is the man.

 

[storrsroars]

The only thing he's said this week that made me wince was his insistence that UConn would be in roughly the same place had we not moved to the BE.

Said it in another thread already, but I'm pretty confident that we don't get Tristen or Cam if we were still in the AAC. It's basically a one-bid league. I'd guess Castle to Auburn or OSU instead of Storrs. And because football, we weren't moving up to the B12 with Houston.

It's pure speculation on my part that we wouldn't be where we are today, but at the time Dan Hurley said UConn was already on a trajectory like Houston back before rejoining the BE, we still didn't have an offense. And there wouldn't have been a Storrs South (does anyone really think Dickie's Arena in Fort Worth would've been 60% Huskies fans?)

 

[fatlucy]

Such a thoughtless post. He just won back to back championships. How obtuse are you?

 

[HailUConn]

DPOY - Dummiest Post of the Year.

 

[QDOG5]

As great a coach as Hurley has been, his large ego is a concern now that he has become very famous in the world of Hoops. Does anyone see this as a potential issue? Will he be able to stay focused on the team...?

He has a large ego but that should not be a problem. They are battery powered and run very quiet. And talk about adaptability. Dan Hurley's ego is multi-functional.