"If I'm still at UConn"

[temery]

I think you're reaching here. I would not take everything Hurley says so literally like you are doing.

Read the rest of my replies in this thread. At least a few of my comments make sense.

 

[jibsey]

It’s stupid to devote even 1 second of thought to an offhanded comment like that. In fact I’m dumb for even replying to it.

 

[Scoe]

I thought I edited my post - it should say NOT becoming (or has become) just like the Yankee fan base

It's such a vast statement, so Mets fans aren't arrogant about signing every FA themselves, how are Mets fans any different from Yankee fans.

 

[pj]

Calhoun left UConn under a bit of a cloud, but still a legend. He took a job at St Joseph's, and proved he was a bb magician.

Calhoun proved he was a bb magician at St Joseph's?

It's a shame that he wasn't able to prove that earlier in his career, and was under a cloud. But, thank goodness success came to him late.

 

[CL82]

. The only exception would/could be coaching where he played for four years (Seton Hall?).

Seton Hall has too many institutional impediments to success. Hurley would never leave Connecticut for Seton Hall.

That's not a knock against Seton Hall, rather it is a recognition that there are additional challenges coaching at a small private school versus at Connecticut

 

[CL82]

Read the rest of my replies in this thread. At least a few of my comments make sense.

 

[Kembacity]

I just saw a video of Hurley talking about the early season tournaments, and what he said was a bit odd.

paraphrasing: "I'm not interested in playing in one again, at least if I'm still at UConn."

If he gets an offer to coach in the pros, and leaves, I'll wish him all the luck in the world. I'm assuming that is what he was referring to. I can't imagine why he would ever leave for any other college position. There is no better college coaching position better than UConn. The only exception would/could be coaching where he played for four years (Seton Hall?).

I took it to mean just if he somehow ended up somewhere else and that school really needed the exposure there maybe things would be different

 

[dennismenace]

I think he is having anger issues (again) with refs. Not sure if opting out of 3 day tourneys is the best solution here. But maybe that was his present motivation.

Also, there was commentary on the BY about home/away games with big name competitors being more profitable so Danny might be leaning this way for that reason as well.

I think he needs to go back to his less combative referee approach he seems to have adopted in Jan 2023 when he stopped a 4 of 6 games losing streak and went on to dominate the NCAA for 2023 and all of 2024.

BTW, I marveled at how well the Baylor coach handled a lot of difficult calls that went against them.

Danny's still the best coach with the best staff in college hoops. He just need to keep working on some of his antics so that they don't hurt the team which we know he loves. He'll get through this because ultimately he is going to be honest with himself.

Uconn tends to have passionate coaches!

 

[CL82]

"If I'm still at UConn"​

Somehow, those words sound less daunting if I imagine them being sung by Hurley to the tune of "If I were a Rich Man" from fiddler on the roof.


If I were still at UConn
Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum
All day long, I'd yell at the refs
If I were a UConn man

I wouldn't get the bad calls
Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum
And I'd never get a tech,
if I were a UConn man.

 

[Chasm64]

I knew someone would pick up that comment and make a mountain out of a molehill.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Nothing to see with that comment. I think this season has shown even more that DH is not suited to the pampered player NBA game.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Would anyone at UConn have been trying to get into the B12 6 years ago?

Actually, yes. We made a pitch to the Big 12 in 2015/16 I believe lol
It was such a dog-and-pony show at the time

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Another coach sharing Hurley's sentiment:



Three games in three days is awesome for conference tournaments when everything is on the line. I can see a coach's/team's/player's disdain for this format in November, especially when travel is tough.

 

[temery]

It’s stupid to devote even 1 second of thought to an offhanded comment like that. In fact I’m dumb for even replying to it.

One problem today's coaches have is dealing with the internet. Had Wooden coached today he would likely have made Pitino and Calipari look like Mr. Roger's.

 

[temery]

"If I'm still at UConn"​

Somehow, those words sound less daunting if I imagine them being sung by Hurley to the tune of "If I were a Rich Man" from fiddler on the roof.


If I were still at UConn
Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum
All day long, I'd yell at the refs
If I were a UConn man

I wouldn't get the bad calls
Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum
And I'd never get a tech,
if I were a UConn man.

and the firing of a coach would be called a bris. No more tip offs for you!

 

[temery]

Calhoun proved he was a bb magician at St Joseph's?

It's a shame that he wasn't able to prove that earlier in his career, and was under a cloud. But, thank goodness success came to him late.

I get what you're saying, but taking over two cellar dwellers and turning them into winners is several steps up from only doing once.

One of the very few things in my life that I'm proud of is taking over a last place team in one of the top five leagues in the state, and winning it all several times.

I was looking for a change, and took over the girls team that also had been bottom dwellers. We made the finals two out of the first three years, and semis once.

 

[CL82]

and the firing of a coach would be called a bris. No more tip offs for you!

Nice! You should've just gone with "and the opening of the game would be called a bris" and left it at that.

I love jokes that take you a second to get and then you sit chuckling about him for the next few minutes.

 

[jayfromfla]

I took it to mean he was speaking for himself, not for the university. He has sufficient clout that it won't happen while he's coaching. But he doesn't want to poison relationships between the university and Maui organizers.

Dan's a leader, he takes responsibility for things, even if he's not solely responsible.

He already did

 

[Scrutineer]

Yeah I caught that reference. We are 9 games in and it feels longer than that with all the issues from Maui.

He made a comment that he was surprised by the reaction from everyone about his behavior in Maui.

Perhaps he has not liked the reaction of the fans and is growing tired of the negativity that we can all display

But that would be a bad take. The passion of this fan base in my opinion is one of the reason we were described as a sleeping giant to Calhoun before he took the job.

Who knows he is a very complex personality. But the way he hugged Samson and Mahaney kind of showed how much they have been talked about on social media and traditional media. He clearly loves his players.

I saw the hugs as more of a statement to them affirming they played the way he knows they can play and he was happy for them.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I saw the hugs as more of a statement to them affirming they played the way he knows they can play and he was happy for them.

People don’t mind hurley’s craziness as long as he does t cost the team that darn game in the final two minutes.

He’s done it three times.

 

[FreeKlaiber]

UConn is CURRENTLY in that upper echelon ...

Burning bridges is the act of a fool. Politely decline future invites if they don't make sense at the time, but leave the option open for the future ...

Reading this dumb thread is also the act of a fool

 

[temery]

Reading this dumb thread is also the act of a fool

^^^^ fool

 

[1999GoodSon]

I saw the hugs as more of a statement to them affirming they played the way he knows they can play and he was happy for them.

He also kissed Samson, camera angle blocked a clear view but I'm assuming it was on his cheek cause I didn't notice a hickey lol.

Yeah he loves his guys. Everybody chill. We're good, Dan's good. God if I had to talk to the relentless media, I'd be incarcerated or committed to Connecticut Valley.