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Is this Hurley after this game?

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HuskyWarrior611 said:
Jim Calhoun lost his dad at 15 but I’m suppose to feel bad for Hurley because his who was the best HS coach in Jersey raised him to be competitive?
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No.
You have an option not to put those two things side by side and draw the conclusion you have.
Is that so hard? I found no difficulty in it.
HuskyWarrior611 said:
He’s 50 and suppose to be molding young men, not himself. It is not that hard to shutup and walk down a tunnel after your first tourney loss in 3 years.
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Now, you shifted to saying something is not so hard. But you neither know that it wasn't or was that hard for him. These are your suppositions. I don't see how they are any more informed or valid than mine above.
HuskyWarrior611 said:
We don’t have to talk about the childhood trauma of a grown suppose to be leader of men to excuse it.
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You might be missing a word or two here, so I'm not certain what you intended to say. But even seem in the best interpretation, I don't see where you have the standing to say "we." You don't speak for me, and I'm not competing for who has the better or correct point of view.

All I get from you post is that you disapprove of some things about Dan Hurley, and that you like Jim Calhoun more,and perhaps think he's a better person.

I think both of them are excellent basketball coaches, both can be highly excitable, both are prone to swearing in public in their professional milieu. When I add things up, I'm a big fan of both of them, and both of them express themselves in ways that have made me cringe.

They seem to have earned respect, admiration, and love from many in the most significant areas of their lives.
 
temery said:
Very few people hate Geno. He's a great coach who behaves like a great coach who respects his players and the officials. I've never seen Gino come to even close to a temper tantrum.
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Well now we know you don't watch the UConn women play very much. I don't watch them that much and I've seen him go ballistic a few times. He's lucky Chris Dailey has free rein to tackle him before he gets in trouble.
 
slepers said:
That word is used everywhere in our society today
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is NOT used on The Boneyard. I'm okay with that.

I use it regularly when I game text with my little sister. That's fine with me.

I'd prefer not to hear it from coaches in arenas on game days.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Well now we know you don't watch the UConn women play very much. I don't watch them that much and I've seen him go ballistic a few times. He's lucky Chris Dailey has free rein to tackle him before he gets in trouble.
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Of all people, you should know that "Gino" has never come close to having a temper tantrum and never will.
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With social media and mics and cameras in your face everywhere, you just have to get used to Americas Favorite Pastime … tearing people down. I really don’t care what people think, we shouldn’t feed the trolls, but a lot of people in this country are trash and brave behind the keyboard. Hope this thought ends the debate - I’m sure half the people on this board have said / done things at work. I’m sure all the haters are just golden examples of perfect behavior.
 
I’ve met a lot of people in my life who either don’t understand and/or can’t handle people who are passionate about something or show emotion in different ways. Those are the people who don’t like Hurley. It could be tone, choice of words, etc. Some people were raised to have thick skin, some weren’t. Some people will smile to your face and talk garbage behind your back. Others tell it like it is. Although I don’t know him personally, I’m with Hurley. He seems like a fiercely loyal guy who cares deeply about the people around him. He doesn’t sugarcoat things and doesn’t come across as phony or holier than thou. I think we need more people like him in society as it seems like people are more and more fake these days.

Hurley was in the moment, as he is coming off back to back titles and just had a chance to beat arguably the best team in the tournament. I’m sure he thought some calls didn’t go his way, and I’m right there with him (Karaban drive to the basket, offensive that waved of Ball’s three). Heat of the moment just said some things to another team about officiating. It’s literally not a big deal at all. A few minutes after this his was giving an interview and talking about what the team meant to him and how it was an honor to compete.

Sometimes people need to blow off some steam. Hurley does it by going after the refs. Does it help our cause? Probably not, but the refs should know this about Hurley. I’m sure it’s nothing personal. If the refs get offended and call the game differently because they don’t like Hurley, well then that’s a problem, and that’s on the refs. Refs should call a game based on the rules and not the actions or antics of a coach, fan base, etc.
 
BPT2Storrs said:
I’ve met a lot of people in my life who either don’t understand and/or can’t handle people who are passionate about something or show emotion in different ways. Those are the people who don’t like Hurley. It could be tone, choice of words, etc. Some people were raised to have thick skin, some weren’t. Some people will smile to your face and talk garbage behind your back. Others tell it like it is. Although I don’t know him personally, I’m with Hurley. He seems like a fiercely loyal guy who cares deeply about the people around him. He doesn’t sugarcoat things and doesn’t come across as phony or holier than thou. I think we need more people like him in society as it seems like people are more and more fake these days.

Hurley was in the moment, as he is coming off back to back titles and just had a chance to beat arguably the best team in the tournament. I’m sure he thought some calls didn’t go his way, and I’m right there with him (Karaban drive to the basket, offensive that waved of Ball’s three). Heat of the moment just said some things to another team about officiating. It’s literally not a big deal at all. A few minutes after this his was giving an interview and talking about what the team meant to him and how it was an honor to compete.

Sometimes people need to blow off some steam. Hurley does it by going after the refs. Does it help our cause? Probably not, but the refs should know this about Hurley. I’m sure it’s nothing personal. If the refs get offended and call the game differently because they don’t like Hurley, well then that’s a problem, and that’s on the refs. Refs should call a game based on the rules and not the actions or antics of a coach, fan base, etc.
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Allow me to “tell it like it is”. Hurley is a sore winner and an even sorer loser.

Jay Wright, Scott Drew, and Tony Bennett are very recent examples of coaches that both won championships and behaved with class. I don’t recall them puffing their chests out talking about being the best and telling everyone to check their rings. Or blaming the refs for a loss.

You see Hurley as “passionate” and all I see a grown man that can’t control his emotions.
 
Scoe said:
This is stupid every coach and player say things in passing when heading to the locker room in every sport from high school to the pros, just seconds after a loss.

This is the world we live in where everything is dissected and recorded, now Hurley should know this. I don't want Hurley to change but he should know that the rodents are out to get sound bites and hit pieces on him he's one of the biggest figures in all of sports.
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If he hasn’t figured it out by now he isn’t going to. Win and Lose with grace. Hurley teaches neither to his players. Of course he can be nice to your kid one day, and sign an autograph - that’s a nice feel-good story. You can do that and still have major issues that are in poor taste. The Baylor thing, The Creighton thing, telling Luke to shut up while he’s trying to tell him something. Not someone I want my kid to look up to. There is no way we accept this kind of behavior if we’re a .500 team, but you can act like the embarrassment that he is because we’re national champions. Got it.
 
Telling Luke to shut up is probably the most asinine thing the media has gotten worked up about.

And if that's a point you want to bring up against Hurley, I don't think you're arguing in good faith.
 
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NHUConnfan said:
Telling Luke to shut up is probably the most asinine thing the media has gotten worked up about.

And if that's a point you want to bring up against Hurley, I don't think you're arguing in good faith.
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Just noting the most recent, not putting weight on one incident more than another. His lengthy rap sheet on this kinda nonsense speaks for itself. Yeah - like the other poster said, if you don’t support his “enthusiasm and passion” you’re soft. Ok. No - I just don’t support 50 year olds acting like 9 year olds. If that’s soft, shame on me. Watch the coach of Colorado State after the Maryland game. Just had their hearts ripped out and he can calmly say when you’ve been around this game long enough and you’re good at it, coach or player, you’re eventually going to be on both sides of that stuff. Done. After TWO national Championships, nothing changed - gimme gimme gimme more, ranting like a baffoon, I’m the self-proclaimed greatest, I can’t possibly lose. Please.
 
CheshireCat said:
Just noting the most recent, not putting weight on one incident more than another. His lengthy rap sheet on this kinda nonsense speaks for itself. Yeah - like the other poster said, if you don’t support his “enthusiasm and passion” you’re soft. Ok. No - I just don’t support 50 year olds acting like 9 year olds. If that’s soft, shame on me. Watch the coach of Colorado State after the Maryland game. Just had their hearts ripped out and he can calmly say when you’ve been around this game long enough and you’re good at it, coach or player, you’re eventually going to be on both sides of that stuff. Done. After TWO national Championships, nothing changed - gimme gimme gimme more, ranting like a baffoon, I’m the self-proclaimed greatest, I can’t possibly lose. Please.
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Go back under your bridge (or back to your main account).
 
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UConnSwag11 said:
Nobody cared about his “antics” (lmao) when Hurley was beating the piss out of teams for two years. They waited until he had a down year. Pathetic
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well, that's wrong.
 
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sdglast said:

This is just breaking now on the internet. UConn SID is alleged to have threatened a reporter who recorded the Hurley video leaving the floor.
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Honestly, again, I’m fine with this, if what the SID said was true and the reporter was in an off limits place.

The reporter should not have filmed it and reported it and should lose their credentials if they were reporting on stuff from where they weren’t allowed. There are places reporters aren’t allowed and coaches know where they are.

If the SID is wrong, different story.
 
CheshireCat said:
If he hasn’t figured it out by now he isn’t going to. Win and Lose with grace. Hurley teaches neither to his players. Of course he can be nice to your kid one day, and sign an autograph - that’s a nice feel-good story. You can do that and still have major issues that are in poor taste. The Baylor thing, The Creighton thing, telling Luke to shut up while he’s trying to tell him something. Not someone I want my kid to look up to. There is no way we accept this kind of behavior if we’re a .500 team, but you can act like the embarrassment that he is because we’re national champions. Got it.
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Ok there are things Hurley can get better at but you don't have to go on a tangent, run with your narrative and tell lie after lie. Hurley has given credit to the opposing team after every game, so have the players. He has never given any excuses after a loss.

No kidding he can get away with things when he's a successful coach, welcome to big time college basketball. I don't love everything Hurley but you don't have to act like Charles Manson is the coach of UConn.
 
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I HATE that this is how the postgame Hurley is being portrayed. Its confirmation bias for the haters and virtue signalers. The story shouldve been he showed real love for his team and seniors, was classy in the cbs interview, still in tears.

If non participants were in a locker room you would be shocked at what is said in the middle of battle at times. To have a hot mic catching a coach in the concourse leaving the court is a non-starter. He wasnt berating an official or doing an interview. If you say it in a press conference its very different to what is a nothingburger comment and once again is clickbait. (and I started the thread criticizing Dan Hurley after the "players cant take hard coaching", so I'm not a Dan sycophant).

The Nancy moralists should read Roosevelt's "the man in the arena"
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Of all people, you should know that "Gino" has never come close to having a temper tantrum and never will.
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Maybe he's talking about this guy (Celtics fans will recognize him)?

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huskymedic said:
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Would sure love this to be the end of it. Even us losing hasn't stopped our coach from being the main story.

"Hyper competitive coach is unhappy about losing" is a non-story anyway.
 
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Vince Lombardi was credited with saying: "You show me a good loser, I'll show you a loser".

In polite society a lot of what we've witnessed doesn't seem acceptable. This is competitive sports at an exceptionally high level. Yes, I would have preferred if he hadn't said that when he did, in the manner he did but, if this is him at his worst I can easily live with it.
 
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