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It’s hard to be that unprepared for a game.

The portal (or lack there of) was a huge problem. Culture means jack when you get bounced early by teams you should beat.

If anything, using the portal will help Hurley achieve his goal quicker. There are plenty of good kids, good team players with talents in the portal you need that will lift you higher and quicker than just four years ago when Hurley started here.

Do I recall Hurley was pissed at the coaching staff for portal failures? Was that a false rumor?
 
PAHusky said:
Let’s not pretend Calhoun and Hurley are starting with the same program
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The UConn program that Hurley inherited was not healthy even though UConn had a history and good facilities. Not only was the recent win/loss record and recruiting poor, UConn was playing in the AAC vs. Calhoun playing in the Big East.

Look at the rosters the 2 inherited when they were hired. Calhoun inherited Robinson and Gamble, a freshman Tate George, and Gerry Besselink who average a double double at center. Two of those guys were drafted by the NBA. Sure, Robinson and Gamble ran into academic problems year 1, but they came back in year 2. Assuming Polley, Whaley, and Carlton don't get drafted, Hurley did not inherit any NBA talent. And his first year roster had 2 Community College and 4 college transfers. In other words, Hurley's first roster was a mess.
 
12 years as a head coach. 1 conference title, 1 conference tourney title and 2 round of 32 ncaa appearances. I will never understand the hype for this guy. Mediocre coach will bring mediocre results. Florida wants this guy for WHAT? I don’t buy it.
 
I completely disagree with this take. High motors are not our problem and it wasn’t tonight.

NM ST was a terrible matchup for us like providence and creighton were. They played hard, rebounded and defended very well. For a large portion of the game they completely locked down Cole and prevented him from even getting the ball.

Then they had a kid who made miracle shots and drew terrible fouls by us. Not having a second guy who can get his own shot has killed us all year, nothing new. But I disagree about how hard the kids played. Maybe it didn’t look it because they beat us at our own game.
 
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husky429 said:
They aren't the better team. We had more talent at 4 of the 5 positions on the floor. They executed better, had more focus, adjusted better, ran better sets, mixed up their defense, etc. We were unprepared AGAIN for a big game.
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The truth hurts.
 
gimber said:
Besides that, we are right on schedule for Nat Champ #5. A coach worth his salt NEVER allows the other team's best player to torch you like that.
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Oh.
 
Guess we should all just buckle up and hope he finally goes back to the drawing board and make adjustments.

After the Ollie buyout, I really don’t see us firing a coach to pay Hurley and then having the money to pay someone else.
 
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UCPharma11 said:
Should have played a zone WAYYYY sooner and or had a hybrid defense similar to the one Maryland employed on us last year in the tournament that stopped Bouknight cold. Maryland basically Would form a wall of 2-3 ppl in the interior when bouknight drove down the lane. Well. On to next year!!! Hopeful that Clingan will transition nicely and be incorporated earlier. We need a nice rotation of Akok, Samson, Clingan.
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Did not watch any film on the Aggies. Struggled against the zone all year.

Overlooked them and bit him.
 
Guys not named Allen went 7-11 from three. The OP is not good analysis.
 
Damn you guys are relentless. We had a fighters chance of putting the game away, and came up short.

Don't blame the players or coach.
 
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98Uconn said:
So, this fan base firing Calipari now too?
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Has Hurley won a national title or made multiple final fours? Until those happen the vast majority of takes in this thread are completely reasonable.
 
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Skiblets said:
When your two best players originally went to Howard and URI I’d posit we have a roster construction issue. Hurleys been here long enough to own that. Bad loss. Hurley owns this
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The Howard guy was 1st all big east.
 
Austin316 said:
Patience is a virtue… some of you need to learn to tolerate things that can take a long time.

I appreciate our ability to climb back into relevance while knowing well there are areas for improvement.
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There is something called transfer portal. This is 2022, not 2018. Every player in America is effectively a free agent at the end of every year. We can make a better team through transfers.
 
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