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Message: [QUOTE="DonaldDraper, post: 2754799, member: 1022"] There have been a number of stories out lately on the different players perspectives of Hurley's arrival. I've seen them as a press effort to rebrand the team, generate interest in a program with declining interest and not much more. A worthy effort and it displays a vertical approach to coaching a team in an area outside the lines. There have been a lot of optimistic comments on all of the story threads, and personally none of it affects my interest in the team and I want to see the W's pile up before I start getting excited. Either way I'll be very engaged. This story was different for me because I've had very similar thoughts to Moran about Vitale. I've avoided any negative posts about CV because I try to stay out of the chippiness on this board and it doesn't accomplish anything. That said, getting into altercations with a team like Central Florida, and the general attitude around his play has been suspect. It got to a point where the announcers were calling him out on it on TV, which I've never seen them do to a Uconn player. The team was in a downward spiral and it seemed like his focus was on hitting and talking trash over Ws. Through my lens he needed a major attitude adjustment. THEN he declares for the draft, which is a decision that warrants a strong adjective before "delusional," but hopefully it helped in the overall process. This was my favorite article of its kind, because it addressed a real concern for me in the next year. Having "it" can be a blessing or a curse depending on where and how you focus that piss and vinegar. Getting into the micro level on "if" or "how much" it affected the locker room should be history at this point. I'm very happy to see that he is actively working to focus his energy on team ball. [/QUOTE]

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