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Malachi Smith commits to UConn

Waquoit said:
Thanks goodness for the tourney schedule in 2023. I thought Gaff was going to make a Final 4 before Hurley but the UConn game first. But I'm just laughing at the knobs trying make hay over perceived "misses" by Hurley. It's embarrassing. And stop trying to compare Dan Hurley to JC. They are both all-timers. Hurley is way ahead of JC at similar times in their UConn career. And that's no-knock on Calhoun.
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Well, you stay ”don’t compare“ the two and then go on to compare them - gotcha ::)

Calhoun built it from scratch = so I agree not comparing them is a good idea.
 
Waquoit said:
Thanks goodness for the tourney schedule in 2023. I thought Gaff was going to make a Final 4 before Hurley but the UConn game first. But I'm just laughing at the knobs trying make hay over perceived "misses" by Hurley. It's embarrassing. And stop trying to compare Dan Hurley to JC. They are both all-timers. Hurley is way ahead of JC at similar times in their UConn career. And that's no-knock on Calhoun.
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That’s not even fair to say either though. Hurley wasn’t taking a forever Big East cellar dweller, former Yankee Conference program to new heights and turned it into the best program in the Big East for 25 years. He took over a program that JC made a name and won 4 NCs including KOs as well. So while I agree they just have done amazing jobs in their own way you can’t finish saying “Hurley is way ahead of JC at similar times…” it’s just not apples to apples.
 
Waquoit said:
Thanks goodness for the tourney schedule in 2023. I thought Gaff was going to make a Final 4 before Hurley but the UConn game first. But I'm just laughing at the knobs trying make hay over perceived "misses" by Hurley. It's embarrassing. And stop trying to compare Dan Hurley to JC. They are both all-timers. Hurley is way ahead of JC at similar times in their UConn career. And that's no-knock on Calhoun.
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I'm very confident that our game against Miami was the second game hat night:

TV Sched

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FfldCntyFan said:
I'm very confident that our game against Miami was the second game hat night:

TV Sched

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True...but so what? These teams are already in the Final Four. It's not the games they played to get into the Final Four, which was my point. You even bolded it. (I see I left "came" out) Go see which Elite 8 game came first and get back to me. I could be wrong.
 
Waquoit said:
True...but so what? These teams are already in the Final Four. It's not the games they played to get into the Final Four, which was my point. You even bolded it. (I see I left "came" out) Go see which Elite 8 game came first and get back to me. I could be wrong.
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My error. I thought you were claiming Dan Hurley got there first because we played a final four game before FAU did. It does read that way.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
My error. I thought you were claiming Dan Hurley got there first because we played a final four game before FAU did. It does read that way.
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Nah, I would have said played instead of make.
 
That Guy said:
My favorite part about this board will always be the fact that you can't point out such a simple and objective fact that the staff has missed on some of the guys they brought in. Any tiny bit of criticism of anything whatsoever leads to being labeled as a massive hater. It's absolutely comical.
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You can't see the forest through the trees. You're focused on some perceived miss in your eyes, when it's the big picture that counts. And that's what makes me laugh

Stated differently, Hurley and our staff have been "massively" successesful, have created the best program in the country, and anyone who thinks they know better on anything associated with college basketball is dismissed in my world It's rather simple

And if you so choose post your opinions and / or mock kids on a public forum, then you have to expect dissenting opinions. It's a two way street.
 
Comparing JC's first 7-8 years at UConn vs Dan Hurley's in the same span is pure stupidity
Dan Hurley was handed the NBE, Calhoun was given a nearly impossible task going from Yankee Conference to the OBE.
JC was and still is the face of UConn basketball
 
gtcam said:
Comparing JC's first 7-8 years at UConn vs Dan Hurley's in the same span is pure stupidity
Dan Hurley was handed the NBE, Calhoun was given a nearly impossible task going from Yankee Conference to the OBE.
JC was and still is the face of UConn basketball
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The first sentence is fine. The third sentence is defensible.

The second sentence is factually wrong and weird.
 
Inyatkin said:
The first sentence is fine. The third sentence is defensible.

The second sentence is factually wrong and weird.
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Yep. UConn was an original Big East member in 1979. Calhoun was hired in 1986.

Calhoun did the most amazing program build ever. He is the reason we are a brand today and is a legend who is my favorite coach in any sport ever. With that said, facts are facts.
 
Inyatkin said:
The first sentence is fine. The third sentence is defensible.

The second sentence is factually wrong and weird.
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Please share
Dan Hurley knew coming in that UConn was joining the NBE - it was verified by someone very high up in UConn basketball family - he would not have come to UConn if there was no word of an AAC exit - FACT

Also, Dan Hurley took over UConn when they were still in the AAC.
No kidding-
Please see above
 
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Inyatkin said:
"was handed the New Big East" is just a weird thing to say
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again, not if you know the inside story
maybe weird to you - so be it - he came in knowing the change was coming, unlike KO who was blindsided with the AAC situation. Had no effect on recruiting, right?
most know what I mean - dont be so darn literal
 
gtcam said:
Please share
Dan Hurley knew coming in that UConn was joining the NBE - it was verified by someone very high up in UConn basketball family - he would not have come to UConn if there was no word of an AAC exit - FACT

Also, Dan Hurley took over UConn when they were still in the AAC.
No kidding-
Please see above
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Tell me more about Jim Calhoun and the Yankee Conference, Oh Great Knower of Things
 
I was not inside the discussions on rejoining the BE and I've heard from many on here that Hurley was told we were rejoining while interviewing for the job.

There is one part of this that doesn't make a whole lot of sense: Edsall was blindsided when he found out, which wasn't long before the general public was informed. How is it that they would tell someone that they are hoping to hire fifteen months in advance of the announcement yet would not tell someone who was already working for them until they were ready to go public with the information?
 
gtcam said:
Comparing JC's first 7-8 years at UConn vs Dan Hurley's in the same span is pure stupidity
Dan Hurley was handed the NBE, Calhoun was given a nearly impossible task going from Yankee Conference to the OBE.
JC was and still is the face of UConn basketball
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Calhoun is the best program builder in college basketball history period. He is the goat period. Danny can win 6 natties and then maybe he is better in a different way. Calhoun made nothing something. The goat!
 
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