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Message: [QUOTE="Hunt for 7, post: 4570770, member: 12414"] As usual Hans has gone deep with his post. That is a compliment. While I admit I tend to be more the pessimistic poster than the optimist. I will say I have coached basketball and have been fairly successful in business. Team building is one of the most rewarding endeavors a person can work on achieving. I have been lucky in both scenarios to have great people around me that certainly had more to do with our success than I. One thing I have learned is that when a team mate, employee or friend are faced with a challenge, be it part of a game or in life that is significant and if I have a role to play in helping that person or team overcome that particular hurdle, there are usually several options that can work. Also the amount of time one might have to help is also an important variable. Honesty has to always be part of the solution. Honestly consider if in fact there is a problem. I believe we are one of the best teams in the country. I believe if we played Marquette on a neutral court we win more than we lose. I believe Marquette is one of the four best teams in the country right now. Now we just have to believe we can stick together physically and mentally in a close game. Trust your teammate trust yourself. But acknowledge it is a weakness. Acknowledge that your fan base for the most part (in deference to our optimistic posters) has concerns that it could be a weakness. And use that as a way to motivate the team to get over it ( create the proverbial chip on the shoulder) because it is the only thing standing between this team being very good or great. Sometimes whether it is comfortable or not tough love is the best medicine. Believe me I want this team to prove me wrong. That I should never have doubted. With all that said…even though I believe we are a top 8 team and we might be better than that…for me if we get to the second weekend the season is a success and we can look to next year and watch AK and DC and the rest of the team continue to make us UConn again! [/QUOTE]

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