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Message: [QUOTE="selles, post: 3080084, member: 1176"] I'm with you. I also think we're underrating Hurley's impact. The guy does have a track record, after all. The returnees will have had a year in his system. With good coaching, players improve from year to year. And the new guys will be blank slates for him to mold. Losing spirals. What these guys need more than anything is confidence in their ability to win. There were a number of conference games this year that were there for the taking, but we failed to make crucial winning plays with 3, 4, 5 minutes left and often affirmatively shot ourselves in the foot. Coming down the stretch of those games, I didn't believe we were going to win and I got the feeling the team felt the same way. I am hopeful that new blood in the backcourt, under Hurley's tutelage from day 1, can change that mindset. I don't think we'll be Top 25 next year, but I do believe that we'll be significantly better. [/QUOTE]