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Message: [QUOTE="Bazz2014, post: 4846643, member: 10369"] I think Hurley believes that the coach, and not the players, should be the voice of the team in dialogue with refs. I notice that our players very rarely pursue or argue with refs about individual calls. They’re not stoic- they react, they’ll throw their arms up after a no call or make a face, but overall, they have an almost professional air about the game. The flip side of this is that Hurley ends up absolutely dogging the refs about every single thing. I swear he pursues a ref for discussion during every single timeout. And I agree with what others have said - I think some refs think it’s OTT and therefore tune him out. Coaches who are most successful in “working” refs often find a handful of things that are truly impacting their team (I.e. they’re holding us on screens/ restricting freedom of movement, player X is pushing off everytime he initiates a move in the post, watch the 3 seconds cuz the center is parked in the paint the whole possession… etc.) and they point those specific gripes out to the refs. Those are the things you often see actually getting called after ref/coach discussions - aka, coach has successfully worked the ref. If Hurley has a problem with EVERYTHING… well they aren’t going to change the way they call the entire game to appease him, and some refs even seem to take it personally which can lead to us battling the officiating as well as the opponent. I like that Hurley is all about defending his players during gametime. Players love when they know coach has their back. It’s probably just a matter of finding focal points and hammering those, rather than losing his mind over every individual call. Find the sweet spot between defending your kids and acting like a total nut job for 100% of the game. But don’t lose ALL the psycho… a little bit of that Hurley spice is part of the UConn experience now [/QUOTE]

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