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Message: [QUOTE="gtcam, post: 4848935, member: 2844"] The officiating is BAD in every league and in every sport. Its handled by humans and humans react. UConn' has never been treated well by the refs - Wes B was undercut a lot when shooting in the 60's, John Thomas was big and aggressive and fouled out of more games than he he stayed in to the final buzzer, KEA was a marked man due to his arrogance and rarely received a fair shake by refs, Kemba and Bazz were always punished on their drives but never received "and 1". Dan Hurley is his own worst enemy and until he learns how to effectively protest, the refs won't treat him differently. What is unfortunate about the issue is that the team pays for it in the end. I'd rather the refs throw Dan Hurley out. A lot of coaches complain but it's how you do it and what you say that makes a different. Yelling out - You're a clown and the constant no ways is not going to work. When I started coaching I was a lot like Dan Hurley. One of my old coaches watched my team and after the game he said I looked and sounded like an idiot and the refs he knows well didn't appreciate it at all. He gave me some hints on what would work and how I could get my message through effectively without ruffling too many feathers. It worked for me. Yes, HCJC was a yeller and swore but he knew what to say to the refs that sent the message but didn't stab. I suggest Dan Hurley get a mentor. He was very good the 2nd half of the 2022-2023 season - don't know why he has started this crap again. [/QUOTE]

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