Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 3227675, member: 37"] I think many if not most coaches try to guide their players in a positive direction. Coach Dan Hurley seemed to make an effort to work with KO’s players. I believe that caring about your players is the most important part of coaching but I get the impression many fans of big time college sports teams care more about winning than anything else. You could be an aw shucks really nice guy but if you aren’t involved with helping them academically and claim you didn’t know (yeah right) your players were funneled into bogus African Studies what does that say especially since the university did nothing about it and the fans in the state don’t consider it a problem. There are two things I take issue with Dan Hurley in this interview. First, he’s a Division 1 college coach who at times has to remember these kids still may have high school maturity and react accordingly. And being around one of the greatest high school coaches of all time it will help him relate better to players. I know this is what he meant. Most people in this forum know this. But the casual fan will wonder why UConn is giving so much money to a guy who calls himself a high school coach. But that’s a trivial concern as far as I’m concerned. Far more importantly I wish he would have put some meat in the interview and explained his protocols for scooter racing. [/QUOTE]