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Message: [QUOTE="Drew, post: 3280170, member: 3723"] State of the Hoops Program: Dan Hurley knows only one gear as he works to restore UConn’s proud tradition [URL="https://theathletic.com/1222083/2019/09/25/state-of-the-hoops-program-dan-hurley-knows-only-one-gear-as-he-works-at-restoring-uconns-proud-tradition/"]State of the Hoops Program: Dan Hurley knows only one gear...[/URL] [I]The fix, fans hope, arrives this year. [URL='https://theathletic.com/1221087/2019/09/18/exclusive-uconns-dan-hurley-details-life-changing-condition-that-led-to-surgery/']Hurley, who is still recovering from serious back surgery,[/URL] recruited a top-20 class, UConn’s first since 2016, bringing with it immediate hope that the downturn is soon to be over. Hurley understands the optimism. During workouts, he has seen and felt a difference himself. His team is young and a bit underdeveloped, but it looks like a “real program,’’ he says. There is reason to believe in a bright future. There is, however, no reason to assume one. The guys brimming with hope are young, and while they can spread enthusiasm, it’s up to the old guard to direct it. That group, beaten down by what’s happened during their tenure, needs a boost. Which is where the tyrannical Hurley comes in. “We’ve got to get the swagger back, the confidence back,’’ he says. “The last few years have knocked that out of this program a little bit. They need my spirit and my energy to build their confidence.’’[/I] [/QUOTE]

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