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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 4558961, member: 37"] Chicken or egg? An argument can me made this is the first team he's had that has enough players with skill sets and flexibility to not have to force players to do what they can't do well. We see it in Andre because of his recent turn around. I'd argue Tristen has been asked to go through two changes. He was asked to be less a scorer and more an assist guard. Which he ultimately became. Then when we were forced to alter schemes they asked him to be more assertive again while still looking for assists. And he's accomplished that as well. Adama is a rock physically as well as mentally. He couldn't pass a ball if his life depended on it his freshman season. Nor make threes or shoot free throws at a good percentage. Now he's playing at the top of a key and making entry passes to players under the basket. Point is you need players who are skilled, flexible, adaptive and willing to learn. We were depleted when Hurley first came to UConn. He chose to keep players in Whaley and Polley that had limitations and delayed how rapidly the program could turn around. I applaud him for doing that because that type of loyalty should pay dividends long term. Arguably he maximized their development beyond what most of us expected. Trends are the best indicator of program development. We focus on end of season tournaments and rightfully so. But the more salient indicator are developmental trends. Each progression is a predicator of a greater chance of success. We want the wins in tournaments to prove it to us. I feel that's the cart pulling the horse. I want the coaches to construct and develop teams to put us in the position to win. I feel Hurley has been doing this over time. It's what I expect out of a good coaching staff. [/QUOTE]

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