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Message: [QUOTE="Palatine, post: 4157551, member: 974"] We heard that after PeeCee. They came out and switched on defense for most of the first half. Hurley said they hadn't done that before they played us and it the caused us problems. We weren't prepared. We adjusted at half. When the SH kid scored a million straight points, Hurley said were not prepared for a player to go off like that. It's disappointing to hear a coach say that. I mean, not prepared if a team switches on defense? Not prepared if a kid gets a hot hand? These are not exotic situations. They are something you expect to happen regularly. There are also obvious game situations that the players do not seem prepared for. Anyone who has watched us at the end of halves or games knows that we seemly do not have a "go to" play prepared for that eventuality. And the play at the end of the SHU game... whatever it was, we sure were not prepared to run it correctly, it looked very chaotic. This is not Hurley bashing. I think overall Hurley is a good coach and a good game coach. He has lifted the program. But like all humans beings he has strengths and weaknesses. I think missing piece is having someone like George Blaney on the bench. Someone who has coached on this level and seen it all. A mentor in the moment. It's nice that Calhoun is back in the picture but having an experienced high end basketball mind on the bench is invaluable. Dan will get there. He has the talent. But I never want to hear "we weren't prepared for...." again. Time to learn the lesson. [/QUOTE]

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