"We're bulletproof"

[jibsey]

Coaches will use it for their bulletin boards, so he should have qualified it to last nights game. We are not bulletproof. We are damned good and still have things to work out 3 point shooting wise. I expect a big 3 game is coming.

 

[TheHorde]

Coaches will use it for their bulletin boards, so he should have qualified it to last nights game. We are not bulletproof. We are damned good and still have things to work out 3 point shooting wise. I expect a big 3 game is coming.

So they need to motivate a team that’s in the sweet 16, elite 8, or final four? Lol. Sad!

 

[Inyatkin]

I'm sure San Diego State, of all teams, needed extra motivation for this game. We may or may not win, but this comment will have nothing to do with it either way.

 

[Hamms30]

He's been saying bulletproof for a couple months now. My guess is it's more a challenge to his own players. "Coach is writing some big checks calling us bulletproof. We can't slip up, we'll look like fools"

 

[TheHorde]

He's been saying bulletproof for a couple months now. My guess is it's more a challenge to his own players. "Coach is writing some big checks calling us bulletproof. We can't slip up, we'll look like fools"

Bingo. I believe this has everything to do with challenging his own players. I’ll counter the “bulletin board material” argument with this point.

 

[temery]

I think Danny has been saying that the team is bulletproof when it plays to its identity.

I need to see the quote in context.

I very much doubt he believes nor has told his players they are bullet proof. But that's the quote that has gone viral. And that's the quote that the SD St coach will use to motivate his players.

 

[KembaRunner]

it’s from the post game presser and didn’t come off as cocky the way he delivered it.

 

[temery]

it’s from the post game presser and didn’t come off as cocky the way he delivered it.

That's the thing about sound bites - it doesn't matter what was intended. The dumbest thing said is what will be quoted and goes viral.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Oh no we are going to give bulletin board material! If a team isn’t already highly motivated and ready to go by the sweet 16, they already have bigger problems.

That's the thing, right? Bulletin board material to whom? He's not calling anyone out or insulting them.

Nobody is going to have trouble getting up for a game against the #1 team and defending champ lol

This is a gigantic nothing-burger.

And if you're concerned that he's not tough enough on the team behind the scenes, pointing out their flaws, or challenging them to play at a championship level every minute, you don't know Dan Hurley.

 

[uconn_jack]

Suprised he would say that (even if it is a little out of context) considering how superstitious he is. Would have preferred him to say "almost" or "nearly" bulletproof at least. Or our resolve is bulletproof (maybe that's what he meant)?

 

[navery12]

Some of you people really need to lock yourself in a dark room and leave the phone outside, the internet is too much for you. This is a whole lot of nothing and acting like this is some terrible move by Hurley is idiotic

 

[TheHorde]

That's the thing, right? Bulletin board material to whom? He's not calling anyone out or insulting them.

Nobody is going to have trouble getting up for a game against the #1 team and defending champ lol

This is a gigantic nothing-burger.

And if you're concerned that he's not tough enough on the team behind the scenes, pointing out their flaws, or challenging them to play at a championship level every minute, you don't know Dan Hurley.

Boy oh boy the In Hurley We Trust is out the window for some folks. I’m giving him lots of rope until he proves his judgment is bad. And for two years it’s been impeccable. He’s very calculated. We can’t say he deserves the benefit of the doubt on a portal move or who we recruit or don’t recruit, and then question something like this imo.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Fixed.

Are you insane?

Last night, with your non-haiku you changed the entire direction of the game.

If you can't be part of the solution, don't be part of the problem.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Bill Murray would never say that.

This was last year. It was great at the time but we are now in 2024.

Stop trying to play hero ball and be part of the team. Please, throw out at least one Costanza quote to balance things.

 

[polycom]

Wow you all are a sensitive bunch. Just because your bullet proof doesn't mean you can't be poisoned or drowned...

 

[Deepster]

We’re the defending champs.
We had the best regular season in BE history.
We won the BET.
We are the #1 overall seed.
We curbstomped our first two opponents.

Do other teams need bulletin board material? If they’re not firing on all cylinders with 16 teams left is a quote going to get them over the line?

 

[gtcam]

DH being DH
Unfortunately, he isn't at the level of coaching maturity yet to understand that using words like bulletproof before you have no more games to play is very treacherous because it could come to bite you in the arse when you can't hit shots and forgot to wear the armored protection.
Needs to know when and what to say to the press.
It's his team, so be it.
Lets hope the string continues....................

 

[gsmooth]

We were so bad from the 3 and still won the game by 17. Let them score some garbage time buckets at the end to make the score look far closer than it should've been.

We're good baby.

From here on out though, UConn cannot have anymore 3 pt shooting games like that or they will be eliminated. The competition is only getting better and tougher.

 

[Inyatkin]

From here on out though, UConn cannot have anymore 3 pt shooting games like that or they will be eliminated. The competition is only getting better and tougher.

Must be nice to be able to see the future

 

[cohenzone]

The only time to say that is just after winning it all. Really dumb thing to say.

Exactly. In 1999 Duke was supposedly indestructible. Some team or other showed them otherwise.

 

[temery]

Some of you people really need to lock yourself in a dark room and leave the phone outside, the internet is too much for you. This is a whole lot of nothing and acting like this is some terrible move by Hurley is idiotic

Ali lost five times after saying he can't be beat.

What Hurley said wasn't calculated - it was just a brain fart that happened to make it to his mouth. If his team plays up to their potential, few people will remember. If not, it'll be mentioned in every March Madness article for days/weeks.

 

[navery12]

Ali lost five times after saying he can't be beat.

What Hurley said wasn't calculated - it was just a brain fart that happened to make it to his mouth. If his team plays up to their potential, few people will remember. If not, it'll be mentioned in every March Madness article for days/weeks.

Except it was very clearly calculated if you read the actual quote and not just the headline before blowing a gasket

 

[temery]

Except it was very clearly calculated if you read the actual quote and not just the headline before blowing a gasket

1) What was the actual quote?

2). Not sure it matters to those looking to parse statements for juicy headlines.

 

[navery12]

1) What was the actual quote?

2). Not sure it matters to those looking to parse statements for juicy headlines.

It immediately lead into him critiquing the team's performance

We’re bulletproof,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said when asked about the teams’ dominant wins. “Elite offense, elite defense. Didn’t love the offensive rebounding today and didn’t love the second-half defensive rebounding but, again, 20 assists, seven turnovers, one player had 14-14-8, point guard had 20-10. It’s tough to lose when you have that level of quality.”

 

[temery]

It immediately lead into him critiquing the team's performance

We’re bulletproof,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said when asked about the teams’ dominant wins. “Elite offense, elite defense. Didn’t love the offensive rebounding today and didn’t love the second-half defensive rebounding but, again, 20 assists, seven turnovers, one player had 14-14-8, point guard had 20-10. It’s tough to lose when you have that level of quality.”

That changes nothing. "We're bulletproof: Elite offense, elite defense." That is what will be quoted.