"We're bulletproof"

[SouleMan]

Why Danny, why?

"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.”

UConn rolls Northwestern to advance to Sweet 16

Dooomed!

 

[willie99]

We're too good

 

[FfldCntyFan]

 

[temery]

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

 

[EZPass]

 

[drayenob]

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I agree with Hurley. Confidence wins.

 

[Scoe]

It’s an expectation a standard of excellence. We need to be bullet proof the rest of the tournament now.

 

[nomar]

Zero problems with him saying with what everybody else in the country is saying.

 

[TheHorde]

Zero problems with him saying with what everybody else in the country is saying.

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.

 

[CL82]

 

[mauconnfan]

Kids are good no doubt but there’s no need to say that yet. But who’s to say?

 

[HuskyBoi]

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.

 

[TRest]

Just self-confidence, not denigrating opponents. Defending national champions and overall number one seed, no need to be humble.

 

[jibsey]

It’s not unreasonable to expect us to make 30% from 3. So add 12 points to what the score should have been. But it’s nice to know we didn’t need it yesterday. Against stronger opponents we will need some of those.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Cling getting in foul trouble is the kryptonite but other than that, he’s not wrong.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

He is coaching a heavyweight team that has been knocking people out since April 2023. What do you say to a team when your biggest gripe is that they falls asleep when the margin of victory reaches 40?
just get out of the way and let them dominate.

 

[Deepster]

Why Danny, why?

We are no longer dooomed!

Fixed.

 

[Deepster]

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Bill Murray would never say that.

 

[KingAG]

I Love It

 

[UCfor3]

Self confidence is great as long as it doesn't become overconfidence. Bulletproof is not the word I would use though. It implies that we can't lose which is not true. If we were bulletproof we wouldn't have lost to Creighton. The best team going in often doesn't win the tourney. If anyone should know that it's us. Shoot like we did yesterday in the elite 8 or final 4 and it could get dicey if we run up against a hot team. Stay humble. We are awesome. The best team bar none, but I prefer to not put any more chips on the shoulders of our opponents. I'm sure coach is using a different tact with the team in practice telling them everything they did wrong and need to work on while also keeping them confident.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Zero problems with him saying with what everybody else in the country is saying.

It’s a fine line, but there’s something to be said for the aura around this team. We had the same thing in the later rounds last year. We knew it, the fans knew it, the media knew it, and deep down, the other team knew how those games were going to end.

 

[Kitaman]

Actually Hurley its not for you to say, even if you're in your proud/excited/happy papa moment.

Unless of course your bored and trying to make your game-play/opponents much more challenging.

 

[dennismenace]

A little too much swag for me. Even if it is true it's an invitation to opponents. Let the kids do their talking on the court. Notice the kids say "we are blessed." Pride comes before the fall. It might even possibly be used to the team in the locker room but never in the media.

 

[dingaling]

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

 

[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.