Hurley, UCONN Coach

[Blimpy]

Stated in a interview the other day that half his team is already planning to go into the Portal????

 

[Woodsa]

If that is true, there is a reason and it likely starts with the coaching staff.

 

[Dryfly88]

I watched that on 60 minutes Sunday. Thought it was a strange thing to say at the time. He also went on to say that many of those players have already been in contact with other schools. I can't stand Hurley. I think he was trolling and taking a shot at other schools making it sound like they were "poaching" players during the season. I didn't like him before the interview and nothing in it changed my mind.

 

[ChoiceBeef]

I watched that on 60 minutes Sunday. Thought it was a strange thing to say at the time. He also went on to say that many of those players have already been in contact with other schools. I can't stand Hurley. I think he was trolling and taking a shot at other schools making it sound like they were "poaching" players during the season. I didn't like him before the interview and nothing in it changed my mind.

Yeah I listened to it as well and super strange. I don’t know if/how he knows or he is speaking in generalities.

Also, if true, kind of wild that a guy with back to back titles is worried about his players being poached in season. Doesn’t surprise me why all these coaches are retiring.

 

[DrEss]

Sounds to me that the greatest college coach in his mind, is floating excuses as to why his team has been so beatable this year.

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Sounds like he wants them to go to the portal.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Sounds like he wants them to go to the portal.

Haha...yeah....it's right there......go ahead.

 

[Schnelk]

Stated in a interview the other day that half his team is already planning to go into the Portal????

Couldn't happen to a nicer S.O.B.

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

Sounds like he wants them to go to the portal.

I am sure they will find more than enough money to go after bigger players to take their spots.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

I am sure they will find more than enough money to go after bigger players to take their spots.

UConn got that NIL?

 

[Chi-Boiler]

Sounds to me that the greatest college coach in his mind, is floating excuses as to why his team has been so beatable this year.

Or won't be good next year.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Or won't be good next year.

Don’t you hate it when you don’t have nba lotto picks on your team every year?!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Don’t you hate it when you don’t have nba lotto picks on your team every year?!

I don't use this term very often - he is a complete Jackwagon, but he is a helluva coach in getting results. If you coach teams to consecutive NCAA Tournament titles, by definition you're in select company and pretty much considered a great coach.

Here's the list:

John Wooden (multiple times, 1964-65 and 1967-73) - UCLA

Henry Iba (1945-46) - Oklahoma State

Adolph Rupp (1948-49) - Kentucky

Phil Woolpert (1955-56) - San Francisco

Ed Jucker (1961-62) - Cincinnati

Mike Krzyzewski (1991-92) - Duke

Billy Donovan (2006-07) - Florida

Dan Hurley (2023-24) - Connecticut

 

[TwinDegrees2]

Stated in a interview the other day that half his team is already planning to go into the Portal????

Well, they certainly lost tonight to Creighton