All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

[TruePoint]

I think ultimate UCONN goal is to go to the ACC
It would be good for BC and Syracuse to have another Northeast school.
I don't know why the Big East ever took UCONN back in.

UConn hasn't exactly been secretive about it. Unfortunately for them the CT AG filed a lawsuit against Syracuse, BC, and the ACC when those schools made the move, so neither school has any interest in seeing UConn join them

Time (and money) heals all wounds. Eventually it will happen.

[TruePoint]

One of my favorite plays from last night. Clingan is 7’2” and still beats guys down the court.

Great hustle from Makhi there. Brings back memories….

[ace]

Hurley mentioned before the game that he was very familiar with the Mitchell twins having watched them play a lot at URI. Would have loved to hear his unfiltered extended thoughts. They have talent and have now shown they are coachable. What a waste.

[theblueram]

I still remember talking with Dan about that Iona NIT game that was horribly officiated. Told him if anyone was getting kicked out of the Ryan Center, it was me before him. Wish he stayed, cause, this is where we would be.

[bigappleram]

Dan gave us a great ride. Turned the tide on 15 years of NCAA misery. Won games in back to back tourneys, didn't lose a conference game for a year, packed the Ryan in ways no one has. There aren't many things better than winning an NCAA game and then spending the next day in whatever random city you are in giving high fives to Rhody fans. Dan gave us that twice. Don't cry because he left smile because he was here.

[reef]

They are really fun to watch , Hawkins can really fill it up when he gets going and Sanogo is as good a low post scorer as there is , hoping DH gets that Natty

[ATPTourFan]

[bigappleram]

They are really fun to watch , Hawkins can really fill it up when he gets going and Sanogo is as good a low post scorer as there is , hoping DH gets that Natty

And despite that their most important player is probably Andre Jackson and barely scores. An anomaly of a player.

[UCH21377]

To me it's their depth that sets them apart. They're bringing an active 7' guy with skill off the bench; plus a couple shooters and a defensive specialist, who can all handle the ball. The starters can all handle and shoot the ball. No weak spots, other than Jackson's outside shooting. But I have a feeling Gonzaga will hang with them and this game will go down to the wire.

[reef]

The only thing that worries me is when they get pressured they don’t really have that true point guard type , Newton is more of a shooter ,

[TruePoint]

Killing it.

[ATPTourFan]

Huskies are blowing all their opponents out. Just such a complete team that executes.

[rjv]

Great Great coach!
He get it done...Wagner, URI and UConn.
Most respect for his accomplishment.
Final 4 WOW
I hope he wins national championship

[adam914]

Yeah pretty incredible. This should finally shut up the few remaining holdouts on whether the dude can coach or not!

[ATPTourFan]

Who thought we would see Andrew Hurley so much this tournament?? Gonna be lots more of him tonight!

[ATPTourFan]

[steviep123]

Congrats to Dan Hurley, Luke Murray and all of the UConn huskies except Tom Moore. F that guy.

[ATPTourFan]

[steviep123]

(Narrator: “UConn’s previous ncaa title was as a member of the AAC. Houston also currently in the AAC also made the Final Four 2 years ago.”)

[adam914]

[TruePoint]

Yeah pretty incredible. This should finally shut up the few remaining holdouts on whether the dude can coach or not!

Dead serious if I could have any coach in the country I would take Dan. I don’t know if he’s the best Xs and Os coach in the country, but he’s pretty damn good - Gonzaga could not get a clean look tonight which felt very familiar and that end of the court counts too. But every other thing that goes into coaching - talent eval, talent development, culture building, leadership, etc., he is elite across the board.

Part of my joy in seeing him do this is definitely the validation I (and I know a lot of us here) feel because I was so sure this would eventually happen for him I’d have bet everything I have on it. And the other part of it obviously is the guy is just such a genuinely good dude I couldn’t be happier for a coach on a personal level even though I have always hated UConn. The real deal. Couldn’t be more deserving.

[URI_CellBio14]

So happy for Dan. As crazy as this sounds, sometimes if I I have a setback in life, I go through some of those posts when people were calling for his head/saying he'll never be that guy and then contrasting that to the posts just several weeks later during that magical run.

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One of my favorite memories in sports is that 2016-2017 team. Winning the A10 Championship, beating Creighton, coming super close to beating Oregon. It was a far cry from the empty-ish Ryan center early on. That 2014-2015 team too - beating ranked Nebraska and having post-season success, such a fun time in my life.

We can fault for "leaving town" but is it any different from say an engineering student who decides to get his PhD at MIT or UC Berkeley after graduating? Sure you can do it at URI, but the resources at another institution are more expansive and it's an easier road. (Obviously hopefully that changes). We should be proud that Dan was able to use his "education" and be 2 wins away from a Natty

[ATPTourFan]

How it started....

How it's going....

[ATPTourFan]

[NYGFan_Section208]

Haven't read all of the posts here but, how freaking cool is it that he got to play his kid in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite 8? Not just get there and share it with your kid....but actually play him in the game.
Amazing thing that doesn't happen every day.
Good for those guys

[ace]

Congrats to Dan Hurley, Luke Murray and all of the UConn huskies except Tom Moore. F that guy.

Andre Berry is on their staff, too, as a grad assistant. Don’t forget him. He deserves all good things.


I’m just so happy. And hungover.

[steviep123]

Congrats to Dan Hurley, Luke Murray and all of the UConn huskies except Tom Moore. F that guy.

Andre Berry is on their staff, too, as a grad assistant. Don’t forget him. He deserves all good things.


I’m just so happy. And hungover.

Ooh. I didn’t realize that. Andre Berry was a big though sometimes overshadowed piece of that 2018 team. Congrats to him as well.

[ATPTourFan]

I’m old enough to remember when I had back to back conversations with both Bobby and Dan upstairs at the Mews Tavern shortly after they came to Kingston. Wild times.

[rjv]

I know everyone knows but I just need to say this for my own therapy
3 of the 4 coaches on this final four team all coached together at URI......What could have been

[ace]

[reef]

Love that clip of both Hurleys shooting hoops @ Keaney , so happy for DH and his family

[ramster]

Hurley was just interviewed at halftime of the Miami vs Texas game.
Took good questions from the entire panel including Charles Barkley.
He was calm, eloquent, intelligent. Barkley asked what changed from the slump that they encountered. He sad he spent too much time getting in the referees. He has since reduced that a lot and changed his behavior.
He talked about taking last years team and they recruited to address the opportunities for improvement.

Nice national exposure.

[reef]

Hurley was just interviewed at halftime of the Miami vs Texas game.
Took good questions from the entire panel including Charles Barkley.
He was calm, eloquent, intelligent. Barkley asked what changed from the slump that they encountered. He sad he spent too much time getting in the referees. He has since reduced that a lot and changed his behavior.
He talked about taking last years team and they recruited to address the opportunities for improvement.

Nice national exposure.

I saw that Ramster , DH is always great in his interviews , nice to see him in this national spotlight

[ace]

Excellent article if you have access to the Athletic and are interested-

[ramster]

Nice money....

https://www.yahoo.com/news/both-uconn-d ... 00936.html

[hrstrat57]

I still hate the dawgs from waaaay back…

Less now tho cause Dan is a REAL good dude. His coaching has really come a long way. Wish it had happened here. Everything was in place.

[Rhody15]

I still hate the dawgs from waaaay back…

Less now tho cause Dan is a REAL good dude. His coaching has really come a long way. Wish it had happened here. Everything was in place.

Literally nothing was in place.

That's why he left.

[reef]

Nice money....

https://www.yahoo.com/news/both-uconn-d ... 00936.html

Good to see DH will get a raise , anything under 4M per year is underpaid

[ATPTourFan]

[ATPTourFan]

Andrea is not impressed with Providence fans...

She was always awesome to chat with back in ye olde Hurley days.

[TruePoint]

One more.

They are stomping their way thru this tournament.

[STC]

UConn is a force. Hoping they will close it out Monday night.

[URI_CellBio14]

Wild to think 10 years ago he just finished with less then 10 wins and was playing in front of a near empty Ryan Center. and now he’s about to play in a natty.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Wild to think 10 years ago he just finished with less then 10 wins and was playing in front of a near empty Ryan Center. and now he’s about to play win a natty.

fixed it

[reef]

Wow what a weapon that Sanogo is , one of the best post scorers I have seen in the college game in awhile

[ace]

It’s only been five years since his mother passed. He’s asked about her so much, and his answers are always so wonderful. The way he carries himself is such a credit to both his parents.

[TruePoint]

Congrats Coach!

As a Boston/New England fan I’ve been lucky to have had a lot of my teams win championships. UConn is not my team. But I don’t know that I’ve ever been happier for an individual person to win something as I am tonight.

[steviep123]

[reef]

Congrats Coach!

As a Boston/New England fan I’ve been lucky to have had a lot of my teams win championships. UConn is not my team. But I don’t know that I’ve ever been happier for an individual person to win something as I am tonight.

Totally agree , I would ordinarily never pull for UConn but I am such a fan of DH , I was so so happy they won !

[steviep123]

Congrats Coach!

As a Boston/New England fan I’ve been lucky to have had a lot of my teams win championships. UConn is not my team. But I don’t know that I’ve ever been happier for an individual person to win something as I am tonight.

Totally agree , I would ordinarily never pull for UConn but I am such a fan of DH , I was so so happy they won !

Yeah if it weren’t for DH I’d be rooting for sdsu