UConn Huskies coach Dan Hurley takes a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby before his team takes the court this season to defend last season’s national championship.
Veteran Giant talks about his ‘absolute whirlwind’ return back to New YorkA: You come in with a target at UConn, the basketball capital of the world. The target’s always big when you coach or play here. It just happens to be bigger ’cause we’re the reigning champs.A: Yeah I have, I’ve talked to my dad about it, I’ve talked to my brother about it — they’ve both had great success. I’ve talked to Coach Calhoun and Geno Auriemma about it.
A: I allow for the “me” season here. My “me” season goes from when our season ends in March into April to June 1. I allow for, and I’m on board with , if you’re not valued the way you believe you should be valued, then from April to June you have the portal. You have your NIL valuation. You have the NBA draft which you could go enter. All that stuff goes from April to June.
A: Bob, we help each other more in a relational way, support each other. With Billy it was like just turn off the external noise and stick to the script. … Find that balance between keeping your people hungry and not driving everybody crazy looking for complacency.A: Yeah … there’s no fat New York City rats here.
Q: You had no doubt when you took over that you would raise this program to where it is. Why was that? A: Just my background in basketball. My dad is one of the best coaches of his generation, like Rick Pitino and some others … Phil Jackson. I’ve learned from a master coach. I’ve got my playing career to draw from to use on how I coach my players in terms of pushing them and then also building up their confidence. And then my background as a coach — unlike coaches today, I didn’t skip steps.
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