UConn's men's basketball team, led by coach Dan Hurley, has been on a successful streak in the March Madness tournament. Hurley praises the team's performance, fan support, and program culture, emphasizing their resilience and determination. The team's strong defense and offensive strategies have contributed to their victories, showcasing their ability to systematically break down opponents. Hurley expresses confidence in the team's future success and credits their balanced gameplay and NBA-level talent. Despite facing challenges, Hurley remains intensely focused and committed to leading the team to further achievements.
Hurley: “I’m an obsessed coach and I’m gonna be more maniacal the next couple days than I was the days leading up to this, I promise you. And when this season’s over, it’s gonna get worse.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “It was important for me to show that they’re not gonna get some guy that’s gonna rest on his laurels after winning one and he’s gonna go ring the bell at the stock exchange and hang out with Biden, take a year off and do the honeymoon shit.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “You can’t have an empty suit over there with these people. You better have a monster on the sideline.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “I just think @UConnHuskyAD saw something in me as a mid-major coach that was having some success and just felt like I had the perfect combination of just being a Hurley, and then (that) I had the fiery personality that’s perfect for this fan base.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “I don’t really care what people necessarily think of my intensity or my passion. It obviously shows up the right way with my team…we don’t cheat, we don’t lie, I think we’re all about the right things. I’m just, at times, an asshole.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley on being considered an elite coach: “I think if I am one of those people, I’m probably a good one because I’m authentic. I am who I am. I’m basically a high school coach that’s like, masquerading up at this college level.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Bob Hurley: “My contributions are minimal, but I have to do certain things: I have to be at practice, and I have to be available for one long phone conversation towards the middle of the week where I’m calming (Dan) down.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Bob Hurley on Dan’s accomplishments: “That shadow stuff is long gone. He’s an outstanding coach and I’m humble in his presence. What he does at the college level, the culture and everything about it, it’s just amazing.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Bob Hurley on Dan and the job he’s done: “I thought last year, what was accomplished was unbelievable. And then 5 of the top 8 scorers are gone, this is a different team, and they’re playing so well again. They’re really good, but in a different way.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Bob Hurley: “Game after game, different guys wind up pulling somebody else along, and that’s why they’re so dangerous. They have so much balance.” #UConn #BleedBlue
"Our fanbase, again is as obnoxious as shit on social. So everyone hates us." UConn coach Dan Hurley. https://t.co/v0MGTwXm2b
"Our fanbase and our organization right now, it's an us against the world of college basketball." —@UConnMBB's Dan Hurley https://t.co/UOmA3ru5o9
Hurley: “Our fan base is obnoxious as shit on social, so everyone hates us. It’s an us against the world thing, so I wanted to celebrate with them a little bit.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “It was a special brand of basketball that we were playing.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “I know Brad was burning through timeouts.” #UConn #BleedBlue
What a moment for Dan Hurley and the Huskies 🙌 #MarchMadness @UConnMBB https://t.co/czcur8jHh2
Hurley: “As defending national champs and what we’ve done since last February, we feel like we’ve earned a certain level of respect from media and players that have faced us, because we’re that damn good.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We’ve got NBA-level players that are just winning to share. They’ve created an unbelievable culture, and we’re gonna be tough to beat.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “These guys play every possession like it’s the end of the world.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “Like I said in New York, the Big East is a monster and iron sharpens iron. It should have been a six-bid league, and I just think the league prepares us for these games.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We go into all these games believing it’s gonna be a 40-minute battle to the end, but again, we were able to systematically break them down in the second half there. These guys are awesome.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Nothing new for Hurley: #UConn #BleedBlue https://t.co/DBN2F4G7fe
“You can’t imagine what it would be like to not get up the next day and still coach your team.” ❤️ Dan Hurley tells @TheAndyKatz why he was emotional all day thinking about his @UConnMBB squad. #MarchMadness https://t.co/lAdVgmNjvc
107 seconds of Andrew Hurley tonight. #UConn #BleedBlue
Dan Hurley can feel it 🔥 #MarchMadness @UConnMBB https://t.co/orB7HzZHCx
UConn is on a 21-0 run since 1:49 left in the first half 🤯 #MarchMadness @UConnMBB https://t.co/Q3SrMZticL
Hurley: “We didn’t think we’d be plus-27 on the backboard against (San Diego State). You go into it thinking it’s gonna be a full 40-minute war, but we’ve been able to systematically break teams down.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We expect a 40-minute war in every game we go into.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “They accept the hard coaching from me and our staff because they know we love them. I know I wouldn’t want to play for me for 10 years.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “If we lose players (in the portal) because we’re moving slower, it hasn’t hurt us in the past two years.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We’re not good with tampering or cheating. We’ve never tried that, and we’ve still been very successful.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley on college basketball: “You’ve got this incredible product that’s marketed horribly outside of March.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We made it look easy in these past two tournaments, but it’s hard. We do the hard things really well. It’s not easier, it’s gonna get tougher unless we get a commissioner who gets this thing more organized and under control.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We’re gonna be in this spot moving forward. I don’t think we have the same anxiety, we’ve established a level we expect to be back to.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “Everyone’s gonna get what they deserve in the end. There’s no more secrets. Everyone’s gonna end up playing at the level their talent dictates, so when you wear the college uniform, why not play for the win?” #UConn
Hurley on Illinois: “We watched their game against Marquette in the non-conference, so there’s some familiarity coming in.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We’ve got people who are desperate to win more.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We don’t have that petty shit in our program. We’ve got a great group of players that support each other.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “As a program, we don’t feel a lot of pressure. We feel like we’re gonna maintain it because we’ve got the formula.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “This is where our program’s at. This is where our program’s gonna be.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “This team has defied what past champions have done, and has taken this program to a completely different level.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Castle on fan support: “We tried to make it like Storrs North a little bit…they showed out for us.” Hurley: “We had to win a shit ton of games to get that.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We expected to have a very difficult time offensively versus these guys. That start by Alex really settled us. We have a lot of answers.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Hurley: “We’re very comfortable in the tournament. We’re hard to prepare for.” #UConn #BleedBlue
104 seconds of Andrew Hurley tonight. #UConn #BleedBlue
The Huskies continue to ROLL 🐺 #MarchMadness @UConnMBB https://t.co/55C3AZiP3J