No one is immune. It can happen to anyone.
Dan Hurley has been hammering that message into the heads of college Huskies all year, that it can happen to them too, that less than 40 minutes of Husky hell can send you home, you won’t regret it. There is a possibility that you will be sent home and you will die. He has only himself to blame for not becoming the first repeat champion since Billy Donovan’s Florida championships in 2006 and 2007.
James Madison…The Grand Canyon…Oakland…The crazy month of March reminds Harley of the inherent danger that lurks everywhere. That’s where No. 9 seed Northwestern plays next Sunday night at the Barclays Center on Repeat Road in the East. This is why he continues to hold on to all his possessions, and why he never ceases to be the uprooter of society. Self-satisfaction.
Hurley studied how great coaches deal with the insidious disease of complacency.
“I read. I’m always listening to podcasts and reading about great leaders,” he said. “You know, Nick Sabans, great coaches, John Woods, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, anything I can read or hear or go to or see.”
He had a bird’s-eye view of how his father, legendary St. Anthony High School coach Bob Hurley, did not allow complacency to survive and progress.
“He dealt with complacency with consistent intensity and consistent intensity,” Hurley said. What you see from all coaches, at least the best coaches, is that they give everything they have to their team, emotionally, physically, mentally, preparing them and eradicating any type of behavior or behavior. I think you can see that this is the case. Habits that they believe can undermine an organization’s success or an organization’s championship success. ”
Northwestern coach Chris Collins played under legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University from 1992-1996 and coach K from 2000-2013 in 2001 and 2010. I coached under him when we won our third and fourth titles that year. Collins has never forgotten the great coach’s complacent dunks.
“Coach has always been very good with our team mentally,” Collins said. “I thought he was always good at creating motivation, not year-to-year motivation, but day-to-day motivation. How to make sure you’re in a position to never be complacent about anything. We were on track to win streaks, championships, whatever it was.
“He had a great ability to really bring that into us as players because of his passion and his competitive spirit. The moment he relaxed for a moment, he gave it his all and showed us that we were a team. We were trying to make sure we got it back.’ We needed to do that. There’s probably not a day that goes by that my actions, in terms of motivating the team and building the team, don’t have something to do with what he did with one of the players at Duke. ”
Duke coach John Scheier, who tied with James Madison on Sunday night, played for Coach K from 2006 to 2010, winning his fifth national championship in 2015. He coached with him from 2014 to 2022.
“You can have a whole list of all the things he would do,” Scheyer said. “I think the great thing about Coach K is that what he always did, he never dealt with the same situation. He might have handled it differently, and that’s the great thing about him. The motivation behind every game, every team, every player was never the same. That’s what he did. I think that’s what made it so special… being able to push the right buttons at different times. He was always doing different things.”
This is John Wooden, who won 10 national titles at UCLA and won seven straight from 1967-1973. Most people put in more effort on the way to the top than they do when they reach the top. If you’re lucky enough to get there, don’t get upset. When you focus on success, you will see failure right in front of you. ”
and “What I tried to teach you is that today is the only day you can control, and what happened yesterday cannot control what happens today, except to learn from it.” .”
The essence of Hurley’s greatness: This team is as hungry to maintain what last year’s team was trying to achieve.
Tristen Newton said, “When you’re trying to accomplish something historic, you can’t be complacent.”
The Joy of Six championship drives Harley and his players. That’s the only thing expected of UConn right now. He will leave no stone unturned. Until now. Winning isn’t everything, but it’s the only thing, right?
“We’re hungry as well, because we want to feel that feeling of victory again,” said Alex Karaban. It’s a national tournament. ”
Cam Spencer didn’t experience Drive to Five. He entered the transfer portal from Rutgers. He takes it as a compliment that his mentality has been compared to Harley’s. “I would go to war for him any day,” Spencer said. “And I think we all would.”
Collins is now trying to take Northwestern to its first Sweet 16. He thinks Northwestern also wants to make history.
“They’re the most dangerous opponent we can play against at this point in the tournament,” Hurley said.
Complacency can spell hell for Dan Hurley and University Con.
