To say that this has been a disappointing season for the UConn Huskies would be a bit of an understatement. Fortunately, it seems like theyâre finally getting back on track.
Nonetheless, their 80-78 win over Butler wasnât the talk of the hour around college basketball. Instead, it was Dan Hurleyâs now-infamous and viral rant against the referees.
The Huskiesâ coach was mad at the officials, and he told them not to turn their backs on him because he was the best coach out there. Now, after all the criticism, heâs not backing down. If anything, heâs doubling down.
Dan Hurley says he canât be embarrassed by the media
âSuper soft media people that want to cancel me for being an intense coach. I donât think we need to make sports softer. So, yeah, go for it,â Hurley said.
UConn coach Dan Hurley reacts in the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers during the NCAA Menâs Basketball Tournament National Championship game
The legendary coach doubled down on his take by stating that he wouldnât be embarrassed or humiliated by the media. If anything, he could only feel embarrassed among his peers:
âThe embarrassment part of getting caught on camera talking about my resume as a coach, the only embarrassment I feel about that would be towards my fellow coaches. When I coach against Sean Miller this weekend, Iâm gonna be embarrassed like what I said to an official, putting myself up on that pedestal,â Hurley said. âThatâs the only place Iâm gonna feel embarrassed is when I see coach (Tom) Izzo and Bill Self, saying something egotistical like that relative to all the amazing coaches that are just as good or better than me as a coach.â
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At the end of the day, what Hurley did was highly questionable, but thatâs just who he is. And, judging by his rĂ©sumĂ©, he has no valid reason to change his ways right now.
