OT: D Hurley

[Loyal_2RU]

Is an embarrassment.

He wins, but....
To refer to another teams' player as making a half assed effort. To bitch about the refs and but credit his opponent. To not own the cost of his technical.

I'm very happy he doesn't represent RU.
Loyal

 

[ru66]

Is an embarrassment.

He wins, but....
To refer to another teams' player as making a half assed effort. To bitch about the refs and but credit his opponent. To not own the cost of his technical.

I'm very happy he doesn't represent RU.
Loyal

Didn't he lose tonight to Memphis.

 

[Erial_Lion]

He should have been T’d up five minutes in when he lost it, but they let him off the hook and gave it to the bench instead.

I find it brutal to hear everyone tonight blasting the ref for T’ing him up. “You can’t call a T in a tie game with a minute left”. Bull crap. If a coach has so little control of him emotions that he’ll flail his body onto the court while arguing, he’s decided that he’s getting a T regardless of the score/time.

And the postgame comments were pathetic.

 

[S_Janowski]

He’s a lunatic and it’s about time a ref put him in his place.

The reaction he had right after the Technical called was priceless. This guy clearly thinks he can do and say whatever he wants from the bench or even in the court.

 

[Rutgers NJ]

I think he's about ready for another Seton Hall mental meltdown again. The man is batshit crazy. That is all.

 

[SBP]

Chip off the old block.

 

[jaydogsmooth1]

Guy is a complete douche
With that said, I'd take him here in a minute

He wins
Wins big
Wins natties
Multiple natties

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Didn't he lose tonight to Memphis.

Yes, yes he did. Why he bitched so inappropriately

 

[Luvscarletknights]

Is an embarrassment.

He wins, but....
To refer to another teams' player as making a half assed effort. To bitch about the refs and but credit his opponent. To not own the cost of his technical.

I'm very happy he doesn't represent RU.
Loyal

Thought the same thing after the interview.

 

[Luvscarletknights]

He’s a lunatic and it’s about time a ref put him in his place.

The reaction he had right after the Technical called was priceless. This guy clearly thinks he can do and say whatever he wants from the bench or even in the court.

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I love that he has a handler just like Geno does on the sideline.

 

[IMARUFAN]

In his postgame, he was railing about an over-the-back call by the officials on a rebound. Calling it the worse call he's ever seen and saying it cost them the game.

I saw the play and I have no clue what he is talking about.

The Memphis player had position for rebound and a UConn player reached over his head (from behind) and made forceful contact with the back of the Memphis player. That's a foul every time.

 

[DC8690]

He is an embarrassment

 

[Plum Street]

Probably the most successful former Rutgers coach out there

 

[RedTeam1994]

I agree that Hurley is a lunatic and not a great rep. Total douche

But truth of the matter is that if he brought back-to-back natties to the banks - 100% we would all be considering him “our jerk” and would love his “passion”

Just the way it is

 

[TRU2RU]

Suspension or major fine for calling out the refs in his post game rant, he is totally unhinged!

 

[RU84]

As many times as it is has been warranted to criticize the officials, you would never see Pike or Schiano behave like that. They always take the high road and give credit to the opponent rather that blaming refs for the loss, even though they're probably tempted to do so. We may not win national championships but proud to have classy coaches.

 

[higgins3]

Strange dude. Wins basketball games, but strange. I see some interviews and am curious of his mental health, lol.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

In his postgame, he was railing about on over-the-back call by the officials on a rebound. Calling it the worse call he's ever seen and saying it cost them the game.

I saw the play and I have no clue what he is talking about.

The Memphis player had position for rebound and a UConn player reached over his head (from behind) and made forceful contact with the back of the Memphis player. That's a foul every time.

Even worse, he called the Memphis player's effort half-assed

 

[RUsojo]

In his postgame, he was railing about on over-the-back call by the officials on a rebound. Calling it the worse call he's ever seen and saying it cost them the game.

I saw the play and I have no clue what he is talking about.

The Memphis player had position for rebound and a UConn player reached over his head (from behind) and made forceful contact with the back of the Memphis player. That's a foul every time.

It looked like a terrible call to me.

 

[RedTeam1994]

It looked like a terrible call to me.

Of course you did.

 

[RUsojo]

Of course you did.

? Guy barely engaged and McNeely was controlled and did high point the ball like Hurley mentioned.

 

[RedTeam1994]

?

Your man-crush in Hurley is well known on here

Seems like an easy call to me

This is 100% over the back . Not even a question. I mean COULD the refs have “let them play” considering the situation? Maybe? But to say it wasn’t a foul is ridiculous

 

[Rutgers NJ]

You’re a known Hurley lover.

Seems like an easy call to me

This is 100% over the back . Not even a question. I mean COULD the refs have “let them play” considering the situation? Maybe? But to say it wasn’t a foul is ridiculous

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[S_Janowski]

That was 100% over the back lmfao

 

[kupuna133]

The thing is yes he is a lunatic. But he is continually setting the groundwork to influence calls when it is a meaningful game and in the tourney. His dad this forever. His dad made it so difficult on refs that there were only 4 crews in the state that could and would regularly work his games.

I wish our coaches wold be more demonstrative. Refs have very little respect for Schiano and Pickiell. All one has to do is look back in this past weeks football game. How many pass interference calls were missed on our sideline? How many tick tack flags were thrown on our db's from the visitong sideline?

Look at calls and reviews that have not gone our way in the past. There is a chance to influence those calls. And it starts with letting the refs know that it will not be tolerated and putting them on blast from time to time.

 

[batts]

Isn't there an unwritten rule that coaches shouldn't badmouth calls by the refs in a postgame interview? There have been multitudes of horrendous game ending calls where the coach on the losing end would at most say "no comment" so as not to bad mouth the refs. I know if it was a conference game, the Big East would be not be happy with Hurley's grousing over the Refs. It would serve him right if the Refs sent him a "message" about publically criticizing them.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Absolute lunatic. I was telling my son literally a minute before the over the back play that he needed to get T'd up but the refs give him way too much leeway because he has two natties.

And then he got T'd up, LOL.

But the offensive sets the guy runs are superb. Wish we could do the same....

 

[djrc89]

Isn't there an unwritten rule that coaches shouldn't badmouth calls by the refs in a postgame interview? There have been multitudes horrendous game ending calls where the coach on the losing end would at most say "no comment" so as not to bad mouth the refs. I know if it was a conference game, the Big East would be not be happy with Hurley's grousing over the Refs. It would serve him right if the Refs sent him a "message" about publically criticizing them.

I thought it was actually written. I thought they could get fined for that kind of talk

 

[Good-Knight]

That was 100% over the back lmfao

You probably know that there is no "over the back" in the basketball rule book.
It's perfectly legal to make incidental contact going for a ball in an opponent's air space. I used to be pretty good at it and I used to explain this to refs a lot. I don't see this one as a foul. IMHO not enough contact that gave him an advantage, but it's close enough that I wouldn't go apoplectic over it.

 

[RU-ROCS]

Is an embarrassment.

He wins, but....
To refer to another teams' player as making a half assed effort. To bitch about the refs and but credit his opponent. To not own the cost of his technical.

I'm very happy he doesn't represent RU.
Loyal

Great coach but does not seem like great person.

 

[S_Janowski]

You probably know that there is no "over the back" in the basketball rule book.
It's perfectly legal to make incidental contact going for a ball in an opponent's air space. I used to be pretty good at it and I used to explain this to refs a lot. I don't see this one as a foul. IMHO not enough contact that gave him an advantage, but it's close enough that I wouldn't go apoplectic over it.

Regardless of the rules that play would be called over the back way more often than it wouldn’t be.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

? Guy barely engaged and McNeely was controlled and did high point the ball like Hurley mentioned.

Even if it was a bad call, and i don't think it was, so what. Bad calls happen. Man up and be respectful

 

[Colonel HR]

Unfortunately for this country, we have learned that even at the highest level, that if you lose you should not accept it, blame the refs and insult the opponent...I mean...am I right??

 

[RUsojo]

Even if it was a bad call, and i don't think it was, so what. Bad calls happen. Man up and be respectful

I’m with you and is how I would react personally.

 

[TDIrish27]

It looked like a terrible call to me.

Me too

 

[TDIrish27]

I’m with you and is how I would react personally.

How long have you been on this board ? LOL

 

[RedTeam1994]

If you listen to Hurley's comments - he is not arguing that it wasnt over the back.

THREE times he mentioned making that call "at that point in the game" (meaning tied game, less than a minute to go, in OT). he says it three times.

another time he questions why it was called "the way that game was going" which I take to mean either: again, when it happened in the game and/or based on how the rest of the game was called (I didnt watch but maybe the refs had let a lot of other calls go?)

but in the presser - he never once actually says it wasnt a foul.

to me, thats a no brainer OTB. he goes OTB - shoves the defender away from the ball - the act of fouling give him the positional advantage. its a foul.

but maybe Hurley has a point based on the reasons he stated (maybe refs should swallow the whistle considering the point in the game AND particularly if they had let similar physical play go through the course of the game). refs being inconsistent drives everyone nuts.

still, doesnt mean he isnt a horses ass.

 

[NickRU714]

Not sure I've ever watched a HC Pike post game interview.
Definitely have for HC Schiano on occasion.

Really couldn't care less about them or how the coach acts.

Just win, baby!

 

[ru66]

I agree that Hurley is a lunatic and not a great rep. Total douche

But truth of the matter is that if he brought back-to-back natties to the banks - 100% we would all be considering him “our jerk” and would love his “passion”

Just the way it is

Think you're wrong here. It depends onhow offensive he is. Some things take precedent over winning a ball game. What if he was cursing out players or worse-- there are hundreds of situations where a lunatic can go bad. We had one of those unfortunately .The university is an school of higher learning first and foremost.

 

[Plum Street]

No one cares