UConn had just finished Friday's public practice at the Final Four. Coach Dan Hurley had paced around the court for the better part of an hour clutching a tablet, staring and poking at the screen seemingly as much as he watched his players get up shots in massive Lucas Oil Stadium. “You have to enjoy the journey,” his father, Hall of Fame prep coach Bob Hurley Sr., said afterward.
Dan Hurley believes the backlash about his on-court behavior is fair. Just over 24 hours before UConn's matchup against Illinois in the Final Four, Hurley said he is not looking for any sympathy regarding the perception of his coaching style. "I'm not a victim. I've done everything. I did what I did," he said during his pregame news conference Friday. "We don't allow victims in our program, and I'm not a 53-year-old man sitting up here like I'm some victim. I don't want to waste a lot of time...
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