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Hardwood Hustle

Episode 582 - Obsessing Over the Game

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4.6607 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

This week we discuss a quote from UCONN Men’s Coach, Dan Hurley about wanting his players to be obsessed, how we agree and disagree with his statement, and what that might look like for your team. Show Notes: • Coach Dan Hurley's quote • Helping your players love the game • Baseline standards and expectations • Understanding individual player perspectives • Not wanting obsessed players • How to help players who aren't as committed • Players want high standards • Identify your non-negotiables...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Harwood Hustle powered by PGC basketball.

0:08.1

This week would discuss a quote from Yukon men's coach Dan Hurley about wanting his players to be

0:12.5

obsessed, how we agree and disagree with his statement, and what that might look like for your team.

0:17.5

Let's get started.

0:19.9

Welcome to Harwood Hustle and we've got all three of us here today,

0:23.7

T.J. Lisa, and Lisa, we're going to talk today about this quote and this interview that Dan Hurley

0:31.9

back-to-back national championship coach Dan Hurley at Yukon said. said he wanted his players or let me read the

0:40.2

quote the only way that I'm going to respect you is if you're obsessive let me say it one more

0:47.2

time the only way that I'm going to respect you is if you're obsessive and when we were having

0:53.0

a pre-show meeting about this, you know, I think

0:55.0

there's an interesting discussion because at all levels, I'm not sure every player or even

1:02.3

most players are, quote, obsessive about the game. So we're going to dive into this.

1:09.5

TJ, what are your opening thoughts on this?

1:12.1

The only way I'm going to respect you is if you're obsessive.

1:16.4

Yeah, that's tough.

1:18.9

I mean, I think there's a reality to it, though, also where a lot of times we respect people right, wrong, or indifferent.

1:26.9

I mean, I don't think it's actually right, but like based on how we feel about something,

1:31.5

you know, and so, you know, he wants to win.

1:35.5

He's obsessed with winning.

1:36.7

He's trying to make a great team.

1:38.1

He's trying to get champions of him, and he has won.

1:40.4

And so, and I'm hoping he's just speaking towards basketball, right?

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