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Will Dan Hurley win more national titles at UConn than Jim Calhoun?
We sit down with Ian O’Connor, co-author of Never Stop, to unpack Hurley’s Lakers flirtation, burnout, Geno Auriemma’s “Band-Aid” talk, and the edge that drives UConn’s next era.
What you’ll hear:
• Why Hurley stayed at UConn and the real Lakers timeline
• Burnout, ego checks, and rebuilding joy in coaching
• Geno’s role in resetting the season
• NIL/portal pressures after back-to-back titles
• Family dynamics, leadership, and what makes a dynasty sustainable
• The path to more titles than Jim Calhoun
Chapters (add exact times after edit):
00:00 Cold open — the Calhoun question
02:00 Lakers crossroads & why Hurley stayed
10:00 Burnout and nearly stepping away
17:00 Geno Auriemma’s “Band-Aid” conversation
22:30 The chip: doubt, condescension, fuel
30:30 Success vs. failure, viral moments
36:00 The funniest lines in Never Stop
#DanHurley, #JimCalhoun, #UConn, #UConnHuskies, #BigEast, #CollegeBasketball, #NCAA, #NeverStop, #IanOConnor, #GenoAuriemma, #Lakers, #NIL, #TransferPortal, #BasketballPodcast, #Coaching
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We sit down with Ian O’Connor, co-author of Never Stop, to unpack Hurley’s Lakers flirtation, burnout, Geno Auriemma’s “Band-Aid” talk, and the edge that drives UConn’s next era.
What you’ll hear:
• Why Hurley stayed at UConn and the real Lakers timeline
• Burnout, ego checks, and rebuilding joy in coaching
• Geno’s role in resetting the season
• NIL/portal pressures after back-to-back titles
• Family dynamics, leadership, and what makes a dynasty sustainable
• The path to more titles than Jim Calhoun
Chapters (add exact times after edit):
00:00 Cold open — the Calhoun question
02:00 Lakers crossroads & why Hurley stayed
10:00 Burnout and nearly stepping away
17:00 Geno Auriemma’s “Band-Aid” conversation
22:30 The chip: doubt, condescension, fuel
30:30 Success vs. failure, viral moments
36:00 The funniest lines in Never Stop
#DanHurley, #JimCalhoun, #UConn, #UConnHuskies, #BigEast, #CollegeBasketball, #NCAA, #NeverStop, #IanOConnor, #GenoAuriemma, #Lakers, #NIL, #TransferPortal, #BasketballPodcast, #Coaching
Subscribe for Big East stories, interviews, and weekly shows: @BigEastEnergyNetwork
Don't forget to check us out on all social media on X: @markzanettocbb bigeastenergy thehoopscap, on IG: @markzanetto @thehoopscap @bigeeast_energy on tiktok at @thehoopscap and @hoopscapmz
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