Stupid Skip Bayless
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The originial Skip Bayless troll account. Thankful for Josh Harris and Jayden Daniels. Track all your bets over at https://t.co/OHhrizSRmx
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This is not a steal. It’s borderline assault.
Dan Hurley is a gross guy. This video proves why. What an ego. He's inarguably the most overrated coach in all of sports right now. Don't get me wrong - Hurley is a decent enough coach. He recruits well. He uses the portal. He had two historically stacked rosters in 2023 and 2024 and he won with them. Four of his five starters from the 2024 title team were drafted, including Stephon Castle at number four and Donovan Clingan at number seven. When you have that much talent, you're supposed to win. And the one year he didn't have that level of roster? UConn was an 8-seed in 2025 and lost to Florida in the second round. Hurley fought back tears in the postgame interview and later admitted he thought about leaving UConn. Thought about leaving. One year after he turned down $70 million from the Lakers because he loved college coaching so much. But here's the thing that actually makes Hurley hard to watch: the sideline act. This season alone, he was ejected and fined $25,000 by the Big East for aggressively confronting referee John Gaffney during a game at Marquette. He got a formal warning during the tournament for charging onto the court to argue a call. And in the Elite Eight, after UConn's game-winning shot against Duke, he went forehead-to-forehead with referee Roger Ayers in what everyone watching saw as a headbutt. He later said he thought the ref was coming over to "chest-bump" him. That referee will not be working the Final Four. At the Maui Invitational in November 2024, Hurley dropped to his knees after an offensive foul call, drew a technical, and the two extra free throws gave Memphis a four-point lead with 40 seconds left in overtime. UConn lost 99-97. The margin was the technical. Yahoo Sports ran a piece on him this week titled: "When is enough, enough?" Former Michigan coach John Beilein publicly criticized his behavior. And Hurley's response? He says he's not changing. The full breakdown of why Hurley's resume isn't as impressive as you think and why the sideline act is getting worse is here: itsgame7.com/news/dan-hurle… People who know Hurley off the court say he's "endlessly thoughtful, soft-spoken, and charming." Good for him. Most people manage to be the same person in both settings. He's good at his job. Nobody is saying otherwise. But "good at his job" and "generational coaching genius who gets to headbutt referees without consequences" are two very different things. The championship runs had more to do with the players on the floor than the guy screaming on the sideline. And the one year those players weren't there, they were an 8-seed. UConn plays for the title Monday night. Hurley will pace the sideline, scream at officials, and make the whole thing about himself. He'll have earned the title if they win. The behavior? Not so much.
Hey NCAA, us more about players that don’t show “loyalty,” don’t want to go through “adversity” and how player movement impacts stability. Tell us more about “tampering” and “poaching.” The Coaches Portal is ALWAYS open. Funny how silent coaches and administrators are about that.
If the Diego Garcia strike report is accurate, then one of the central assumptions about Iran’s missile program has just collapsed. For years, the accepted ceiling was around 2,000 kilometers. A ballistic missile reaching Diego Garcia suggests something in the neighborhood of 4,000 kilometers, which pushes it out of the medium-range category and into the intermediate-range class (IRBM). That is a strategic leap. The real story is not whether the missile was intercepted. It is that Iran may have demonstrated reach far beyond what much of the world believed it possessed. A 4,000-kilometer capability changes the map. Major European capitals begin to enter the conversation. Paris comes into range. London moves much closer to the edge of vulnerability depending on launch point and payload. This would mean the missile threat is no longer confined to the Gulf, Israel, or parts of South Asia. It would mean the radius of deterrence, defense, and fear has expanded dramatically. If confirmed, Diego Garcia was not just a target. It was a message.
