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Two coaches. Two completely different styles. One championship stage. Dan Hurley and Dusty May couldn’t appear more different. Hurley is loud, fiery, and unapologetically intense. He coaches with passion on full display—every possession, every call, every moment. May is calm, measured, and composed. He leads with poise—steady, deliberate, and rarely rattled. One is expressive and animated. The other is reserved and calculated. And yet… both are elite. Both are brilliant tacticians. Both are masterful recruiters. Both have built championship cultures. And most importantly—both LOVE their players… and their players love them right back. That’s the lesson. There is no ONE way to lead. Not in basketball. Not in business. Not in life. Leadership isn’t about copying someone else’s style. It’s about owning your style. Your personality. Your strengths. Your voice. Because authenticity builds trust. And trust builds teams that win. Don’t try to lead like Hurley. Don’t try to lead like May. Lead like you.

AlanSteinJr's tweet photo. Two coaches.
Two completely different styles.
One championship stage.

Dan Hurley and Dusty May couldn’t appear more different.

Hurley is loud, fiery, and unapologetically intense. He coaches with passion on full display—every possession, every call, every moment.

May is calm, measured, and composed. He leads with poise—steady, deliberate, and rarely rattled.

One is expressive and animated.
The other is reserved and calculated.

And yet… both are elite.

Both are brilliant tacticians.
Both are masterful recruiters.
Both have built championship cultures.
And most importantly—both LOVE their players… and their players love them right back.

That’s the lesson.

There is no ONE way to lead.

Not in basketball.
Not in business.
Not in life.

Leadership isn’t about copying someone else’s style. It’s about owning your style.

Your personality.
Your strengths.
Your voice.

Because authenticity builds trust.
And trust builds teams that win.

Don’t try to lead like Hurley.
Don’t try to lead like May.

Lead like you.

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Josh Chambers

@JoshChambers

2 months ago

Dan Hurley on the two personas every head coach must master: The Jockey 🏇, and the Corner Man. 🥊 In practice — you are the jockey. You push. You challenge. You demand more than they think they have. You stretch them past comfort so execution becomes inevitable. On game night — you become the corner man. You steady. You simplify. You remind them who they are. Confidence replaces correction. Preparation is where you build them. Performance is where you believe in them.

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Jeff Goodman

@GoodmanHoops

2 months ago

Dusty May has taken Michigan from 8-24 overall and 3-17 in the Big Ten to the national title in just two years.

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Jason Buckner @jasbuckner

2 months ago

Dusty!!!! LFG!!! @CoachDustyMay

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2 months ago

@Coach_Hickey5 So the solution is don't pay them $500k and then let them go work a desk job for $75k to avoid the depression of having had but lost it? How about just require financial education classes?

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Larry Legend☘️

@LarryBirdDaily

2 months ago

35 years ago today.. ONE LAST DANCE 😢🔥 Larry Bird vs MJ… the final battle. Celtics take it 135-132 in DOUBLE OT 💥 Bird: 34 PTS | 15 REB | 8 AST MJ: 37 PTS | 7 REB | 9 AST Can’t help but miss those epic legend vibes.. https://t.co/P3psfkQb7b

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Jason Buckner @jasbuckner

2 months ago

I love Dan Hurley as a coach, he's one of my favorites (so was Coach Knight) but we all realize this stuff is going to come to a head eventually don't we? There's no way this type of behavior doesn't come back to bite him at some point ... right?? Can we all agree??