This is Bobby Hurley’s most talented roster in his six seasons as Arizona State’s basketball coach. He has readily admitted this and embraced all the expectations that come with adding two recruits ranked in the top 30 and a talented transfer to a team that would have been competitive in the Pac-12 without them.
But can Hurley convert a talented roster into a talented team?
That challenge is what had him sounding like an in-your-face relationship counselor late last week as ASU, ranked 18th, prepared to open the season Wednesday evening against No. 2 Baylor and then possibly No.