Forgive my naïveté, but is there reason to believe Danny would have been treated much better there? He was taking crap because he was Bob’s son and Bobby’s brother, right? I don’t see how that changes if he goes there. The only difference was Seton Hall was a prominent and relevant college basketball program at the time. More attention. Higher standard.
I guess he’s saying he perhaps would have been more anonymous and have much less pressure playing for a totally shit program that had no expectation of winning tournament games, let alone making The Dance. Maybe. Or maybe their miserable fans would have latched onto him for being a Hurley and given him even more flack.
Also, didn’t he meet his wife at Seton Hall? Yeah, seems like he made the right choice then.