Where is Dan going?
"My name's not Buddy. It's Pal".
As someone else said, where would be go? He's a northeast / Big East guy and UConn is a blue blood. NBA I guess maybe but as far as college UConn is the perfect fit for Dan Hurley for 20 years let's hope.
I just think people are a little cautious about Hurley leaving because of that interview he did with the New York Post, I believe. He mentioned that his goal was to coach in the NBA, and there was a thread on here at the time to discuss it. I agree that Hurley is not leaving UConn to coach another school. Like you mentioned, he is a northeast and Big East guy, but if the Knicks, Nets, Celtics, or 76ers ever went after him, then I would be scared that he would leave. Theres no point on dwelling on this, chances are hes here for at least 10 years, and If he does go to the NBA, its because he turned us into an annual Final Four contender.
When was this interview?
nypost.com
Dan Hurley talks like the perfect coach for difficult UConn job
With the college basketball season getting set to tip off, new UConn coach Dan Hurley took a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Describe the ideal Dan Hurley basketball pl…
Q: Would coaching in the NBA ever appeal to you?
A: Yeah, I tell every recruit that I’m a young and hungry coach. As they aspire one day to play at the NBA level, I would love someday, way down the road, hopefully after accomplishing some amazing things here, I would love to be an NBA coach.
Exactly, and It would have to be the perfect situation. I can’t see him leaving to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers or Denver Nuggets. Northeast teams, like I said before would worry me.
And he leaves behind a stacked roster for Ollie 2.0...
I think he meant more of a guarantee. Guarantees are better than confidence or expectations. Just saying it removes any doubts or discussions and that's good for the Yard for at least 4 years.
When asked about coaching in the NBA Hurley was quite clear, "That would be my goal."
Dan isn’t going anywhere. UConn will keep him.
The circumstance where Hurley leaves UConn to go to the NBA would require him to accomplish things at UConn that were beyond our wildest dreams in the second half of the Ollie era.
Im hoping he follows in his fathers foot steps. I could only imagine the offers Bob Sr got from colleges during his long career at St Anthony. He could have made millions jumping to the next level as a college coach, but he was happy at St Anthony’s, still made a good living for himself and did not jump to college just for the greed.
