Another Dan Hurley thread

[whaler11]

When do we start talking about Donyell Marshall? I honestly don't know much about him as a coach except that he seems to be doing well. He is "family" which is appealing. Thoughts/criticism?

Well he got suspended 7 games for getting in a fight with one of his assistants.

The team is much better but it’s driven by a player that no one else would touch he got by hiring his brother.

They look like a 5 alarm tire fire at the end of games.

But he will probably finish 6th or 7th in the NEC this year which smells like 9 million over 5 to me.

 

[Bonesbrigade]

Good initially...not everything has to start and end the same way.

My initial premise was not to compare the two although that's what I essentially wound up doing....I'm just interested in people's feedback on Marshall as a possible replacement sometime in the near future if Ollie can't turn it around. I'm a fan of having one of our own take over the reigns but not opposed to someone from the outside either.

 

[whaler11]

I'm just telling you what I've heard for a while now. Some other posters have hit me up more recently saying they've heard the same from several different contacts from several different places.

Again, believe what you want.

Thanks, I think I’ll accept your permission to believe that Dan Hurley will have a lot of options going forward.

I’ll step out on that limb.

 

[nomar]

Do you know what day it’s going to be announced?

It'll be announced in 20 Hilton Units.

 

[whaler11]

Would Danny Hurley have any interest in:

Boston College
Pittsburgh
Penn State
St John’s

or nah?

 

[Bonesbrigade]

Was that because of the lack of a HC track record, or in spite of?

In my opinion, one of the many factors leading to Ollie’s struggles has been his lack of successful HC experience.

UConn can’t be on-the-job training for anyone.

I see your point but I don't think having HC experience is always needed to be successful...true leadership is not sometimes not a learned skill....my examples would be be from the NFL...Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin (yes, I'm a Steelers fan too). The other key is how you learn from your mistakes and make the necessary adjustments.

 

[Stainmaster]

I see your point but I don't think having HC experience is always needed to be successful...true leadership is not sometimes not a learned skill....my examples would be be from the NFL...Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlinson (yes, I'm a Steelers fan too).

Game-planning, overseeing player development, and closing the deal with recruits are all learned skills. I would vastly prefer our next coach to be someone who has demonstrated an ability to effectively wield those skills as a HC.

 

[LIuconn]

No chance is donyell Marshall even considered for an interview

 

[husky429]

No chance is donyell Marshall even considered for an interview

Agreed. No enough experience. And he had those personnel issues earlier this year.

 

[Fishy]

When do we start talking about Donyell Marshall? I honestly don't know much about him as a coach except that he seems to be doing well. He is "family" which is appealing. Thoughts/criticism?

Never.

 

[Bonesbrigade]

No chance is donyell Marshall even considered for an interview

That is the simplest and probably the most realistic response.

 

[Bonesbrigade]

Never.

I stand corrected.

 

[BlueDogs]

Would Danny Hurley have any interest in:

Boston College
Pittsburgh
Penn State
St John’s

or nah?

For goodness sake, let's stop dumping on ourselves. UConn was a national basketball brand with 4 NCs in the last 20 years. It's a great place to be and a great opportunity to build off a tradition and add to a legacy. We just need to get the current bum out. It seems like we are the only fan base that has a built-in self loathing for a wonderful institution.

 

[TRest]

I have zero interest in employing former UConn players at this point.

 

[Purple Stein]

When do we start talking about Donyell Marshall? I honestly don't know much about him as a coach except that he seems to be doing well. He is "family" which is appealing. Thoughts/criticism?

Saw him at the liquor store a few weeks ago. Can confirm he's still tall.

 

[superjohn]

No chance is donyell Marshall even considered for an interview

An interview for what?

 

[Stainmaster]

For goodness sake, let's stop dumping on ourselves. UConn was a national basketball brand with 4 NCs in the last 20 years. It's a great place to be and a great opportunity to build off a tradition and add to a legacy. We just need to get the current bum out. It seems like we are the only fan base that has a built-in self loathing for a wonderful institution.

I guarantee you Dan Hurley gives far less of a hoot about our tradition than you've convinced yourself he has.

I know it makes people feel warm and fuzzy inside to think that the past four years have only damaged Ollie's brand and not UConn Basketball's. You're in for a rude awakening.

 

[Bonesbrigade]

Game-planning, overseeing player development, and closing the deal with recruits are all learned skills. I would vastly prefer our next coach to be someone who has demonstrated an ability to effectively wield those skills as a HC.

Yes and no. I still think some people are innately better at certain things then others and take less time to develope those skills. I appreciate your feedback though. I will definitely think about what you said.

 

[LIuconn]

An interview for what?

The HC job, what'd you think?

 

[whaler11]

For goodness sake, let's stop dumping on ourselves. UConn was a national basketball brand with 4 NCs in the last 20 years. It's a great place to be and a great opportunity to build off a tradition and add to a legacy. We just need to get the current bum out. It seems like we are the only fan base that has a built-in self loathing for a wonderful institution.

So you don't think you need to compete with ACC and Big East schools to hire a hot coach?

Let's look at the last hot A-10 coach: Archie Miller was a star at NC State. They have multiple national championship. They play in a sweet 18k seat building in a location that is rabid for college sports.

They didn't get a sniff.

I'm sure we'll get Dan Hurley with no issues. Sure our team plays in front of 4k people in a crumbling building in a league that no one wants to admit exists - it's our self-loathing that is going to be the hurdle.

 

[UCweCONN]

I'm just telling you what I've heard for a while now. Some other posters have hit me up more recently saying they've heard the same from several different contacts from several different places.

Again, believe what you want.

Seton Hall is Hurley's dream job but as KO shows, better to steer clear of your alma mater and make your own name somewhere else rather than tarnish the legacy.

 

[gtcam]

The point being, this man has now "built up" two north east programs from nothing.

If you think URI was nothing - you know nothing about URI basketball
They had some great teams and really good coaches
Love how people who salivate at replacing KO will build up anyone's resume to push forward their agenda
Is Hurley a good coach? so far yes but we will see

 

[SouthBayHusky]

Would Danny Hurley have any interest in:

Boston College
Pittsburgh
Penn State
St John’s

or nah?

So much history and national cache among that list of schools. Do they even pay a top 10 salary there?

 

[superjohn]

The HC job, what'd you think?

Seriously, didn't know. I was assuming maybe an interview for big man coach.

The head coaching job at UConn? Sorry but that's batstuff crazy.

 

[whaler11]

Seriously, didn't know. I was assuming maybe an interview for big man coach.

The head coaching job at UConn? Sorry but that's batstuff crazy.

But not as crazy as Ollie forfeiting 10 million dollars because Calhoun asks nice.