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Dan Hurley reveals he aspires to be a head coach in the NBA for the right team

Castlevania said:
This won't happen for a long time, I'm thinking about 8-15 years. He has said multiple times, he is no where near "Zen enough" to be an NBA Head Coach, yet. Keyword, being yet (and it may never happen). There is a pretty good possibility that he stays at UConn until he retires.
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Didn't even make it 12 hours lol
 
I was at the Meet the Coaches event last night in Stamford. Danny talked about how he sends messages to players, coaches, and others via the post-game press conference. He didn't mention podcasts, but he was likely sending a message.

To whom? We'll see, but I do remember Ned Lamont saying he had no problem paying for winners...

Also, FWIW, when asked what his favorite city to play in was, he replied emphatically with Storrs South...
 
NJHoops said:
His “leverage” is winning back to back championships, retaining and developing players, and being one of the best current coaches in the game. If he was interested in negotiating through public comments, he would have played the Kentucky thing way differently.
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Thoughts on the news this morning in relation to this?
 
UCFan1513 said:
Thoughts on the news this morning in relation to this?
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the-boneyard.com

Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

People in this thread acting like living in LA making $20M wouldn't be awesome are coping so hard it's not even funny. Listen to yourselves. I didn’t say anything about the money. If you have an argument about LA being a great place to live, I’ll hang up and listen.
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Already going on 20 pages. I am supposed to be doing a lot of work, and I am, but just not as much as I normally would do. I am a little distracted and taken aback as we all are.
 
gsmooth said:
the-boneyard.com

Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

People in this thread acting like living in LA making $20M wouldn't be awesome are coping so hard it's not even funny. Listen to yourselves. I didn’t say anything about the money. If you have an argument about LA being a great place to live, I’ll hang up and listen.
the-boneyard.com the-boneyard.com

Already going on 20 pages. I am supposed to be doing a lot of work, and I am, but just not as much as I normally would do. I am a little distracted and taken aback as we all are.
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I hopped back on took a look at that thread and realized I had 19 pages to catch up on and wasn't going to do it. I took a look at the last page doesn't look like much is going on other than people offering their opinions as to will stay or will he go.

(He's leaving.)
 
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CL82 said:
I hopped back on took a look at that thread and realized I had 19 pages to catch up on and wasn't going to do it. I took a look at the last page doesn't look like much is going on other than people offering their opinions as to will stay or will he go.

(He's leaving.)
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Is that what you think Hurley is doing?
 
gsmooth said:
Is that what you think Hurley is doing?
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Yes.

Here are the facts that I base that on:
  1. Hurley has long stated his ultimate goal is to coach in the NBA.
  2. The Lakers head coaching job is one of the premier jobs in the league.
  3. The deal is rumored to be long-term. That is classic Hurley, or maybe classic Hurley's agent. They took the same approach with the Connecticut job, giving him a guaranteed amount of time to establish culture.
  4. This offer is going to be a sh.it ton of money. That may not be the be all and the end all for Hurley, but it's definitely a factor.
  5. Hurley has said that coaching at a high major level is a ton of time in that he can't keep that pace going forever.
  6. Hurley is 51. He has stated he doesn't want to coach past age 60. Say he's 53 and further say that in his head the timeline to get the franchise culture to where he wants it to be is five years, that would bring him to 56 before he's ready to compete the way he wants to compete. That gives him four years to make his championship run. I think the Lakers offer is accelerating his timeline by a year or two, but I think he was already considering leaving.
  7. Drew has graduated. If that wasn't the case, I don't think danny seriously entertains an offer.
  8. Lastly, and certainly not least, we have received the dreaded "next" in this thread. So it's all but official.
 
CL82 said:
Yes.

Here are the facts that I base that on:
  1. Hurley has long stated his ultimate goal is to coach in the NBA.
  2. The Lakers head coaching job is one of the premier jobs in the league.
  3. The deal is rumored to be long-term. That is classic Hurley, or maybe classic Hurley's agent. They took the same approach with the Connecticut job, giving him a guaranteed amount of time to establish culture.
  4. This offer is going to be a sh.it ton of money. That may not be the be all and the end all for Hurley, but it's definitely a factor.
  5. Hurley has said that coaching at a high major level is a ton of time in that he can't keep that pace going forever.
  6. Hurley is 51. He has stated he doesn't want to coach past age 60. Say he's 53 and further say that in his head the timeline to get the franchise culture to where he wants it to be is five years, that would bring him to 56 before he's ready to compete the way he wants to compete. That gives him four years to make his championship run. I think the Lakers offer is accelerating his timeline by a year or two, but I think he was already considering leaving.
  7. Drew has graduated. If that wasn't the case, I don't think danny seriously entertains an offer.
  8. Lastly, and certainly not least, we have received the dreaded "next" in this thread. So it's all but official.
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I was hoping you replied with a simple "no", LMFAO. Not that what you or I think has any bearing on what will actually happen.

One thing I was always thinking about and was reinforced in my head when reading Villanova SB Nation was how high they were about 6-8 years ago and how things changed and thinking that could happen to us UConn fans.

Another thing to note is that Dan Hurley and Jay Wright are friends and I am sure they have spoken a lot about the burnout of college coaching now compared to before NIL and the free for all transferring. However, Jay Wright did turn down the 76ers, hopefully Hurley turns down the Lakers. Yes, I am rationalizing big time with that last statement, but I am clinging onto anything at this point, LOL.
 
I'm really not that surprised. Yeah, I know he said he was staying, but that's always what coaches say until they announce they're leaving.
 
Yardigan said:
I talked to him when he was at URI, he said back then that, the only way he'd leave would be if "an NBA dream job" came along.
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On the football side didn’t Edsel go to Maryland since it was his “dream” job. The road to a nightmare can or may be paved with cobblestones of delusion.
 
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temery said:
Two successful seasons with one more championship than Ollie.
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Ollie was a loser by his own poor choices and probably infused with his domestic situation. Is it not time that he abandoned the kicking of the inert and unresponsive horse.
 
noeynox said:
Damn Mike wont shut the hell up and let Dan talk. Couple times he was making a point and this dolt starts talking over him. I really wanted to hear Dan finish his point on NCAA tournament distributions.
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Can’t agree with you more.
 
CL82 said:
Yes.

Here are the facts that I base that on:
  1. Hurley has long stated his ultimate goal is to coach in the NBA.
  2. The Lakers head coaching job is one of the premier jobs in the league.
  3. The deal is rumored to be long-term. That is classic Hurley, or maybe classic Hurley's agent. They took the same approach with the Connecticut job, giving him a guaranteed amount of time to establish culture.
  4. This offer is going to be a sh.it ton of money. That may not be the be all and the end all for Hurley, but it's definitely a factor.
  5. Hurley has said that coaching at a high major level is a ton of time in that he can't keep that pace going forever.
  6. Hurley is 51. He has stated he doesn't want to coach past age 60. Say he's 53 and further say that in his head the timeline to get the franchise culture to where he wants it to be is five years, that would bring him to 56 before he's ready to compete the way he wants to compete. That gives him four years to make his championship run. I think the Lakers offer is accelerating his timeline by a year or two, but I think he was already considering leaving.
  7. Drew has graduated. If that wasn't the case, I don't think danny seriously entertains an offer.
  8. Lastly, and certainly not least, we have received the dreaded "next" in this thread. So it's all but official.
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Umm 8. I don’t see a “next” in this thread.

Sorry, I see it in another thread.
 
NEforceUConn said:
Umm 8. I don’t see a “next” in this thread.

Sorry, I see it in another thread.
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Yeah I must've gotten it wrong and it was in the other thread.
 
noeynox said:
Damn Mike wont shut the hell up and let Dan talk. Couple times he was making a point and this dolt starts talking over him. I really wanted to hear Dan finish his point on NCAA tournament distributions.
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So damn frustrating. Done it his whole career so it shouldn't be surprising but there was more than 1 time i wanted to hear Dan's whole response but Goriller has to to hear his own voice instead.
 
CL82 said:
Yes.

Here are the facts that I base that on:
  1. Hurley has long stated his ultimate goal is to coach in the NBA.
  2. The Lakers head coaching job is one of the premier jobs in the league.
  3. The deal is rumored to be long-term. That is classic Hurley, or maybe classic Hurley's agent. They took the same approach with the Connecticut job, giving him a guaranteed amount of time to establish culture.
  4. This offer is going to be a sh.it ton of money. That may not be the be all and the end all for Hurley, but it's definitely a factor.
  5. Hurley has said that coaching at a high major level is a ton of time in that he can't keep that pace going forever.
  6. Hurley is 51. He has stated he doesn't want to coach past age 60. Say he's 53 and further say that in his head the timeline to get the franchise culture to where he wants it to be is five years, that would bring him to 56 before he's ready to compete the way he wants to compete. That gives him four years to make his championship run. I think the Lakers offer is accelerating his timeline by a year or two, but I think he was already considering leaving.
  7. Drew has graduated. If that wasn't the case, I don't think danny seriously entertains an offer.
  8. Lastly, and certainly not least, we have received the dreaded "next" in this thread. So it's all but official.
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The long term deal part is suspect. Sure they’d have to pay up, but they’ll fire his ass without a second thought if they want, anytime they want - it’s the Lakers
 
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Woodson said:
The long term deal part is suspect. Sure they’d have to pay up, but they’ll fire his ass without a second thought if they want, anytime they want - it’s the Lakers
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Sure but if he's got a five-year guaranteed deal and they fire him they've got a pony up 100 million. For the record if anyone would like to fire me in exchange for paying me 100 million, I am willing to be fired as often as you'd like.
 
CL82 said:
Sure but if he's got a five-year guaranteed deal and they fire him they've got a pony up 100 million. For the record if anyone would like to fire me in exchange for paying me 100 million, I am willing to be fired as often as you'd like.
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All I mean is that’s financial security, not job security (“guaranteed time to establish himself”). The moneys guaranteed - not the time.
 
Woodson said:
All I mean is that’s financial security, not job security (“guaranteed time to establish himself”). The moneys guaranteed - not the time.
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Sure but you don't buy groceries with job security.
 
The coincidental timing between Dan Hurley's interview revelation and the Lakers' offer is .....a little freaky. Or a lot freaky. Not saying there's anything to it, just that it's bizarre.
 
BugsyCT said:
The coincidental timing between Dan Hurley's interview revelation and the Lakers' offer is .....a little freaky. Or a lot freaky. Not saying there's anything to it, just that it's bizarre.
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He gives an interview that suggests he'll eventually go pro, and the Lakers just went all in, as if to say, "sh....t or get off the pot, Dan."
 
Question. Danny is going to get NBA players to be in constant motion, setting multitudes of screens to pass up shots for better ones and be totally unselfish in a 24 second clock when he’s outgunned in talent by 75% of his opponents? Yeah sure.
 
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jibsey said:
Question. Danny is going to get NBA players to be in constant motion, setting multitudes of screens to pass up shots for better ones and be totally unselfish in a 24 second clock when he’s outgunned in talent by 75% of his opponents? Yeah sure.
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Why does this matter? They're saying the offer is 5 years 100 million. Why hasn't UConn make an offer to made him the HIGHEST paid coach in CBB, over Bill Self? Maybe that doesn't keep him either, but its hard to turn down 4x what you're making here.
 
noeynox said:
Why does this matter? They're saying the offer is 5 years 100 million. Why hasn't UConn make an offer to made him the HIGHEST paid coach in CBB, over Bill Self? Maybe that doesn't keep him either, but its hard to turn down 4x what you're making here.
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Nope. At 10 million a year his financial security is locked right up until he takes even more NBA money in 3-5 years.
 
Not about Dan in particular:

I’m always struck by the insatiable need for more money. $3M a year is more money in one year is more than most will make in their working career. At $5M in your account you have enough to never worry about running out of money. At $10M you have enough to basically pay yourself nearly a million a year. Yet, guys making $3M a year want $10M and the $10M a year guy needs $50M and so on until your Musk bitching they won’t pay you $47 Billion in comp at Tesla.

Makes you wonder why enough is never enough, and how powerful big numbers are at persuading people to change their lives and priorities. You have a grounded religious guy, big on family, loves the northeast, making more money than he’ll ever need and can accomplish something unheard that can’t be bought a 3-peat. It will be interesting to see what he does.
 
CL82 said:
Yes.

Here are the facts that I base that on:
  1. Hurley has long stated his ultimate goal is to coach in the NBA.
  2. The Lakers head coaching job is one of the premier jobs in the league.
  3. The deal is rumored to be long-term. That is classic Hurley, or maybe classic Hurley's agent. They took the same approach with the Connecticut job, giving him a guaranteed amount of time to establish culture.
  4. This offer is going to be a sh.it ton of money. That may not be the be all and the end all for Hurley, but it's definitely a factor.
  5. Hurley has said that coaching at a high major level is a ton of time in that he can't keep that pace going forever.
  6. Hurley is 51. He has stated he doesn't want to coach past age 60. Say he's 53 and further say that in his head the timeline to get the franchise culture to where he wants it to be is five years, that would bring him to 56 before he's ready to compete the way he wants to compete. That gives him four years to make his championship run. I think the Lakers offer is accelerating his timeline by a year or two, but I think he was already considering leaving.
  7. Drew has graduated. If that wasn't the case, I don't think danny seriously entertains an offer.
  8. Lastly, and certainly not least, we have received the dreaded "next" in this thread. So it's all but official.
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I just mentioned #7. That’s how huge Andrew Hurley was to the landscape of college bball
 
There is a scenario where he fields this offer, gets winded, and dined, leaving the players feeling anxious, flies back, and pulls an I'm not leaving. If that doesn't get the kids motivated for a 3 peat, I don't know what does.
 
giddyup said:
Not about Dan in particular:

I’m always struck by the insatiable need for more money. $3M a year is more money in one year is more than most will make in their working career. At $5M in your account you have enough to never worry about running out of money. At $10M you have enough to basically pay yourself nearly a million a year. Yet, guys making $3M a year want $10M and the $10M a year guy needs $50M and so on until your Musk bitching they won’t pay you $47 Billion in comp at Tesla.

Makes you wonder why enough is never enough, and how powerful big numbers are at persuading people to change their lives and priorities. You have a grounded religious guy, big on family, loves the northeast, making more money than he’ll ever need and can accomplish something unheard that can’t be bought a 3-peat. It will be interesting to see what he does.
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While he will obviously get more money as an NBA head coach than as a college hed coach, his leaving (if he does go) won't be to get paid better It will be to try to win a title in the NBA, which is the highest level of competition in the sport
 
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