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PAHusky said:
Remember when we were worried the Lakers were going to steal KO? Things work themselves out. Don't think (and don't want) Dan Hurley going anywhere but UConn will survive regardless.
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Sanity on the Boneyard….who woulda thunk it??
 
I can't find the exact number, but with his extension last year, his buyout is in the 4-5 million range I believe.
 
Dan is on record many times saying it was hard for him to leave URI, and that he wouldn't have done it unless the perfect situation came up.

He's not a guy who will jump ship quickly to get a leg up. He's a fighter and he's loyal. And he loves the Big East. Dan Hurley is at UConn for the long haul.

That said, I'm sure his agent is pulling some strings to get Dan Hurley some more money.
 
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BFieldHusky said:
I can't find the exact number, but with his extension last year, his buyout is in the 4-5 million range I believe.
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It decreases every year under current deal. Believe it is $2.5 million for this year. Think it is a mill next year.

Hopefully we make a nice run this March, Hurley gets an uptick in pay, bigger budget for staff, and buyout significantly increases.
 
August_West said:
JC himself said he was a hair away from going to South Carolina around 97
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JC definitely liked to golf on Hilton Head. But Dan? I just can't see it. Florida is too relaxed for him. Then again, Billy Donovan was a NYC area PG from a Catholic HS who played at Big East school back in the day. So it's not like there is no precedent.
 
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August_West said:
JC himself said he was a hair away from going to South Carolina around 97
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that's right. I remember Dave Odom ended up there at one point. Was Dave second choice?

Speaking on SCarolina, I think they just fired Frank Martin.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Hurley going to recruit a bunch of northeast guys to Florida? Not a chance.
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Let me preface this by saying I don't think Hurley is going anywhere, but lets not act like getting northeast guys to Florida is impossible. Scottie Lewis was arguably the top prospect out of the northeast over the last few years (from NJ) and he committed to Mike White and Florida.
 
superjohn said:
No, I know Hurley isn't going anywhere. This is some guy throwing out names of coaches he personally likes.

If you think Hurley would even think about leaving for some decent P5 program you're lost.
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You know him and his situation well enough to say he wouldn't even listen?
 
PNolanFan said:
I think this is very insane....but hypothetically if Hurley left, whats our plan? Do we just promote Kimani Young? Just bored before the tournament starts really
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I’d think so, I think the school would rather not pay any buyout money for a new coach, even if someone like Becker has a small buyout.
 
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Dan Hurley is a good coach. His name is going to come up for coaching jobs every year. He said he came to UConn to win Nattys. I trust him at his word. I always go back to how he treated the players when he was hired. A lot of folks wanted him to retool the roster but he stuck with the kids he inherited. He's a loyal guy. I know a lot of coaches have said there not going anywhere and take a new job the next day. I just don't think Hurley is wired that way.
 
Hurley is a very Northeast Guy
It would have to be a huge.
Then again Billy Donavan was as Norteast as they get. and he did pretty well.
When it was on the table Billy talked to his mentor,Petino who really didn’t think that it was such a great job. being a big Football School . When you think of it Rick gravitated to schools where basketball was either num. 1 UK, PC or close to football Louisville.
However Fla made Donavan an offer he couldn’t ‘t turn down. If they offer double your UConn salary what do you do?
 
HuskyHawk said:
JC definitely liked to golf on Hilton Head. But Dan? I just can't see it. Florida is too relaxed for him. Then again, Billy Donovan was a NYC area PG from a Catholic HS who played at Big East school back in the day. So it's not like there is no precedent.
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Donovan was also an assistant with Kentucky and then a head coach at Marshall. Had a lot more connection down that way than Hurley.
 
I don't want to give this any oxygen....only thought I have is that if Dan Hurley left I think he would choose a P6 that has never won a title but has a good basketball culture. Dan Hurley will always be in Calhouns's shadow at UConn so I could see him eventually moving on to a good spot where he can try to set the standard at that school. Donovan won twice at FL so that kind of move seems unlikely to me anyway,

That said I don't see Dan Hurley leaving anytime soon, at least not before a Final 4 run.
 
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PAHusky said:
Remember when we were worried the Lakers were going to steal KO? Things work themselves out. Don't think (and don't want) Dan Hurley going anywhere but UConn will survive regardless.
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Hindsight says he should have gone
 
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QDOG5 said:
Dan Hurley is a good coach. His name is going to come up for coaching jobs every year. He said he came to UConn to win Nattys. I trust him at his word. I always go back to how he treated the players when he was hired. A lot of folks wanted him to retool the roster but he stuck with the kids he inherited. He's a loyal guy. I know a lot of coaches have said there not going anywhere and take a new job the next day. I just don't think Hurley is wired that way.
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UConn is a top 10 program in the country again now that we are back in the Big East. Unless one of Duke, UK, KU, or the NBA come calling, anywhere else would be a step down. We are not in that 2nd tier like the Xaviers, Providences, etc of the world (aka, potential stepping stone programs). We are the elite of the elite.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Hurley is a very Northeast Guy
It would have to be a huge.
Then again Billy Donavan was as Norteast as they get. and he did pretty well.
When it was on the table Billy talked to his mentor,Petino who really didn’t think that it was such a great job. being a big Football School . When you think of it Rick gravitated to schools where basketball was either num. 1 UK, PC or close to football Louisville.
However Fla made Donavan an offer he couldn’t ‘t turn down. If they offer double your UConn salary what do you do?
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Funny you mention Billy Donovan. That’s a guy Dan has consulted about basketball/professional matters and who he considers to be a mentor.
 
I'd like to know why folks think Florida has some kind of unlimited budget? A quick google shows White made ~$3mil just like Hurley does now. There is no way he'd leave for same, or even similar, money to go to Florida.

Delete this thread.
 
Huskyforlife said:
I’m usually one of the people who rolls their eyes at the ESPN hates us narrative. But it’s actually disgusting they put Dan on that list with mid major coaches who’d be looking to step up. UConn isn’t Duke or Kentucky, but we aren’t Murray St holy.
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It's just the Syracuse boys at ESPN who are disappointed that their school finished with a losing record and out of the NCAA tournament this year and ANY other for that matter as well! So they manufactured their own unsourced cheap shot at UConn to see what kind of trouble they could stir up. Simply the work of sore losers! :rolleyes:
 
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