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Dan Hurley to UConn could be all about the money

uconnphil2016 said:
I've got a pit in my stomach. If we swing and miss here, we're in a bad spot. Maybe Musselman? Other than that there's no one exciting at all
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I was hearing a ton of Hurley talk up until a couple days ago and since then it's all quiet. Either we're in the process of negotiating or we struck out.
 
JMick said:
I was hearing a ton of Hurley talk up until a couple days ago and since then it's all quiet. Either we're in the process of negotiating or we struck out.
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There have been about 3 articles in the last day about UConn making an offer to Hurley, and Hurley being the leading candidate.
It's probably all up to Hurley and his family right now, if a decision hasn't already been made.
 
I'm bracing for the worst. We can't have nice things.

Musselman is a better coach than Hurley but I'm not sure he wants to come here. I also love the Northeast roots and connections Hurley brings.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
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There have been about 3 articles in the last day about UConn making an offer to Hurley, and Hurley being the leading candidate.
It's probably all up to Hurley and his family right now, if a decision hasn't already been made.
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I'm not talking about articles. The articles are just copy paste right now with no new information
 
August_West said:
the alleged "other off the court issues" (if they even happened) cannot and will not be used.

Their whole hand is dealt in on the NCAA investigation.
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I have not been paying to close of attention but did UConn actually self report this violation to the NCAA then are trying to use it as "cause"? If that is true then it has to give any candidate a bit of trepidation.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
Ollie holds all the cards. If he drags this out another month, he has flushed UConn's recruiting class completely down the toilet, and put us behind the 8 ball for next year's class. Furthermore, the premise for the "just cause" firing is that UConn did something serious that will get the school in a lot of trouble, not exactly a winning recruiting pitch for bringing in any coach that has options.

Unless there is something that has not been made public, it costs UConn a lot more to drag this out than it does Ollie.
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You're assuming they can't hire a coach in the next 10 minutes because of Ollie's case. That's just not true.
 
Good to see the legal team of Boneyarder & Boneyarder have adequately prepared the case file so that if UConn's legal team gets stuck, following a short consultation they'll still be able to determine the appropriate course of action.
 
If UConn misses out because a coach insists on not having a "just cause" clause in his contract, it is not surprising at all.

Many of us wrote about this months ago when the news of the NCAA investigation came out.
 
FriarJ said:
thanks
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Oddly, very little has leaked out about what may have transpired. On this board, people have only posted info concerning a disgruntled parent of a transfer from last year and that 2 players were trained and/or practiced with coaches outside of allotted weekly hours.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Ollie holds all the cards. If he drags this out another month, he has flushed UConn's recruiting class completely down the toilet, and put us behind the 8 ball for next year's class. Furthermore, the premise for the "just cause" firing is that UConn did something serious that will get the school in a lot of trouble, not exactly a winning recruiting pitch for bringing in any coach that has options.

Unless there is something that has not been made public, it costs UConn a lot more to drag this out than it does Ollie.
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Waiting for the dust to settle could cost Ollie 10 mil. While I agree that it could hurt recruiting, a quick settlement is mutually beneficial. I doubt it's in KOs best interest to hold UConn hostage unless he really believes he will be vindicated and be owed the full buyout. That's a big if and one, if true, is a complete head scratcher and should cost AD DB his job as well.
 
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JMick said:
I'm not talking about articles. The articles are just copy paste right now with no new information
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No offense, but you’re a scrub message board poster with no ties to the program, so it doesn’t exactly worry me that you haven’t been hearing anything.
 
Take this for what it's worth...

I was just told that a well placed basketball source in NJ said Hurley to UCONN is a done deal and a certain high school guard is ready to commit to UCONN as soon as Hurley is hired.
 
D$ said:
Take this for what it's worth...

I was just told that a well placed basketball source in NJ said Hurley to UCONN is a done deal and a certain high school guard is ready to commit to UCONN as soon as Hurley is hired.
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Akinjo back?
 
D$ said:
Take this for what it's worth...

I was just told that a well placed basketball source in NJ said Hurley to UCONN is a done deal and a certain high school guard is ready to commit to UCONN as soon as Hurley is hired.
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Quite the rumor. That'd make folks forget about Akinjo in a heartbeat.
 
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I know the push is on regarding Hurley, but have you guys thought anything at all about the type of person you are getting outside of the coaching? He is almost a certainty to embarrass the school, especially one as high profile as UConn. Before you all go on attack mode this is a serious question, have any of you thought about his guy and what he's like?
 
FriarJ said:
I know the push is on regarding Hurley, but have you guys thought anything at all about the type of person you are getting outside of the coaching? He is almost a certainty to embarrass the school, especially one as high profile as UConn. Before you all go on attack mode this is a serious question, have any of you thought about his guy and what he's like?
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Could you maybe enlighten us? From what I've seen, Hurley is a pretty good guy.
 
FriarJ said:
I know the push is on regarding Hurley, but have you guys thought anything at all about the type of person you are getting outside of the coaching? He is almost a certainty to embarrass the school, especially one as high profile as UConn. Before you all go on attack mode this is a serious question, have any of you thought about his guy and what he's like?
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Is this legit, or non-serious in-state rival trashing?
 
FriarJ said:
I know the push is on regarding Hurley, but have you guys thought anything at all about the type of person you are getting outside of the coaching? He is almost a certainty to embarrass the school, especially one as high profile as UConn. Before you all go on attack mode this is a serious question, have any of you thought about his guy and what he's like?
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Care to elaborate?
 
HuskyHawk said:
I thought so too...until I saw what constitutes "cause" under the collective bargaining agreement. Under his contract, it wouldn't cover anything like that. Under the union contract...just take a look at it.
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Are these two legal counselors chopping it up?
 
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He is a maniac on the sideline, the officials all hate him (just watch almost any RI game) He may have matured and that is the hope I guess but ask Mark Turgeon or Melo Trimble about him. A few years ago in Cancun Maryland smoked URI and Hurley greeted each and every Maryland player in the the handshake line by calling them a f ing f a g g o t. It started quite a mess as you can imagine.

In regards to URI, I grew up literally next to the campus and I root for them always except when playing PC, so it's not that. He was a punk as a player and it's carried over into his coaching. He can coach though so if that's all you care about then he will do fine.
 
FriarJ said:
I know the push is on regarding Hurley, but have you guys thought anything at all about the type of person you are getting outside of the coaching? He is almost a certainty to embarrass the school, especially one as high profile as UConn. Before you all go on attack mode this is a serious question, have any of you thought about his guy and what he's like?
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Wasn't EC Matthews crying after the Duke game and talking about how Hurley is a father figure to him?

Hurley is intense, you need it to be a good coach in any sport. This is also a fanbase used to Jim Calhoun. Unless you're bringing in a first-class butthead like Bobby Knight, nothing is going to bother us.
 
FriarJ said:
He is a maniac on the sideline, the officials all hate him (just watch almost any RI game) He may have matured and that is the hope I guess but ask Mark Turgeon or Melo Trimble about him. A few years ago in Cancun Maryland smoked URI and Hurley greeted each and every Maryland player in the the handshake line by calling them a f ing f a g g o t. It started quite a mess as you can imagine.

In regards to URI, I grew up literally next to the campus and I root for them always except when playing PC, so it's not that. He was a punk as a player and it's carried over into his coaching. He can coach though so if that's all you care about then he will do fine.
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Perfect - similarities to JC.
 
FriarJ said:
I know the push is on regarding Hurley, but have you guys thought anything at all about the type of person you are getting outside of the coaching? He is almost a certainty to embarrass the school, especially one as high profile as UConn. Before you all go on attack mode this is a serious question, have any of you thought about his guy and what he's like?
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Why would he embarrass the school? I've never seen any hint of scandal around him? Do you know anything about the guy we just fired? I mean come on.
 
FriarJ said:
He is a maniac on the sideline, the officials all hate him (just watch almost any RI game) He may have matured and that is the hope I guess but ask Mark Turgeon or Melo Trimble about him. A few years ago in Cancun Maryland smoked URI and Hurley greeted each and every Maryland player in the the handshake line by calling them a f ing f a g g o t. It started quite a mess as you can imagine.

In regards to URI, I grew up literally next to the campus and I root for them always except when playing PC, so it's not that. He was a punk as a player and it's carried over into his coaching. He can coach though so if that's all you care about then he will do fine.
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LMAO. I'm sold.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Why would he embarrass the school? I've never seen any hint of scandal around him? Do you know anything about the guy we just fired? I mean come on.
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I always thought of Ollie as a great guy, so no I do not know anything past that.
 
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