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Dan Hurley to UConn could be all about the money

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?
 
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.
 
Stainmaster said:
Hurley’s happily married and there’s no evidence of him going places he shouldn’t during the work week. That’s a huge improvement which all of us would sign up for.
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Oh geez, you have to be happily married to coach UConn? That eliminates about 80%. What are you talking about?
 
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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"calling them a f ing f a g g o t"

If he did that and it wont surprise me if he did; He cannot be the next UCONN MBB COACH
 
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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FriarJ said:
Believe me, What I told you he said is accurate a slew of people heard it. You don't start a fist fight between coaches and players by saying good game.
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Come on this board to throw shade on the probable future coach lol. I don't care what was said nor do I care about anything you say. Go back to your board and discuss how to advance in the tournament. How many NCAA games has your head coach won? But hey at least he didn't lose his temper after a game. Thats all that matters.
 
Lefty2one said:
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.
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True I guess, he will certainly be a 180 from your current coach. I just don't like the guy and never have. I saw his team play against Ohio State at Mohegan Sun and he was an embarrassment on the sidelines. But to each their own.
 
djct1999 said:
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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Either of you could be entirely right or entirely wrong.
My feeling is that a buyout will be negotiated and what we are hearing now is all posturing. KO doesn't really want his job back nor do I believe he wants to trash recruiting. He just wants to get as much money out of his contract as possible.
UConn wants to hire his replacement and move on. Both parties will end up getting some of what they want and leave more money on the table than they prefer. Kind of like a divorce.
 
Candyman34 said:
Come on this board to throw shade on the probable future coach lol. I don't care what was said nor do I care about anything you say. Go back to your board and discuss how to advance in the tournament. How many NCAA games has your head coach won? But hey at least he didn't lose his temper after a game. Thats all that matters.
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I asked a question, don't be so damn thin skinned, if it doesn't bother you or you don't care what he's like then just say it. It's a message board and it's a point of discussion that I asked, we can go back and forth reasonably without throwing insults.
 
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