Goodman: Hurley prefers UConn over Pitt

[browndog319]

I’m exceptionally drunk and spent the last hour waving a UConn shirt at URI fans walking around Pittsburgh so please....please....let us have some happiness.

Whether you like Hurley or not, let’s all agree that he’s the best coach available this offseason.

It’s time to feel good again. Lets go.

That would actually be Pitino... but wah, morals!

 

[HuskyHawk]

And, of course, this is why I don't think he passes.

Combine that with his desire to stay in the northeast (we are the top job in the region), plus the high regard he has for Blaney, and it’s why I expected him to come here. If he doesn’t jump now, it’s unlikely that he can land an upgrade job in an appealing place. BC, PC, Rutgers, Seton Hall? Unlikely to have openings any time soon. So if he takes a step up later it will mean moving pretty far from home.

 

[tzznandrew]

Combine that with his desire to stay in the northeast (we are the top job in the region), plus the high regard he has for Blaney, and it’s why I expected him to come here. If he doesn’t jump now, it’s unlikely that he can land an upgrade job in an appealing place. BC, PC, Rutgers, Seton Hall? Unlikely to have openings any time soon. So if he takes a step up later it will mean moving pretty far from home.

And he's already turned down Rutgers. Seton Hall is the only one that could be appealing since he's an alum, but it's a slight step up from URI and a step down from UConn.

 

[Paesano]

I think we should go hard after Ettore Messina. Since we are going outside the UConn family that hire would be a home run. I would pay that guy 3M per. Hurley nah...

Wow, that came out of left field. I have some relatives back in Italy. My cousin's son loves the game and is a ref in area around Rome. He loves this guy and thinks he is a genius.

 

[husky8273]

In the end, Hurley holds UConn in high regard. The question to me has always been about money. Can UConn afford to pay him a competitive salary? I have doubted that ability for quite some time but if they can fire KO with cause, that could be a game changer.

our deal would certainly be financially better than his URI deal. $1.5MM buyout. URI, Dan Hurley agree on contract extension through 2023-24 season

 

[HuskyHawk]

I think we should go hard after Ettore Messina. Since we are going outside the UConn family that hire would be a home run. I would pay that guy 3M per. Hurley nah...

I’m sure he’s got a great basketball mind. Learning under Pop is a plus. But a foreign guy isn’t going to have the connections and understanding of national HS ball to recruit effectively.

If going for NBA guys, I stand by my pick of Jay Larranaga. Learning under Stevens, and under his dad, currently local to New England. Reportedly turned down Georgia Tech previously.

Edit: and if we wanted a San Antonio assistant, I’d prefer Becky. Turned down CSU it seems.

 

[whaler11]

Why not Mike Mussina?

 

[Stinger92860]

Wow, that came out of left field. I have some relatives back in Italy. My cousin's son loves the game and is a ref in area around Rome. He loves this guy and thinks he is a genius.

He is from Catania, he could be family! You leave the gun and take him. Problem is age and can he or does he want to recruit. The last guy seemed to have an issue there. Hurley still next, but Oats intrigues me, as does Hammon.

 

[gtcam]

I’m sure he’s got a great basketball mind. Learning under Pop is a plus. But a foreign guy isn’t going to have the connections and understanding of national HS ball to recruit effectively.

If going for NBA guys, I stand by my pick of Jay Larranaga. Learning under Stevens, and under his dad, currently local to New England. Reportedly turned down Georgia Tech previously.

Edit: and if we wanted a San Antonio assistant, I’d prefer Becky. Turned down CSU it seems.

Jay Larranaga is a very interesting option - not sure of his connections for recruiting BUT the guy certainly knows the game

 

[gtcam]

Great article Thanks
However, that was 2011 -times they have changed - a lot

 

[August_West]

Why not Mike Mussina?

Phil Niekro?

 

[uconnphil2016]

Why not Mike Mussina?

I'd prefer David Wells

https://goo.gl/images/eKTf4T

 

[nomar]

I’m sure he’s got a great basketball mind. Learning under Pop is a plus. But a foreign guy isn’t going to have the connections and understanding of national HS ball to recruit effectively.

If going for NBA guys, I stand by my pick of Jay Larranaga. Learning under Stevens, and under his dad, currently local to New England. Reportedly turned down Georgia Tech previously.

Edit: and if we wanted a San Antonio assistant, I’d prefer Becky. Turned down CSU it seems.

Interesting choice. A gamble...but aren't they all?

 

[Stinger92860]

I'd prefer David Wells

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David Cone

 

[whaler11]

I'd prefer David Wells

https://Post original url/images/eKTf4T

He doesn’t even coach basketball. That’s crazy.

 

[Jaker]

I hear Hurley prefers calzone over pizza, that should tell you something.

 

[intlzncster]

I'd prefer David Wells

https://Post original url/images/eKTf4T

phil. you're a millennial. pick your link game up.

 

[uconnphil2016]

phil. you're a millennial. pick your link game up.

Millenial hipster, bro. Being tech savvy is too mainstream. Luddites are in.

 

[Scrutineer]

From the comments by Hurley in this article, he would want the UConn job. It'll be interesting how his agent plays it and how Benedict handles the negotiation. It's easy to give away the store to get him on a long term deal which will likely last longer than Benedict will at UConn.

 

[Scrutineer]

Why not Mike Mussina?

Or Joe Pepitone.