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Hurley Comments on Hunter Leaving

gtcam said:
This is life in the fast lane
We all get caught off guard a few times in our lives - you slam your fist and then get on with it
Dan Hurley would do the same thing for himself and his family if he thought it would be the best move
Sour Grapes is not good in this profession
The Hawkins thing is so common in these situations - of course Hunter made a call to him and I am sure Dan Hurley was on top of it - if the young man is comfortable with his original decision he won't leave Storrs. Dan Hurley would do best if he immediately put Hawkins and KFree together.
I don't buy the crap that "Kevin was the 1st person that came to mind" I am sure that KFree doesn't but that either. Dan Hurley had to say that.
I am elated that KFree is back in Storrs, it's where he belongs
Dan Hurley has a good staff and a dynamic looking team - let's play ball!!!
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He may have thought of KFree first and said to himself is he ready or too bad it wasn’t another year or two down the road? But, KFree certainly has the potential to be a good coach and recruiter. It starts with a great work ethic, unselfish team play and engaging personality.
 
Grey Goose said:
The moves Dan Hurley has made since his departure would suggest to me that Kenya was not at the top of the totem pole.. My speculation only.. Re: JHawk... In business and in CBB..When you are negotiating with a prospective new employer..One of the bargaining chips you're leveraging is your "pipeline"/contacts/Rolodex.. To try to close the deal.. Sometimes the "pipeline" is legit..Sometimes it's fluff.. I believe JHawk knows that he chose the right Program.. All that matters..
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If this associate head coach for Kimani was in the works that could have pushed Kenya to make a move, that one seems to make the most sense to me.
 
Vancat said:
Article in Courant this morning says talks were underway to promote Kimani when this happened. Guess Kenya wasn't happy with that (my speculation).
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“We started having conversations about the associate’s title shortly after Adama [Sanogo] committed,” Hurley said, “because that was a big one. Kimani has been awesome. I don’t think he’s ever gotten his due. I sometimes see this lists where coaches vote in conference on top assistants. Kimani’s one of the best in the country. Now as associate head coach, he’s an incredibly well-rounded guy, he’s got the requisite skill set to be an incredibly successful head coach. So if we do what we’re supposed to do on the court, that’ll come for him in the near future.”
 
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Vancat said:
For the record, I'm not a Dude, but that's ok, Bruh. :)
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"Whaaat?!"
 
Son of Robert said:
Dude, this exactly right. Hurley did not have a named associate head coach even though Kenya was to my knowledge holding the largest salary. However, according to that article, after Kimani landed Adama Sanogo talks were underway to promote Kimani Young to the position. Seems fairly obvious that Kenya left to become Archie Miller's associate head coach because of this. I am speculating but still, there it is. It explains the timing too. No promotion here, open spot there, see ya.
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I thought you were kidding about the associate head coach thing since Ostrom already had the title. I didn't realize they made them "Co-Associate Head Coaches." That has to be the fakest shit I've ever seen. How embarrassing.
 
CallMeBruce said:
I thought you were kidding about the associate head coach thing since Ostrom already had the title. I didn't realize they made them "Co-Associate Head Coaches." That has to be the fakest # 2 I've ever seen. How embarrassing.
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Just caressing his bruised ego
 
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MDHuskFan said:
Is it #chiefcertified that Kenya tried to pull Hawkins?
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Nothing Confirmed at this point that I can share. Often it’s more subtle than that. What happens sometimes is the departing assistant will give a courtesy call to inform the recruit he is leaving then see if there’s a window open in the call to steer him away. This case is unusual since it’s a very recent commitment. Hunter made the most money, so it would be natural to think you are number 1. So I suspect the Kimani thing was upsetting to Hunter and if Sanogo started it, Hunter may have thought he countered with Hawkins and did not get the same resulting accolades. When we learn a salary number for IU we will understand it better.
Yet, it can also be all about timing and opportunity to be the # 1 assistant with a friend.
 
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Chief00 said:
Nothing Confirmed at this point that I can share. Often it’s more subtle than that. What happens sometimes is the departing assistant will give a courtesy call to inform the recruit he is leaving then see if there’s a window open in the call to steer him away. This case is unusual since it’s a very recent commitment. Hunter made the most money, so it would be natural to think you are number 1. So I suspect the Kimani thing was upsetting to Hunter and if Sonago started it, Hunter may have thought he countered with Hawkins and did not get the same resulting accolades. When we learn a salary number for IU we will understand it better.
Yet, it can also be all about timing and opportunity to be the # 1 assistant with a friend.
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Wow very casual spelling of Sanogo. Tough to blame that one on auto-correct as well.
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
A lesson everyone learns in the business world.... titles are cheap.
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So true - they are cheaper than raises. Actually had a boss back in the twenty something happy hour days - who told his staff - they could print up any title they wanted on their business cards to impress the women at happy hour. He didn’t care.
 
Chief00 said:
So true - they are cheaper than raises. Actually had a boss back in the twenty something happy hour days - who told his staff - they could print up any title they wanted on their business cards to impress the women at happy hour. He didn’t care.
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Not to totally derail the thread, but nothing will ever get me more than the recruiters that message me on linkedin. Joe Schmo, Senior VP of Technology Recruiting at XYZ Talent Acquisition Partners. Check his linkedin profile and he was hired last Tuesday right out of college. That being said, don't know the landscape of college basketball so maybe it was a good career move and if so, good for him. I don't begrudge a guy for doing what he thinks is best for him and his family.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
Not to totally derail the thread, but nothing will ever get me more than the recruiters that message me on linkedin. Joe Schmo, Senior VP of Technology Recruiting at XYZ Talent Acquisition Partners. Check his linkedin profile and he was hired last Tuesday right out of college. That being said, don't know the landscape of college basketball so maybe it was a good career move and if so, good for him. I don't begrudge a guy for doing what he thinks is best for him and his family.
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Title inflation is the norm in the world we live in today. Everybody's a major player.
I saw it in healthcare with titles in hospitals. A guy from a teaching hospital in NYC was selling himself as the Assistant Administrator (before the change to corporate titles like VP) and his friend was the Associate Administrator. Sounded impressive when a typical 400 bed teaching hospital in upstate NY or New England might have one or two Associates and three or four Assistants.
But, their hospital had Eight Associates and 23 Assistants and the Assistant telling us about his position was responsible for housekeeping, security and the parking lots..............something we assigned to department heads.
 
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