Hurley: 'Finding a General Manager is a top priority'

[ctchamps]

@BigErnMcCracken or @businesslawyer or @Fan1978 or whoever has the smallest W2 or 1040.

 

[brihman]

Chaim Bloom?

 

[selles]

Chaim Bloom?

Chaim would deal Clingan for a 6th man and two walk-ons.

 

[BuffaloHusky]

I think a woman would be a great addition to the overall staff. Swin was mentioned previously and I think it's a great idea though it is likely a pay cut. I also don't know if she is qualified but I remember Caroline Doty worked with Nike.

 

[UCONNJACK]

Outside the box candidate. John Dorsey UConn grad and former KC and Cleveland GM. Currently senior personnel executive with Detroit Lions. Probably can’t match NFL $$.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Good article here from Borges.

Main takeaways:

1) Staff will be focusing on 2024 recruiting until Jackson and Newton make their final decisions in a month from now.
2) Kimani and Luke will both be here next year
3) Hurley's main priority with the staff is hiring a GM, which is what Duke did last year, and Nova just did a week ago.

"In college basketball, it's an organization," Hurley said. "With re-recruitment of players in the program, the portal, there's a lot of things going on. If you're a top-level organization in college basketball or college football, you need someone who looks at themselves as a GM, for dealing with scheduling, the conference, NIL, raising money. It's almost more important than critical staff members."

Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?

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Brad Stevens would be my first choice.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Position calls for someone with great communication skills and a level head. Thus, us BYers are hosed.

 

[businesslawyer]

@BigErnMcCracken or @businesslawyer or @Fan1978 or whoever has the smallest W2 or 1040.

I thought size didn't matter.

 

[superjohn]

Johnnie Selvie

 

[MexicoHusky]

Not saying it's the same at all, but didn't KO hire one of his buddies right after he won the NC. For some suspicious potentially made up role. Again, not saying a GM would be a made up role for one of DH's high school buddies.

 

[ctchamps]

I thought size didn't matter.

You have the name. They’re already challenging one another.

 

[Scrutineer]

Emeka

He'd be great but he's probably not looking to take a job at this level even if he was interested in getting back into CBB.

 

[Scrutineer]

Not saying it's the same at all, but didn't KO hire one of his buddies right after he won the NC. For some suspicious potentially made up role. Again, not saying a GM would be a made up role for one of DH's high school buddies.

So you're saying KO would be the right guy?

 

[MexicoHusky]

So you're saying KO would be the right guy?

Or he was ahead of his time

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Idk that he'd take and idk if people would like it but I bet Glenn Miller would be great at it.

No thanks.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Sounds like a job for a lawyer with business management skills, a former college athlete turned lawyer would be ideal.

Jay Bilas?

Edit: shoutout to @firstnline who beat me to it

 

[UCfor3]

Chaim would deal Clingan for a 6th man and two walk-ons.

Post of the day. He would manage us like we were Austin Peay.

 

[Improviser]

I don't know any by name, but any successful agent with experience representing college players to get the best NBA contracts possible, would at least know the names of people with the business acumen necessary for the task at hand.

The agent would have experience to know who can pull the levers.

 

[cohenzone]

Next step should be signing players to contracts. 2 or 3 years with only escspe being departure of head coach. If its a business and players get incentives, make it more like a business that can plan better.

 

[ucp990411]

Me and I would be real, real cheap

 

[August_West]

@BigErnMcCracken or @businesslawyer or @Fan1978 or whoever has the smallest W2 or 1040.

Post of the week. I’d hire 2 of those cats at least. I haven’t vetted the other

 

[hasheemthedream]

Mr. Hot Ballz!!!

 

[August_West]

Mr. Hot Ballz!!!

Enthusiasm unmatched. I’ll give him that. I really am a fan of his work. But would you hire him to run your Arbys franchise store? That’s my litmus test.

 

[August_West]

No thanks.

Take one for the team. I would but they don’t need a fat old IT security guy.

 

[UofCT]

Are any of the former UConn players active as agents, in advertising/marketing, or front office roles?

Craig Austrie and his wife are crushing it on TikTok. If that counts.