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temery said:
How did this turn into a thread about Hurley bailing for the nba?
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I don’t know but this HAS to stop. For Chrissakes he just won his first national title and he wants to put his mark on the college game. He has an ideal situation now in the BE and with UCONN so I’m saying that people here, based on 1 trifling comment are making a mountain out of nothing.
We are still in the afterglow of this Natty and morons are talking nonsense at this juncture, pure nonsense, but it is after all The Boneyard.
 
"That is something I aspire to down the road. You know, I love college," Hurley said. "I hope I can continue to put UConn in this position moving forward. I don't think we're going anywhere."

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UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley to the NBA? Not quite yet: 'Gotta kind of continue to mellow'

UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley went on the Pardon My Take podcast to speak about the National Championship and his NBA aspirations.
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UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley to the NBA? Not quite yet: 'Gotta kind of continue to mellow'​

 
It should be clear to everyone that Hurley is ambitious as hell. Consider all the "little brother/son finally has his moment" pieces that were written over the last 2 weeks. This is a guy with a chip on his shoulder the size of Gibraltar and plans to match. Listen to the Andrea Hurley Field of 68 podcast where she basically described Dan like Hamilton: He's never satisfied.

But he's not impulsive. He's systematic. He climbed from HS coach to D1 coach. From low to mid major. From mid to high major. UConn is a destination job, though. It's not a ladder rung job. There's nowhere to go in college. But Dan has to have somewhere to go. He's gotta have a goal. And I'm sure it doesn't hurt that he had to watch his brother play in the NBA for a while and he never got there. So yeah. NBA. But not yet. When he's ready.
 
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temery said:
There should be if it could affect commits. But right now it's just highjacking a thread.
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Too funny, if one listened to the entire interview he mentioned his aspirations for the NBA in the future. Nobody hijacking a thread just folks commenting on Dan's comments. This on a forum of opinions on others opinions. ;)

He while dropping bombs three times in that interview may find it comfortable right here just like Jim and Geno did.
Obviously a sharp negotiator he has raised the bar for his next contract extension or bonus clauses.
NBA jobs are not all what they are cracked up to be for a coach. Possibly just a well placed negotiating comment.
 
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auror said:
It should be clear to everyone that Hurley is ambitious as hell. Consider all the "little brother/son finally has his moment" pieces that were written over the last 2 weeks. This is a guy with a chip on his shoulder the size of Gibraltar and plans to match. Listen to the Andrea Hurley Field of 68 podcast where she basically described Dan like Hamilton: He's never satisfied.

But he's not impulsive. He's systematic. He climbed from HS coach to D1 coach. From low to mid major. From mid to high major. UConn is a destination job, though. It's not a ladder rung job. There's nowhere to go in college. But Dan has to have somewhere to go. He's gotta have a goal. And I'm sure it doesn't hurt that he had to watch his brother play in the NBA for a while and he never got there. So yeah. NBA. But not yet. When he's ready.
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I can see the appeal of wanting to coach the best players in the world and testing yourself but the rest of if never made sense to me for highly successful college coaches making the jump to the NBA. In college it's all about the coach you're the star, in the NBA it's all about the player. For the most part you're just some guy coaching the stars. I've seen enough college coaches with major reps head off to the NBA only to have it end pretty poorly or have the wheels fall off and their coaching careers never getting back to what they once had...

Maybe if there was such an enormous chasm in the money I could see it but there's not. Hurley will obviously have to be paid significantly more whenever that comes up but I don't think that's at all the end all be all or what drives him. Trading in a building legacy where you're loved by the entire state and a national media darling just to be another guy at the pro level has always seemed like a huge risk to me, the risks always seems to far outweigh the rewards...

He clearly likes a challenge, likes building things, and proving himself but he would be leaving something really special behind that few have. I could see him going for it down the road but he seems to just be getting started here so if he ever makes the jump it seems like a long ways off.
 
Woof 101 said:
Too funny, if one listened to the entire interview he mentioned his aspirations for the NBA in the future. Nobody hijacking a thread just folks commenting on Dan's comments. This on a forum of opinions on others opinions. ;)

He while dropping sh&t bombs three times in that interview may find it comfortable right here just like Jim and Geno did.
Obviously a sharp negotiator he has raised the bar for his next contract extension or bonus clauses.
NBA jobs are not all what they are cracked up to be for a coach. Possibly just a well placed negotiating comment.
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Right on what a turnaround from in Jan when we weren’t sure about if he was the guy to April when we don’t want our guy to leave too soon!
 
superjohn said:
I can see the appeal of wanting to coach the best players in the world and testing yourself but the rest of if never made sense to me for highly successful college coaches making the jump to the NBA. In college it's all about the coach you're the star, in the NBA it's all about the player. For the most part you're just some guy coaching the stars. I've seen enough college coaches with major reps head off to the NBA only to have it end pretty poorly or have the wheels fall off and their coaching careers never getting back to what they once had...

Maybe if there was such an enormous chasm in the money I could see it but there's not. Hurley will obviously have to be paid significantly more whenever that comes up but I don't think that's at all the end all be all or what drives him. Trading in a building legacy where you're loved by the entire state and a national media darling just to be another guy at the pro level has always seemed like a huge risk to me, the risks always seems to far outweigh the rewards...

He clearly likes a challenge, likes building things, and proving himself but he would be leaving something really special behind that few have. I could see him going for it down the road but he seems to just be getting started here so if he ever makes the jump it seems like a long ways off.
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Yup, who would you rather be in history Coach K/Jim Calhoun/Bobby Knight or Doc Rivers/Eric Spoelstra? Surest way to become a Hall of Famer like his dad is to stick with college.

Also, I think it's clear that the portal actually makes recruiting easier for the top coaches in college. The portal is going to funnel talent to the best coaches. It's easier to "reload" now than ever. That doesn't happen in the NBA. In the NBA the coaches have to move to the talent. (Doc Rivers) Greg Popovich is a legendary coach but who knows if he will ever have a winning season again.
 
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Woof 101 said:
Too funny, if one listened to the entire interview he mentioned his aspirations for the NBA in the future. Nobody hijacking a thread just folks commenting on Dan's comments. This on a forum of opinions on others opinions. ;)

He while dropping sh&t bombs three times in that interview may find it comfortable right here just like Jim and Geno did.
Obviously a sharp negotiator he has raised the bar for his next contract extension or bonus clauses.
NBA jobs are not all what they are cracked up to be for a coach. Possibly just a well placed negotiating comment.
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It's almost as if there was nothing else to talk about.
 
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Don’t see Hurley as an NBA coach right now.

His biggest pros are his recruiting and the way he’s able to motivate players.

NBA players motivate themselves and you can’t recruit there. I don’t think he’s seriously considering it anyways, just moreso a “can’t rule anything out” statement.
 
This was a tremendous listen. Coach Hurley was relaxed and enjoyed bantering with the guys... especially the Villanova fan. I really appreciate how he speaks about the program as an organization. He is on top of everything. As for the NBA, it is very consistent with his ambitious, hard driving nature that he has given it some thought. If he winds up there, kudos to him. Such an opportunity would hopefully come on the heals of a few more seasons like this one.
 
superjohn said:
Trading in a building legacy where you're loved by the entire state and a national media darling just to be another guy at the pro level has always seemed like a huge risk to me, the risks always seems to far outweigh the rewards...
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I don't disagree with the sentiment of your post but let's not act like half the fanbase wasnt saying he should be on the seat if he didn't perform this March and invariably the comparisons to Ollie the first time they lose a bad game next season.
 
The NBA question & response was the only interesting part of the entire interview. That Q&A made me pause the podcast and come here to see if anyone else picked up on it. Definitely not grasping at straws here. He expressed a real interest in coaching the NBA one day, more than Calhoun ever did.
 
metsfan2323 said:
That's more of a "you" than a "we".
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Fair but I think I was surprised that he took it to winning a Natty this quickly - it was a huge jump from getting run out of the gym by NM State a year ago.
 
brihman said:
Fair but I think I was surprised that he took it to winning a Natty this quickly - it was a huge jump from getting run out of the gym by NM State a year ago.
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That’s an odd take on what happened against NMSU.
 
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brihman said:
Fair but I think I was surprised that he took it to winning a Natty this quickly - it was a huge jump from getting run out of the gym by NM State a year ago.
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Again, that's more of a you problem than a we
 
Hurley's comments were NOT news. He has consistently said the same thing since he has been at UConn. His goal was clearly stated as wanting to coach at the NBA level. He has said this for years.

In the meantime, he's having the time of his life. He still needs to pay attention. Ollie is a cautionary tale. Just because we got to the top of the hill is no guarantee we will maintain this level. He needs to do that before he worries about the future. The future will get here, it always does. But to be the future Hurley has set as a goal requires do a darn good job here first.
 
auror said:
It should be clear to everyone that Hurley is ambitious as hell. Consider all the "little brother/son finally has his moment" pieces that were written over the last 2 weeks. This is a guy with a chip on his shoulder the size of Gibraltar and plans to match. Listen to the Andrea Hurley Field of 68 podcast where she basically described Dan like Hamilton: He's never satisfied.

But he's not impulsive. He's systematic. He climbed from HS coach to D1 coach. From low to mid major. From mid to high major. UConn is a destination job, though. It's not a ladder rung job. There's nowhere to go in college. But Dan has to have somewhere to go. He's gotta have a goal. And I'm sure it doesn't hurt that he had to watch his brother play in the NBA for a while and he never got there. So yeah. NBA. But not yet. When he's ready.
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If Dan wins #2 in the next 5 years, the temptation to try to match JC with #3 will be strong. If the next few years are good but come up short, he could be tempted to try the NBA. Dan is correct that he needs to mellow out if he has any chance of succeeding with NBA players. The NBA isn't a now or even a near term issue.
 
Palatine said:
He still needs to pay attention. Ollie is a cautionary tale. Just because we got to the top of the hill is no guarantee we will maintain this level. He needs to do that before he worries about the future.
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I agree with your comment overall Pal but Ollie brought his divorce to work. Dan and Andrea still hold hands. ;) :D

Kidding aside I wonder why one would even want to coach in the NBA. The players determine how things are run more than the coach and make way much more money.
The average salary in the NBA is 3.5 mill, Dan is getting near that already with the ability to make all decisions. Close to home so dad gets to all the home games. He likes the other coaches and they seem to be happy living here. Don't see him leaving the college basketball capital of the world any time soon.
There is also this......
The average current tenure length in the NBA is 2.4 seasons. That's the equivalent of a coach being hired around January 2012. Popovich, who is finishing up his 18th season in San Antonio, obviously skews things long. If you look at only the 29 non-Spurs teams, the average current tenure is just 1.9 seasons.Mar 31, 2023
 
Woof 101 said:
Kidding aside I wonder why one would even want to coach in the NBA.
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I think there’s a lot of reasons but not having to deal with recruiting has to be a huge one. Even if you are good at recruiting, just the time it takes
 
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Palatine said:
Hurley's comments were NOT news. He has consistently said the same thing since he has been at UConn. His goal was clearly stated as wanting to coach at the NBA level. He has said this for years.

In the meantime, he's having the time of his life. He still needs to pay attention. Ollie is a cautionary tale. Just because we got to the top of the hill is no guarantee we will maintain this level. He needs to do that before he worries about the future. The future will get here, it always does. But to be the future Hurley has set as a goal requires do a darn good job here first.
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He’s gotten rid of some of his personal demons. I’m not sure he’s having the time of his life. My observation is he’s putting pressure on himself to put together a team and program that can continue the success that happened this year.

He has not taken any personal time since the NC and he will be limping into that small window in May that is off time.

He’s out to prove this season wasn’t a fluke. Whether he’s successful or not time will tell. But it won’t be for a lack of effort.
 
The best way to keep Dan Hurley here is to constantly challenge him to win more titles than the greatest men’s coach in UConn history, Jim Calhoun. He loves a challenge and having something to be insecure about. Right now, he’s tied with KO. He can do better than that.
 
Palatine said:
In the meantime, he's having the time of his life. He still needs to pay attention. Ollie is a cautionary tale. Just because we got to the top of the hill is no guarantee we will maintain this level. He needs to do that before he worries about the future. The future will get here, it always does. But to be the future Hurley has set as a goal requires do a darn good job here first.
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No crap, Sherlock. What makes you say his eyes aren't still on the prize? Or are you just saying?
 
Every basketball coach dreams of winning an NBA championship and coaching the all-time greats. Hurley just answered honestly whereas most coaches will deflect.
 
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