Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[Jaydumo20]

My son and I are flying home to Greenwich to visit my fam tmrw and I will walk through LaGuardia, with us both decked in UConn gear, and people will know why and they will treat us accordingly.

 

[UofCT]

My son and I are flying home to Greenwich to visit my fam tmrw and I will walk through LaGuardia, with us both decked in UConn gear, and people will know why and they will treat us accordingly.

Should have flown to Westchester!

 

[Jaydumo20]

Should have flown to Westchester!

Yeah. WChester is 5 minutes from my house but my kid loves the fountain display in the center of LGA. Can't miss it!

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Today will be a hell of a nutkick... for LA fans

 

[Tenspro2002]

The next time you see Hurley coaching on the sidelines not as a UConn coach will be in Los Angeles…but it will be as the head coach of the US Mens Basketball team in the 2028 Olympics!

Coach K did this and I wonder if this could be an appropriate way to scratch his NBA itch.

Our style is actually very well suited to international basketball, more European than anything.

 

[Jaydumo20]

If he chooses us, LA fans will have the following complaints:
1. How could he turn down $$$
2. Enjoy the snow
3. You could've coached LeBron

Conspicuously absent from their comments will be anything about WINNING!

 

[blackbird]

Funny story from Windhorst about Geno in the first minute of this podcast. Windy recounts Geno joking about his new extension: "I should've had Cleveland offer me the job, I could've maybe gotten a better contract."

I know Geno likes Hurley a lot, I wonder if Geno’s original comments were intended to help Hurley out in negotiations. He was the first person who knows Hurley personally to talk about the offer, and it was essentially “UConn needs Hurley more than Hurley needs UConn” followed by “I thought the a university was going to have to shell out a lot of money to keep him.”

Like..hint hint guys.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Thanks I forgot about this. We went two years and then some with masks. Hey if you want to wear a mask that is your right. Although in this situation it was mandatory but still this is one of the most creative wrong ways to wear your mask. Well at least his nose is covered he got one out of two correct. Better than 50% of the population. But this is absolute comedy. I guess you could call it Showtime in a Follies sort of way. This put a smile on my face so thank you.

 

[blackbird]

What's worrisome to me is why the suspense. If he's staying there's no reason for it. If he's leaving and feels he needs to break the news first to his team, it makes sense.

Because if he says no to LA without a signed new contract, he loses leverage.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

My thought is that if he was leaving, he’d have called a meeting with the players yesterday given the emergency. Instead, he does it today so that he can simply tell his players quickly before practice that he’s returning and not have it seem like he thinks the world revolves around him or that it’s some big deal he’s returning (which it is a big deal! But just the optics). Fingers crossed!

 

[huskidork]

today's the day I'm very nervous and haven't had my coffee this morning, hope all of boneyard is hanging in well!

 

[dogpause]

Me thinks but...... is Andrea and his father having their foot up his butt. Listen to LA to boost your contract but do realize the insanity of the NBA. For the most part the Indians run the fort. I admit to not realizing if NBA coaches spend time hugging and chest bumping their players along with pumping up the crowed. But Dan himself has said he is not ready for the next stage.

As a amateur coach asking for advice from one who had 500 plus wins, I was told never change your personality. I don't think Dan's personality is going to change over night. He is where he belongs and I hope he realizes it. This for us and him and his family.

The timing of leaving now would hurt so many -- players, fans, and the UConn basketball program. If he wants to coach in the NBA, that's his right, but the offer he's getting from the Lakers won't be the last, nor probably the best. To leave right now would be wrong in so many ways. Do it right, do it with class, and do it a way that leaves the program in order and your legacy as that of a hero.

From a personal standpoint, I wish he would have never spoken about the NBA.

 

[TheHorde]

The timing of leaving now would hurt so many people, players, fans, and the UConn basketball program. If he wants to coach in the NBA, that's his choice, but the offer he's getting from the Lakers won't be the last, or the best. To leave now would be wrong in so many ways. Do it right, do it with class, and do it a way that leaves the program in order.

From a personal standpoint, I wish he would have never spoken about the NBA.

Assuming that if Dan stays, if you’re Dolan how would you not begin strategizing a medium term plan to have Thibs move to the front office and plan to try to entice Danny to come? That would make a lot of sense imo.

 

[willie99]

He can't meet with his players and tell them he's leaving

So that's not happening

He's staying

 

[wvhuskyfan]

If he chooses us, LA fans will have the following complaints:
1. How could he turn down $$$
2. Enjoy the snow
3. You could've coached LeBron

Conspicuously absent from their comments will be anything about WINNING!

if he stays at UConn, your #3 just might be a big reason why.

 

[Vancat]

Get that GIF of Jerry, Elaine & George dancing ready.

 

[Kembacity]

It just dawned on me last night why so many people are saying “he’s gotta go, get the money, crazy opportunity, and if you flame out big deal you just go back to college basketball and coach any team you want!”. They’re all fans of teams not called UConn, so their best hope in the world is Hurley goes pro, UConn gets attached to a new coach, Hurley gets fired from LA and needs a new gig, and wow look at that! Kansas needs a new coach!

 

[Jaydumo20]

Practice starts in 4 hours Dan. You gotta let these kids know before breakfast.
Those O'Brien potatoes in the dining hall go down hard enough as it is.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

It actually did hurt their recruiting. But their player development and scouting was so incredible it didn’t matter. I think it’s @HuskyWarrior611 who is a big UM fan and I think he would agree.

Yeah for the caliber of program Michigan is we struggled to finish in the top 10 and get top 100 guys. The NFL and NIL were big reasons why. Both no longer being issues these days with Sheronne.

I could see us doing something similar with Hurley to Kimani, but if UConn steps up I don’t really see Hurley leaving this go round.

 

[BackAftaThis]

Practice starts in 4 hours Dan. You gotta let these kids know before breakfast.
Those O'Brien potatoes in the dining hall go down hard enough as it is.

Practice doesn’t necessarily start in 4 hours.

They have a 12-4 block of time for practice but practice in the summer is only 1 hour within that window.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Practice doesn’t necessarily start in 4 hours.

They have a 12-4 block of time for practice but practice in the summer is only 1 hour within that window.

Noted. But that still doesn't change the truth about OBrien potatoes. I think they just throw parsley on the leftovers to freshen em up

 

[AllHusky]

It just dawned on me last night why so many people are saying “he’s gotta go, get the money, crazy opportunity, and if you flame out big deal you just go back to college basketball and coach any team you want!”. They’re all fans of teams not called UConn, so their best hope in the world is Hurley goes pro, UConn gets attached to a new coach, Hurley gets fired from LA and needs a new gig, and wow look at that! Kansas needs a new coach!

Conspiracy thinking at its best!! Where is the Kitty when you need her?

 

[Tyler2Rings]

It just dawned on me last night why so many people are saying “he’s gotta go, get the money, crazy opportunity, and if you flame out big deal you just go back to college basketball and coach any team you want!”. They’re all fans of teams not called UConn, so their best hope in the world is Hurley goes pro, UConn gets attached to a new coach, Hurley gets fired from LA and needs a new gig, and wow look at that! Kansas needs a new coach!

Hurley is way more deliberate than these people understand. He's not like Cal or many others who are comfortable jumping place to place when the opportunity presents itself. It's true he could have his pick of college jobs in 2 years if LA doesn't work out but that sequence of events seems so antithetical to everything I've learned about him in the last 5 years

 

[Mr. French]

Why is that? Any questioning of his character has been predicated on him leaving. If he doesn't, it's a reaffirmation of his character.

I think ascribing everything in a man’s character to whether he stays at his current job (that happens to benefit you) is precisely WHY.

 

[huskidork]

I don't get this playing for LeBron thing? so you'll be playing with LeBron for maybe a year or two?

you have to think about this from the future of the Lakers, Hurley 2 years into his coaching career will be in the toughest conference with an awful roster that has no real assets outside of a likely disgruntled Davis.