Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[CL82]

And everyone talks about leverage and counter-offers etc. Dan and AD Dave aren't in conflict here. They both know the situation far better than everyone else and I'm sure they are honest with each other about what options are possible.

Both things can be true at the same time.

 

[Yardigan]

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Small market

 

[Halloween]

Come on Dan! A CT brewery has to start Brewing a beer named after you. (How come it's always 'an easy drinking blonde ale btw?')

It would have to be a Hefeweizen named Hurleyweizen.

 

[amory]

having read 156 pages of content, i will only add one observation that may prove too fatalistic, but whatever. If you're waiting to make an announcement until you first tell your players, you're probably not telling them you're staying. It suggests that he wants them to hear it from him first. hope i'm wrong.

He could’ve told his players yesterday.

I’m sure DB and every CT state official spent the weekend checking their old pants pockets and couch cushions for every quarter and dime so they can give it to the Hurleys.

 

[Jaydumo20]

It would have to be a Hefeweizen named Hurleyweizen.

Or a weird collab: Bai-PA

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Did anyone try and get sponsorships for Hurley

This

I have been pushing the idea to anyone who will listen that we need to partner ASAP with some of our UConn-grad owned CT breweries to make some NIL-collective funding beers.

It would be a goldmine for continuous NIL revenue streams...

The model has already been put into place by a number of collectives:

On Tap: A Look at NIL Collectives with Collective-Inspired Beers

With a percentage of the profits going to Collective-inspired initiatives, each beer will aim to be a gameday tailgate staple.

businessofcollegesports.com

 

[Jaydumo20]

I have been pushing the idea to anyone who will listen that we need to partner ASAP with some of our UConn-grad owned CT breweries to make some NIL-collective funding beers.

It would be a goldmine for continuous NIL revenue streams...

The model has already been put into place by a number of collectives:

On Tap: A Look at NIL Collectives with Collective-Inspired Beers

With a percentage of the profits going to Collective-inspired initiatives, each beer will aim to be a gameday tailgate staple.

businessofcollegesports.com

This is a must

 

[87Xfer]

The silence of the staff over at Storrs Central this morning has me worried.

 

[rman726]

He could’ve told his players yesterday.

I’m sure DB and every CT state official spent the weekend checking their old pants pockets and couch cushions for every quarter and dime so they can give it to the Hurleys.

He probably would want to tell them together in person though in the case he were leaving.

Hopefully he just wanted to finish up contract issues though…

 

[UConn Dan]

The silence of the staff over at Storrs Central this morning has me worried.

Plus << I got duped by a troll on Storrs Central and there's nothing negative to share; post edited to remove garbage info>> Ugh

 

[Tenspro2002]

The talking heads are starting to walk back their "he's gone" early predictions. Look for the narrative to be: "Well, the Lakers job is to good a job to turn down, but they clearly tried to lowball Hurley." I take that as a good sign.

That said, we're doomed.

I also take this is an encouraging sign for the reasons you state. It makes his turning down the Lakers and staying here look much more reasonable and less embarrassing if the narrative is "they tried to get him on the cheap and miscalculated" rather than "they offered him the world and it still wasn't enticing."

 

[Dogdeacon]

I'd imagine he's waiting to make an announcement until a contract is signed and he plans on telling his players first. I don't think that's crazy either way

Slight disagreement, you are likely talking about a signed term sheet not a full contract. The final contract would take a minimum of 1-2 business days and more likely it takes a full week+.
So first there is a handshake deal on years, $ inclusive of a few other key items, then a term sheet with all the major points that'll go into contract - I do think you are right and that term sheet would be signed/agreed before telling anyone.

Right now they are likely comparing the UConn term sheet vs Laker term sheet and evaluating each situation. I keep coming back to from a basketball perspective I'd rather coach the UConn players next season; the UConn odds of championship contention are better and the pure basketball situation + player development opportunities for the coach is appreciably better at the University of Connecticut. That's why the Lakers has to be much more $, it is harder and worse (less control, more limitations). If Hurley picks the Lakers and then the Lakers pick Bronny Jr, Hurley intentionally descends into the meddling parent hell that he espouses against.

 

[aburks41]

Plus the guy that said he has friends in NBA circles that texted him this morning that doesn't look good for UConn. Ugh

If the NBA circles knew, this would have leaked. It's LA. Someone will have tried to scoop Woj

 

[Jaydumo20]

They could also be putting together a new contract for kimani. I do believe dan would never leave the program in shambles

 

[Jaydumo20]

If the NBA circles knew, this would have leaked. It's LA. Someone will have tried to scoop Woj

Shams

 

[CL82]

A triple IPA would seem to be appropriate. Or, if that's too arrogant, a delicious double IPA

If we were to get the three peat "arrogant and spoiled" would be an excellent name for a triple IPA.

 

[aburks41]

Plus the guy that said he has friends in NBA circles that texted him this morning that doesn't look good for UConn. Ugh

He also just followed up saying there are moving trucks outside of Luke's house. And his name is dnutz. AKA deez nuts. He's a troll

 

[CJasmer]

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I agree. The numbers offered by the Lakers were never made public. If this is the offer along with Hurley having to teach Bronny how to play in the NBA then there is no way Hurley is leaving.

 

[Hunt for 7]

I was just watching a talk show and the hosts were saying what did you do this weekend.

Imagine asking any of that the same question.

Answer:

Obsess on whether or not the men’s basketball coach at my Alma Mater/ favorite college basketball team make a decision on whether or not he would be returning to coach our team next year. So I did very little other than scan social media for any hint of what his decision might be and got much less sleep than I usually do on the weekends.

Response by co-hosts:

Mouths slightly open not being able to say anything but clearly thinking if they needed to do a mental health intervention.

I love being a UConn non-casual Mens BB fan…….

 

[Jaydumo20]

He also just followed up saying there are moving trucks outside of Luke's house. And his name is dnutz. AKA deez nuts. He's a troll

No way a few ct movers, moving Luke Murray aren't leaking. They'd leak hard

 

[UConn Dan]

He also just followed up saying there are moving trucks outside of Luke's house. And his name is dnutz. AKA deez nuts. He's a troll

I see that now... let me see if I can edit my original post not to send people in the a panic

 

[Jaydumo20]

@Hurleyman216
We need your friend to text you again. Text them and ask if they want to hang tonite?

 

[storrsroars]

I’d think and hope that UConn entering a P4 conference would automatically trigger a clause in the contract stepping up his salary and/or generating handsome annual bonuses.

Danny will have enough juice to get the B1G tournament booked in MSG if he wants

 

[BlueHen]

I was hoping we'd hear something by now. I figured if Hurley was staying we'd hear sooner, and if he was leaving he would probably tell the team first.

It also occurs to me that it's 7:06 in LA, maybe Hurley is waiting until he can inform the Lakers first and it's still too early out there.

I'm thinking way too much about this.

 

[amory]

If the NBA circles knew, this would have leaked. It's LA. Someone will have tried to scoop Woj

1000%. ESPN is salivating to break this story