Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[Jaydumo20]

was just gonna post this- hopefully this was all just a masterful leverage ploy to squeeze a better contract out of our state/donors...his agent will be happier with him than after Kentucky....

Just seems so...whatever the opposite of above-board is.

 

[storrsroars]

Today is my anniversary. Forgot to get my wife anything. I'm hoping he announces he is staying so I can text it to her with "Happy Anniversary"!

Mine was yesterday... and for first time in 23 years I forgot. Wife has forgotten it multiple times, but I always got her something. Maybe it was because over the past couple of days this thread was acting like my wife - lots to say, lots of projection, no facts, and having to listen to it was taking time away from whatever I wanted to do.

 

[VanDunk]

Just seems so...whatever the opposite of above-board is.

Yeah. I think part of what we’ll hear from him, whichever way he goes, is an apology that this all got so out of hand.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

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.

Yeah, I agree it doesn’t look good for Hurley staying. That being said, if Kimani, Luke, and even Jim Calhoun can rally the team we’ll be OK.

 

[HuskyFich]

Mine was yesterday... and for first time in 23 years I forgot. Wife has forgotten it multiple times, but I always got her something. Maybe it was because over the past couple of days this thread was acting like my wife - lots to say, lots of projection, no facts, and having to listen to it was taking time away from whatever I wanted to do.

Careful, can’t forget 23 and not live to see 24 lol

 

[Dove]

Danny needs to be in the Top 2 paid college coaches. Like Self, he has two Natties. He is young, cool and is still ascending. I can't believe Connecticut doesn't see the value here.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Just seems so...whatever the opposite of above-board is.

I mean, doesn't this just seem like a normal negotiation?

 

[FearThePups]

A Gampel insurrection possibly?

 

[tomtom80]

Maybe "Practice" is a just what time he informs the players and the team meets. Doesn't mean they are actually going through practice. If he canceled practice and called it a team meeting it would kind of give it away.

4280 posts, and we talking about practice? Practice? We talkin bout practice?

 

[VanDunk]

I predict at 1:00 pm there’s a statement and a press conference scheduled for soon.

 

[jrazz12]

This has been my read from the beginning and nothing I've seen so far is inconsistent with it.

That's not to say it's impossible for him to leave (indeed, the actions we've seen so far aren't inconsistent with that outcome either), but nothing is contradicting my prior that this was first and foremost a play for leverage (and maybe a little well-deserved flattery).

This. I don’t know why it needs to be any more complicated than that. The only suspense is what terms Danny is able to finagle from the state/school/donors. He was never going to LA

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

I’ve crapped 3 times today

 

[86.578]

Danny needs to be in the Top 2 paid college coaches. Like Self, he has two Natties. He is young, cool and is still ascending. I can't believe Connecticut doesn't see the value here.

They do

 

[FearThePups]

Danny needs to be in the Top 2 paid college coaches. Like Self, he has two Natties. He is young, cool and is still ascending. I can't believe Connecticut doesn't see the value here.

The state never, repeat never, thinks long term consequences.

 

[cohenzone]

KNBC in Los Angeles just reported that a new private parking garage is being prepared and the Lakers VP for Marketing was seen meeting with local Bentley and Maserati dealers together with a rep from Chauffers r Us.

 

[WrenchFan69]

 

[James]

Gut is he is gone, its going to be a dreadful monday afternoon working thats for sure

 

[metsfan2323]

2:00pm practice makes me hopeful. I'd be sick if they cancelled practice.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I doubt the players know anything. Impossible for young people to keep a secret in the age of social media.

 

[HCCForever]

What are we supposed to do until 2pm, work?

My advice is to drink

 

[Vancat]

it's painful here. Think I'll just watch Twitter or X or whatever it is.

 

[nomar]

IMO-From a UConn perspective this negotiation is complicated. It involves a newly constructed contract for the HC and additional contractual financial concessions for his coaching staff. An increase in NIL budget. DB has to find the money-whether private or public- to make the math work. Multiple parties and multiple discussions/meetings -including with Dan's agent. A lot of balls in the air prior to closure.

I believe Dan wants to do this the right way for himself and his organization. His decision affects many other people that he cares about. By moving his announcement/team meeting to 2.. I'm sure its allowing some if not all of these pieces to fall into place. I believe his silence has everything to do with being "coached" by his agent to not show his cards publicly until all of the above has been satisfied.

I'm generally a glass-half-full guy, but this is how I've been seeing things.

FWIW, being glass-half-full worked out when we hired DH, when he had trouble getting over the hump, and when we had a bunch of guys go into the portal.

I do think the logic and scant facts we know supports being optimistic, but in general, this is how I feel about worrying:

 

[Austin316]

When he said Lakers vs UConn… I thought to myself “we could probably beat them in a game”

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I predict at 1:00 pm there’s a statement and a press conference scheduled for soon.

I don't see DH telling anyone anything prior to letting the players and assistant coaches know what he decided.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Danny needs to be in the Top 2 paid college coaches. Like Self, he has two Natties. He is young, cool and is still ascending. I can't believe Connecticut doesn't see the value here.

UConn Basketball is all this God-forsaken state has going for it.