Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[UConnKev]

From last night…

 

[EnochRoot]

LeBron James holding that much sway over a roster / organization should be enough to send a guy like Hurley in the opposite direction.

Money aint everything.

 

[Ucxc24]

I believe this was last night?

Yeah something just doesn’t seem right/ pass the sniff test. I could be wrong but my gut says he stays. But he also was extremely fond of URI before he left

 

[kemba]

I’d be surprised if Hurley wasn’t transparent about this with Alex during the process. Alex loves UConn wants the 3peat but he was making the best decision for himself individually so he very well may have known this was a possibility and still came back. And as vomit inducing this is to think about, if Dan leaves, and Alex decides UConn isn’t the best fit anymore with the portal and nil he’s not stuck he’ll have other options

 

[Yanksrock615]

They benched Westbrook before trading him, and Dlo/Reaves are offball shooters. Nothing has shown Lebron will ever not want the ball in his hands lol

It’s so clear none of you guys watch the NBA.
They benched Westbrook because he was ass. They wanted him to take the ball out of Brons hands so he could rest.


Pnr ball handler possessions on Lakers this season:

Dlo: 6.1 per game
Reaves: 5.2 per game
Bron: 4.4 per game.

Bron was 3rd on lakers on PnR ball handler possessions this season.

 

[metsfan2323]

LeBron James holding that much sway over a roster / organization should be enough to send a guy like Hurley in the opposite direction.

Money aint everything.

Agreed, he would be leaving the stability of UConn to join the circus. Good luck with that. I get the fantasy, but some things are better kept as a fantasy.

 

[jibsey]

This thread should be closed down because it’s toxic and until Hurley decides this it’s just idle gossip and speculation with a bit of truth thrown in. That’s not healthy for anyone and it contributes nothing. We will all have plenty of time to assemble at the bridge should it turn out to be true, and at that point I will try to talk you all down.

 

[DOZE860]

If you want to feel a little bit better about the situation, go over to Storrs Central and listen to his media scrum after the coaches show from last night.. When talking about his new contract he said it was complicated, and taking longer than he would like.. but if listen to whole thing, he talks about how summer workouts just started, and how is excited to see this group.. IDK he would have to be a cold blooded SOB to go to the Lakers, after last night saying what he said...

 

[WillMadsDad]

Mannnn I thought you were breaking some news here smh

Ha! Didn’t mean to get hopes up, but it’s not a done deal. We’ve heard this story before and people just gravitate to all this baloney.

 

[uconn_jack]

Lol there will be no mark on his legacy. He doesn’t owe UConn anything.

Sorry, I am not one of these wish him luck people. If 5 years down the road after he decided to go that's another story, but not immediately after getting the program back to the top of the hill. The back to back championships are amazing and everything, but this is still fragile, we can fall right back to what we were 5 years ago in a heartbeat if he leaves, especially if recruits and players bail and coaches go with him. If he does leave now, it was never his dream job and about getting UConn back to prominence, it was about using UConn to get him there. And that's fine, but he wouldn't be the person I thought he was and we shouldn't be expected to be grateful for the brief thrill. Put me in the camp of don't let the door hit you on the way out, I can go right back to hating the name Hurley if need be. I would just as soon see him crash and burn if he leaves now.

 

[FreeKlaiber]

Seems to be a Donovan leaving type question. Stay at UCONN, go for threepeat and further cement being 21st century Wooden, OR take the big pay-off, prestige (he IS a media hound) and the new challenge of NBA. With DC, it was a no brainer that he left, as the generational type of $, and possibility of injury were factors.

With Danny, The NBA $ and job offers will surely be there in future if he passes on Lakers this yr (maybe not same bag, or team, but still...)

I think the NBA door will be open in future, should he pass. The Three-peat chance won't. He could always leave later (ala Billy Donovan). I think he stays, as going for a three-peat is a major challenge that he will always be second guessing, should he pass it up right now to draft Bronny in round 2. Kierkegaard said "Do it, or Do it now. Either way you will regret it".

 

[TheShot1990]

I can’t imagine Andrea being happy in LA, or Hurley being happy coaching those Prima Donnas. But, if the bag is big enough - and let’s not fool ourselves, this is the lakers - this could be bad.

I can think of over 100 million reasons she'd move there.

 

[kobe]

Storrs, Connecticut - I’m the captain now. #BringBobbyHome

 

[ScottCT]

He has a .579 winning percentage in LAC despite Kawhi and PG missing a ton of games. Players love him.

Do you think he got an extension because LeBron made him as a head coach?

If he didn't win that ring with lebron he would have been out of the league a long time ago. So yes he is coaching right now because of lebron.

 

[mussels]

Probably not about straight up money, but rather what Hurley perfers to do in the day-to-day job routine.

The college coaching job has changed drastically in the last few years with NIL. Having to basically re-recruit your team every year, spending more and more time sucking up to the NIL donors, and more changes still to come with direct payments, possible additional conference realignement, and changes to the NCAA are all headwinds against him staying when he has other options.

My guess is he’s spoken at length to his buddy Billy Donovan about life as an NBA coach, and those discussions will be among important considerations in his decision.

 

[temery]

EVERY PLAYER IS A HUSKY UNTIL HE SAYS OTHERWISE.

Stop the speculation on who will leave.

 

[giddyup]

Build a legacy or build a bigger bank account. One lives on. The other perishes.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Even if Thibs steps down (or is fired), isn’t Dolan still there? Yeah, he’s been quiet lately, but will he continue to stay in the background and let Leon Rose lead the front office?

Dolan has (for the time being) given Leon Rose fill autonomy over the Knicks. How long this lasts is anyone's guess.

I am a Knick fan and in all candor, this is the best they've been since before we (UConn) won our second title.

That said, one thing this current Knicks team is not is a team built for what DH ran here.

 

[metsfan2323]

That said, one thing this current Knicks team is not is a team built for what DH ran here.

The Knicks are certainly a better current fit than the Lakers, but they aren't looking for a coach.

 

[Fatroony5]

Sorry, I am not one of these wish him luck people. If 5 years down the road after he decided to go that's another story, but not immediately after getting the program back to the top of the hill. The back to back championships are amazing and everything, but this is still fragile, we can fall right back to what we were 5 years ago in a heartbeat if he leaves, especially if recruits and players bail and coaches go with him. If he does leave now, it was never his dream job and about getting UConn back to prominence, it was about using UConn to get him there. And that's fine, but he wouldn't be the person I thought he was and we shouldn't be expected to be grateful for the brief thrill. Put me in the camp of don't let the door hit you on the way out, I can go right back to hating the name Hurley if need be. I would just as soon see him crash and burn if he leaves now.

Go touch grass

 

[Chonky]

Love Geno

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[Dogdeacon]

At the time Hurly committed here It was probably not considered the best move. Our team was floundering.

Yes but in college you can control and engineer the rebuild yourself as the coach/GM of the program. And you don't have to lose to rebuild.

The Lakers job is most likely
24/25-25/26: 2 years as pretender, try to add Trey Young or some other free agent to get you OUT OF THE PLAY-IN GAME, you are still battling for a spot among a much YOUNGER top 4 of Denver, MN, OKC and Dallas. And battle LeBron's passive aggressive influence on both GM and coach. Your youth is 26yr olds Hachimura and Reeves + 25yr old Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt and Cam Reddish?! You get to coach the epitome of the type of player that Hurley keeps out of UConn program in D'Angelo Russell.
+Babysit Bronny James who couldn't crack the starting lineup for an under .500 college team.
26/27-27/28: Phase out LeBron, AD battles more injuries but still dictates I don't want to play center, Begin tanking
28/29: Tanking and/or lottery prayer hopes answered, might want to consult Rick Pitino on this. The lottery savior is likely 14-15 right now so a college coach's advantage is this is someone they know of on recruiting radar.

I've thought the real risk is Joe Mazzulla craps the bed this year and next and the Celtics come calling. Leaving for the Lakers situation is taking a payday with a very high risk of failure.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Lakers seem like the wrong spot. An aging Lebron who has some history of turning on the coach. What is the average tenure of a Lakers coach post Phil Jackson? 2 years? I know guaranteed $$ fixes thos issues... but why take such a job when its likely you are gone very quickly.

 

[awy]

lebron is a collaborator with hurley and will be pretty coachable. he's the reason hurley will have buy in from all the players. it's fun to joke about leCoach etc but let's be real.

 

[EBonz30]

Danny please stay at UConn & complete the three peat- you are in our hearts & will always be as UConn fans- guarantee you will not find the same passionate people or fans in LA. You are a northeast guy like most of us- there is nothing like us as you’ve mentioned before. UConn Huskies forever.