Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[cwh20]

My guess is that Hurley stays at UConn. The overriding factors are going for the championship three-peat and choosing to stay on the east coast if and when he does take an NBA job.

He’ll get paid well next year so even though the Laker’s job would pay substantially more it is still millions vs millions. I also can’t see his marketability taking a serious hit if he stays at UConn so why not coach UConn while waiting out an NBA job in the northeast with the Knicks, Nets, Sixers or whoever.

As for addressing some of the downsides of college hoops DH lives for all of basketball so I think the NIL and portal is less of a drain and deterrent on him than maybe it is for some other head coaches. Anyway I hope I’m reading what Hurley values correctly but with all that said I really wish his son Andrew had another year of eligibility left.

 

[Matrim55]

Okay, so I was wrong about Riley and wrong about Mazzulla. (I should have gone with Carlisle, who’s from Ogdensburg, NY, near the Canadian border, lol)

But my point stands that they’re not stereotypical Jersey/east coast, hair on fire guys, like DH. Or, as the OP put it, fiery, borderline crazy, type A plus personalities.

They definitely are, tho.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

They definitely are, tho.

Riley may be one of the biggest psychos to ever grace a basketball sideline, lol.

 

[Woodson]

I heard exactly what he said. I even replayed it to try and see what all the fuss was about. And no, I don't get the fuss.

Some people are just begging to be offended by every little thing.

It’s not offensive, it’s just bizarre. Why is a UConn coach talking publicly about another UConn coach being crazy not to accept another offer to leave UConn.

 

[CL82]

I like all posts I read. it helps me keep track so I know what I have read

I would tell you that the site will automatically take you to the next unread post, but I like getting all the likes.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

It’s not offensive, it’s just bizarre. Why is a UConn coach talking publicly about another UConn coach being crazy not to accept another offer to leave UConn.

Because its the Lakers. Its not like its the Detroit pistons calling. They're the pinnacle brand of the NBA

 

[Rich]

Michael Kay speculating that Luke Murray could take over.

Also floated the idea that this could be a backdoor play to shove LeBron out the door in L.A.; not hiring 'his' guy and committing long term to a rookie HC cements a new direction for the organization, away from 'win now'.

 

[CL82]

I appear to be in the minority but coming off back to back national championships I'd be pretty underwhelmed if the replacement is Luke Murray or Kimani Young. I think they're both going to be great head coaches, but UConn should not be a first head coaching job

I hear you, but the timing kind of sucks.

 

[CL82]

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[HuskyHawk]

This is like recruiting situations. It's a deeply personal choice for Hurley and his family. He values loyalty quite highly and I suspect would feel bad leaving right now. Yet the opportunity could be a "once in a lifetime" chance for him to tackle the highest level of his profession on its biggest stage.

I don't think this is about leverage, or posturing or any of that. I simply don't think Dan knows what he wants to do. He's almost certainly very torn by the prospect of leaving UConn, leaving a team he built, leaving that success and yet the opportunity afforded him is the pinnacle, it's the very top.

Can't be an easy one. He can't lose, there's no bad choice. Just two great ones.

 

[GHSWolverines]

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No thank you! Don't want a snake oil salesman

 

[DRBackup]

Look, I'll be honest - I don't think I can describe how bad

This is like recruiting situations. It's a deeply personal choice for Hurley and his family. He values loyalty quite highly and I suspect would feel bad leaving right now. Yet the opportunity could be a "once in a lifetime" chance for him to tackle the highest level of his profession on its biggest stage.

I don't think this is about leverage, or posturing or any of that. I simply don't think Dan knows what he wants to do. He's almost certainly very torn by the prospect of leaving UConn, leaving a team he built, leaving that success and yet the opportunity afforded him is the pinnacle, it's the very top.

Can't be an easy one. He can't lose, there's no bad choice. Just two great ones.

I honestly don't believe its a "once in a lifetime" if Hurley is as good a coach as we believe.

 

[GiladKatzDeli]

The NBA will always be there for him, but he’ll likely only have one chance to ever 3 peat in college. If I were him, get $10m a year from UConn, and leave for the Knicks in a few years for a huge paycheck. If he wins in NY, he’d be the king of the city for the rest of his life.

 

[giddyup]

Bold claim given that John Wooden's been dead for 15 years and Riley splits his time between a beachside crib in Surfside and a beachside crib in Malibu.

Wooden is a legend. Riley lives the highlife which has an expiration date.

 

[Yardigan]

It’s not offensive, it’s just bizarre. Why is a UConn coach talking publicly about another UConn coach being crazy not to accept another offer to leave UConn.

Because he knows that talking about a no-hitter in progress has no impact on the outcome

 

[Huskydog45]

Guys, it's borrowed time either way. The Knicks will offer him in a few years regardless. If I were Dan, I'd push UConn for the next couple years and then take the Knicks job (or Nets). Go down as the greatest coach since Wooden, maybe even greater, and then bring the Knicks back from the abyss. That would be the dream scenario.
Either way I'm going to root for him no matter if he's at UConn or somewhere else, as long as its not a college job.

 

[EnochRoot]

This is like recruiting situations. It's a deeply personal choice for Hurley and his family. He values loyalty quite highly and I suspect would feel bad leaving right now. Yet the opportunity could be a "once in a lifetime" chance for him to tackle the highest level of his profession on its biggest stage.

I don't think this is about leverage, or posturing or any of that. I simply don't think Dan knows what he wants to do. He's almost certainly very torn by the prospect of leaving UConn, leaving a team he built, leaving that success and yet the opportunity afforded him is the pinnacle, it's the very top.

Can't be an easy one. He can't lose, there's no bad choice. Just two great ones.

I’ll never be on the same page with those who believe the NBA represents the pinnacle of coaching compared to one of the elite programs in NCAA D1 ball.

Yeah, it’s more money, but there’s a reason the Lakers are backing up the Brinks truck for Hurley.

 

[Woodson]

Because he knows that talking about a no-hitter in progress has no impact on the outcome

I get that part 100%. But you can see why people raised an eyebrow

 

[Scottobot]

Hurley is a great coach, but don’t see his style translating to NBA as NBA players are selfish prima donnas and are not willing to buy in the selfless sacrifice team culture concept. Every team has a handful of players who are ball hogs and care more about their stats then winning. Every team has some players with big Egos who think they know better than the coach. Being an NBA coach is mostly about being a psychologist.

All that said Lakers have some talent so it is a good offer, and Lebron does want to win.

 

[polycom]

Billy Donovan all over again

 

[Huskydog45]

Guys, it's borrowed time either way. The Knicks will offer him in a few years regardless. If I were Dan, I'd push UConn for the next couple years and then take the Knicks job (or Nets). Go down as the greatest coach since Wooden, maybe even greater, and then bring the Knicks back from the abyss. That would be the dream scenario.
Either way I'm going to root for him no matter if he's at UConn or somewhere else, as long as its not a college job.

Like this take but think he stays 4 or 5 more years at UConn, establishes his legacy as the best college coach ever with a couple more titles. And then he gets an NBA job in the Northeast where he coaches there and wins an NBA title, retiring at 60 as he has said he will not coach behind 60.

 

[uconn_jack]

My unsolicited prediction when all is said and done:

• Hurley stays
  • BUT, gets a fat pay raise
• He'll leave for the NBA after five years or his next championship, which ever comes first.

And this I'd be fine with. Sad of course, but fine and looking forward to UConn's next chapter.

If he leaves now, then I'm sorry, it makes me lose some respect considering what he's said and portrayed himself to care about and value.

 

[runner11]

Well there is probably only one poster who actually has any credible insights. Thoughts @NJHoops?

 

[Rich]

Like this take but think he stays 4 or 5 more years at UConn, establishes his legacy as the best college coach ever with a couple more titles. And then he gets an NBA job in the Northeast where he coaches there and wins an NBA title, retiring at 60 as he has said he will not coach behind 60.

Man, I'll tell you. If he gets offered 15 million guaranteed for 6-7 years....and that's just the base salary, excluding any endorsement deals he picks up in L.A.......how on Earth do you turn that down? Like......HOW?

His family, his kids' families and his kids' kids' families would theoretically be set for life. I know we say DH isn't the type of guy to be attracted to glitz and glamour but......man, I don't know. Be nice to roll into practice in a F355.

 

[Kitaman]

If he's not successful in the NBA, couldn't Hurley still get a good great college coaching gig later, including perhaps even returning here? (rhetorical)