Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[Jaydumo20]

Now Trilly saying Andrea flew out to LA today to meet Lakers execs. Not great.

Doesn't even make sense based on what's been reported, which is that the Lakers haven't even given their full pitch.

Edit: FWIW, Trilly already goofed once today on this stuff. And he was wrong about our portal recruiting.

The 6 hour flight to LA and the traffic instantly depressed me every time I flew back to lax after visiting my family in CT.

 

[gsmooth]

Now Trilly saying Andrea flew out to LA today to meet Lakers execs. Not great.

Doesn't even make sense based on what's been reported, which is that the Lakers haven't even given their full pitch.

Edit: FWIW, Trilly already goofed once today on this stuff. And he was wrong about our portal recruiting.

of damn. (facepalm)

 

[Kitaman]

Its boycott time everyone!

If Hurley takes the Laker job, I will never, ever go to another UConn game coached by Hurley.

Who's with me?

 

[Ucxc24]

Now Trilly saying Andrea flew out to LA today to meet Lakers execs. Not great.

Doesn't even make sense based on what's been reported, which is that the Lakers haven't even given their full pitch.

Edit: FWIW, Trilly already goofed once today on this stuff. And he was wrong about our portal recruiting.

Someone who’s a part of storrs central and has some connections disputes this as well. Who knows at this point

 

[Jaydumo20]

Its boycott time everyone!

If Hurley takes the Laker job, I will never, ever go to another UConn game coached by Hurley.

Who's with me?

I'll add to this. I will refuse to watch an nba regular season game if he goes.....

 

[IndyLives]

Bad fit, imo. Danny is Blue Collar Northeast guy. Thats the opposite of West Coast, Showtime.

 

[NJHusky]

That is a big factor for sure. Can't be poor in l.a.

*I left LA in 2016 and haven't been back since.

I don’t miss it one bit. Most of my friends (many of whom were east coasters) all left after finishing school.

 

[aceboon]

I think this is a good discussion and it's how I've felt from the beginning since Woj broke the news, Wright feels that Hurley is using his relationship with Woj to leverage an extension from UConn, and Broussard feels that the Lakers is using Hurley to lower JJ Redick's contract demands

 

[LIuconn]

^ imagine that. I bet the Angela meeting is happening right around sunset at The Strand House in Manhattan beach

 

[uconn_jack]

Money isn't everything, but if UConn is offering Top 5 money, $30 M/5 yrs, and Tyronn Lue signed for $70 M/5, then we need to step up.
Kansas justifies paying Self almost $10M because the team draws kids to campus; seems applicable.

No coincidence that UConn set a record this year in applications.

 

[Hoophound]

You don’t want to be JJ Redick after this. The Laker fan base clearly prefers Hurley. I don’t think the Lakers are doing this to lower JJ’s monetary expectations. They are taking a shot at the hottest coach in basketball.

 

[HitDog]

 

[jibsey]

If your young players see your coach turn down gazillions how much effort will you give that guy?
I try to look on the bright side.

 

[Irvine]

Scott Drew decided against Kentucky after his wife and kids flew there.

 

[uconn_jack]

Him leaving now…after all the celebration, salary increases, recruiting, helping to convince Karaban to come back (mostly by just his presence) and his general tone that indicated he was in it for at least the three peat attempt, it’s really just unfathomable. He could ruin this program for years to come, especially if he takes the assistants with him.

But let's all just wish him the best if he does.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Scott Drew decided against Kentucky after his wife and kids flew there.

Lexington is slightly different than LA.

 

[Irvine]

My sister lives in Los Angeles and I visit her often. It's a ****hole to be honest. Major issues with transportation, crime and drug addicts. Can't walk 200 yards without coming across an addict.

Guess if you're just camping out in Beverly Hills, then it is fine.

 

[uconn_jack]

Lexington is slightly different than LA.

Yes, its better.

 

[hooskies]

My sister lives in Los Angeles and I visit her often. It's a ****hole to be honest. Major issues with transportation, crime and drug addicts. Can't walk 200 yards without coming across an addict.

Guessing your sister doesn’t have an 80 million dollar contract?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I don’t miss it one bit. Most of my friends (many of whom were east coasters) all left after finishing school.

That's funny, because it feels like half the people I work with grew up in NY.

 

[back2BE4us]

Lexington is slightly different than LA.

Yeah, LA is significantly worse in every respect minus a large body of water that he'll never see.

And I live in KY.

 

[Scottobot]

Him leaving now…after all the celebration, salary increases, recruiting, helping to convince Karaban to come back (mostly by just his presence) and his general tone that indicated he was in it for at least the three peat attempt, it’s really just unfathomable. He could ruin this program for years to come, especially if he takes the assistants with him.

I don’t think he would take assistants with him. If he decides to go I think he would want assistants to take over the program and continue what he started.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

My sister lives in Los Angeles and I visit her often. It's a ****hole to be honest. Major issues with transportation, crime and drug addicts. Can't walk 200 yards without coming across an addict.

Guess if you're just camping out in Beverly Hills, then it is fine.

I'll go out on a limb and say Hurley's not going to be living in your sister's neighborhood.

 

[GoConn]

Now Trilly saying Andrea flew out to LA today to meet Lakers execs. Not great.

Doesn't even make sense based on what's been reported, which is that the Lakers haven't even given their full pitch.

Edit: FWIW, Trilly already goofed once today on this stuff. And he was wrong about our portal recruiting.

I kind of think this isn't the worst thing. Yes, clearly Dan is very serious about this. But we know Andrea does not want to leave east. So she may make the decision even if she gets wined and dined by lakers

 

[UCHuskies08]

I'll go out on a limb and say Hurley's not going to be living in your sister's neighborhood.

The people in here coping that living in LA on an NBA head coach salary would suck have been a funny reprieve for me today.