Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[UconnU]

This may be a hold my seat situation w Luke Murray as HC and Kimani as the highest paid assistant ever? If Andrea can’t take it out there and we struggle maybe he’s back.

if I’m Danny I’m most interested in roster control. He needs his guys.

 

[metsfan2323]

Because then you lose Kimani. Either way, we would lose 2 of our coaches

Regardless, you pick the better of the two. You also some make some phone calls to outside candidates.

 

[Fan1978]

Because then you lose Kimani. Either way, we would lose 2 of our coaches

He is staying, relax

 

[UCfor3]

Because then you lose Kimani. Either way, we would lose 2 of our coaches

We might lose the other anyway for a number of reasons.

 

[UC0NN]

Dan is smart, he always said NBA in 5+ years so people would not get any ideas and keep bothering him about it. Gotcha.

 

[Hunt for 7]

If he takes the job and Kimani becomes HC and Luke stays and is given a big pay raise, it could be worse. The mark of a great builder is making sure there is no void if you leave. I had a a moment with Kimani before the Stetson game and he is impressive. I think he has it in him to take over if it comes to that. I think in that scenario the blow to the team is lessened and who knows if everyone stays we could still challenge for a BE title and final four. Then we take it from there.

 

[uconnfan68]

A lot of people saying this but I think Hurley owes a lot to UConn. His other offer out of URI was Pitt and if he uses the UConn job as a springboard for an NBA job, he owes everything to uconn.

2 NCs not enough payment?

 

[Dogdeacon]

I'd like to know this too. The NBA season is still technically going.... a full two months after the college season ended.

Who knows if it is even a factor for Hurley what’s harder or more work. I don’t think ‘which is less work?’ Is even in his key criteria. The hard is what makes it great in either case.

But fwiw My take is

• NBA more intense and longer season October - May
• NBA WAY more nights away from home
• College more year round, less pure downtime

 

[ZooCougar]

Im sure he’s going to be sitting up at night worrying about how you feel about him and the women’s game. The man was simply being honest which is what I like about him. Whether or not you liked what his opinion is is irrelevant. I respect honesty, as opposed to being told what you and all of us wanted to hear.

Time for old manbewb Geno to retire.

 

[DemonDeac22]

He is staying… I’m not worried. Leverage play only. He knows he will have opportunities shortly to coach the Knicks or the Celtics if neither wins a NBA title in the near future.

 

[UconnU]

If he takes the job and Kimani becomes HC and Luke stays and is given a big pay raise, it could be worse. The mark of a great builder is making sure there is no void if you leave. I had a a moment with Kimani before the Stetson game and he is impressive. I think he has it in him to take over if it comes to that. I think in that scenario the blow to the team is lessened and who knows if everyone stays we could still challenge for a BE title and final four. Then we take it from there.

Luke has a better resume and is the architect of the best UConn offense ever. if he’s not offered the job he’s going with Danny. He’s about to be 40 needs a step up now.

 

[todbo]

I will be devastated if we lose Hurley. But this might be a good time for him to get out--while he's ahead. I've seen the UConn fan base turn pretty nasty when disappointed. All the talk of a third consecutive natty and the apparent strength of the 24-25 Husky team sets us up for a major crash if things don't go our way.

 

[metsfan2323]

Who knows if it is even a factor for Hurley what’s harder or more work. I don’t think ‘which is less work?’ Is even in his key criteria. The hard is what makes it great in either case.

But fwiw My take is

• NBA more intense and longer season October - May
• NBA WAY more nights away from home
• College more year round, less pure downtime

A good NBA coach is working year round too. You always see the coaches at the summer league games and they are also involved at the scouting combine, they also have to be involved in recruiting free agents.

 

[hooskies]

Who knows if it is even a factor for Hurley what’s harder or more work. I don’t think ‘which is less work?’ Is even in his key criteria. The hard is what makes it great in either case.

But fwiw My take is

• NBA more intense and longer season October - May
• NBA WAY more nights away from home
• College more year round, less pure downtime

Much more scrutiny and pressure too. He’d be inheriting a middling roster in salary cap hell with minimal assets

Compared to what he’s built here at UConn and this loaded roster looking for a mythical 3peat…it really doesn’t feel like the right time or the right team to move to.

Of course he could be swayed but the glam and the sheer size of the offer….we’ll see. But this wouldn’t be his last nba opportunity

 

[Yardigan]

I like it. You are that sweet kid in 5th grade who invites everybody in his class to his bday party.

and gives everyone a valentine

Dinner will not taste good tonight. And I stopped drinking beer on weeknights. Ughhh.

Merlot or Cab.

 

[87Xfer]

He'd better fly out of Newark or Boston. He will get some intense stares if he flies out of BDL (although I'm guessing the Lakers will be flying him out private).

gee, ya think?

 

[uconnfan68]

I will be devastated if we lose Hurley. But this might be a good time for him to get out--while he's ahead. I've seen the UConn fan base turn pretty nasty when disappointed. All the talk of a third consecutive natty and the apparent strength of the 24-25 Husky team sets us up for a major crash if things don't go our way.

Should have stopped before “but”.

 

[controlfade]

They will be headed west if Hurley goes

IF HURLEY LEAVES!!! You’re delusional if you think that if either Murray or KY were offered the head coaching position that they wouldn’t take it. UCONN is arguably thee top college job in basketball. The UCONN head coaching job is a far better Job than an assistant even for the Lakers. It is very possible that if one was offered the other could potentially go ( AGAIN ONLY IF Hurley LEAVES).

 

[UCTitleTown]

If he takes the job and Kimani becomes HC and Luke stays and is given a big pay raise, it could be worse. The mark of a great builder is making sure there is no void if you leave. I had a a moment with Kimani before the Stetson game and he is impressive. I think he has it in him to take over if it comes to that. I think in that scenario the blow to the team is lessened and who knows if everyone stays we could still challenge for a BE title and final four. Then we take it from there.

Kimani was awesome coaching in the game we beat Nova when Hurley got ejected. That was the best Hurley win to that point. Hurley got credit for the win, but it was Kimani. I want Hurley to win #3 to become John Wooden 2.0 and then he can move on. That's the stuff of legend. NBA coaches are overrated and manage egos, not like the old days.

 

[uconn_jack]

2 NCs not enough payment?

At best you can say it was mutually beneficial, but UConn was still UConn, still would have moved back to the Big East, and would have hired a quality coach. As great as he has been, I still think he needed us more than we needed him. Would the NBA have him anywhere on their radar if he stayed at URI or went to Seton Hall or something? I doubt it. And if he goes, it could leave us in a worse place than when we hired him. So yeah, I don't buy into this "he doesn't owe us anything". He owes us some of that loyalty he loves to preach about.

 

[UKemba15]

Tell us what next means in this context

I’ve never seen ‘next’ as an indicator of good news.

 

[87Xfer]

I will be devastated if we lose Hurley. But this might be a good time for him to get out--while he's ahead. I've seen the UConn fan base turn pretty nasty when disappointed. All the talk of a third consecutive natty and the apparent strength of the 24-25 Husky team sets us up for a major crash if things don't go our way.

what the actual funk are you talking about? you can't really be this clueless.

 

[uconn_jack]

I will be devastated if we lose Hurley. But this might be a good time for him to get out--while he's ahead. I've seen the UConn fan base turn pretty nasty when disappointed. All the talk of a third consecutive natty and the apparent strength of the 24-25 Husky team sets us up for a major crash if things don't go our way.

If he leaves, he won't have a UConn fan base at all anymore.

 

[UConnRock]

If you calculate the salary by game, with a new contract UConn could be better per game salary..... I once took a new job for a sizable raise but added two hours to my day commuting. I actually earned less per hour at my new job and got a worse work-life balance by chasing the money.

Recruiting is a 2nd full time job . I assume recruiting is just a brutal part of a top level college coach’s job. Hanging out in gyms and watching disorganized AAU games and dealing w/ teenagers and their parents. If college were just coaching it would be great.

 

[DemonDeac22]

what the actual funk are you talking about? you can't really be this clueless.

He’s the kind of guy who walks off the golf course after 14 holes because he’s under par and doesn’t want to have possibly 4 bad remaining holes.