Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[UCan3]

If he does leave- Uconn has one of the top assistant coaches in Luke Murray.

Unless Dan takes him with him…. You got to be thinking he does..

 

[Lefty2one]

The Ollie situation was a lot like this, and Ollie chose poorly.

Was Ollie ever offered a contract by an NBA team? I feel like it never hit that point, it was only his name coming up in rumors and some conversations with NBA teams.

 

[nycscooby]

He got it and failed at QU.

That was a while ago and he didn’t have the benefit of being around Dan, Luke and Kimani. Make him interim so he can try and hold onto our new additions and give us time to conduct a proper search.

 

[Shoulder god]

Everybody chill out. PRELIMINARY contact only. Hurley would be crazy not to listen but he's not gonna blow it up to coach LeBron for one year, miss the Finals and get fired LOL

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I think we have to assume he is gone with Luke and Kimani. Lakers will make him one of the highest paid if not the highest paid coach in the league. He will have complete autonomy on personnel.

There are maybe 4 or 5 NBA Coaches that basically have complete control. Every other one is a cog in a machine. I think it is unlikely that Hurley will be allowed to bring his UConn staff with him. The Lakers will want an experienced NBA coaching staff on the bench with Hurley.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I think Kimani would be in line before Luke, no? As long as UConn retains them and Moore, I think UConn will be fine.

Agreed. Murray is the strategist. Kimani is the game coach. Remember when he got the Villanova win which was DH's best win to that point?

 

[nycscooby]

The Ollie situation was a lot like this, and Ollie chose poorly.

People's characterization of college vs. the NBA is wildly off now that we are in the NIL/Transfer Portal era. Every top college coach is trying to re-recruit his roster while recruiting replacements while raising money to recruit while also running a program. It is absolutely brutal on college coaches. The days of a coach like Boeheim making Final Fours while working 9 to 5 are long over.

The NBA has players under contract and the coach has most of their careers in his hands because all he has to do is tweak the office a little and someone's stats go down and they lose millions. Los Angeles can compete with any franchise in the NBA for talent. The pressure to win is big, but it sounds like Hurley will make enough off this contract that his kids will never have to work.

Not only his kids but several generations of kids. The money will be far more than anything we can offer.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Several thoughts:
1. This is the Lakers team that just fired a supposed hot young HC after 2 years of making the playoffs only to lose to Denver each year?
2. This is the same DH that seems to struggle with the refs after a 40 or so game season?
3. And a western conference that has most of the good young teams that will run the NBA for the foreseeable future? OKC, Spurs (Wemby), Denver, Dallas, and others….when your best player is 40 years old?????
You offer me 10 plus mil a year I might go too….my only point is that this Lakers job is a mirage.
Not everything that shines is gold.

 

[UC0NN]

Was Ollie ever offered a contract by an NBA team? I feel like it never hit that point, it was only his name coming up in rumors and some conversations with NBA teams.

Ollie was a lock if he wanted to take it. A lock.

 

[Lefty2one]

The stress of a 35 game college season is bad. Imagine 82 games plus playoffs and all that travel? Sure it's a ton of money, but a crazy lifestyle. I'd take half that money for better work-life balance. I'm also a minimalist and don't think money is everything, but some could see differently.

The work-life balance probably isn't that much better overall. Sure, you're on the road more as an NBA coach, but college recruiting is a massive grind not to mention the NIL nonsense. I'm sure guys like Billy Donovan were happy to trade the NBA grind for not having to sit through countless AAU tournaments and recruiting visits.

 

[TyroneShoo]

I don't blame Hurley for leaving. Today’s version of College hoop is a total uncontrollable and unsustainable mess. Now the new guy will have to re-recruit all the kids on the team…. Even ones enrolled in school. It is bananas

 

[djct1999]

Do yourselves a favor and stay off tv And radio today. These idiot talking heads who know nothing about Hurley the person or UConn have all become experts. To me, the only people to listen to about this is Duaster and zags.

 

[Blades]

I know what most people would do. I'm clinging to the belief that Dan is batsh*t crazy.

So your saying there's a chance DB's nightmare might only be a dream,

 

[Deepster]

Before one of you clowns say “Andrea wants to stay on the east coast” it’s LA and the Lakers. Be for real lmao.

And the Lakers roster is going in the wrong direction. This isn’t Showtime.

 

[UC0NN]

LeBron is an old guy. His body might break down any year. However is is still amazing. And this is the Lakers, not the Nets.

 

[Lefty2one]

There are maybe 4 or 5 NBA Coaches that basically have complete control. Every other one is a cog in a machine. I think it is unlikely that Hurley will be allowed to bring his UConn staff with him. The Lakers will want an experienced NBA coaching staff on the bench with Hurley.

I don't think it's even that many NBA coaches. The Lakers aren't giving Hurley complete control over personnel.

 

[nycscooby]

There are maybe 4 or 5 NBA Coaches that basically have complete control. Every other one is a cog in a machine. I think it is unlikely that Hurley will be allowed to bring his UConn staff with him. The Lakers will want an experienced NBA coaching staff on the bench with Hurley.

I disagree but we will see. This is about bringing in the Hurley way and Dan will insist that Luke and Kimani come too. The man is coming off back to back NCs, he will get what he wants.

 

[Yanksrock615]

Yeah I bet Luke or Kimani maybe both would go with Dan. Probably Luke.

 

[caw]

There are maybe 4 or 5 NBA Coaches that basically have complete control. Every other one is a cog in a machine. I think it is unlikely that Hurley will be allowed to bring his UConn staff with him. The Lakers will want an experienced NBA coaching staff on the bench with Hurley.

Agreed. That said, I can't imagine the pitch to Hurley being great (outside of money). That organization is a mess.

 

[UCTitleTown]

The work-life balance probably isn't that much better overall. Sure, you're on the road more as an NBA coach, but college recruiting is a massive grind not to mention the NIL nonsense. I'm sure guys like Billy Donovan were happy to trade the NBA grind for not having to sit through countless AAU tournaments and recruiting visits.

Unless they're just gym rats and enjoy watching high school and AAU games.

 

[djct1999]

That P5 stuff is utter BS. He just had the chance to go to the SEC and basically name his price.

It’s such a dumb, lazy narrative that for some reason espn loves to fall back on. He was going to take Kentucky for the same reason according to them, remeber?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Yeah I bet Luke or Kimani maybe both would go with Dan. Probably Luke.

On the contrary, if Hurley were to leave, I would love for either guy to take over the reigns. '

What a day, what a day...

 

[UC0NN]

The Lakers roster has plenty of parts to work with. It isn't ideal, of course.

 

[RedStickHusky]

We'll get a nice recruiting bump after Dan turns down a massive Lakers offer.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Hurley should ask the Lakers to donate $3 Million in extra NIL to this years uconn roster as a condition.