Lakers preparing offer for Hurley

[Woodson]

Alright… as much as I love Hurley as a coach… the Lakers would give a hundred million dollars guaranteed and some kind of “roster control” to him??? Seems ludicrous and frankly desperate. God bless em all if this goes down

 

[TedStriker]

Fanta just reported $100M guaranteed is the Lakers offer.

We need to do $9M/10 years or $10M/10 years and match them

Honestly that doesn’t seem as big as I thought it would be. Was thinking it would exceed 150M. UConn should be able to match that on total dollars at 10m/10 years.

 

[Yanksrock615]

Any idea if those guys are speculating or are they legit plugged in?

They seem plugged in, talking to guys who run the team and big donors.

 

[nomar]

Depressing Fanta calls it 75% done, the only potential stumbling block being roster control.

Absolutely preposterous to make that claim while the pitch is ongoing. Anything for clicks.

 

[Madmannsucks]

OK...be real. This is a once in a lifetime offer off back to back titles. If this team gets to the sweet 16 he is back out of the running going forward and much less money than what the Lakers offer would be. He has said one of his goals is to coach in the NBA. Any comments about loyalty or what about Alex, just drop it. Since he is flown out obvious he has some interest. We have no idea if he has an actual offer. The odds are simple....50---50. Either he takes it or he does not. Successful or not he is going to get enough money to whatever he wants whenever he wants.

 

[Bboy Lace]

I'm glad I don't read everything on the BY. It would stress me out.

 

[uconnfan68]

Looking at the box score was brutal. Strike zone was a small dinner plate. At last look, 14 walks, and 3 hbp.

 

[JB75]

God fanta depressing. Every time I look he’s putting up something related to Hurley leaving

 

[AdamaNation]

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And yet they’ve gone through 8 coaches since Jackson.

Something for Hurley to keep in mind.

a why I think the job will be available whenever he wants it.

 

[Irvine]

Depressing Fanta calls it 75% done, the only potential stumbling block being roster control.

I would not trust Fanta on this one. His reporting has been all over the place - see my earlier post.

 

[Woodson]

I blame Lebron
*And Reddick too but mostly Lebron

 

[RipCity]

Someone needs to tip Fanta over. That should keep him off of his phone for a couple of days

 

[hoophuskee]

I was responding to the notion that the roster was garbage. They won 47 games in the west with a garbage roster. How many more wins do you think Hurley gives them if he is a better coach than Ham? 2? 5? 10?

Does it matter how many more regular season wins? The NBA is about the playoffs - not the regular season. A team like the Lakers its all about winning in the playoffs. The NBA invented "Load Management" for that very reason.

A huge issue is that Lebron and Davis are going to a year older which means they will be a year worse. And there is no way LA / and LeBron are going to stand for a rebuild. They are into reloading. What new acquisitions do you see them getting that's going to put them over the hump? All-the while if they don't do extremely well next year - the time clock of LeBron and Davis keeps wearing them down. Before this year Davis averaged under 50 games played the past 5 years. Now because Hurley comes he will magically transform into a healthy player?

Unlike the Knicks and Brunson, they are in the loaded West. The entire group of LA FO, Fan Base and Players are expecting winning yet theses superstars that are aging is not for the better. There is only so much Hurley can do.

And more of a priority than playing for the Lakers is that players wnba to get paid. n particular FA's want to get paid. Thus when you go FA the highest bidder or even if not highest - you overpay them. The Lakers these last few years have overpaid and how has that worked out for them?

Time always wins out. Time is coming hard at the Lakers. This is not good for Hurely.

 

[Agent0]

Genuine question how does Fanta seem to have so much info on this already? It’s not like he’s plugged in with the NBA?

 

[Woodson]

Genuine question how does Fanta seem to have so much info on this already? It’s not like he’s plugged in with the NBA?

Agents like you bro, that’s how, spoon feeding him what they want out there

 

[Staven]

The Laker job is a once in a lifetime offer especially when it comes to the terms of the contract. As much as I have been praying for Coach to stay I would understand if he accepted. As for his players whoever transfers out for which they have 30 days to do so I would not question their loyalty or have any hard feelings towards them. I will remain confident he will stay and that family trumps money and the glitz and glamour. I will take out the rosary beads one more time for positive prayer.

 

[TheHorde]

Depressing Fanta calls it 75% done, the only potential stumbling block being roster control.

That’s a big stumbling block because as long as LeBron is there he will want at least some say and input.

 

[nomar]

Genuine question how does Fanta seem to have so much info on this already? It’s not like he’s plugged in with the NBA?

I've read a bunch of articles he's written. Not sure what "info" is in there. Seems like anybody here could have written most of it. He does say "sources" here and there, that's about it. The rest is regurgitating the same pros and cons everybody already knows.

 

[Woodson]

The Laker job is a once in a lifetime offer especially when it comes to the terms of the contract. As much as I have been praying for Coach to stay I would understand if he accepted. As for his players whoever transfers out for which they have 30 days to do so I would not question their loyalty or have any hard feelings towards them. I will remain confident he will stay and that family trumps money and the glitz and glamour. I will take out the rosary beads one more time for positive prayer.

Why’d you put the rosary beads away in the first place! Come on man! One for all

 

[BBFGExecDir]

It’s Jared Thomas (BBFG Director) saying that’s what the general vibe inside the building is. So whether it’s staff, AD staff, or donors…you choose. Maybe a mix of all of them.

All of the above. From the UConn side of things there's really not any way to have better sources. We're a text away from every single person associated with UConn Athletics. Really the only things we currently lack on are the recruiting relationships where a high school kid reports they got an offer from a school through On3 or something like that. But on the UConn side of things, Storrs Central only reports direct from inside Gampel/Werth/Burton.

 

[auror]

Fanta just reported $100M guaranteed is the Lakers offer.

We need to do $9M/10 years or $10M/10 years and match them

To be clear he said at least 100 million.

Around 90 min in.

 

[hooskies]

OK...be real. This is a once in a lifetime offer off back to back titles. If this team gets to the sweet 16 he is back out of the running going forward and much less money than what the Lakers offer would be. He has said one of his goals is to coach in the NBA. Any comments about loyalty or what about Alex, just drop it. Since he is flown out obvious he has some interest. We have no idea if he has an actual offer. The odds are simple....50---50. Either he takes it or he does not. Successful or not he is going to get enough money to whatever he wants whenever he wants.

He doesn’t have much to prove but he’s not magically out of the running after a sweet 16 exit following back to back titles. Get a grip

 

[87Xfer]

Absolutely preposterous to make that claim while the pitch is ongoing. Anything for clicks.

This. Fanta lost me with his Cooley boot licking and his coverage of this confirms to me that it is all about clicks.

 

[KembaSlice]

To be clear he said OVER 100 million.

When the host pushed back and said he thought it would be six years / $80MM Fanta said “it’s somewhere in that range”..I truly don’t think he knows what he’s talking about

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Depressing Fanta calls it 75% done, the only potential stumbling block being roster control.

I imagine roster control would be a significant stumbling block.