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Luke Murray and BC?

Going forward I’d imagine they’ll all be getting a lot in revenue sharing. Still a lot in NIL too?
They can't get either if they are on the most common type of Visa. The Rev Share is even more clear than NIL. I think you'll see them applying for different visas than other students.
 
Going forward I’d imagine they’ll all be getting a lot in revenue sharing. Still a lot in NIL too?
Distinction without a difference for me. I know it's 2 different things but either way they're getting money for playing basketball at UConn so I was just using it interchangeably
 
One thing worth watching (yes I'm injecting some drama), will be to see if there is anyone on this roster Luke takes with him. I'm not sure where it would start or end, but I could see a nice thank you parting gift to Luke would be letting him start his program with kids that know how to set the culture, and to build the first year or two of the program around. Whether that be anyone on the very back end of roster, or perhaps someone that wants guaranteed starting minutes. Perhaps a win win.
 
They can't get either if they are on the most common type of Visa. The Rev Share is even more clear than NIL. I think you'll see them applying for different visas than other students.
Which visas can you take money and which can’t you? One of my son’s best friends from college is from China. I'm assuming he was here on a student visa but I don't know for sure. He worked during a couple of the summers here and got paid.
 
Might want to check out The Herd interview with Colin and Brad U in the last day or two. Stumbled on it yesterday and they talk about Illini International recruiting-among other things.. Orlando A and other assistants are over there every 6 weeks or so working their recruiting relationships per Underwood. Even during the season. Good listen if interested.
I saw that on the The Herd on Tuesday. That surprised me. Being over in the Balkans every 6 weeks is a lot of work, especially during the season.
 
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A little too much love for UConn I think but well said
He knows that even if he does everything right there's a strong likelyhood that (because it's BC) he'll still fail.

He doesn't want to burn any bridges.
 
One thing worth watching (yes I'm injecting some drama), will be to see if there is anyone on this roster Luke takes with him. I'm not sure where it would start or end, but I could see a nice thank you parting gift to Luke would be letting him start his program with kids that know how to set the culture, and to build the first year or two of the program around. Whether that be anyone on the very back end of roster, or perhaps someone that wants guaranteed starting minutes. Perhaps a win win.
Hurley is not gifting players to BC I don’t care if Andrew Hurley is coaching them.
 
Hurley is not gifting players to BC I don’t care if Andrew Hurley is coaching them.
I don't think he's gifting them, but if there is something not working at Uconn and they are likely to leave anyway, can be steered or freed to walk with Luke. I believe Murray said as much during his presser - that he's talking to a couple players, pretty openly.
 
How awesome is it that BC hires a new coach and most of the conversation is about UConn. BC fans must love it. Talking about UConn potentially winning another natty at their intro press conference. No dream job nonsense.
I’m starting get some feedback from my BC family members that they are less enthusiastic than we are about Luke’s hiring. They are still pissed about Skinner and the lack of control of his team and some questionable characters he recruited.
 
I’m starting get some feedback from my BC family members that they are less enthusiastic than we are about Luke’s hiring. They are still pissed about Skinner and the lack of control of his team and some questionable characters he recruited.
That's BC fan for you. No clue what's good.
 
One thing worth watching (yes I'm injecting some drama), will be to see if there is anyone on this roster Luke takes with him. I'm not sure where it would start or end, but I could see a nice thank you parting gift to Luke would be letting him start his program with kids that know how to set the culture, and to build the first year or two of the program around. Whether that be anyone on the very back end of roster, or perhaps someone that wants guaranteed starting minutes. Perhaps a win win.
Luke will take nobody with him that Hurley wants to keep. There may be some marginal players who won't get much PT at UConn next year, looking for opportunity at BC, but they won't be significant losses to UConn.
 
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He knows that even if he does everything right there's a strong likelyhood that (because it's BC) he'll still fail.

He doesn't want to burn any bridges.
I think you are way off with your first sentence. What person goes into a job, any job, with the mindset "I'm going to fail"? You are right - never burn your bridges
 
They tried to get Murphy in 2023, but they didn't have an open assistant spot and Alabama did.
 
“I’m going to try to serve as a conduit of peace and try to bring everybody together," he said.

And beating Duke was a good start.

“I figured as much," Murray said with a smirk. “Our sole motivation in winning that game was to bring these two fan bases together.”
😀
 
They tried to get Murphy in 2023, but they didn't have an open assistant spot and Alabama did.
Looks like he makes about 675k after getting a raise last year at Bama. Sounds like he is the de facto GM for Oates.
 
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They tried to get Murphy in 2023, but they didn't have an open assistant spot and Alabama did.
We tried to make him a GM I think given his past and that bit us. I think now it's a better opportunity. I have always wondered why Hurley keeps his coaching staff so small. It some ways it makes sense because he has more control and it is hard to argue the results, but you look at some benches and teams will have like 8 coaches before players.
 
Looks like he makes about 675k after getting a raise last year at Bama. Sounds like he is the de facto GM for Oates.
If he's basically the GM that fits with some of what Hurley is looking for as a replacement, per Borges recent article:


So how will UConn replace him? Hurley doesn't have any answers yet, though he knows the type of person it won't be.
"We can't bring in a dinosaur that just wants to coach off the gut," he said, when asked if Murray's replacement will be analytically-driven.
"The whole thing has changed so much, you're not necessarily looking for recruiters," Hurley added. "You're looking for people that can help you make good decisions on the roster and help you run the program. It's not the texts and the visits and all that had to do with recruiting. It's about charm now. It's about money."
 
If he's basically the GM that fits with some of what Hurley is looking for as a replacement, per Borges recent article:


So how will UConn replace him? Hurley doesn't have any answers yet, though he knows the type of person it won't be.
"We can't bring in a dinosaur that just wants to coach off the gut," he said, when asked if Murray's replacement will be analytically-driven.
"The whole thing has changed so much, you're not necessarily looking for recruiters," Hurley added. "You're looking for people that can help you make good decisions on the roster and help you run the program. It's not the texts and the visits and all that had to do with recruiting. It's about charm now. It's about money."
Well we can offer him a raise from what he is making at Bama. From Michigan, but played ball at URI, and began his coaching career at BC and URI.
 
They tried to get Murphy in 2023, but they didn't have an open assistant spot and Alabama did.
Since Murphy was Dan's associate head coach at URI, why didn't he follow him to UConn? I read that Preston was at Creighton in 2016 after leaving URI in 2014 but just wondering. Why did he leave URI?
 
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I’m starting get some feedback from my BC family members that they are less enthusiastic than we are about Luke’s hiring. They are still pissed about Skinner and the lack of control of his team and some questionable characters he recruited.
They have a problem with Al Skinner?? He was about 100 games over .500 there and went to the dance 7 times in 13 years. Comparing that to the last 15 years of 150 games under and ZERO NCAA tournaments. Al should have statue outside of Conte.
 

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