Some Guy: UConn close to signing Hurley

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I am loving this thread.

In this thread in particular, some Boneyarders' omniscience is particularly impressive!

 

[BlueMAB]

Thought of the day:

If we just pledged 50% of all the money lost today by Yarders due to lost productivity, this deal would be done already.

To paraphrase @businesslawyer "why should today be unlike any other day?"

 

[2Infinity]

we need a donor to step up in the worst way here

My guess is Dave has one or more donors already lined up. He didn't fire Ollie and come into this "gunfight" with an empty chamber!

 

[BlueMAB]

#HotTake @FriarJ is out of touch

 

[intlzncster]

Was just making a funny, you listed his name twice

Ha, putting my hand up. I'm the idiot.

 

[tzznandrew]

Fair, but look at some others. Guys who've never even had college experience are getting almost 3mil (Avergy Johnson).



But I'd argue it's harder to sign away a new coach. It's always easier to get an incubent to stay. Kinda like free agency. When you are in a bidding war, you always over pay. And no need to change means you don't need to offer as much.

Avery Johnson coached a team in the NBA Finals, though.

But yeah, I take your point.

 

[Purple Stein]

If this guy isn't on the BY, he ought to be:
(Re" Pitt's $3M offer)

Mike Nelson‏ @MRustyNelson 14m14 minutes ago
Replying to @JonRothstein
@UConnHuskyAD it's go time bozo.

I think I love you, Mike Nelson.

Maybe even more than MST3K Mike Nelson.

It's go time, bozo!

 

[intlzncster]

Another insane buyout.....

Do schools really have a choice at this point? Coaches have the leverage right now.

You could negotiate a contract that has a '50% of the remaining deal' buyout. In any case, he's not getting canned in 3 years, so that would be a $5m buyout. Not great, but not egregious.

Anyway, UCONN's offer is going to likely hinge not on base, but on incetivized portions and 'external' benefits.

 

[Exit 4]

If he chooses to stay at URI, it might be a new low point for the program. To think it's even under consideration to stay at URI is insulting to our current state. If he goes to Pitt, I'll obviously be upset but I will understand. Better conference and likely more money.

If he stays....well frankly I just think less of him. This is a major chance to do something big for the second 1/2 of his coaching life. Very big.

 

[auror]

If he chooses to stay at URI, it might be a new low point for the program. To think it's even under consideration to stay at URI is insulting to our current state. If he goes to Pitt, I'll obviously be upset but I will understand. Better conference and likely more money.

If he stays at URI with a 3 million dollar offer on the table, there's nothing we could have done.

 

[8893]

If he stays....well frankly I just think less of him. This is a major chance to do something big for the second 1/2 of his coaching life. Very big.

I don't think that's a fair conclusion to reach.

 

[intlzncster]

We’re still good.

Excellent!

 

[mauconnfan]

If he stays he stays, if he goes to Pitt next.

Let's just get a solid guy who is ready to get to work.

 

[Kmba2Rmemba]

Dan Hurley would be a recruiting force at UConn or Pitt, college, high school and AAU coaches say | Zagsblog

Interesting tidbit from that article:

Patrick School coach Chris Chavannes, who coached Langevine, is all too familiar with Hurley. His father, of course, is legendary former St. Anthony’s coach Bob Hurley Sr. and his older brother is former St. Anthony’s and Duke legend Bobby Hurley, now the head coach at Arizona State. Dan Hurley began his coaching career at St. Benedict’s Prep, where he coached current Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith, among others.

“Well, everywhere he’s been, he’s proven that he can recruit for that level,” Chavannes said. “I still think that that conference [the AAC] is a problem when I listen to my kids and the other kids talk. They’re not very complimentary about the conference, so I think that’s going to be a big stumbling block to get over. But he’s done it everywhere he’s been.”

AAC vs. ACC has been discussed enough in this thread, so I don't think my two cents would change much. But this statement, by the head coach of a powerhouse basketball school, should alert some.

 

[Urcea]

In this thread in particular, some Boneyarders' omniscience is particularly impressive!

this high level of discourse is why i signed up for this website - exactly as promised

 

[UConnNick]

If he stays he stays, if he goes to Pitt next.

Let's just get a solid guy who is ready to get to work.

It's not life or death. The sun will rise tomorrow no matter what happens.

 

[tcf15]

 

[Lefty2one]

Interesting tidbit from that article:

Patrick School coach Chris Chavannes, who coached Langevine, is all too familiar with Hurley. His father, of course, is legendary former St. Anthony’s coach Bob Hurley Sr. and his older brother is former St. Anthony’s and Duke legend Bobby Hurley, now the head coach at Arizona State. Dan Hurley began his coaching career at St. Benedict’s Prep, where he coached current Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith, among others.

“Well, everywhere he’s been, he’s proven that he can recruit for that level,” Chavannes said. “I still think that that conference [the AAC] is a problem when I listen to my kids and the other kids talk. They’re not very complimentary about the conference, so I think that’s going to be a big stumbling block to get over. But he’s done it everywhere he’s been.”

AAC vs. ACC has been discussed enough in this thread, so I don't think my two cents would change much. But this statement, by the head coach of a powerhouse basketball school, should alert some.

It's not surprising at all. But we don't need to get the best kids, we need to get the right kids who can be developed. Hell, Calhoun didn't get the best kids for much of his career. I think Hurley will be able to find enough of those kids in the northeast.

 

[tcf15]

 

[nadav]

Torello will need a new twitter handle if this breaks down

 

[TopDogs]

Of course UConn guys have been "shocked" with almost every "no" they've gotten in the last few years.

 

[Marat]

It's not life or death. The sun will rise tomorrow no matter what happens.

Well technically somewhere it will, but a storm is a brewin in the northeast for tomorrow.

 

[Tex-Lager93]

Pitt must have liked what they saw over the weekend. I really thought Matta would be the perfect fit for them. I’m also waiting to hear about Mack to Louisville. But, hey, once Penny got hired at Memphis, the earth tilted on its axis and anything is possible.