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And it ain't close. It's our century baby. If Hurley wants to stick around he could win four or five more of these things.

I think I speak for all of us when I say----

He always says he doesn’t want to coach into his 60s. We have him for about 10 more years
 
He always says he doesn’t want to coach into his 60s. We have him for about 10 more years
I think a competitive guy like him is going to have a hard time with that, and I wouldn't hold him to it. The NBA is probably the bigger threat at some point, but for now I'm just enjoying what we have.
 
I think a competitive guy like him is going to have a hard time with that, and I wouldn't hold him to it. The NBA is probably the bigger threat at some point, but for now I'm just enjoying what we have.

It depends on how he feels about coaching at the collegiate level. There's obviously things the NBA could do to limit college basketball's attraction, but if he hits a groove where he's got two decades of great to elite play out of a college basketball program? That's alluring.
 
He always says he doesn’t want to coach into his 60s. We have him for about 10 more years
At that point we replace him with Kimani or Luke. They'll both have 6-8 years head coaching under their belts at that point.
 
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It depends on how he feels about coaching at the collegiate level. There's obviously things the NBA could do to limit college basketball's attraction, but if he hits a groove where he's got two decades of great to elite play out of a college basketball program? That's alluring.
If he wants to join his dad in the HoF he stays at UCONN wins two or three more and he is there. He will need longevity and nattys to get there. I think another decade and two more and he starts to get considered.
 
I tend to be visual so I like this graphic.
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Bye Kansas! Hello Indiana and Duke, for the time being. Watch out UNC, UConn is coming for you next.
In the last 50 years:

UConn (5)
Duke (5)
UNC (5)
UK (4)
KU (3)
Indiana (3)
Villanova (3)
UCLA (3) [depends on where you cut off during the Wooden run]
Louisville (2-ish)
Florida (2)
Michigan State (2)
NC State (2)
 

UConn is the uncle who goes off the grid for years at a time and then shows up for the best Thanksgiving ever; in a sports culture that worships dynasties, they’re on the Grover Cleveland plan. Every few years, these weirdos show up out of nowhere to be the best team in the sport.
 
There is no rhyme or reason connecting UConn’s basketball titles: 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, like the handiwork of a drunk darts player. They have missed eight of the 23 NCAA tournaments since their first title: about 33 percent of the time, they are not one of the top 68 teams, and about 20 percent of the time, they are the best team.
 
Hence my use of the 40 and 50 year benchmarks above.
I also think it undersells about a decade of UConn success (taking away 3 E8s and 5 S16s) to start at 1999. Start 30 years ago, at 1985, or 50 years ago. But to start at exactly our first title feels like we're gaming the stats...even though you have to go back to 1991 for anyone to have the same championship success as us—and no one is better unless you go back to 1970.
 
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