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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 10, 2024 17:39:30 GMT
Looks that way
Is it a wise move? Granted, Hurley has accomplished everything that a CBB can hope to accomplish. Especially in this era with NIL, the D League, the Transfer Window, Conference realignment. But the track record is not encouraging. I might be mistaken, y'all know I don't follow the NBA. But I do know Calipari, Pitino, Beilein, Hamilton et al have not covered themselves in glory. I haven't seen Billy Donovan in the news a lot. Hurley, unlike Krzyzewski, has said he does want to coach at the next level. And is the Lakers the best option. LBJ can't have much more in the tank and I've read that the Lakers have a history of having trouble adjusting to losing an icon. They went through lean times when Kobe left, when Magic left, when Wilt left.
If Hurley leaves, I'd expect UConn to hire Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell in a second. He has turned the Scarlet Knight around and he has landed a ridiculous recruiting class, including the #2 and #4 prospects
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 10, 2024 17:46:42 GMT
I wish he would stay, but I don't see him turning down the deal that they're reportedly offering him. It has been described as 'massive' and even if they keep winning national championships Uconn can't compete with the money that the NBA or bigger conference NCAA programs can.
He was coaching high school on 2010. In the space of 15 years he can be the coach of (arguably) the premier team in the entire sport. I expect he will leave Connecticut.
I also don't really follow the NBA anymore, but I don't think the Lakers are primed to be championship competitors in the near future. I'm assuming he's being courted to build for the future.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 10, 2024 17:51:35 GMT
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 10, 2024 17:53:54 GMT
He'd be doing it for the money. Coaching actually matters in college, money is the only reason you coach in the NBA. I have no real attachment to UConn, but as a fan of the sport I'd like to see him stay, instead of bolting to the NBA to dole out playing time and get ignored by whichever asshole players are trying to 'build their brand' or conspire to build their own 'super team' that inevitably explodes in their faces.
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Post by DrKrippen on Jun 10, 2024 17:59:23 GMT
Also, the NCAA is moving to just pay college players outright. They say it will benefit colleges with big football teams which UCONN is not.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 10, 2024 18:10:45 GMT
He'd be doing it for the money. The hell you say. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 10, 2024 18:11:05 GMT
Well. That was unexpected (if accurate). |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 10, 2024 18:16:24 GMT
Well. That was unexpected (if accurate). I hope it's true. Hurley would be wasting his time with NBA players. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 10, 2024 18:17:42 GMT
Also, the NCAA is moving to just pay college players outright. They say it will benefit colleges with big football teams which UCONN is not. True. That could be the death knell for college BB schools like UConn, Gonzaga, UAB. Maybe not the death knell but the end of their relevance. People don;t realize that, at Power Five (oop, Power Four) schools, football pays for all. The immense football dollars bankroll basketball,wrestling, track, and everything else. If the DePaul's and St. Bonaventure's of the CBB world have to start bidding on HS kids, they will fall into the muck of the mid-majors. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 10, 2024 18:22:23 GMT
Well. That was unexpected (if accurate). I hope it's true. Hurley would be wasting his time with NBA players.
I thought for sure he was taking the Lakers job. Interested to hear why he isn't.
I'll be dipped. I didn't know that there's one and only one coach to win an NCAA and an NBA. Never would have guessed
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 10, 2024 18:32:16 GMT
and I almost forgot realignment. FFS, I have to think of Cal and Stanford as ACC teams? I still think ACC when I hear "Maryland"
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 10, 2024 18:46:47 GMT
I hope it's true. Hurley would be wasting his time with NBA players.
I thought for sure he was taking the Lakers job. Interested to hear why he isn't.
I'll be dipped. I didn't know that there's one and only one coach to win an NCAA and an NBA. Never would have guessed
It's just a different game. Not so much X's and O's, just getting guys to compete and do what they should be doing. And honestly, Larry Brown is a great coach, but the Pistons only won that year because the Lakers imploded. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 10, 2024 19:14:29 GMT
I thought for sure he was taking the Lakers job. Interested to hear why he isn't.
I'll be dipped. I didn't know that there's one and only one coach to win an NCAA and an NBA. Never would have guessed
It's just a different game. Not so much X's and O's, just getting guys to compete and do what they should be doing. And honestly, Larry Brown is a great coach, but the Pistons only won that year because the Lakers imploded. I think a lot of college coaches want to stay there because they coach teams that they put together, not a GM or owner. And it's easier to tell a 19 year old kid what to do rather than a 31 year old making $20,000,000 a year. A lot of very successful coaches wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes in the NBA, like Jim Boeheim or Bobby Knight.
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Post by DrKrippen on Jun 10, 2024 20:51:37 GMT
I hope it's true. Hurley would be wasting his time with NBA players.
I thought for sure he was taking the Lakers job. Interested to hear why he isn't.
I'll be dipped. I didn't know that there's one and only one coach to win an NCAA and an NBA. Never would have guessed
Larry Brown. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 11, 2024 0:53:48 GMT
I hope it's true. Hurley would be wasting his time with NBA players.
I thought for sure he was taking the Lakers job. Interested to hear why he isn't.
I'll be dipped. I didn't know that there's one and only one coach to win an NCAA and an NBA. Never would have guessed
He would have had a hard time distinguishing himself as a Laker, while he's already a legend in Connecticut and has just solidified that even further. Plus, the word is that his wife apparently loves the Northeast and his sons are still in the area. And he has a chance to win a third title in a row, and would join a really rare club if he did. But still... he turned down almost twice the amount of money to stay. He's not gonna be strapped for cash by any means, but damn... that's a lot of money to reject. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 11, 2024 12:18:45 GMT
I thought for sure he was taking the Lakers job. Interested to hear why he isn't.
I'll be dipped. I didn't know that there's one and only one coach to win an NCAA and an NBA. Never would have guessed
He would have had a hard time distinguishing himself as a Laker, while he's already a legend in Connecticut and has just solidified that even further. Plus, the word is that his wife apparently loves the Northeast and his sons are still in the area. And he has a chance to win a third title in a row, and would join a really rare club if he did. But still... he turned down almost twice the amount of money to stay. He's not gonna be strapped for cash by any means, but damn... that's a lot of money to reject. Just think of what he'll command if he wins three in a row? The man's not an idiot, he knows the money will still be there in a year. |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jun 11, 2024 15:07:30 GMT
He would have had a hard time distinguishing himself as a Laker, while he's already a legend in Connecticut and has just solidified that even further. Plus, the word is that his wife apparently loves the Northeast and his sons are still in the area. And he has a chance to win a third title in a row, and would join a really rare club if he did. But still... he turned down almost twice the amount of money to stay. He's not gonna be strapped for cash by any means, but damn... that's a lot of money to reject. Just think of what he'll command if he wins three in a row? The man's not an idiot, he knows the money will still be there in a year. Yeah, but that kind of deal may never be there again, and he's taking a real risk assuming that he'll have the same kind of success that will lead to a deal like that later. Of course, the money he's getting is nothing to sneeze at, and of course he could have gotten fired in LA if it wasn't going well, but as it stands he's being paid less than half of the contract offer from the Lakers. No matter the situation that's a tough deal to turn down. |
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Post by mtbg on Jun 11, 2024 15:57:30 GMT
Just think of what he'll command if he wins three in a row? The man's not an idiot, he knows the money will still be there in a year. Yeah, but that kind of deal may never be there again, and he's taking a real risk assuming that he'll have the same kind of success that will lead to a deal like that later. Of course, the money he's getting is nothing to sneeze at, and of course he could have gotten fired in LA if it wasn't going well, but as it stands he's being paid less than half of the contract offer from the Lakers. No matter the situation that's a tough deal to turn down. Agreed. Teams are still gonna want him if he chooses to want the NBA. I think he was smart to stay. LeBron is gone soon and he'd have to deal with the Bronny stuff. They don't have cap space. Average shelf life for their coaches is 2 years. Plus, he's a yeller who actually coaches. Not a good fit for the NBA prima donnas. Might as well stay and try to be the 1st team to win 3 in a row since Wooden's Bruins. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 11, 2024 16:03:10 GMT
He should coach in Europe.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 11, 2024 16:34:21 GMT
Yeah, but that kind of deal may never be there again, and he's taking a real risk assuming that he'll have the same kind of success that will lead to a deal like that later. Of course, the money he's getting is nothing to sneeze at, and of course he could have gotten fired in LA if it wasn't going well, but as it stands he's being paid less than half of the contract offer from the Lakers. No matter the situation that's a tough deal to turn down. Agreed. Teams are still gonna want him if he chooses to want the NBA. I think he was smart to stay. LeBron is gone soon and he'd have to deal with the Bronny stuff. They don't have cap space. Average shelf life for their coaches is 2 years. Plus, he's a yeller who actually coaches. Not a good fit for the NBA prima donnas. Might as well stay and try to be the 1st team to win 3 in a row since Wooden's Bruins. Billy Donovan didn't immediately bolt to the NBA after going back to back, and he's doing alright. The Lakers job is actually pretty lousy at the moment. No reason to think some other team won't throw some crazy money his way somewhere down the road. |
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