Hurleys Stays At UConn; Red.Fans Stuck with M.R.

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guinness77 said:
There’s a certain amount of truth to this statement whether or not anyone agrees with it or not. He’ll have to prove himself at either of those places, deal with ridiculous fanbases who expect nothing but championships or stay where he’ll be a god the rest of his life. He’s rich either way.
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He is already dealing with a ridiculous fan base that expects nothing but championships and is just going to get worse in the changing world of college basketball. If he was going to make this move, this might be the best time to do it.

I don’t really have a guess (and that is all anyone can do) as to whether he stays or go and quite frankly don’t care one way or the other as to what the end result will be but find the debate and conjecture interesting.
 
SJU85 said:
He is already dealing with a ridiculous fan base that expects nothing but championships and is just going to get worse in the changing world of college basketball. If he was going to make this move, this might be the best time to do it.

I don’t really have a guess (and that is all anyone can do) as to whether he stays or go and quite frankly don’t care one way or the other as to what the end result will be but find the debate and conjecture interesting.
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He’s already won 2 championships there. He doesn’t have that benefit of the doubt anywhere else. I get it, none of you like Mullins revenge and I find his hatred of Ledlum and Dingle strange at best, disturbing at worst, but he’s not really wrong here. Hurley is always gonna be remembered fondly in CT, barring a complete disaster and, like I said, rich regardless.
 
Mullins Revenge said:
Lakers have offered 100 mil over 8 years. Im no math major but thats 12.5 mill a year. Uconn will offer 10 mil and he will return.
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He might or he might not. If he does stay, it doesn’t make UConn a better job, just a better fit for him in his heart/mind (with an increase in pay, lower tax rate and lower cost of living which negates some of the yearly dollar delta).
 
SJU85 said:
He is already dealing with a ridiculous fan base that expects nothing but championships and is just going to get worse in the changing world of college basketball. If he was going to make this move, this might be the best time to do it.

I don’t really have a guess (and that is all anyone can do) as to whether he stays or go and quite frankly don’t care one way or the other as to what the end result will be but find the debate and conjecture interesting.
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That’s the thing Mullins Revenge and his friends only care when they win in the tournament if not could care less about Uconn hoops, They’re at the casino disrupting card games or under paying women at Tubs for Two!
 
I regret saying this, but he should stay for 'lifestyle' reasons (East Coast guy, family, the Golden Goose of UCONN hoops).
Selfishly, he should stay for the BEC, and Pitino wants the chance to beat him a couple times! Lol.
 
guinness77 said:
He’s already won 2 championships there. He doesn’t have that benefit of the doubt anywhere else. I get it, none of you like Mullins revenge and I find his hatred of Ledlum and Dingle strange at best, disturbing at worst, but he’s not really wrong here. Hurley is always gonna be remembered fondly in CT, barring a complete disaster and, like I said, rich regardless.
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I'm a man of respect around here. They love me. I'm a swell guy.
 
guinness77 said:
He’s already won 2 championships there. He doesn’t have that benefit of the doubt anywhere else. I get it, none of you like Mullins revenge and I find his hatred of Ledlum and Dingle strange at best, disturbing at worst, but he’s not really wrong here. Hurley is always gonna be remembered fondly in CT, barring a complete disaster and, like I said, rich regardless.
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My quotes has nothing to do with Mullins Revenge other than any responses I make to one of his posts.

His winning two National Championships will give him some leeway, that fan base will hunger for more and will turn on him if he doesn’t keep it up (see Ollie, Kevin). UConn is a good job (possibly great when you factor everything in) but it is not better than the Lakers’ job.

It will come down to what he wants and where his heart and mind are (and that includes how his wife feels about it).
 
guinness77 said:
Which should be the most important reason I would think, but that’s obviously just me.
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No, I think that is what I said or tried to imply.

I think one of the reasons Phil Jackson was so horrible when the Knicks hired him to run their operation was due to his heart not being in it which affected his drive and mind. The Knicks offered him so much money the last time around that he couldn’t refuse but his heart was never in it.
 
SJU85 said:
My quotes has nothing to do with Mullins Revenge other than any responses I make to one of his posts.

His winning two National Championships will give him some leeway, that fan base will hunger for more and will turn on him if he doesn’t keep it up (see Ollie, Kevin). UConn is a good job (possibly great when you factor everything in) but it is not better than the Lakers’ job.

It will come down to what he wants and where his heart and mind are (and that includes how his wife feels about it).
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If any coach won us one championship, he’d be a god. If any coach won us back-to-back championships, we’d build him a statue and rename the Garden after him.
 
guinness77 said:
If any coach won us one championship, he’d be a god. If any coach won us back-to-back championships, we’d build him a statue and rename the Garden after him.
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No disagreement there but we’re not UConn’s or Kentucky’s (Cal was basically run out of town there) fan bases.

They want to build statues for him (Hurley) now but that could turn with a few good but not great seasons. It is the nature of the beast.
 
I understand the value of letting UCONN back into our league. I understand the value of UCONN and Villanova winning a trove of championships.

How much did all that attention and prestige help us on Selection Sunday this past season?

Competitively they are the only state institution in our league, meaning they have an advantage in being funded by tax dollars in part.

Yes they have a great coach. Yes they've won more NCAA championships than any school before of since UCLA's Wooden led dominance. Yes the Big East does better financially with them in our league (which is the only reason they were let back in).

I wouldn't miss his whiny face if he leaves, or their obnoxious fans if they leave the conference.

Historically the Lakers have ALWAYS gotten their man, whether it be Chamberlain, Jabbar, Shaq, LeBron, or Phil Jackson. Risk of failure is high but what else does Hurley have to prove in basketball besides being able to say I conquered the NBA also?
 
Anthony Mattia said:
If those guys had to deal with NIL and free agency they may not have passed up the opportunities. You see how quickly they left coaching when this started
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1000%. I can’t imagine him turning down the Lakers for precisely this reason.
As for Pitino’s prediction, if he wasn’t 71 years old and trying to rehabilitate his image one last time, he’d be gone too.
 
Beasts of the East said:
I understand the value of letting UCONN back into our league. I understand the value of UCONN and Villanova winning a trove of championships.

How much did all that attention and prestige help us on Selection Sunday this past season?

Competitively they are the only state institution in our league, meaning they have an advantage in being funded by tax dollars in part.

Yes they have a great coach. Yes they've won more NCAA championships than any school before of since UCLA's Wooden led dominance. Yes the Big East does better financially with them in our league (which is the only reason they were let back in).

I wouldn't miss his whiny face if he leaves, or their obnoxious fans if they leave the conference.

Historically the Lakers have ALWAYS gotten their man, whether it be Chamberlain, Jabbar, Shaq, LeBron, or Phil Jackson. Risk of failure is high but what else does Hurley have to prove in basketball besides being able to say I conquered the NBA also?
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i dont understand this, “What else does he have to prove” stuff. Maybe hes wants to prove he can 3peat. Maybe he wants to prove he can win 5 in a row. Maybe he wants to prove he is the best college coach of all time.

There is lots more to prove for danny hurley in college basketball.

Billy Donovan won back to back titles and hes a footnnote in college hoops. Maybe hurley wants to be more than a footnote.
 
Redenbacher said:
1000%. I can’t imagine him turning down the Lakers for precisely this reason.
As for Pitino’s prediction, if he wasn’t 71 years old and trying to rehabilitate his image one last time, he’d be gone too.
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Nor would he be here in the first place.

The great things about the Pitino hire are 1) likely not going anywhere because the clock is ticking and because he can sleep in his own bed at night. 2) He is new york thru and thru and we get him as he is. 3) perfect sweet spot - for us we dig deep into our pockets, and still get a bargain.

He may just be serious about building a great culture for the next Richard Pitino waiting in the wings.
 
Knight said:
If the money offered, as reported, is real, he should take it gladly. He has nothing more to prove in CT, why leave the money on the table.
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The money isnt much more. Its 12.5 a year for 8 years. If Uconn ups there offer to 10 mil, in 3 years, he negotiates again and will make more then the 12.5 hed be locked in for 8 years in nba.
 
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