Fishclamps wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 4:34 pm
Never would have worked with LeBron there. Would have been a nightmare for Hurley.
I disagree. LeBron won’t play forever and letting him construct the team in return for his open praise of the coaching job he is doing would have given Hurley the leeway to weather the coming post-Lebron rebuild.
I honestly think you’re a fool if you turn down the Lakers job whether LeBron is there or not.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
SCCats wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:44 pm
A college coach turned down $12M a year from the Lakers to stay in Hartford and coach UCONN.
Good on him, but damn.
It's a blue blood program and arguably the top program in the country right now. I don't think Hurley's decision is as surprising as some are making it sound. Coach K turned down the Lakers as well. For similar reasons.
Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 4:25 pm
If the Knicks job opens up soon, that's the one I think Hurley will leave for.
The current Knick coach makes around $7M. That will increase when he resigns but it won't necessarily be a bump in salary that makes him change for a NBA type job. Maybe he wants something different but his coaching style won't play well with players making 4-5 times as much money as you are.
Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 4:25 pm
If the Knicks job opens up soon, that's the one I think Hurley will leave for.
The current Knick coach makes around $7M. That will increase when he resigns but it won't necessarily be a bump in salary that makes him change for a NBA type job. Maybe he wants something different but his coaching style won't play well with players making 4-5 times as much money as you are.
TC, Hurley has already made his intention to coach in the NBA very public. The Lakers are just a shit show, and he probably avoided an ice berg. When the right east coast job opens up, he'll have greater interest.
