Rich Eisen: Why Dan Hurley Would Be Foolish to Leave UConn for Kentucky | The Rich Eisen Show
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Dan Hurley will stay in Stoors! He will join his father, Coach Calhoun, and Don Genò in Springfield!
Cal having 50 nba players should be a negative if his coaching resume not a positive. He had that much talent come into his program and only ended up with one championship in 15 years
Only reason he has a chip is because an all time great nba player had an all time great run lmao
...and how many of them all stars? Unfortunately, the genie is out of the bottle with NIL, transfer portal and one and done. Player empowerment is coming with its own set of consequences in that players aren't focusing on fundamentals, defense and development, just their athleticism and that's why fan interest is dwindling. The NBA product is suffering because of that as well
Man the media didn't waste any time after the game asking him about the Kentucky job, either. The clock had barely hit 0.0 when they started asking. They want that narrative so badly. Not everyone wants to leave their spot. He has a chance to threepeat. Let him enjoy his moment
UConn combines an old-school mentality with fresh, new-school play. This is the type of basketball America wants to see.
He plays overseas type of ball also ! East side defense !
We like nail biters too. When might those be forthcoming? Tough team actually to watch. Too predictable at this point to where once a ten point lead opens up, you know it's done. I hear a lot of channels changing. Madison Ave. doesn't like this....not at all.
@@tracyisbestIf you think Uconn is tough to watch you're clueless about the sport of basketball. Go watch bowling and save yourself 😮
@@anthonyyusef5897 No, it's TOUGH TO WATCH as the casual fan when one team is in front of the other and that trailing team has no chance of coming back. That's not good for television. Most people will be tuning this squad out if another tournament goes that way again.
And how the hell do you think I'd be better off watching bowling? Do you even know how to make a compelling argument or is everything you write pure nonsense? You must be about 12.
@@tracyisbest then you should be watching Big East basketball. During the regular season, when UConn played other Big East teams it was hardly blowout after blowout. The point margins were a lot closer during regular season in Big East conference play than during the NCAA tournament against the "best" teams in the nation.
Can’t picture a Jersey City boy living year round in KY. Storrs, CT is 3.5 hour ride.
Maybe that will help you sleep better tonight. $ E C, baby!!!
Connecticut has a lot of wealthy UConn alums
.....and the SEC has more.... MORE....... M O R E ! ! ! ! ! !
There's a lot of money in Connecticut statewide and UCONN is a part of the state system i believe
Why on earth would Dan Hurley even consider leaving Uconn for Kentucky? Notwithstanding any possible monetary considerations, it would be a step down. Plus his wife would probably divorce him.
Exactly. It’s a huge step down
UConn head coach is usually one of the highest paid employees in the state. They will make sure he says
UCONN is a powerhouse
..........in hoops. only in hoops. :(
@@tracyisbestyeah,everything thing else is trash!! 😂
If Hurley keeps winning, if and when the landscape changes, and Uconn is left out, there will always be a Power 5 job available for him.
He has the POWER 1 job!!! Why take a step back?
I mean... they were already left out a decade ago when they got relegated to the American conference. Kevin Ollie bit the bucket for that. Hurley himself said the return to the Big East was an enormous upside
@@222jojoUConn isn't a better job than Kentucky
@@stevemiller1345 and the coaches are lining up to go there...NOT
@@222jojo they only officially asked 2. And we're declined by 2. Not everyone is going to decline 100 million dollars.
If Dan Hurley is good as advertised, it really doesn't matter where he ends up coaching.
He is that good, but some schools have obsessive and toxic fanbases that can sabotage any coach if they feel they're not competing for a national title every year (see: Indiana, Louisville, UCLA, Kentucky).
He is. He learned his craft from his father...legendary high school coach of St Anthony's high school in NJ.
I mentioned in another post that he can turn any program around. The problem is him getting today's generation to buy into his philosophy of fundementals, defense and development. You know, the boring stuff, but it creates championship programs and always has. Today's kids don't have a clue or seem to even want one - it's all about athleticism, iso plays, dunks and 3', so why would he deal with that aggrevation when he's in a program that's buying into it?
Hurley's not gonna leave. Honestly I'm fine with whoever coaches UK as long as we don't get Billy Gillespie again.
I’ve heard Kentucky is around 13.5 M and UCONN is around 7 M
But that jersey shore going to keep him over there .
Nobody cares about the jersey shore dude😂😂😂
@@stefanpayne9199 He's being sarcastic, Mr. Tone Deaf.
@@stefanpayne9199 Ask dan hurley 🤣🤣 It's been said on espn & he said it pat show 🤣
First of Hurley is not walking away from a 3peat opportunity. If there is major conference adjustments that puts Uconn on the outside looking in the Hurley can just decide what college he wants to go coach and that school will just dump their coach
They're already on the outside looking in, no need for any conference "adjustments". Football is dead there. Independent, they play no one. No zip in that program that pays the bills. This is why he's on borrowed time there.
Could be an issue in the future, right now he seems happy collecting chips at Uconn. If he decides to leave in the future he can get any job he wants
Storrs/UConn is the Camelot of basketball.
These reporters are lame brained people who don’t understand how strong the program is at UConn. To ask Hurley about Kentucky is so ridiculous and insulting that there’s nothing to say about it.
UConn has been the new Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina so Dan is at the best possible place for him hands down.
Or Uh, maybe not. I leave you exhibit A: Connecticut Huskies Football Program
Hurley is as good of a coach that he can turn any program around, but why would he? Hes already established his philosophy of fundamentals, defense and team bball and the players buy into it. That is what has always created championship programs, so why would he go through the aggravation of trying to convince this generation of players who arent aware of or interested in that?
The private plane charters he can afford with the $12m/yr UK could offer can get her to the Jersey Shores faster than the car drive from Storrs to NJ or the commercial flight she does now.
UConn is king now and has been for some time. Kentucky who??
@@kennedyclash77 Are You talking about the program that won ONE freaking NCAAT game from 2015 -2022?
@@mgers75 those were down years because of football and changing conferences. UConn got back to the Big East and they started dominating again. Last quarter century UConn 6 Kentucky 1, not to mention ‘11 & ‘14 tourneys.
Why would Hurley go to Kentucky unless he wants some chicken? 🤣
After what his team did to Purdue, I am pretty sure the chicken industry want nothing to do with him 🤣
As a casual nfl fan and a huge Kentucky fan today’s the day that I realized this dude is just a talking head. He said Kentucky is the cowboys🤣 Kentucky just dominated the 2010s cowboys ain’t been good since the 90s. Then had the nuts to say Caitlyn Clark is the reason he should stay🤣
If it wasn't for George mason upset we'd have 7 chips 🤦🏾🤷🏾
NOT EVEN CLOSE. YOU'D NEVER BEAT THAT FLORIDA SQUAD. (speaking of back 2 backers) Keep that narrative alive in your head though.
@@tracyisbest…How long before Florida becomes relevant again?
@@82dupont WHO CARES! In 2006, they kill the team that lost to firggin' GEORGE MASON. Quit trying to steal back titles you never earned!!!!
@@tracyisbestjust like you are keeping the narrative alive in your head that anyone and everyone would dream of coaching in Kentucky 😂
@@hgspiderman56 You're dead wrong. I don't even like UK in any sport. But I know how money flows. That Conn football program is the elephant in the room. Unfortunately, the ACC and Big 12 won't invite you any time soon. That's why any UConn baskeball coach will have to look at all power 2 conference offers. They have the most and will continue to have the most to offer so it would be foolish not to think about the long term.
UConn is a better program and a better job than Kentucky. And New England is a better place to live.
Half of Kentucky’s championships were during WW II.
It's done with top 200 recruits thats how you get it done. Sprinkle in a few top recruits and thats how they have kept the program going. There is not enough continuity when you have nothing but all americans leaving every other year.
UConn shall emulate the UCLA legacy
Yall said the same thing when we took John Calipari from Memphis why would he leave for Ky he has this program at a better place than ky but in reality Ky is the best job in basketball hands down and all of ya haters know it. We will get a successful coach weather its hurley or whoever Ky will be back on top and that's a fact we have always came back we have 8 titles by 5 different coaches
NOT the best.....AT ALL. Unreal, impossible expectations. That is why you have FIVE coaches who won your last five titles. They had to GET OUT OF THERE. BTW, you have won ONE national title in 25 years.
Way to go, Mr. Best Job In America Hands Down! LOL!!!!!!!
Also, take an English class. Learn to use the proper form of weather. This one you chose, WASN'T IT!
Hurley doesn't need to leave UConn for Kentucky. UConn needs to leave the Big East for the ACC or the Big 12 in order for Hurley to continue to secure the resources necessary to run a competitive program in these times. And, it's only going to get worse for the Big East down the line.
Cannot afford to leave. State school athletic department is still in the red.
How many of the last 25 natty's came out of the big east? Yeah, exactly, think they're doin' fine. Big 12 was so overrated this year. They're net rankings so artificially pumped up by spurious metrics.
@@UR_Right24 I think you are missing my point. The Big East programs will only find it harder and harder to compete with the power 4 or 3 schools in the future because they lack the kind of revenue that football delivers to those programs. The UConn athletic department, as successful as they are in both men's and women's D1 basketball, is in financial dire straits. Believe me, if Hurley senses that he will have a harder time competing with SEC, Big 10 and Big 12 programs because of smaller NIL resources, etc., he will eventually move. I don't think it will necessarily be about lining his own pockets. It will be about maintaining a competitive edge. Sadly, the Big East will eventually become a 2nd tier conference in basketball. Kids today could care less about the storied history of the Big East. They will gravitate to the programs with the most NIL resources and financial upsides. It's sad.
Look, another bozo underselling the Big East, must be all that college football rotting the brain; leaving it for the Small 12 or the All Crap Conference would be a huge mistake.
Hurley isn't leaving UConn. End of story
Yeah. No way. Did you see that number on Hurley's dad...? Like 26 state championships as a head coach. I bet pops has some advice even if his wife thought $3.5 million more per sounds like an acceptable inconvenience to leave NJ. But no, I think something smells in Kentucky basketball. Static from donors aka superfans with money and unchecked privileges or the AD or both are my best guess. Why wouldn't you want to be coach of the Cowboys...? As a Cowboys fan, I can unequivocally say, Jerry Jones is reason No. 1-10.
Who's the guy clamoring about Conn having seven titles if not for George Mason? (2006, I have to assume) R U Kidding me? Florida flattens that team, Rudy Gay and all. U had some NBAers? UF had them too....and went back 2 back to prove how good they were. Sorry, not buying '06 UConn being better than the field (especially with 11 seed Mason beating them)
The big difference between New England and Kentucky is in NE we are a big fan of pro sports, what else does Kentucky have to watch? I guess horse racing. If your wife is from NJ and you want it stay married I would say no to Kentucky. I know it’s got some beautiful areas but there is definitely a massive cultural difference. If he stays in UConn he will make plenty of money and have access to lots of great recruits. The Northeast is all about basketball.
I think you are correct for the most part as far as the roles that regional differences and family roots may play in keeping Hurley tethered to UConn in the short term. However, I believe Hurley will make a move eventually if UConn remains in the Big East. Conference realignment and resource allocation will be of paramount importance because the Big East schools will find it harder and harder to compete with the power 4 or 3 conference schools - however conference realignment shakes out in the future - without football money. If Hurley can't secure the resources necessary to stay competitive with SEC, Big 10, Big 12 and ACC programs, he will move in a heartbeat. I say this as a life-long New Englander and UConn basketball fan and, believe me, it pains me to say so.
This is totally a made up story, including by Eisen.
Rich, have you ever been to rupp arena? UConn couldn’t fill the stadium AFTER the repeat. Kentucky fills the stadium for our annual preseason scrimmage. Hurley is a king in Connecticut but he’d be a god in Kentucky. UConn fans wouldn’t even be able to hate bc he’s done so much for them in 6 years
Kentucky wontwo titles in the 40s, two titles in the 50s, one in 78, two titles in the 90s and one in 2012. All the McDonald’s all Americans commit to Kentucky, A historically racist school with a coach named Adolf lol. But the best players always want to play there and they hardly produce titles in modern basketball!! Talk about overrated.
Rajon Rondo should be the next coach at Kentucky. The Dan Hurley comment is an epic kind of Mike Tomlin.
had the exact same thought regarding Mike Tomlin
Not great NBA players from Kentucky
Are you drunk?
Name one good UConn ball player in the NBA right now??? I’ll wait. 😂Lol tell me you don’t watch ncaa ball without saying you don’t watch ncaa ball haha