I'm not buying this unfortunately....dudes an east coast guy. I say this is a leverage play to get more money from uconn
I don't think that's it.
Didn't he leverage the Kentucky situation to get more money? I just have a hard time thinking UCONN was like: We have more money, but this is all we're gonna give you for now--but they have more in the war chest in case the NBA comes snooping.
People had been saying he wanted to be in the NBA. The Lakers are 1 of 2 Premier NBA franchises.
Hurley values being on the East Coast. But not more than he values coaching in the NBA. I would argue not more than he values winning in college. If UCONN wasn't giving him the resources to win, he probably thinks more about the Kentucky job. But Kentucky wasn't elevating him beyond what he was already doing at UCONN. He could stay where he was, win, and make more than enough money to live comfortably forever.
But his big goal is to coach in the NBA. Maybe he'd rather it be the Celtics or the Knicks. But I'll be shocked if he isn't the Lakers coach.