UConn’s Dan Hurley to the Lakers? (UPDATE: He’s staying at UConn.)

[psuro]

Staying in Storrs.

Hurley spurns Lakers' offer, to stay with UConn

Dan Hurley has turned down the Lakers' six-year, $70 million offer and will return to chase a third straight national title at UConn, sources told ESPN.

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is this what we are up against?

 

[BobPSU92]

is this what we are up against?

Yes. Rhoades and Penn State were poised to assume northeast basketball supremacy had Hurley left for the Lakers.

 

[psuro]

Yes. Rhoades and Penn State were poised to assume northeast basketball supremacy had Hurley left for the Lakers.

So... Rhoades to the Lakers then?

 

[BobPSU92]

So... Rhoades to the Lakers then?

Naturally.

 

[fairgambit]

Naturally.

No. He is headed to West Virginia for 2 reasons. First, they have had 25 Rhodes Scholars and Penn State only 2 (which is pathetic). Yes, the spelling is different, but it is pronounced the same. Second, his nickname will become "Country" and "Country Rhoades" will take them home to an NCAA Championship. Trust me. I know stuff.

 

[marshall23]

Very insightful.

I wonder what ever happened to that guy.

He deserved better.

 

[BobPSU92]

Hurley's rejection stings, but pain doesn't have to linger for Lakers

The failed pursuit of Dan Hurley is embarrassing for the Lakers, but what Rob Pelinka & Co. do next will be far more important.

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Dan Hurley turned down the Lakers to stay at UConn? Surprising, maybe, but it makes sense

The UConn coach announced he had decided to stay in Storrs, Connecticut, and continue his pursuit of a third straight NCAA title.

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[nittanyfan333]

No. He is headed to West Virginia for 2 reasons. First, they have had 25 Rhodes Scholars and Penn State only 2 (which is pathetic). Yes, the spelling is different, but it is pronounced the same. Second, his nickname will become "Country" and "Country Rhoades" will take them home to an NCAA Championship. Trust me. I know stuff.

 

[GrimReaper]

No. He is headed to West Virginia for 2 reasons. First, they have had 25 Rhodes Scholars and Penn State only 2 (which is pathetic). Yes, the spelling is different, but it is pronounced the same. Second, his nickname will become "Country" and "Country Rhoades" will take them home to an NCAA Championship. Trust me. I know stuff.

Doing a comparison of the number of Rhodes Scholars by school is a bit specious. The awards are made by (semi) geographic region, not nationally. The composition of those regions changes from time, but PA is almost always in one of the more difficult/competitive. That said, West Virginia hasn't had a Rhodes Scholar in nearly 30 years, and is currently in a group with Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

 

[Midnighter]

Very insightful.

I wonder what ever happened to that guy.

Wonder if Joe had any regrets about that given he likely does not 'go out' tarnished and vilified if he takes the Pats (or Hurricanes) job when offered. Who knows? Sandusky was on staff when this offer was made - maybe he goes with Joe too. My guess is Joe didn't have any regrets on the whole...

 

[fairgambit]

Doing a comparison of the number of Rhodes Scholars by school is a bit specious. The awards are made by (semi) geographic region, not nationally. The composition of those regions changes from time, but PA is almost always in one of the more difficult/competitive. That said, West Virginia hasn't had a Rhodes Scholar in nearly 30 years, and is currently in a group with Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

No matter how you compare them, 2 is pathetic. Our last one was 23 years ago.
If PA is in one of the more competitive regions, Pitt has managed to earn 8. Lehigh has 6. Villanova and Gettysburg have 3 each. All have a far smaller pool of "scholars" that might apply.
Swarthmore has 28. OK. We are no Swarthmore. But we should aspire to be Pitt, which, as noted, has 8. Five of those have been earned since our last one in 2001.

 

[psuro]

Wonder if Joe had any regrets about that given he likely does not 'go out' tarnished and vilified if he takes the Pats (or Hurricanes) job when offered. Who knows? Sandusky was on staff when this offer was made - maybe he goes with Joe too. My guess is Joe didn't have any regrets on the whole...

I also don't think he had any regrests

He did it.....his way.

 

[GrimReaper]

No matter how you compare them, 2 is pathetic. Our last one was 23 years ago.
If PA is in one of the more competitive regions, Pitt has managed to earn 8. Lehigh has 6. Villanova and Gettysburg have 3 each. All have a far smaller pool of "scholars" that might apply.
Swarthmore has 28. OK. We are no Swarthmore. But we should aspire to be Pitt, which, as noted, has 8. Five of those have been earned since our last one in 2001.

It's not a given, though more likely than not, that all of the winners from the schools you cited were from the PA region.

You'll also find that graduates from STEM fields are under-represented.

Finally, all you need to know about the Rhodes is that a minus-mind like Gregg McElroy was a finalist

 

[GrimReaper]

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Joe lucked out. Billy Sullivan turned out to be one of the more screwed up owners in NFL history.

 

[NewEra 2014]

That Lakers job is a really tough job at the moment. I expect that they are going to have to hire a first-time head coach.

 

[BobPSU92]

That Lakers job is a really tough job at the moment. I expect that they are going to have to hire a first-time head coach.

lebron:

 

[fairgambit]

It's not a given, though more likely than not, that all of the winners from the schools you cited were from the PA region.
You'll also find that graduates from STEM fields are under-represented.
Finally, all you need to know about the Rhodes is that a minus-mind like Gregg McElroy was a finalist.

But that proves my point. We have thousands of those. Our awardee numbers should be off the charts!

 

[GrimReaper]

But that proves my point. We have thousands of those. Our awardee numbers should be off the charts!

Point taken. Surprised that Neeli doesn't have her minions scouring the depths for candidates.

Truth is the pursuit is pretty time consuming and it's not for everyone.

 

[BobPSU92]

The Lakers had been thinking of hiring LeBron’s buddy JJ Reddick, that would have been a disastrous hire. I like Reddick but he’s got zero coaching experience.

Sources: Lakers to interview Redick for HC job

JJ Redick will formally interview for the Lakers' coaching job this weekend, and a strong performance is expected to move him to the forefront of the franchise's search, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Bison13]

lebron:

They should just hire him as player coach. He already thinks he's the GOAT, he can use this to solidify it in his mind. He would never want to do this though as then he would have to take blame which he has never done during his career

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Midnighter]

The only important basketball news of the day is that walking goddess Cameron Brink tore her ACL.

@LionJim - She's 6'4"; how long are those legs?

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Sources: Lakers to interview Redick for HC job

JJ Redick will formally interview for the Lakers' coaching job this weekend, and a strong performance is expected to move him to the forefront of the franchise's search, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

They shoulda gone after Monty Williams!

 

[NewEra 2014]

Ooooff. It couldn’t happen to a more deserving franchise.

 

[BobPSU92]

One word to explain this: lebron