Re: Lavin Out
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 2:36 pmBill Marsh wrote:Hall2012 wrote:And ESPN reporting Dan Hurley's extension at URI is a done deal. Now as we all know, extensions mean pretty much nothing, but Hurley choosing to stay doesn't really surprise me. He has a likely NCAA Tournament team and an A10 Championship favorite for next year at URI- compared to a St. John's team that's having its roster gutted. He'll have a lot more bargaining power next year after taking the Rams to the dance (and possibly A10 title and a tourney win or 2) than he has this year after just an NIT appearance.
But the St. John's job won't be open next year, which suggests that it isn't his dream job.
My hope is that his alma mater comes calling next year. Problem though, is that if he has the aforementioned success, they're likely to have some big competition that they just can't compete with financially. They'd have to hope that the opportunity to return to New Jersey really is as big a factor to him as speculation suggests.