Loyalty

By Mike Rifkin

On Monday it was announced that UCONN coach Dan Hurley turned down an offer to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers reportedly offered Hurley a six year contract worth 70 million dollars. Had he taken the offer Hurley would’ve been one of the highest paid NBA coaches. 

The Lakers job is not the only one that Hurley turned down. Earlier in the offseason he turned down the opportunity to replace John Calipari at the University of Kentucky. Hurley decided staying at UCONN and try to win a third consecutive National Championship is more important than the money. We live in an era of sports that says money is the root of most things, but for Danny Hurley bringing UCONN back to a national powerhouse has mattered more and shows a great deal of loyalty in a sport that sees a lot of turnover.