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The L.A. Lakers need UCONN head coach Danny Hurley, and regardless of a fats new contract and a chance to go back-to-back-to-back, the coveted coach must hearken to Lake Present execs, in line with Dan Dakich, former Indiana College participant and coach.
Dakich, host of Outkick’s “Do not @ Me,” joined Babcock on “TMZ Sports activities” (airs nightly on FS1) on Thursday — solely hours after information of the Purple and Gold’s curiosity in Hurley rocked the basketball world — and we requested the longtime participant, coach, and media persona concerning the bigtime improvement.
“Properly, you bought to pay attention. You bought to pay attention. I imply, you are speaking the highest-paid NBA coach is [making] 17 and a half million. I do not give a rattling. You bought to pay attention,” Dan mentioned.
The query is … would Danny and the Lakers even be an excellent match?
Hurley, born and raised in New Jersey, has spent practically his entire life on the East Coast. Danny starred at St. Anthony’s H.S. beneath legendary coach and father, Bob Hurley Sr., earlier than heading to Seton Corridor Univ. in South Orange, NJ, the place he performed for P.J. Carlesimo.
Southern California, it seems, is way, distant from Jersey, and the Northeast.
“It will be unhealthy,” Dakich started, earlier than stopping himself … “Not unhealthy, it will be a singular match.”
“He is the epitome, Mike, of a Jersey East Coast man. I imply, he’s from the bingo corridor in Jersey Metropolis. Swiftly you are going to L.A., however Danny Hurley, he can adapt. And he would adapt.”
Dakich, an Indiana Basketball Corridor of Famer who performed beneath the legendary Bobby Knight, earlier than teaching at his alma mater (along with Bowling Inexperienced), mentioned it would be vital for Hurley to seek out out the place the group plans to go over the subsequent few years … as LeBron James will get nearer to retirement.
“[Danny] has to seek out out the place the group is, the place LeBron is, the place is the group with LeBron. And if he will get the precise solutions and he feels comfy, I imply, why not? He can at all times return to varsity,” Dan mentioned.
“Look, Mike, if he flamed out in two years within the NBA, each faculty in America can be dying to rent him.”
After all, that is no shocker contemplating Hurley has a 141-58 at UCONN … and has gained two straight NCAA championships.
The Lakers have been conducting a training search since giving Darvin Ham the boot after dropping to the Nuggets within the first spherical of the NBA playoffs. JJ Redick, Bron’s podcast co-host, was reportedly the chief within the clubhouse for the job … nevertheless it looks as if that is modified.
In keeping with studies, the Lakers are readying an enormous, long-term provide for Hurley … and whereas the UCONN head coach (for now, no less than) hasn’t publicly commented on the search, he did verify to his staff that he was speaking to the Lakers.
There’s extra.
Ought to Danny solely take the job if James commits to staying and taking part in in L.A.? Will DH truly pull the set off and take the gig?
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