Danny Hurley Can’t Outright Deny Lakers, Must Hear ‘Em Out, Dan Dakich Says

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, based on Dan Dakich, former Indiana College participant and coach.

Dakich, host of Outkick’s “Don’t @ Me,” joined Babcock on “TMZ Sports” (airs nightly on FS1) on Thursday — solely hours after information of the Purple and Gold’s interest in Hurley rocked the basketball world — and we requested the longtime participant, coach, and media persona in regards to the bigtime improvement.

“Well, you got to listen. You got to listen. I mean, you’re talking the highest-paid NBA coach is [making] 17 and a half million. I don’t give a damn. You got to listen,” Dan mentioned.

The query is … would Danny and the Lakers even be 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, far-off from Jersey, and the Northeast.

“It would be bad,” Dakich started, earlier than stopping himself … “Not bad, it would be a unique fit.”

“He’s the epitome, Mike, of a Jersey East Coast guy. I mean, he is from the bingo hall in Jersey City. All of a sudden you’re going to L.A., but 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 might be necessary for Hurley to search 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 find out where the organization is, where LeBron is, where is the organization with LeBron. And if he gets the right answers and he feels comfortable, I mean, why not? He can always go back to college,” Dan mentioned.

“Look, Mike, if he flamed out in two years in the NBA, every college in America would be dying to hire him.”

After all, that is no shocker contemplating Hurley has a 141-58 at UCONN … and has received 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 … but it surely looks as if that is modified.

Based on studies, the Lakers are readying an enormous, long-term supply for Hurley … and whereas the UCONN head coach (for now, at the least) hasn’t publicly commented on the search, he did affirm to his workforce 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?