Bill Plaschke: Hurley up! The Lakers need to hire UConn champ Dan Hurley now.
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Jun 06, 2024
4 minutes
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LOS ANGELES — This is crazy. This could work.
This is loud and turbulent and fraught with unending drama and unceasing peril. This could work.
I was stunned by the Thursday morning news that the Lakers have targeted college basketball's best coach to become their next coach.
I also really, really, really loved it.
Danny Hurley? The UConn coach who just led his team to college basketball's first back-to-back championship in 17 years?
No brainer. No question. No more looking. If the Lakers really think they can get him, they need to go get him.
A hardscrabble gym rat who could develop a new culture, instill a timeless work ethic, and shape a complete team that would
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