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Bill Plaschke: Hurley up! The Lakers need to hire UConn champ Dan Hurley now.

Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at TD Garden on March 30, 2024, in Boston.

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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