Dan Hurley to the Lakers?

[GoMuskies]

Not ideal for the league.

[Xville]

It's a no brainer unless he and his wife just don't want to leave the east coast and family...

Wouldn't be great for the league, but it'd probably be great for Xavier.

[muskiefan82]

Makes sense. He is made for WHINE country

[paulxu]

When your players make a lot more than you do, you need to have a different coaching style.
Wonder if he would fit well.

[GoMuskies]

It's a no brainer unless he and his wife just don't want to leave the east coast and family...

Wouldn't be great for the league, but it'd probably be great for Xavier.

It would be great for Xavier in the short term, definitely.

[Xville]

When your players make a lot more than you do, you need to have a different coaching style.
Wonder if he would fit well.

I guess Lebron yeah but Kerr makes 17 million...I'm guessing that Hurley if he takes the job is going to be in that neighborhood. The average nba salary is around 10 million...he'd definitely be making more than that.

Honestly if I'm Hurley, I'm telling Buss I'll take the job if Lebron is gone. Lebron is a coach killer that I'd want no part of...he almost killed Spoelstra's career and he's one of the best coaches out there.

[GoMuskies]

Honestly if I'm Hurley, I'm telling Buss I'll take the job if Lebron is gone.

If I'm Hurley, I'm telling Buss I'll take the job if they guarantee me $20 million a year for about 8 years. And then who cares if Lebron kills your career?

[murray87]

Hurley seems crazy enough to be able to battle LeBron's bullcrap

[drudy23]

As much noise as there is around this, I will still be surprised if it actually happens.

That is an enormous change in lifestyle from someone who has said he's not seeking that out.

[MHettel]

What does this say about the state of the college game?

Hurley has a top 5 job where he could contend for championships for the next 20 years. He’s got 2 rings already. He can reach legendary status, if he’s not there already. It’s hard to imagine a single reason someone would even consider leaving that spot.

Alternatively, the Lakers, while a legendary franchise are not currently in a position to contend and don’t have talent or a surplus of picks to be in that position anytime soon. Strip away that logo, and their attractiveness falls in the middle of the pack as a coaching opportunity.

Sure the money might be 2X, but there is literally nothing else about this opportunity that exceeds what he’s already got.