Dan and Andrea Hurley: Why we turned down Lakers job

[@GrahamBensinger]

0:00 - NBA aspirations? 1:13 - 'Rough' team meeting 1:58 - Los Angeles visit felt 'yucky,' yet 'right' 3:23 - Making a decision 4:30 - Public perception 5:10 - Text decision 6:16 - Informing the team 7:20 - NCAA jobs are more demanding

[@ball_0ut]

the last minute of this video explains the biggest difference from college to the NBA ! great move coach 🔥

[@legendaryTMNICO]

He doesn’t need any NBA head coaching job. He should stick to college basketball. He’ll just be the next Rick pitino and John calipari that won’t go all the way in the NBA.

[@michaelbuchta2367]

Love this guy so so much as our coach!!! An even better person!!!

[@AdioAsh]

Ive never seen a man in a more comfortable state of existence as Coach Hurley. Why would he ruin that peace for the drama of the nba on top of that the lakers who are top tier drama.

[@alexnather7614]

He made the right choice. lakers do not have any chance at a title. When lebron retires they will blow it up. and lebron never listened or has respect for anyone who ever coached him...

[@Tib1010]

​@@alexnather7614 That's not true but yes the Lakers have signed essentially a death warrant that's going to come into play within 2-3 years. They should be making trades and adding in young pieces to develops instead their entire cap is going to two players

[@iBENiceMan]

🤣🤣

[@abba136]

What an absolute legend. Awesome interview, Graham. As usual.

[@a-love-supremist]

he got a new contract out of uconn using the lakers as leverage. yes, the lakers offered $20m more for the same amount of years but he has lifetime job security at uconn where he will keep renewing and extending his contract at 50m+, eventually he'll sign a $100m deal. I'm a Lakers fan but it didn't make any sense to me why an east coast guy building a college dynasty, and whose father was a lifelong high school coach, would go to an aging Lakers team with LeBron's retirement imminent. Steve Kerr has been a championship winning coach but has also had the worst record in the league. NBA coaches, no matter how brilliant they are, are nothing without superstars. In college, Hurley is rotating the best players in the country year in year out.

[@Kream180]

Fuck the nba being a college coach at top program would be so fun , recruiting top kids in high school and transfer portal and build dream team to take to march madness… best job ever

[@iggypopisgod9]

nah, Uconn was going to pay him considerably , there was no leverage required. He investigated to see if the grass was greener. At LA he would be the under the thumb of an Owner, GM, etc.

[@connorchase2451]

And he’ll forever just be a forgotten college coach. He wasn’t built for it and neither was his wife. He isn’t a good enough coach to coach LeBron. He’s a kids coach.

[@djnfbrhkelkondwvb6853]

How many opportunities as a coach do you get to be not just the coach of the Lakers but coach a team with Lebron James and AD on it

[@Powerofdasun]

lol you people think the Lakers offing this guy the job??? Never. Woj help his friend get a pay day. Your college credentials has nothing to with the pros.

[@mrmartywaring]

He made a great decision by staying at UConn

[@TheAndokid1]

yeah for sure cause he probably knew it was going to be nonstop drama.

[@Heraclitean]

It shouldn't have been that hard of a decision. Lakers HC is a powerless position. He avoided disaster.

[@I.am_Groot]

Fax

[@Commenting800]

More like he realized couldn't handle the pressure of those LA lights .

[@Heraclitean]

@@Commenting800 Based on what? Look at the record since Phil Jackson. Parade of coaches staying 1-3 years who all got scapegoated. Not even a title could save Vogel. Hurley just would've been the next one. Redick will be gone sooner than later. Book it.

[@kingjoserio]

Facts

[@g.b.alejandro6268]

@Heraclitean plus an overrated player who pressured his team with his antics by considering his weak son to play alongside with him... 😂

[@johannty7260]

Smart move to stay away from a messed up situation.

[@TheAndokid1]

for sure. would've been nonstop drama and lebron telling him constantly what to do.

[@Flyerman777]

Imagine Hurley dealing with bronny and lebron

[@TheAndokid1]

oh jesus that probably would've been a shit show.

[@Thefastcount]

He has a point that an nba coach usually doesn’t run the show, especially older teams. Thibs and pop are the only coaches that come to mind that their teams run through their system. A college coach probably works better for a young nba team.

[@donvirts4608]

He really understands the "stay in your lane" phrase.

[@ezquiet]

Knicks, Nets, Sixers, Celtics, etc. If one of those north east NBA teams come calling, it’ll get interesting.

[@raj8294]

Celtics would be a good fit

[@angelmatos9143]

Mediocre ownership is a definite no. 😎

[@I.am_Groot]

The Lakers have made some questionable moves.. Unfortunately for fans that WCF appearance a couple years ago prolonged the LeGm era and will make for a harsh rebuild era to follow..

[@theBlackBearrrr]

​@@I.am_Grootoh no I don't wanna hear about leGM. It's ownership full stop. Don't start blaming players, the Buss family has done a shitty job since Kobe's last days.

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

He looks so much like his father!!

[@sylviablackman1665]

You made the right choice.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

He made the right choice sticking to college basketball

[@glennprucinsky7968]

I love Dan’s passion for coaching and his ability to engage with his players. What concerns me is the potential for burnout because he’s so invested. In today’s landscape around college athletics, I personally don’t approve of how the law got involved with thinking college students should get paid. So does this mean that the NCAA can’t enforce how sports athletics should be conducted. Should students pay for costs associated with the complete operating expenses involved with putting their sporting activities on. Arenas, plane fares, maintenance, coaches salaries, equipment, uniforms, workers, school buildings, facilities, transportation, teachers salaries, university facilities, whatever costs come with running an educational program. I order to showcase sporting events at a university you need to include all of these expenses. Attorneys and State Attorneys never should have gotten involved in ruining college competition. This has put countless pressure on the people who were in this for the love of sports and young men and women. This will never work in the long run and cause many college institutions to cut athletics. I don’t know how long men like Dan can keep the fire within him without getting burnout.????

[@MeWizeMagicDan]

Hurley reminds me of Larry Brown, he just loves teaching. Could be kids at a park. LB with the Pistons worked because of the situation and the players bought in, I don’t think today’s NBA could have that.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

Larry brown will always be the only college coach that won an NBA title. There will never be another college coach that will win an NBA title. Any NBA team that wants to hire a college coach is dumb.

[@RHCP1]

If your happy where you are in life, why try something else. "Don't mess with happiness". $$ means nothing if you are happy.

[@TheAndokid1]

wow that was well said, and i completely agree with it. i just think it would've been a complete disaster that wouldn't of been his fault. yes money means nothing if happy, but at the same time 70 million dollars over 7 years i feel like wouldn't be where it needs to be. i also feel like he probably wasn't thinking long term either.

[@javianjohnson8746]

It seems like UCONN is his "peace" whereas the NBA, especially the LAKERS of all team w/LeBron and AD, is a bunch of opportunities for drama and a pretty powerless position as a head coach

[@TheAndokid1]

for sure i feel like it would've been nonstop drama.

[@noneofyourbusiness8349]

Didn't wanna be lebrick assistant coach

[@jro82]

Who's here after the 3 straight losses?😂

[@gustavohimeno9833]

Was she going to coach Lakers too?

[@tomstevens7452]

IF your wife is not on board it will be a bad situation

[@wills.9422]

She talking like she was about to be an assistant coach 😂

[@majormarketing6552]

@tomstevens7452 Wives arent permanent so who cares. They come and go

[@QazJer]

His wife couldn’t handle being a small fish in a big pond 😂

[@NotYourTypicalLakersFan]

All that plastic surgery she doesn’t wanna get made fun of

[@CeltsVvvvvv]

I think the same for him. He knew he wouldn’t be the main guy anymore.

[@SayNo2NoseBeers]

Everyone knows that Lebron James is the Head Coach of the Lakers. Dude even got his clown son drafted by the team. That’s says everything you need to know.

[@theBlackBearrrr]

Why are you calling his son a clown? All he did was play basketball and get drafted. The Lakers didn't have to draft him, LeBron was staying on the Lakers regardless. Stop with this narrative man.

[@joshuamccall8043]

@@theBlackBearrrr I agree brony isn't a clown but to say that he was going to get drafted if Lebron wasn't his dad is a stretch.

[@Patekk]

The poor kid collapsed due to a congenital heart defect. He was literally ranked 20th by ESPN in the 2023 recruiting class.

[@SayNo2NoseBeers]

@@theBlackBearrrr because he’s a clown. Lebron needs go shut up and dribble

[@ezedubeeze5675]

What is this?

[@racebannon8569]

His wife seems like a little drama princess too

[@TheRoyalHour]

“We”.

[@DebateBoyzPodcast]

I mean if I was running the risk of 85% Chance That I was gunna get scapegoated by LeMickey after year 1 or 2 of being their coach I wouldn’t accept either 😂

[@jjstraka1982]

Because a two-time national champ doesn't need being Lebron's fall guy in his life.

[@CaneCarter-rl1gq]

His wife sounds crazy

[@joshlynn3185]

she is married to a coach… yea the crazy life choose her, she did not choose the life

[@joshuamccall8043]

He realized he wouldn't be coaching and it was Lebron that was really coaching the team

[@TheAndokid1]

for sure. i also feel like 70 million dollars over 7 years wouldn't be worth it since some of the players probably make more than that.

[@jasonbecke]

He knows the the pros would be too much for him to handle so he stayed where he knows he can succeed

[@BakiSmaki27]

That Lakers job is all glitz right now. As long as Lebron is still there he is not going to be able to coach the team 100% how he wants. He was smart to not accept that job. If he really wants to coach in nba, which it doesn't seem like he does, there will be other opportunities down the line.

[@Fent-]

Loved watching the Lakers get embarrassed by Hurley ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@slappysahil123]

He gonna coach the knicks

[@Lottoboi100]

He would have got swallowed as Lakers coach LeBron wouldn't have listened to him

[@TheAndokid1]

for sure. i was thinking the same exact thing and i feel like that kind of money wasn't where it needed to be.

[@Aaron-fb1pq]

Not "we" it's "he" Andrea was not in the coaching contract.

[@PopOutPaulie]

It's 100% we she has to pack up and leave. You are clueless if you think a wife's input isn't heavily considered in these types of situations

[@Aaron-fb1pq]

@@PopOutPaulie LOL. You're making it sound like it's this great sacrifice. The guy makes 7 figures to coach basketball.

[@PopOutPaulie]

@@Aaron-fb1pq Bro it is a sacrifice.... Yes they're making big money but they still would have to pack up and move across the country leaving behind friends and family. How can you not see why a wife would be in on that decision? You must be super young or single and have been single for a long time. Cause if you weren't and have been in a real relationship I'm not sure this would even be a convo lol

[@Aaron-fb1pq]

@@PopOutPaulie No. I have a wife and I'm in my 30's. We make decisions together but if I was offered a multi-million dollar work offer where she no longer has to work she has no say.

[@Aaron-fb1pq]

@@PopOutPaulie 50 million for 6 years! If my wife got in the way of that we'd be divorcing 100 percent.

[@anakinskywalker1509]

Jesus loves y’all

[@10359877]

And now no nba team will be dumb enough as the lakers to hire a college coach as their next head coach. The owners would rather hire an unknown yes man instead of dan hurley. Wasted opportunity to scam the lakers 😂

[@CWJ0725]

we all know why he turned down the job. He didn't want to be the scapegoat.

[@josehurtado6562]

You big baby

[@robertjohnmarcella263]

that decision was fucked up man

[@Knickerbocker7]

He’s waiting for his kids to leave college. Then make jump to coach in nba

[@eileenmisenti6971]

His kids are already out of college, pay attention 😮

[@WilliamThompson-w9f]

What are the sneakers he's wearing?

[@CarolynKaplan-j2d]

Miller David Robinson Gary Hall Helen

[@MJ-qe9qn]

Can we move on from this conversation please? Lol

[@alexap429]

It’s funny how is it that most uconn players don’t want their coach to go to coach in the nba but I’m sure most of their players want to go to the nba after done playing in college SMH…. Come on man ….

[@Styles.rp25]

We lol

[@kevinhorry4182]

The Lakers is the most storied franchise in the West Coast. His loss

[@Jerry8yomomma]

The wife talks as if she’s the one who’s coaching

[@vincew4297]

She’s immersed in his world why wouldn’t she be? It’s be great to have a wife who’s so as invested in sports and loves it just as much as you do

[@QuadB47]

"we" LMAO

[@bibbydole3438]

Slightly histrionic and overdramatic. They are talking as if this was war or a major surgery.

[@nate7892]

Wish he was coaching my lakers 💔

[@TheAndokid1]

he probably would've did the team justice, but people should be respecting that decision cause it probably was the better decision, but at the same time he probably wasn't thinking long term.

[@I.am_Groot]

Dan Hurley is an A list proven coach. Unfortunately this disqualifies him from being part of the LeGm legacy. Spoelz you say? Nope. Dude was a film guru not a coach when Pat Riley tapped him to lead the Heat. 'Bron was not exactly thrilled at the time either. T Lue you say? Nope. He was a question mark from day 1 and soon as he had a chance 'Bron left him in the dust just like Spoelz During his career LBJ has never once opted into a situation where a strong proven coach was on board. And they reciprocated by opting OUT of his 'process' so the legacy stain remains... 'Bron in the conversation but not THE GOAT

[@jjballers81]

What are you yapping about fool. 6/10 coaches LeBron has had, have had their most successful seasons with him. Spo, Lue, Blatt, Ham, Brown & Vogel all reached the peak of their success with him. None of those guys have had more success as a HC without him. Spo, Lue & Vogel haven’t won a championship again. You want to coach LeBron, it’ll make your career.

[@theBlackBearrrr]

That's because other than those two, teams haven't hired any coaches with a damn. That ain't on the LeBron that's on the front office. Use your brain.

[@connorchase2451]

Lakers lucked out not getting him. If this clown is milking it months later. Poor guy regretting it. I would too.

[@sammyw8007]

yep

[@pedestrianne]

he has less basketball IQ than the undisputed 9th greatest of all time king james!

[@ericwilliams626]

He fumbled opportunity and thought he was being clever with the moves he made. He blew it. He should stay in college and stop being a whiner after the fact. This is all on him. Good riddance.

[@vincew4297]

Awww look who’s butthurt because nobody wants to coach that shit show that is the Lakers lol

[@goatjames6244]

Because you got scared and ran from a tough challenge.

[@theviewer4915]

What challenge? Lakers are a shit show

[@I.am_Groot]

@@theviewer4915 For sure they are and Hurley used the opportunity correctly

[@aztronomy7457]

A circus is not a challenge it’s a circus 😂

[@goatjames6244]

@@theviewer4915 so turn it around if you’re that guy.

[@theviewer4915]

@@goatjames6244 You can’t fix weak ownership

[@mopsicworldwide4646]

Shorty gotta chill on the face fillers 💯

[@highntight845]

Hes a crybaby

[@Cutthroat557]

Lakers low balled period 😂

[@racebannon8569]

Hurley is a North easterner . A regional type He is also creepy

[@MuswellMunky]

How is he creepy? Legit Q.

[@tyronpouncey5985]

Lakers do not deserve this man, Let the lakers go thru losing seasons. Lakers coach is a puppet, Lebron is the coach of the lakers.

[@TheAndokid1]

thats why i was thinking he declined, and i feel like that kind of money wasn't what it needed to be since that is over 7 years. that is probably less than what some of these players make.

[@paulwidit3792]

Just say u dont wanna ruin your reputation and go coach in the nba. You cant handle the NBA

[@nobody7638]

cause he didnt have the balls. ncaa means nothing next to nba

[@AaronWade-m6h]

He's lost 😂

[@wearehumans1693]

It's because of that narcissist who crowns himself all the time.

[@djangoknight]

Really nobody cares lol

[@JeanVirgile-cr4gn]

No one's cares if he did we dont care at all we good in LA.Lets go Lakers no joke and matter fact we 2 and 0 lets what they going to do this year and Go Tarheels...

[@joeymiddleton5821]

turned down cause danny a failure in life. uconn thing he finally has did something so he scared to leave haha. dont want to fail again. he dont want bobby and the family to be dissappointed again haha. like the seton hall days haha we dont forget danny. your young fans dont know haha

[@nathanh4237]

🤡

[@joeymiddleton5821]

@@nathanh4237 tran boy hate the truth ha bum

[@Gabriel.Gordillo]

Why did they interview her😂😂😂

[@primetime858moneymay]

Lol he wouldnt do well in the NBA. College coaches never translate well over to the NBA. Lakers dodged a bullet.

[@primetime858moneymay]

The Lakers don't need Dan Hurley. Screw him, he will never get a serious offer from an NBA team. Don't believe anything that little drama queen says either.

[@Leowulfs]

Soft old man was too soft for the NBA and too afraid of the greatest basketball franchise. Why is he still milking his cowardice for attention?

[@whatistherabbitsfoot]

so he's a narcissist who craves being in control. got it. bullet dodged