Perk: The Lakers’ DYSFUNCTION & WIN-NOW approach cost them hiring Dan Hurley | SportsCenter

Perk: The Lakers’ DYSFUNCTION & WIN-NOW approach cost them hiring Dan Hurley | SportsCenter

perk just right out of the gate your thoughts on Hurley’s decision to turn down the Lakers well the Lakers got to feel some type of way Matt when you think about the Lakers right we’re talking about one of the most historical franchises in sports right uh what you know 16 17 banners championships uh a lot of greats than play for for that organization a lot of greats than coach for that organization and the truth the matter is they’ve been dysfunctional over the last four years and if I’m the Lakers I’m disappointed because there’s no way in here I let Bob Hurley Dan Hurley excuse me leave out of La I would have held him hostage he was the perfect candidate for this job I thought he would have been the perfect uh coach for this job long term again when you’re talking about the Lakers and this coaching search this is not a LeBron James hire this is the Anthony Davis and an organizational hire meaning for the future it’s too many times that the Lakers over the past couple Seasons they’ve been focusing their main focus is how can we win now because of LeBron James they need to P move past that stage I don’t know who’s going to sit next in that seat I can’t lie I’m a little disappointed for the simple fact that I wanted to see him college coaches start making that leap more and more because I’m tired of the NBA rotating suits like we’re seeing it right now Frank voger get fired from the Lakers he end up in Phoenix Doc Rivers get fired from Philadelphia he end up with the Bucks I want to see new new people in those head seats and I thought you know Dan Hurley would have been a prime example of like setting a trend so you said something interesting there and I want to peel it back a little bit you said that this higher and even wo to it this higher perhaps for the future of the Lakers without LeBron James one problem perk LeBron James is still there there’s the stories about him wanting the franchise to draft his son bronny there have been three coaches for LeBron James since he’s been in La this would have been his fourth this will be his fourth so how much of this is on LeBron that they can’t get any semblance of consistency since he’s been there well I mean you know at the end of the day is when is LeBron going to take a back seat right like we hear the reports right now coming in from his agent of Rich Paul saying that he has no parts to want no dealings for us with helping the Lakers find the coach okay at the end of the day guess what Clutch Rich Paul also has another client that he needs to be worried about that’s in a Laker uniform and that’s Anthony Davis it goes to even the the relationship of LeBron James and Anthony Davis how long have we been hearing LeBron James saying that he’s passing the torch or giving Anthony Davis the keys to the car to drive but Anthony Davis is still driving the car sitting in the passenger seat at some point jeie bus and Rob pinka they have to make a business decision what’s best for the organization and not what’s best for LeBron James and I’m just keeping it real it’s no knock on LeBron James but the man is turning 40 next year you do realize after that he’s goingon to be five years away for being El eligible for his pension yeah I mean he’s he’s got a lot of mileage on him and there were people that thought perk when you look at Dan Hurley and his style relative to what we know LeBron does and doesn’t like there were people that looked at this perk they’re like wait a second Hurley’s too fiery for a guy like LeBron who handles things the way LeBron and Company handle it but see but see that’s another Point Matt I wonder what went on in that meeting because I was I came on here when w announced it last week or a couple of days ago and said that you know things got real heated for as the conversation with Hurley and the Los Angeles Lakers and I said that the number one thing that jeie bus and Rob pinka need to make Dan Hurley feel is comfortable and make them make him feel like they could trust him because of the dysfunction right and like and when you look around the league and you look at organizations that are having success like you look at the Miami Heat with AIC exposure right you’re looking at all these uh you’re looking at the Young Minnesota timber woods with Coach fch they have the support of the front office that they could be the best version of themselves and hold guys accountable even Michael Malone and Denver how many times have you seen we seen him call out his team publicly and his team responded that’s what they need that’s why we’re not seeing that that’s why we’re seeing so many coaches get fired is because they don’t really have a backbone because the organization is supporting the franchise players more than they’re supporting their own coaches you wonder if this will be at a Tipping Point with NBA coaches around the league perk give it us perspective and Kendrick Perkins at settled I’m just going to add your name to the coaching list for the Lakers right here right now might as well I’ll take you as my assistant mat I appreciate that we’ll get it done hanging banners Kendrick Perkins thank you all [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

Kendrick Perkins joins SportsCenter to react to and provide insight after back-to-back champion Dan Hurley of the UConn Huskies turned down the Los Angeles Lakers’ 6-yr/$70M offer to become their next head coach.

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