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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 5017227, member: 44"] Yes. Here are the facts that I base that on: [LIST=1] [*]Hurley has long stated his ultimate goal is to coach in the NBA. [*]The Lakers head coaching job is one of the premier jobs in the league. [*]The deal is rumored to be long-term. That is classic Hurley, or maybe classic Hurley's agent. They took the same approach with the Connecticut job, giving him a guaranteed amount of time to establish culture. [*]This offer is going to be a sh.it ton of money. That may not be the be all and the end all for Hurley, but it's definitely a factor. [*]Hurley has said that coaching at a high major level is a ton of time in that he can't keep that pace going forever. [*]Hurley is 51. He has stated he doesn't want to coach past age 60. Say he's 53 and further say that in his head the timeline to get the franchise culture to where he wants it to be is five years, that would bring him to 56 before he's ready to compete the way he wants to compete. That gives him four years to make his championship run. I think the Lakers offer is accelerating his timeline by a year or two, but I think he was already considering leaving. [*]Drew has graduated. If that wasn't the case, I don't think danny seriously entertains an offer. [*]Lastly, and certainly not least, we have received the dreaded "next" in this thread. So it's all but official. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]