If the Lakers get off to a slow start...

[DeadlyDynasty]

...think Mitch could coax Phil out of retirement?

[The Gemini Method]

Bet The Holiness choked on the herbals when he heard that the Lakers got Howard. He like man, I should've toughed it out longer so I could have been gifted a gifted team!@@!@12

[pass1st]

I seriously doubt it, tbh. He swore up & down he's done with LA, but Mitch might pull something out of his bag of tricks that he wasn't ready for.

[Clipper Nation]

Phil is holding out for that Heat job with Riley, tbh....

[pass1st]

Phil is holding out for that Heat job with Riley, tbh....

:lol Thinking Phil would have anything to do with Riley, let alone working under him.

[AussieFanKurt]

no

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Thinking Phil would have anything to do with Riley, let alone working under him.
Son, Ring James in his prime is enough to change his mind, tbh...

[The Gemini Method]

:lol Thinking Phil would have anything to do with Riley, let alone working under him.

'tis would suprise me...nary a suprise in the NBA...

nucca still owns a few places in L.A.--would be nice to see him ride off with Kobe into the sunset one more time.

[Latarian Milton]

dude has stepped down twice as lakers head coach, he ain't coming back a 3rd time tbh

[ginobili's bald spot]

It doesn't matter what Phil or Mitch want. Phil isn't welcome with Jerry and Jim Buss anymore.

[HarlemHeat37]

The Buss's may have an issue, and I'm sure the players would love having Phil as coach, but how does Laker fan feel about Phil nowadays, tbh?..

[pass1st]

Phil is one of the 3 GOATS, no question about it

[HI-FI]

is Phil still blowing loads in Jeannie? I suppose it could happen, i wouldn't be shocked. Phil now has the requisite number of superstars for him to be capable, so I imagine if Mike Brown is out of his element, they'll give Phil a ring.

[ace3g]

The Lakers very well could get off to a slow start, DHoward isn't guaranteed to be ready by the start of the season.

[Jodelo]

He has a stacked team, that's what he needs to coach, so i could see him coming back.

[racm]

Probably. But he's old and out of favor with the Busses. Mitch may be a Magnificent Bastard, but even he can only do so much.

And they just got Eddie Jordan and the Princeton offense. Why erase that and go back to the Triangle, where Nash will be woefully underused as a spot-up shooter?

[fevertrees]

if that happened I would expect it to go down like this

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[ChrisRichards]

Phil was old man Buss and Jeanie's blueprint. The new Lakers are all Jim's. I think he wants to make his mark by winning it his way. Bringing Phil back will link it back to the old days. He'll get a higher profile coach but it won't be Phil.

[Venti Quattro]

:lol slow start

[ChrisRichards]

I mean, if Kobe wasn't such a fan favorite in LA, I'm pretty sure Jim Buss would've pulled the trigger to amnesty him by now and rebuild with Dwight Howard. The moment he got rid of everyone from Phil's coaching staff, including player fave Brian Shaw and even their equipment manager whose been serving for 20 years :lol you can tell he wants a totally new direction.

[namlook]

I mean, if Kobe wasn't such a fan favorite in LA, I'm pretty sure Jim Buss would've pulled the trigger to amnesty him by now and rebuild with Dwight Howard. The moment he got rid of everyone from Phil's coaching staff, including player fave Brian Shaw and even their equipment manager whose been serving for 20 years :lol you can tell he wants a totally new direction.

:lol The Lakers would never amnesty a HOF that spent his entire career with the team.

[DMC]

He's not going to accomplish anything. He's got more rings than most coaches have playoff wins.

[DMC]

I mean, if Kobe wasn't such a fan favorite in LA, I'm pretty sure Jim Buss would've pulled the trigger to amnesty him by now and rebuild with Dwight Howard. The moment he got rid of everyone from Phil's coaching staff, including player fave Brian Shaw and even their equipment manager whose been serving for 20 years :lol you can tell he wants a totally new direction.
I believe this.

Buss doesn't need Kobe. He needs the money Kobe is going to take.

[redzero]

There would be ten threads lol Lakers after each loss.

[pass1st]

I believe this.

Buss doesn't need Kobe. He needs the money Kobe is going to take.

Kobe makes more money for the Lakers than he takes from them, tbh

[mavs>spurs]

would he still use the triangle? that wouldn't favor nash imho

[Latarian Milton]

they can make whatever adjustment at the coaching post as they like but don't expect any chance of improvement until the superman returns to the active list, which is conservatively estimated to happen no sooner than february and no one guarantees you he'll be 100% what he used to be tbh

[ElNono]

Team not stacked enough for Phil, tbh... Lakeshow would need to trade Goudelock for Iguodala and Blake for Deron to get Phil thinking about it, IMO.

[Koolaid_Man]

Team not stacked enough for Phil, tbh... Lakeshow would need to trade Goudelock for Iguodala and Blake for Deron to get Phil thinking about it, IMO.


reasons why we'll win it all..we don't need Mike Brown...Nash will be the actual coach
1. Dwight Howard: redemption for Dwightmare, coming back from surgery, contract year, and remind everyone why he is one of the most dominant players in the NBA

2. Kobe Bryant: That 6th ring. But he's driven every year

3. Pau Gasol: Off the trade block, another disappointing performance in the playoffs last year

4. Steve Nash: gunning for his first championship

[scanry]

would he still use the triangle? that wouldn't favor nash imho

Good old days of Gary Payton.

[ElNono]

reasons why we'll win it all..

I wanna see the team playing before handing any ships, tbh... normally by the allstar break you can get an idea what's up...

Right now it's Miami's ship to lose. I still think OKC is more talented than LA, but it could change depending on how the pieces accommodate...

[racm]

OKC's biggest advantage is their ability to run the Lakers into TOSB status, imo. Miami can do likewise but has a better half-court set.

[Clipper Nation]

They got off to a slow start, slow middle, and slow finish, and still no Phil :lol