Clipper Nation
01-11-2013, 01:29 PM
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-jackson-we-want-phil-is-not-going-to-happen-20130111,0,2549478.story
Sorry, Lakers fans. You can't have Phil.
Despite the reappearance of chants for Phil Jackson (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/phil-jackson-PEHST001003.topic) at Lakers games, Mike D'Antoni (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/mike-dantoni-PESPT0000018596.topic) is still their coach. And will be in the future.
" 'WE WANT PHIL' is not going to happen," Jackson said in an e-mail to The Times. Mired in a five-game losing streak, the Lakers have D'Antoni under contract for two more seasons and $8 million. Mike Brown (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/mike-brown-%28basketball%29-PESPT000011565.topic), fired in November after a 1-4 start, is owed an additional $6 million after this season.
That's $14 million for D'Antoni and Brown until 2015.
To hire Jackson now would substantially add to that total ($8 million annually? $10 million?), especially after he was snubbed so publicly in November, to the disappointment of countless Lakers fans.
But it's irrelevant after Lakers executive Jim Buss told ESPN (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/espn-%28tv-network%29-HOC792.topic) 710 on Thursday he still completely backed D'Antoni.
The "We Want Phil" chant reappeared last Sunday at Staples Center (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/staples-center-PLREC000037101.topic) against Denver after being a mainstay at two Lakers home games after Brown was fired.
The Lakers (15-20) play Oklahoma City (27-8) on Friday at Staples Center.
:lmao :lmao :lmao
Sorry, Lakers fans. You can't have Phil.
Despite the reappearance of chants for Phil Jackson (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/phil-jackson-PEHST001003.topic) at Lakers games, Mike D'Antoni (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/mike-dantoni-PESPT0000018596.topic) is still their coach. And will be in the future.
" 'WE WANT PHIL' is not going to happen," Jackson said in an e-mail to The Times. Mired in a five-game losing streak, the Lakers have D'Antoni under contract for two more seasons and $8 million. Mike Brown (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/mike-brown-%28basketball%29-PESPT000011565.topic), fired in November after a 1-4 start, is owed an additional $6 million after this season.
That's $14 million for D'Antoni and Brown until 2015.
To hire Jackson now would substantially add to that total ($8 million annually? $10 million?), especially after he was snubbed so publicly in November, to the disappointment of countless Lakers fans.
But it's irrelevant after Lakers executive Jim Buss told ESPN (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/espn-%28tv-network%29-HOC792.topic) 710 on Thursday he still completely backed D'Antoni.
The "We Want Phil" chant reappeared last Sunday at Staples Center (http://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/staples-center-PLREC000037101.topic) against Denver after being a mainstay at two Lakers home games after Brown was fired.
The Lakers (15-20) play Oklahoma City (27-8) on Friday at Staples Center.
:lmao :lmao :lmao