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Apparently, Phil Jackson's demands were too steep..
According to the LA Times and Adande, 4 year deal..
Solid move for LA, if true..
Apparently, Phil Jackson's demands were too steep..
Not sure how I feel about this tbh. Transition defense and TOs were the main two problems with this team. Not offense.
Lakers go with Mike D'Antoni over the Zen Master. Wow. -- chris palmer (@ESPNChrisPalmer)
You should feel ing awful because this is a huge blow to your teams le chances.
Terrible move imo.
I thought he had knee surgery?
haha i hate the lakers but I like the boldness with their decisions... you brown, and you too phil jackson and your high maintenance list, we going with entertainment and the chance to win.
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Ouch
Mike replaces Mike, lol.
So, what was PJAX asking?
IIRC, around 15-18 mil a year, limited number of road games and choosing his own assistants..
Last edited by irishock; 07-18-2013 at 06:44 PM.
things like less travel, letting assistants handle more of the practice, but the big one was probably a bit of ownership and more say in personel decisions aka go over mitch's head
sad it's not dunleavy...
Not really. I was confident as in 2011 with PJ as our head coach. Look how that turned out.
Idiot lakers front office tbh.
Pringles couldn't handle Melo. How's he going to handle Chocolate Shoulders and The Rapist?
And this stupid idea Kobe respects Pringles. Wait until they start losing and see how far that respect goes.
He was asking for 10-12m and the head coach always chooses their own assistants if they want.
He wasn't hired because he was asking to have a HUGE amount of control in their front office(gm/operational duties), and basically said he wants to have his own predecessor coaching the Lakers after he retires in 2-4 years or however long he was going to be coaching. The whole predecessor thing is just absurd imo. I thought the lakers were actually going to bend over backwards for everything he wanted but I can see why they all basically just had enough of his demands.
As far as Mike D'Antoni goes, he's only a slight upgrade over Mike Brown(which isn't saying much). The Lakers really had a good shot at putting themselves back as the favorites with Phil Jackson but blew it.
This is awesome. I didn't think the lakers would self destruct until the 2nd round of the playoffs. Instead it's the second week of the season.
I think it's a good hire. Not as good as Phil Jackson, obviously, but a good hire.
1. That Princeton BS wasn't going to work. D'Antoni will let Nash and Kobe doing the creating. (Kobe can play the role Joe Johnson would have played if he didn't get traded to the Hawks, tbh.)
2. The Lakers really don't need an Xs and Os coach. They have the talent ... just a basic framework is needed. D'Antoni can supply that.
3. Dwight Howard, once he's 100%, will make the Lakers an above average defense. Having two below average defenders in the backcourt in Kobe and Nash will keep the Lakers from being elite, but they'll be above average. D'Antoni isn't as horrible of a defensive coach as his rep indicates. Their ceiling was probably higher under Mike Brown defensively but I don't think D'Antoni will necessarily hurt. Besides, Chuck Person is the defensive coordinator and will continue to call the shots ... just like D'Antoni had Mike Iavaroni in PHX.
4. D'Antoni sucks at using the bench. The Lakers don't have a bench so it doesn't matter.
5. D'Antoni is pretty good at instilling confidence and when I watch Gasol, that's what looks like is missing.
6. Since D'Antoni owned Kobe during his prime, Kobe has no choice but to respect him. Plus D'Antoni spent a lot of time in Europe and knows how to connect with Euros like Kobe.
Could be cary tbh, D'Anthony + a defensive anchor like DH...
Explain to me how this will be any different? It's not like Nash suddenly becomes any less old or Kobe any less of a ball stopping got under Pringles...
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