southernflyer
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Brian Shaw anyone?
Brian Shaw anyone?
lol no. svg obviously wouldn't do it, but if he were willing to go the lakers front office/kobe/nash would 100% convince howard to stay in line.Maybe Stan Van Gundy, and Dwight Howard re-uniting in the city of Angels? That is one of the only coaching changes that could actually make the team worse lmfao. I hope they go for D'antoni though for real. His run 'n gun offense would be a hilarious failure, and would help us have two shots at the number one pick when Kobe, Nash, Jamison, Pau, and Ron all end up on the DL
The timing of this seems to scream that they have somebody lined up already. My money is on the return of Phil Jackson to LA, makes too much sense and the roster is absolutely perfect for the triangle.
I'm surprised the top 2 plays from his offense on the Lakers this early season wasn't MambISO and a pick and pop with Nash and Pau.
No doubt, look how great it's worked for the Browns!
Q: Firing Mike Brown after five games: good move or bad move?
Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com: If the Lakers really felt he was not the person for this job and they have a legitimate replacement plan in place, then doing it now was a good move. It is incredibly unfair to Brown but I can understand the team's thinking. Especially if he'd lost Kobe, which certainly seems to be the case.
Q: Kobe Bryant publicly expressed support for Mike Brown. Do you think he and his teammates played a role in Brown's firing?
Windhorst: Without a doubt. The Lakers did not consult Kobe when they hired Brown and that created an undercurrent that never allowed Brown to have a solid foundation. Brown and Kobe did work together, but at times they feuded fiercely behind the scenes. Kobe offered public support but he was never fully invested in Brown.
Q: Who should be the next permanent coach of the Lakers?
Windhorst: There is no slam-dunk candidate. There has been so much attention on the offense but the Lakers' defense has been their biggest issue thus far and their depth. Just assuming an offense-minded coach like Mike D'Antoni would fix everything would be a mistake. Everyone is going to run to Phil Jackson but you need to go back and look at his final season -- it was not his best work. Nate McMillan and Jerry Sloan make sense on several levels and I would expect the Lakers have kicked the tires.
Q: Will the Lakers turn it around this season and become a contender?
Windhorst: I always expected them to be a contender but I never considered them the favorite. When they do jell -- and that would've happened under Brown eventually -- they are going to look good. But they have some challenges, especially in the way they're trying to fit together, that aren't going to be corrected by changing the coach.
Nothing softens the sting of being fired from the Los Angeles Lakers organization like a chicken sandwich ... just ask ex-coach Mike Brown ... who hit up a Chick-fil-A right after he got the chop today. TMZ obtained photos of Brown hanging at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Costa Mesa, CA around 11:30 AM ... just a few hours after news broke that he was fired from the team over their dismal 1-4 start. TMZ.com