WHEN THE LAKERS WERE LAST LOOKING TO CHANGE COACHES ,
A.P. (AFTER PHIL), BRIAN SHAW (B.S) WAS A CANDIDATE. A FORMER PLAYER, UNDER PHIL JACKSON, FOR FOUR SEASONS, AND AN ASSISTANT UNDER
PJ 2.0.
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THEN MIKE BROWN WAS HIRED...
AND FIRED...
THEN MIKE (OF ANOTHER LAST NAME) D'ANTONI WAS HIRED...
AND...
...STAY TUNED FOR MIKE D DAY (?)...
I SUGGEST AND MAINTAIN THAT THE LAKERS ORGANIZATION WILL PART WAYS (WITH D'ANTONI) IN THE UTMOST AND PROFESSIONAL WAY.
PEOPLE ASK, "WELL, WHO DO YOU HIRE?"
THIS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, STEMS PARTIALLY FROM BEING AN EXTREMELY LUCKY AND VERY SPOILED FAN. FOR ISN'T THIS ONE CHARACTERISTIC OF A FAN OF THE LAKERS?
WHY IS IT THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY IN SEARCH OF ANOTHER GUY WITH 11 RINGS? A CANDIDATE WITH SOME SORT OF EXTREME AND RIDICULOUS RESUME THAT WE MAY LOSE OUT ON SOME REALLY GOOD PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES. AND, IN MANY WAYS, HAS ALREADY BEEN COACHING THE TEAM THIS SEASON. NO, NOT MR. KURT RAMBIS (AS KEVIN DING, OF THE BLEACHER REPORT HAS SUGGESTED). WE'VE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT.
AND, FOR THE FOLKS THAT GET ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE WITH, "WELL, WHAT HAS HE DONE?!" MAY I SUGGEST EXHIBITS "B" AND "D," FIRST NAME MIKE. THEY GOT HIRED, DIDN'T THEY?
I SAY, "B.S!"
NO, NOT BRIAN SHAW (HE IS FINISHING YEAR ONE OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH DENVER). IF, FOR SOME REASON, THAT CHANGES THEN PERHAPS HE IS THROWN INTO THE MIX AS AN IDEAL CANDIDATE. 5 RINGS: LAKERLORE : LINEAGE
THE Lakers need to get over whatever B.S. issue or concern they might have and realize that they need to start bringing people like Magic Johnson back into the fold.
THERE Will NEVER be another Dr. Buss: The best Owner of a Sport's Franchise, PERIOD. WITH his passing, things were to destined to change. The structure in the organization has changed. The dynamics have changed.
BUT, there is one thing that WILL LIVE FOREVER and THAT is the LEGACY of Dr. Jerry Buss, the man whom Earvin "Magic" Johnson has called a "father figure" to him.
Together, they created Showtime and won five NBA championships with Johnson on the court." ^source Bill Plaschke, LA Times Article, "To Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss was friend, mentor and 'second father' "
SPEAKING OF SHOWTIME, THE B.S. I SUGGEST IS TOUGH, GRITTY, HARD-NOSED, DISCIPLINED, AND HAS TAKEN A TEAM TO THE NBA FINALS AS A COACH (TWICE), HAS THREE RINGS AS A PLAYER (LAKER), BLEEDS PURPLE AND GOLD, AND HAS BEEN CALLED "MINI RILES:" PAT RILEY IS REFERRED TO AS ONE OF THE BEST (TOP 10) COACHES OF ALL TIME. And, Riley had virtually NO coaching experience before he took over at the HELM
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DURING THE SEASON, I HAPPENED TO CATCH AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. SCOTT WHERE HE WAS ASKED ABOUT COACHING IN THE NBA AGAIN. HE SAID THAT HE WAS ENJOYING THE TIME OFF AS A COACH (THIS YEAR) BUT WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO DO IT AGAIN.
IF HE DOES, MR. KUPCHAK, I IMPLORE YOU, PLEASE HIRE THIS B.S.
THE LAKERS HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF THEM. A LOTTERY PICK IN A TALENTED RICH NBA DRAFT, A SUCCESSFUL NBA D-LEAGUE TEAM WITH A NICE COLLECTION OF TALENT AND SOME FINANCIAL ROOM TO MANEUVER AND POSITION THEMSELVES TO BE BACK IN CONTENTION OVER KOBE'S NEXT TWO SEASONS.
BOTH THE DODGERS AND LAKERS ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD SUCH TREMENDOUS TALENT AND HALL OF FAME PLAYERS. THEY ARE ALSO BOTH VERY LUCKY TO STILL HAVE SUCH TIGHT BONDS WITH THAT "FAMILY" AROUND THEM.
BYRON SCOTT IS THAT: #LakerFam
HE IS PURPLE AND GOLD THROUGH AND THROUGH
THE DODGERS MADE A MISTAKE YEARS AGO BY LETTING MIKE SCIOSCIA LEAVE THEIR ORGANIZATION AND JOIN THEIR CROSS TOWN RIVAL ANGELS. ALTHOUGH THE ANGELS HAVEN'T HAD THE SAME SUCCESS OF LATE, MR. SCIOSCIA LED THEM TO MANY PENNANTS AND 1 RING. SINCE THEN, THE DODGERS HAVE GONE THROUGH 5 coaches and no rings.
BRING BACK TOUGHNESS, DEFENSE AND SHOWTIME WITH B.S.
You have been through the BS before and missed out, so don't let this ONE get away
You have been through the BS before and missed out, so don't let this ONE get away
+Time Warner Cable SportsNet @COACHDAVEMILLER, Who has been coaching with Byron (in the booth) all season can reunite with Mr. Scott on the hardwood, and who knows, perhaps another Showtime pal, Michael Cooper, will assist along with Rambis and Horry??
and, MAGIC might just end up lurking around Staples Center in the Dodgers off season..
and, MAGIC might just end up lurking around Staples Center in the Dodgers off season..
CERTAINLY, THERE are "OTHER" CANDIDATES IF NEED BE. THERE ARE 29 "OTHER" HEAD AND ASSISTANT COACHES IN THE NBA, FOR EXAMPLE. AND, PLENTY OF COLLEGES TO CHOOSE FROM. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO "THERE" I WOULD LOOK AT SEAN MILLER OF ARIZONA. JOHN CALIPARI'S NAME IS BEING MENTIONED, BUT WHY WOULD HE LEAVE KENTUCKY? THE SAME IS TRUE FOR COACH K AND DUKE. AND, PERHAPS, THE SAME IS TRUE FOR A MILLER. BUT, UNTIL MR. MILLER BECOMES THAT NEXT LONGEST TENURED COACH AT U OF A YOU BETTER GET HIM IN FOR AN INTERVIEW.
--passionate Lakers Fan since Dr Buss and Magic came to the Lakers in 1979. I was shooting baskets in Salem, Oregon in 1979-80 at age 7-8 running 3-2-1 countdowns, as Chick Hearn announcing and Magic shooting...
connected ever since