Lakers have fired Mike Brown

[DaKCMan AP]

Chris Broussard @Chris_Broussard
Lakers insist they chose D'Antoni over Phil. Say triangle offense similar to Princeton and would not have been good fit for roster.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Lakers have hired Mike D'Antoni, signing the former coach of the Suns and Knicks to a four-year contract.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Chris Broussard @Chris_Broussard
Lakers insist they chose D'Antoni over Phil. Say triangle offense similar to Princeton and would not have been good fit for roster.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Lakers have hired Mike D'Antoni, signing the former coach of the Suns and Knicks to a four-year contract.

They didn't open the vault to Jackson it sounds like...ouch

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

They didn't open the vault to Jackson it sounds like...ouch

Kinda sounds like it.

Staples is going to sell out one way or the other, with or without a couple more titles. Meanwhile, Jackson was probably looking for about $10 million/season (which is still a cut from his prior $12 million salary).

Brown just took a deal at $4 million/season; almost cheap by today's standards.

It was a money thing, had to be. That or Little Buss just couldn't bring himself to go back to his daddy's pet coach (and there's a good chance of that as well).

In either event, not a wise decision at all.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Kinda sounds like it.

Staples is going to sell out one way or the other, with or without a couple more titles. Meanwhile, Jackson was probably looking for about $10 million/season (which is still a cut from his prior $12 million salary).

Brown just took a deal at $4 million/season; almost cheap by today's standards.

It was a money thing, had to be. That or Little Buss just couldn't bring himself to go back to his daddy's pet coach (and there's a good chance of that as well).

In either event, not a wise decision at all.

He was asking for an ownership stake in the Lakers, that shit won't fly.

As much as I love Phil lets not forget how his last season ended here not two years ago.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

He was asking for an ownership stake in the Lakers, that shit won't fly.

As much as I love Phil lets not forget how his last season ended here not two years ago.

Phil's done a hell of a lot more for the Lakers than Magic had done when they gave Magic his ownership share.

They gave it to Magic for no other reason than his status as a 'superfan' and former player.

If Magic deserved a share, so does Phil.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Phil's done a hell of a lot more for the Lakers than Magic had done when they gave Magic his ownership share.

They gave it to Magic for no other reason than his status as a 'superfan' and former player.

If Magic deserved a share, so does Phil.

Did you just say Phil has done more for the Lakers than Magic?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Did you just say Phil has done more for the Lakers than Magic?

Magic hasn't done shit for the Lakers since 1992.

The Lakers gave him his ownership interest well after that. They gave it to him as nothing more than a good will gesture. There was no additional consideration for it.

It's the Lakers that made the fool move of doling out ownership stakes for poops and grins. They set the precedent, they shouldn't be surprised when the guy that brought them 5 championships asks for a cut as well.

Phil's done far more for the franchise than the average Laker fan wants to admit and it's not at all unreasonable for him to demand a seat at the table in exchange for returning to the pressure cooker of LA.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Kinda sounds like it.

Staples is going to sell out one way or the other, with or without a couple more titles. Meanwhile, Jackson was probably looking for about $10 million/season (which is still a cut from his prior $12 million salary).

Brown just took a deal at $4 million/season; almost cheap by today's standards.

It was a money thing, had to be. That or Little Buss just couldn't bring himself to go back to his daddy's pet coach (and there's a good chance of that as well).

In either event, not a wise decision at all.

Could/would the new guys learn the triangle well enough in a single season to run it to a ring?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Could/would the new guys learn the triangle well enough in a single season to run it to a ring?

Kobe, Pau and Artest know it well enough to be the major components to the flow of the offense. Nash is a genius, he'd have picked it up. The only question is Howard and frankly Howard is a good enough rebounder/garbage man that he'd be effective in any system. He's also proven to be a fairly adept passer. I think he'd have fit into the Tri exceptionally well and would've learned his role in it quickly enough.

I'd imagine the bench would really struggle with it, though. I'll concede that. They'd have a second unit with very little cohesion. They could really never take Kobe and Pau off the floor at the same time. If they did, they'd have to have Nash out there to just run some playground sets and try to keep the game close.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Kobe, Pau and Artest know it well enough to be the major components to the flow of the offense. Nash is a genius, he'd have picked it up. The only question is Howard and frankly Howard is a good enough rebounder/garbage man that he'd be effective in any system. He's also proven to be a fairly adept passer. I think he'd have fit into the Tri exceptionally well and would've learned his role in it quickly enough.

I'd imagine the bench would really struggle with it, though. I'll concede that. They'd have a second unit with very little cohesion. They could really never take Kobe and Pau off the floor at the same time. If they did, they'd have to have Nash out there to just run some playground sets and try to keep the game close.

Thanks. I watched Tex & Phil install the triangle with the Bulls and it did not happen overnight.
Without Tex, with two new starters, on a team that has only a year maybe two because of age, it just seems to me that the triangle is a better long term solution but D'toni fits a team with this small of a window better.