The Official Los Angeles Lakers thread

[OG Hack Wilson]

lol   someone asked him about coming back from 3 games to 0

"they do it in hockey all the time"


lmao   what a fucking moron        this isnt the time to bust out your comedy routine Kobe lol

[OG Hack Wilson]

unless Stern allows the Lakers to rape another team for their best player, it's done son


in 2 years when Howard goes to LA kobe will be too old to be a key contributer on a title run

[Sccit]

lol   someone asked him about coming back from 3 games to 0

"they do it in hockey all the time"


lmao   what a fucking moron        this isnt the time to bust out your comedy routine Kobe lol

quit actin like phoenix new york boston is dominating, u dumb bitch.

[7even]

lakers need to practice 3s, FTs and most importantly good manners, in all seriousness FUCK THEM, what a disgrace they are especially bynum, i hope he gets his knee-ligaments torn out of his body.

[Teddy Roosevelt]

FUCK THEM, what a disgrace they are especially bynum, i hope he gets his knee-ligaments torn out of his body.

Classy.

[MUHFUKKA]

 

[7even]

Really good article mainly on Phil Jackson, but also on the Lakers, Jordan & other NBA and life related stuff by Bill Simmons:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110513&sportCat=nba


excerpt on Kobe's fading:

I predicted that Garnett would keep playing well past his prime, maybe into his early 40s, simply because he wouldn't know what else to do. I thought Kobe might be like that, too.

"He's definitely like that," Jackson said.

And then he started talking about Kobe. Other than Jackson's health, the biggest reason he nearly retired last June was because he didn't want to be coaching Kobe Bryant when he stopped being Kobe Bryant. If you remember, Kobe struggled in Round 1 of the 2010 playoffs, rallied in the next two rounds, then gave the Lakers just enough to survive a seven-game war against Boston. Looking ahead while factoring in everything he had just witnessed, measuring the lessons of history, counting Kobe's NBA miles … the coach couldn't tell for sure. Either Kobe had one elite season left in him, or he didn't. Jackson's instincts were telling him no. His heart was telling him yes. Once his players started pressuring him to return, then the fans, then his girlfriend, he caved and came back. One more year.

There was a follow-up question that I probably should have asked. Why wouldn't you want to coach Kobe as he's transitioning out of his prime?

In my defense, I knew the answer: Would YOU want to coach Kobe after his prime, when he still thinks he's great … but he isn't? Or Jordan? Or anyone else with a healthy ego who's accustomed to being the best, or one of the best, but those days are over and they're the last to realize it? Jackson had spent the past two decades carefully avoiding that specific scenario. In late March, it looked like he made the right gamble: The Lakers had just rolled off 15 of 16 victories and reestablished themselves as The Team To Beat. Kobe did have one great year left in him. Or so we thought.

As we dug into our food, neither of us could have imagined that the Lakers would win four playoff games … total.

[Sccit]

^Kobe's coming back stronger next year...with a renewed hunger. you can bet on it.

[Mo Z. Dizzle]

Dunleavy On Lakers' 'Short List' To Succeed Jackson


Former Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy was contacted by the Lakers this week and is said to be on the team's current "short list" to succeed Phil Jackson, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

That list also includes former Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman, who ESPN.com's Marc Stein and ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave McMenamin reported Thursday also would be a candidate for the position.

Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw has the public endorsement of Kobe Bryant and is regarded as by far the strongest in-house candidate. But a league source told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher that Bryant would support the hiring of Adelman if the team decided to go in that direction.

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/213688/Dunleavy_On_Lakers_Short_List_To_Succeed_Jackson#ixzz1MMHeg2rS

[Sccit]

God, PLEASE, no

[Mo Z. Dizzle]

God, PLEASE, no

Agreed. Dunleavy is horrible.

[7even]

champange for everyone if this actually happens.

[.:DaYg0sTyLz:.]

Bring on Dunleavy! lol

There is also talk of Adelman I guess. Bring his ass too. The Lakers should just give Shaw a shot.

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Shaw is definatly the best option since he knows the system and even played under it. The question is can he handle Kobe?

[Sccit]

Shaw is definatly the best option since he knows the system and even played under it. The question is can he handle Kobe?

Kobe likes Shaw and I'm pretty sure Shaw will let Kobe do more on-court coaching than any other coach would.