T-19: How many seasons will Luke Walton serve as headcoach of the Lakers?

Post #1 » by **Slava** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:14 pm

T-20: Who will get majority of the back up PG minutes? | Marcelo Huertas (33%)/Jose Calderon(33%)
T-21: Who will get majority of the back up center minutes? | Tarik Black (35%)
T-22:Who will lead the Lakers in turnovers? | D'Angelo Russell (71%)
T-23: Which Laker is most likely to be top 10 in the NBA in a statistical category? | Julius Randle - Rebounds/Game (67%)
T-24: Which Lakers will be chosen as the new team captains | Luol Deng(33%), D'Angelo Russell (27%)
T-25: Which Lakers veteran will be traded first? | Lou Williams (43%)
T-26: Which member of the young core will get traded first? | Julius Randle (36%)
T-27: Who will begin the season as a starter and get demoted to the bench later? | Luol Deng/Julius Randle (38%)
T-28: Who will lead the Lakers in assists per game? | D'Angelo Russell (80%)
T-29: Which player will be the first to get cut from the roster? | Nick Young/Travis Wear tied at 44%
T-30: Which player will lead the Lakers in scoring? | D'Angelo Russell (56%)

lake_show · Post #2 » by **lake_show** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:04 pm

Honestly, I'd like to say his full contract (5yrs, 4yrs guaranteed) plus some extra years, but because the NBA is such an up and down business and things can change at the drop of a hat (and for the sake of argument) I'll make random guess/prediction.

I'd say somewhere around 3 1/2 - 4 years. I think over the next 3-4 yrs the Lakers could be in position to contend for a playoff spot on a regular basis. At which point a team is either ready to make the jump to championship contention, or they're not able too (becoming a treadmill team) which could call for either a roster shakeup or a coaching change.

Like I said I'd like 5+ (and I do think it's possible depending on how well the team plays), but for the sake of argument my uneducated guess would be around 3 1/2 - 4 (I voted 4 for the sake of round numbers). That would be the 2020-2021 season.

moonpie · Post #3 » by **moonpie** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:59 pm

He'll coach us for the next 30 years (hopefully with many rings!)

Wavy Q · Post #4 » by **Wavy Q** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 7:55 pm

Eric Spoelstra is the highest tenured coach in the league after Pop and Carlisle, that tells you something. Coaching is the most volatile job in sports and anything can happen. Obviously I'd rather Walton be a huge success and stay for many years, but the odds are against him

EArl · Post #5 » by **EArl** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:30 pm

id like to think he will finish out his contract, but i don't know if they keep him after that

Post #6 » by **dockingsched** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:46 pm

3 seasons after which the Spurs poach him to replace a retiring Popovich

Post #7 » by **Slava** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:05 pm

dockingsched wrote:3 seasons after which the Spurs poach him to replace a retiring Popovich

If a franchise ends up poaching the Lakers' own coach, LA will burn. :lol:

Mirjalovic · Post #8 » by **Mirjalovic** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:37 am

40 years

No sarcasm

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TylersLakers · Post #9 » by **TylersLakers** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:52 pm

Missed voting, but I'm gonna go more than 6 years.

This is the new face of the NBA as far as a play style is concerned, and I don't see it changing for at least 8-10 years until dynamic players come along that change the way kids play.

The public and Lakers fans love him. He's a favourite to the president/owner of the organization. With Byron, although Laker fans liked him, they knew he was "old school" and that style of play had already changed when we brought him on board. So that won't happen with Luke.