Coaching change:Should this be an option?

tugs · Post #1 » by **tugs** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:09 am

I don't think fans, as well as the players, are over reacting with the coaching situation. Bynum is still young and his actions were quite immature, but having the veterans jab at the coach says a lot. if the Lakers fire Mike Brown this late in the season, is it worth it? for one, this bull of a drama will end and they can all continue playing basketball, but who takes over the coaching responsibilities?

Names that pop in my head are: Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Mike D'Antoni, Eddie Jordan

which coach is the most suitable for this roster?

Jackson - familiarity with the players; triangle offense suits most of the players (but what will happen to Blake and Sessions?)

Sloan - I'm not very familiar with his system but seeing he had success with a combination of a good PG and big man, I don't think he'll have any problem with the line-up that LA has.

D'Antoni - the Lakers usually have problems executing offensively so basically that's the area where Mike can greatly help the team. they have Sessions running the offense and PnR's are usually Mike's bread and butter play as well as pushing the tempo. problem is, with Kobe, will it be the same situation as the Knicks for Mike? also, can Andrew and Pau keep up with a run and gun type of offense?

Jordan - I like his Princeton offense where everybody is moving and everybody gets involved. problem is will Kobe be willing to pass and play off ball more?

I'm done with Mike Brown. he's back to his "get the ball (insert name of superstar here) and save me!" system. hopefully they can get someone better than Brown and lead the team to another ring.

cbrown32 · Post #2 » by **cbrown32** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:33 am

Brown's not perfect but he's got this team playing better defense than I've seen in years

crimsonkb24 · Post #3 » by **crimsonkb24** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:27 pm

A coaching change at this point of the season makes no sense at all.

Sedale Threatt · Post #4 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:03 pm

Fire the coach a month before the playoffs. Just... :nonono:

kobe808lak · Post #5 » by **kobe808lak** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:16 pm

He will be the coach for the rest of the season no doubt but next year... Idk

Doormatt · Post #6 » by **Doormatt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:31 pm

Adelman was obviously a better choice. i dont even see how its debatable really.

btw, not only do the wolves have a better offense than us, but they also have just a slightly worse defense, and they do so without anybody near as talented defensively as bynum or even metta.

but, this is the situation we are in. its not so bad that i think we need a replacement, but things could definitely be better.

desertlakerfan · Post #7 » by **desertlakerfan** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:32 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:Fire the coach a month before the playoffs. Just...

Might be our only hope to salvage this season unfortunately.

As for a complete coaching "change", that's not going to happen this season. What we'll see if any move happens is a "switch", as in the same coaching staff(minus Brown) just a new head coach to hopefully get the player's back on the same page as the staff.

Kuester is the most likely candidate, I don't think he's any better than Brown but if he can get the team on the same page before the post season then it's an improvement.

We're looking at a first round exit if this drama continues the rest of the season.

LApwnd · Post #8 » by **LApwnd** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:05 pm

not this season and if/when they do change it better be for coach with winning history and dont take no BS from players

Gek · Post #9 » by **Gek** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:21 pm

I'm sure the team could benefit from a more established coach, but a lot of this feels like (and has for awhile) that the team is just not buying into Mike Brown's system and is just half-assing it in order to be like, "We did what he said but it didn't work!" when it was really because the team is too old and feels too entitled to have to worry about hustling/playing defense.

Doormatt · Post #10 » by **Doormatt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:23 pm

what system? was it the system he ran in cleveland?

lol

Gek · Post #11 » by **Gek** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:29 pm

By system I was referring to playing defense. That's all I know about Mike Brown's system. The way half the team is acting every game does not bode well for the future with any coach. There is no way Fisher was the only thing holding that locker room together anymore.... is there?

miggs · Post #12 » by **miggs** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:45 pm

This ship is sinking fast, the question is will Mike Brown be the dude still playing the violin on the ship or will he make it to safety? We should explore our options in the summer but it's clear to me Mike Brown has to be let go. I highly doubt they'll bring back Phil so we'll just see what happens.

microfib4thewin · Post #13 » by **microfib4thewin** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:03 pm

No coach can fix this mess as long as Kobe is around. He's not a leader when the situation isn't ideal, and losing Fisher only made that more apparent.

Sedale Threatt · Post #14 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:19 pm

desertlakerfan wrote:We're looking at a first round exit if this drama continues the rest of the season.

I'm no Brown fan, but dumping the head coach a month before the playoffs start would be an absolute disaster.

kobe808lak · Post #15 » by **kobe808lak** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:45 pm

Why is this team acting like the NBA version of the NY Jets.

This all starts and ends with Kobe, he has to lead by example.. if he pouts when he gets benched then your damn sure Bynum is going to follow suit and do the same thing.

seoulman · Post #16 » by **seoulman** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:46 pm

Doormatt wrote:Adelman was obviously a better choice. i dont even see how its debatable really.

btw, not only do the wolves have a better offense than us, but they also have just a slightly worse defense, and they do so without anybody near as talented defensively as bynum or even metta.

but, this is the situation we are in. its not so bad that i think we need a replacement, but things could definitely be better.

I agree. I was so hoping for Rick Adelman or Jerry Sloan. When they got Mike Brown, I wasn't totally floored but pretty unhappy. I think Mike Brown is a pretty nice coach to have but not so sure about his ability to handle outlying talented individuals. I guess we'll see.

Yo Ditch · Post #17 » by **Yo Ditch** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:07 pm

First post. I used to have an account years ago but have long since forgotten it.

Mike Brown is not getting fired this year. There is no chance. We signed him to a 4 year deal. The only possible way I even see him being fired in the offseason is if we lose in the 1st round of the playoffs. That being said, the only coach (other than Phil) that has any shot at taking Brown's job is Nate McMillan.
I can't believe I had to set up a new account to bring this up. Get your game tight, Laker fans.