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On Lakers executive Jim Buss: “Jimmy Buss is a person that's vaulted into position through his inheritance, his father's position,” Jackson said. “I think he's coming to terms with one of the realities of this job. That's all I can offer.”

TyCobb wrote:Everybody get their shots in while we're down. Jim will step down eventually, but who will replace him?

TyCobb wrote:Everybody get their shots in while we're down. Jim will step down eventually, but who will replace him?

TyCobb wrote:Everybody get their shots in while we're down. Jim will step down eventually, but who will replace him?

TyCobb wrote:Everybody get their shots in while we're down. Jim will step down eventually, but who will replace him?

Sedale Threatt wrote:Jeanie has at least put a ton of work in with the Lakers over the years. And she doesn't style herself as a personnel person. With Jimmy, it feels like he got sick of life at the racetrack or whatever and decided he might as well try his hand at pro basketball.

Kilroy wrote:

Sedale Threatt wrote:Jeanie has at least put a ton of work in with the Lakers over the years. And she doesn't style herself as a personnel person. With Jimmy, it feels like he got sick of life at the racetrack or whatever and decided he might as well try his hand at pro basketball.

Jeanie hasn't been working any longer or harder with the Lakers than Jim... She's just easier to look at.

I wish the reporter would have called Phil's bluff on this one... "What realities are those Phil?"

World TeamTennis folded in 1978, and was revived in 1981 as TeamTennis. Jerry once again owned the Strings, and he appointed the 19-year-old Buss as the general manager while she was studying at USC.[2][4] "Basically, my dad bought me the team," said Buss.[2] After the Strings folded in 1993, Buss brought professional roller hockey to Los Angeles as owner of the Los Angeles Blades in Roller Hockey International. The league named her Executive of the Year.[2][3]

Buss also served four years as president of the Great Western Forum, then the home arena of the Lakers.[3] Throughout her stint with the Forum, her role with the Lakers increased, and she served as the Alternate Governor on the NBA Board of Governors since 1995.[3]

In 1999, she was named executive vice president of business operations for the Lakers.[5] Her brother Jim was promoted to vice president of player personnel in 2005.[6] Their father's plan was to have Buss handle the business decisions of the team, while Jim handled the basketball side of the Lakers.[7]

Slava wrote:

On Lakers executive Jim Buss: “Jimmy Buss is a person that's vaulted into position through his inheritance, his father's position,” Jackson said. “I think he's coming to terms with one of the realities of this job. That's all I can offer.”

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... nheritance

Slava wrote:

Kilroy wrote:

Sedale Threatt wrote:Jeanie has at least put a ton of work in with the Lakers over the years. And she doesn't style herself as a personnel person. With Jimmy, it feels like he got sick of life at the racetrack or whatever and decided he might as well try his hand at pro basketball.

Jeanie hasn't been working any longer or harder with the Lakers than Jim... She's just easier to look at.

I wish the reporter would have called Phil's bluff on this one... "What realities are those Phil?"

Nah, she's been managing a lot of the Buss family assets since she was 19, unlike Jimmy who got bored with horses and decided he'd try his hand at the family business. From Wiki:

World TeamTennis folded in 1978, and was revived in 1981 as TeamTennis. Jerry once again owned the Strings, and he appointed the 19-year-old Buss as the general manager while she was studying at USC.[2][4] "Basically, my dad bought me the team," said Buss.[2] After the Strings folded in 1993, Buss brought professional roller hockey to Los Angeles as owner of the Los Angeles Blades in Roller Hockey International. The league named her Executive of the Year.[2][3]

Buss also served four years as president of the Great Western Forum, then the home arena of the Lakers.[3] Throughout her stint with the Forum, her role with the Lakers increased, and she served as the Alternate Governor on the NBA Board of Governors since 1995.[3]

In 1999, she was named executive vice president of business operations for the Lakers.[5] Her brother Jim was promoted to vice president of player personnel in 2005.[6] Their father's plan was to have Buss handle the business decisions of the team, while Jim handled the basketball side of the Lakers.[7]

In 1985, Buss became president of his father's indoor soccer team, the Los Angeles Lazers, after his brother Johnny had quit. Buss brought annual losses down from $1 million to $500,000, but the team folded in 1989.[2][5]

He next became a horse trainer, receiving from his father the half-dozen thoroughbreds he owned. In 1997, Jerry divested himself of his horse racing stock that was increasingly unprofitable.[2] Shortly after, he invited his son to join the Lakers, a basketball team he acquired in 1979 and built into one of the most lucrative and popular in all of sports.
Buss started with the Lakers in 1998 as an apprentice to general manager Jerry West and his assistant, Mitch Kupchak.[1][6][2][4]

LApwnd wrote:

Slava wrote:

On Lakers executive Jim Buss: “Jimmy Buss is a person that's vaulted into position through his inheritance, his father's position,” Jackson said. “I think he's coming to terms with one of the realities of this job. That's all I can offer.”

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... nheritance

that's how I feel....does Jim even have a college degree? How many people can get to his position the way he did if daddy wasn't the owner?

Kilroy wrote:

Slava wrote:

Kilroy wrote:
Jeanie hasn't been working any longer or harder with the Lakers than Jim... She's just easier to look at.

I wish the reporter would have called Phil's bluff on this one... "What realities are those Phil?"

Nah, she's been managing a lot of the Buss family assets since she was 19, unlike Jimmy who got bored with horses and decided he'd try his hand at the family business. From Wiki:

World TeamTennis folded in 1978, and was revived in 1981 as TeamTennis. Jerry once again owned the Strings, and he appointed the 19-year-old Buss as the general manager while she was studying at USC.[2][4] "Basically, my dad bought me the team," said Buss.[2] After the Strings folded in 1993, Buss brought professional roller hockey to Los Angeles as owner of the Los Angeles Blades in Roller Hockey International. The league named her Executive of the Year.[2][3]

Buss also served four years as president of the Great Western Forum, then the home arena of the Lakers.[3] Throughout her stint with the Forum, her role with the Lakers increased, and she served as the Alternate Governor on the NBA Board of Governors since 1995.[3]

In 1999, she was named executive vice president of business operations for the Lakers.[5] Her brother Jim was promoted to vice president of player personnel in 2005.[6] Their father's plan was to have Buss handle the business decisions of the team, while Jim handled the basketball side of the Lakers.[7]

That's a pretty romantic view of Jeanie... But OK... As long as we accept she's getting credit for running her father's businesses... And knowing Dr Buss was never very far away...

So if we're giving Jeanie that credit, we give Jim credit for:

In 1985, Buss became president of his father's indoor soccer team, the Los Angeles Lazers, after his brother Johnny had quit. Buss brought annual losses down from $1 million to $500,000, but the team folded in 1989.[2][5]

And also understand that Jim didn't own the horses, he was training horses his dad owned:

He next became a horse trainer, receiving from his father the half-dozen thoroughbreds he owned. In 1997, Jerry divested himself of his horse racing stock that was increasingly unprofitable.[2] Shortly after, he invited his son to join the Lakers, a basketball team he acquired in 1979 and built into one of the most lucrative and popular in all of sports.
Buss started with the Lakers in 1998 as an apprentice to general manager Jerry West and his assistant, Mitch Kupchak.[1][6][2][4]

Horse racing isn't profitable... You have to win all the time to be profitable and no one ever does... It's a hobby for people who make money elsewhere...

And technically, this says Jim was with the Lakers a year before Jeanie...

Point being, both of these people owe whatever success they've had to their dad. It isn't fair to single one of them out for praise or blame. They're in that boat together until one of them leaves.

Sofa King wrote:

TyCobb wrote:Everybody get their shots in while we're down. Jim will step down eventually, but who will replace him?