Next Head Coach- Discussion, Reports, & Rumors

[BEazy]

The Los Angeles Lakers are engaged in serious discussions with Mike Brown about the ex-Cleveland Cavaliers coach becoming the franchise’s next coach, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday night.

The Lakers are focused on talks with Brown, who was fired in 2011 after five seasons in Cleveland, where he went 272-138.

Los Angeles had considered longtime assistant Brian Shaw, but the focus is now on Brown. There could be an agreement in place within the next 24-48 hours, sources say, but nothing has been finalized.

The two sides are working out issues that could be dealbreakers and cause the Lakers to go to another candidate, sources said, but there’s clearly momentum toward Brown becoming the next head coach.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_lakers_coach_mike_brown052411

Woww ole Jimmy Buss is gonna end up relocating the Lakers if we hire this guy......

[Pablo Escobar]

I'll stop watching this team if Brown is hired wtf we all know Lebron was the real coach of the cavs

[frozt]

I'll stop watching this team if Brown is hired wtf we all know Lebron was the real coach of the cavs

This. Actually i second time i'll watch for the laughs.

[barrettcg]

if lebron was the "real coach" of the cavs then I wouldn't mind a kobe head coached lakers... but seriously though Mike Brown woudln't be the end of the lakers.... and no matter what I'll still be watching em play.

[ScramboD8]

Are you guys going to start cut yourselves if you get Brown or what? Is he really that bad?

I don't understand why he would be the favourite tho, it's better candidates in there.

[The_Trade_Seer]

Everybody needs to chill ... I was as hard on Mike Brown as anyone when I heard about the Lakers interest in this guy, however ... it is a fact the guy can coach defense, was the assistant coach for the Spurs title team in '03, was the assistant coach when Ron won his only DPOY award, took over a horrible cavs team and lead them to the Finals in just his 2nd season as head coach (by the way, that cavs team was one of the worst to ever make the Finals and was lead by a kid who should have been a senior in college ... that is solid coaching at the very least), won the coach of the year in 2009, lead the Cavs to the best record in the league his last two years as coach with a far inferior roster to the Lakers, and has NEVER had a losing regular season or playoff season record, the epitomy of a "winner" ... Charlie Sheen would be proud.

Honestly if those were the specs on a coach like McMillan, Tibbs or Monty Williams we would probably all be thrilled with the signing and none of those guys have done jack compared to Mike Brown. Just about any team would be thrilled with a Tibbs hiring but when comparing him to Brown, Brown beats him in spades. They both have one title as an assitant coach and both coached one DPOY, but Tibbs has just one year of head coaching experience and is about to lead his top seeded Bulls to a crushing 1-4 series loss to the Heat ... Brown lead a suck team to the Finals and later had back to back "best record in basketball seasons".

Everyone should understand this is a quality coach, quality person and quality hire. Do I think Rick Adelman would have been a better hire? Yes I do. Would I be upset if I learned that the Lakers made an offer to Brown before Adelman or that they made a better offer to Brown instead of Adelman? Yes I will. However, do I think Brown is a quality coach, person and hire who can help lead us back to the Finals and winning a ring? Yup, I do.

Besides Mike Brown also happens to own the Cleveland Browns, swam for Canada at the 2008 Olympics and is the current mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota ... can't beat that

[Slava]

Rambis was our defensive coordinator on championship teams, still doesn't mean he can do a job as a head coach. The one thing about this guy seems to be that he's willing to accept his short comings and able to hire the correct assistants. I hope we find someone the new Thibodeu as an assistant coach to steer the ship.