“I have been assured by the front office that they are doing everything they can to make our team better, to do whatever they can to get the team back to winning,” Buss said in a telephone interview. “So I have confidence.”
“I think I’ve made it clear the structure that Dr. Buss put into place and that is my brother Jimmy would be in charge of all basketball discussions and Mitch reports to Jim,” she said.
“I have faith they will do what it takes to get the Lakers back on top.”
Buss said her relationship with her brother has improved since the updated version of her “Laker Girl” autobiography came out last September. She said in the memoir that she felt betrayed and “got played” when D’Antoni was hired instead of Jackson. Back then, she called it an unsettling experience for both she and her fiance.
“I think my brother got an understanding about the way I felt about things,” Buss said. “I appreciated that. I think the book made us closer than what we were before. So I think we’re in a good place.”
I still think the front office is on notice officially starting this off-season.
1) With the Kobe contract, can we get still get another prime free agent and field a competitive team alongside of them?
2) Do we keep Dantoni? (I hope not)
3) Does Phil Jackson finally get brought into the front office in some capacity?
4) Do we get a low enough lottery pick and get a future franchise impact player? Or do we trade our pick in some type of package for a disgruntled PF in Minny?
5) Pau Gasol era with the Lakers over?
They did make the CP3, Nash and DH12 moves so its not like they haven't been willing to spend money and make big name moves.
Thoughts fellas?
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. I just hope SOMETHING POSITIVE happens in the off-season. At least we could get Kobe back soon to make things interesting. would be nice if Nash returned for a game as well.
