If the objective is to keep the current team in place, then Brian Shaw an insider was the best choice. Brown seems like a decent guy but a stronger mentality is needed for the level of Kobe and others.
BTW, get rid of Blake, and Walton; and Derek Fisher - it is time to retire.
The Lakers need three or four stronger more talented players which is a task that is almost impossible to achieve in one offseason.
The window for a championship and passing the Celtics in championships probably just closed for another ten years.
So prediction: Mike Brown will not last the term of his contract.
Alex - 13 years ago
Wrong move!! Jimmy Buss has killed the Lakers franchise!!!!!!
Kobe will leave soon and Lakers will join Dodgers in the mediocre team's club!!!!
Huge chance for Knicks to get Kobe and Pau!
Shaw is the man. Period!
RP - 13 years ago
I'm all for helping your children but at the same time you need to recognize their intellectual shortcomings .... Jim Buss needs to go or at least take the back seat...
lakerjake - 13 years ago
my lakers just stepped back into the oblivious years of 1992-1994 and don't forget about 2004. Jim Buss will save a lot of money on the head man's salary (going from 12mil to 4mil per).
Laker4life - 13 years ago
Jim Buss is going to ruin the Lakers. Mark my words. He is a stubborn incompetent fool whose only reason for having his title is bc he's the owners son. Jerry buss is starting to tick me off too for condoning and encouraging this fiasco.
THIS IS A HORRIBLE HORRIBLE DECISION. KOBE TO THE CLIPPERS?
marcus - 13 years ago
Mike Brown is not a good hire...his success is largely tied to Lebron James....his idea of offense was give the ball to lebron and let him create...what is his offensive system? heck he doesn't even conduct his time out sessions his assistants do! Jim Buss's ego is going to be the demise of the lakers franchise...personal feelings about Phil Jackson should not have an effect in your business desicisions...Mike Brown will have a hard time earning the respect of Kobe Bryant and most importantly the respect of the FANS! I give this train wreck 2 years max then the city will be calling for the head of Brown and Jim Buss! Where is Jerry West when you need him?!!
PAUL - 13 years ago
WE ARE LAKERNATION NOT REJECT NATION. PLEASE LA TIMES HELP US REVERSE THIS IDIOTIC MOVE. BROWN IS NO LAKER.
PAUL - 13 years ago
THIS GUY IS AN IDIOT. ARE YOU JOKING DOING THE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT WITH KOBE'S FINAL YEARS? NOT MUCH BRAIN POWER IN THIS DECISION. THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN, WHAT A TRAIN WRECK. BOZO CENTRAL.
SK - 13 years ago
The facts... Yes, he was the coach of the year in 2007. Yes, he had winning records and even the best record in the NBA for 2 years. And yes, he has coached a superstar.
BUT... COY is a rotating award for the team/coach that most surprises us. LA doesn't play basketball by surprises, parades are the only expectation. His winning records were in the Eastern Conference, where sub-500 teams regularly make the playoffs. And LeBron a couple of years ago is not Kobe with 5 rings and seeing the end of his years.
Do I think Mike Brown is the right choice? Absolutely not. If we were blowing the team up, then yes, but this will be essentially the same team next year. The truth of this season is that we were inconsistent, but we also ran into most likely the NBA champs in Dallas. Dirk is a monster right now, and not even "Mike Brown Defense" could stop the fade-away daggers he was throwing at us in the close games. I am a very disappointed Laker fan right now, and I don't foresee good things coming from this.
Mark Halburn - 13 years ago
I was hoping for Byron Scott, who understands the Lakers tradition and expectations. However, Mike Brown has a winning record. As many mentioned, he had ONE great player in Cleveland, He will have many more in Los Angeles. The decision has, apparently, been made. Let's get behind Brown and our Lakers.
Cornell Davis - 13 years ago
Mike Brown wasn't my first choice, but the Lakers made a good choice. He is a good defensive minded coach. Just think he had one star player and worked wonders. With Kobe, Pau, Andrew, D-Fish , Ron Artest ( who I think that the Lakers should get rid of) and Lamar Odom he has the cream of the crop. The Lakers did lose focus, but these guys were also tired. The biggest problem was the bench and that needs to be upgraded. Keep Matt Barnes, but get rid of the others and fine a good young point guard and fill in the other pieces.
Syd Rabin - 13 years ago
Quite frankly, I am pretty stunned by this choice for the Lakers. Mike Brown does NOT have the personality nor the credentials for this job--Cleveland ain't exactly LA. Talk about a square peg in a round hole! Kobe has immediately lost interest, probably wishing he was in OKC by now. Its bad enough to alienate past great players (i.e. Kareem), but to deflate your only true current star--wow! A sizable number of the fans are turned off too and downward trending of LA sports teams gains full momentum. Nice job.
Z - 13 years ago
Seems KB24 gonna waste one (at least) year again
SJ - 13 years ago
This is a disaster! Mike Brown is average at best. The Lakers won't even sniff a championship with Brown in charge.
Dave - 13 years ago
I guess Mike Brown is a Popavich clone and cheaper than most, but I was hoping for Adelman and his motion offense. The components of the team reminded me of that Sacramento team with the high and low posts.
Bill - 13 years ago
Did Adelman even get an interview? Was this strictly a money decision?
I am pretty certain Kobe still has a no trade clause in his contract.
Nolar - 13 years ago
I think it is a signal for trading Kobe. If they hire Shaw, Kobe is still a main core here. Thus, I think Buss want to trade Kobe when he is still high valuable like they traded Shaq.
Do you guy want to keep Bynum or Kobe?
A swap of Kobe for Paul/Derron William/Anthony/Westbrook/Mayor+Battier/ would be a better fit.
wg - 13 years ago
you never know do you if Brown will do well, but disappointed B.Shaw didn't get it.
Lakers tried guys who never one a championship and they didn't win one here ether. You can get to the promised land or you can't. Brown probably can't.
HN - 13 years ago
I think Adelman is the BEST coach that could fix for LAC KERS
LIFE LONG LAKER FAN - 13 years ago
WOW .. JIM BUSS WILL SOON RUIN THIS FRANCHISE .. IF HE HASN'T ALREADY
I really don't know about this one only time will tell. My first choice would have been Coach K then Shaw. I guess I should learn how go back to dealing with free time in May and June.
L.SAM - 13 years ago
I think Mike Brown is a suitable coach,you saw what happened with the playoffs.
Even with PJ they could not adjust to Dallas, squandered game one and three and then got blown out in 4 games,we need a new direction and some younger players.
Sam Armas - The biggest Missouri Laker Fan - 13 years ago
The only thing that Mike showed during playoffs was his ability be out coached. That is why Cleveland fired him. Rick Adelman or Byron Scott would have been my choices.
TrueView - 13 years ago
Dr. Buss, please listen to your fans!!! You have always given us the best! And, when you allowed others to have influence on the team that weren't qualified, you corrected it yourself. Your son, is your son, which I can respect. But, if his choices regarding this team are flawed, you have to step in. Everyone gives him credit for sticking by Andrew Bynum. But Andrew's growth as a player has been greatly influenced by the likes of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Kurt Rambis, Brian Shaw, and Phil Jackson. Beyond that, what has he really done. Give him the power in the future to help this great franchise, by surrounding him with people more versed in the development of a championship team. Because we all realize that sometimes, even the greatest of achievers (like yourself) are not easily replaced by their children.
John Jonathan - 13 years ago
Dr. Buss, if I recall right, you promised Mr. Shaw the coaching job. Apart from that, he is very familiar with the players and enjoys Kobe's respect. If you hire Mr. Brown, you will regret your mistake later.
Big Money Mike - 13 years ago
The question was; "Do you think Mike Brown is a good choice for Lakers coach?". I had to answer yes, do I think he is the best choice for the Lakers, probably not. We as fans are on the outside looking in, we cannot possibly know how people interviewed, what their goals, visions and philosophies (homage properly paid to Phil Jackson) are, we can only go by what we see or what is reported on. If I look over the Career of Mike Brown he has gone to the finals once, been coach of the year, had league leading records in two regular seasons (admittedly not a strong qualification), been to the play-offs every year he coached, coached one of the most talented players in the league (I hear that he is very difficult at times). The big questions I have is how will he handle a mature, seasoned group like the Lakers? His experience has been primarily with younger players not a team that has been and won NBA Championships. What Offensive and Defensive styles will he bring to the Lakers? Will they accept them? Perhaps more accurately put...will they be able to execute them? Time will tell...hang tough Laker Fans this one could get bumpy.
TrueView - 13 years ago
If this is any indication of what The Lakers will be like under the control of Jim Buss, we are in trouble. Who in their right mind would go against the system, players, and success of the past decade with this franchise. The team is built to win a certain way. And, for there to be any consideration other than Brian Shaw, Kurt Rambis, or Byron Scott (the last two if they were somehow made available). There seems to be a tone of ego here. Is it true what talk radio is saying when they suggest that Jim Buss is attempting to do everything he can to get as far away from the Phil Jackson era as he can? Can Phil's shadow be so large even after he retires that this man is willing to sacrafice this team's immediate future, to establish that "he" is now in control. Think about it, Magic has seemed to become more distant because of Phil. And now, Jim Buss. Jealousy can make men foolish. As a life-long Lakers fan, I can only hope that Dr. Buss intercedes, and stops this great mistake before it happens.
DougPet - 13 years ago
Mike Brown should not be option #1. The experiment in Cleveland proved that even with the NBA's most talented player, a Mike Brown team could not put the pieces together to figure out how to win at the highest level. Folks, for this reason, the Cavs let him go.
I'm not sure at all that the Lakers are making a smart move to bring-in such a candidate. While B-Shaw is an unproven commodity at the head coaching level, he's a proven commodity as a gifted coach who can get the most out of his players.
To throw out the system established by a veteran coaching staff, WITH VERY VETERAN PLAYERS, the Lakers' brass is choosing to risk everything that they've built for years. Kobe's selfishness is the only thing to approach radically. Changing the coaching system radically is probably going to be a recipe for disaster. Oh well, swallow and move forward, I suppose.
John Murray - 13 years ago
The selection of Mike Browm (if that is what happens) is not necessarily a bad pick, we won't know for a while. However, anytime you lose a one of a kind coach like Phil Jackson, who had the rings, intellect and style to more than support his induction into the Hall of Fame, combined with a seasoned, mature team of players, you can benefit from some change but not radical change.
I believe Brian could bring more to the table than support from Kobe, Fisher and others. I think he would bring his own style along with a meldiing of what the team is comfortable with. He is young enough to the players and, with is own rings, earn immediate respect (always an important element when working with high achieving professionals but especially so when they are also wealthy and stron willed).
As all Laker's fans, I want this to work out but I strongly beleive the best person for the job was already on the Laker's bench.
Johnny M - 13 years ago
I"m pulling for Brian Shaw. Brian has been around with Laker as a player with three rings and two as an Asst. Coach. He is familiar with the players and the organization. So, why
bring a stranger?, who never have a NBA championship in his RESUME, c'mon Dr. Buss,
use your common sense please.
Peter Funkhauser - 13 years ago
I mean *interplayer personal feuds due to alleged (and hopefully false) rumors of moral wrongs.
Peter Funkhauser - 13 years ago
To clarify, Mike can deal with the alleged (and false, I hope!) rumors of interplayer hoe swapping.
Peter Funkhauser - 13 years ago
Mike's advantage is that he is experienced with Delonte/LeBron's mom so that could help with random Laker (not Shannon Brown)/Pau Gasol woman
Joselito Yuzon - 13 years ago
He is smart and have a winning record to back his credentials. Not to mention his ability to deal with a superstar like Lebron, he is also young and possess the mental toughness to the wind-and-grind of the NBA.
DOC4DaLakeShow - 13 years ago
Maybe B.Shaw should hang around and run the offense.
Wayne Runcie - 13 years ago
The right and only one is Shaw. Any other is just an unfair choice
and a bad treatment for Shaw that already have demonstrated his ability
to do the Job and count with the support of the players.
RUDY A. - 13 years ago
This is a very good choice by the Lakers organization. Although I like Rick Adelman, the choice was even far more better. Look what he did to Cleveland Cavaliers for five season he's been the coach of that team. 2007 NBA Finals; 2009 Eastern Conference Finals; 2010 Conference Semifinals. He coached that team with Lebron as the franchise player with no supporting cast as good as the Lakers of the 80's with Jabbar, Worthy, Scott, Cooper with Magic as the main player. The Shaq era with Kobe, Horry, Fox, Shaw as his supporting cast. If Lebron has that kind of players like what Magic, Shaq or Kobe had, you could just imagine how many rings that Mike Brown will be wearing right now.
I believe it's a good fit. The Lakers need someone who is capable of getting them the wins needed during the season, so it carries through during the playoffs. The team will carry itself once they rebuild their confidence.
Nik - 13 years ago
I'm a Celtics fan, so I already have problems with my own team.
But I'd hate to see the Lakers become a joke which would happen under Brown. He couldn't handle LJ how is he going to handle Kobe. With the Cavs the players did whatever Lebron wanted and ignored their coach. Good Luck LA you will need it with Brown.
bjp2000 - 13 years ago
Great choice IF you hate the Lakers (See: Bill Simmons). Without LBJ Brown's teams would have always sucked. By the way - anybody notice how his teams did in the playoffs? The only positive will be the Lakers in a year or so may finally get a halfway decent draft pick that could actually help them (other than Bynum how long has it been since a Laker rookie has done anything????)
Stefano Lombardi - 13 years ago
Keep running the triangle with B-Shaw was-is-shall be the best choice for LAL and proof of that are the results on the field: 5 titles and 7 NBA finals in a decade. Even the unexpected type of this season ending may justify movin fwrd from the triangle, as said by Phil, adding some speed for more easy basket and a stronger defense is what the management have to work on. Since the core of the team is coming out from several years of triangle offense - as per words of other Phil's former players - they will have for sure a lot of troubles to adapt to a more conventional offense. Looking at Brown style of play - it has been based on ball to LJ and see what happen .... that has not paid off when it counts (Cavs know something about).
Business is Business and the Buss's are very skilled,but loosing BShawn and this coaching group will be very painfull ..... Rudy T choice make remember something?
Marcus Littlejohn - 13 years ago
If Mike couldn't handle LeBron what make one think he can handle Kobe. I was really pulling for B. Shaw or B. Scott. I would have been happy with Jeff Van Gundy. I'm a die heart Laker fan but if this is there choice for the next coach I'm very much on the fence about it. Good luck to our Lakers.
Ernest Williams - 13 years ago
The Lakers got it right. I was pulling for Brian Shaw but this is better. Excellent hire. Mike Brown took a team with one all-star to the NBA finals, and won over 50 games 4 years out of 5. His winning % is 663. What other candidate can match that? What he did with only LeBron James and a bunch of bums was remarkable.
Ernest Williams - 13 years ago
The Lakers got it right. I was pulling for Brian Shaw but this is better. Excellent hire. Mike Brown took a team with one all-star to the NBA finals, and won over 50 games 4 years out of 5. His winning % is 663. What other candidate can match that? What he did with only LeBron James and a bunch of bums was remarkable.
jhbvta24 - 13 years ago
Mike Brown is an outstanding hire for the Lakers. A proven winner, media-savvy, a minority, and not a tired retread. I'm glad that the Buss family is taking back control of the organization by hiring THEIR guy (not Kobe's, Mitch's, Magic's or The Logo's!!) and maybe ruffling a few feathers along the way.
Craig Lister - 13 years ago
Mike Brown's failures in the playoffs were about coaching and making sure that any shortcomings in a series were resolved. All were going to get is a coach who knows how to lose to Orlando, San Antonio and Boston!
Henry Boynton - 13 years ago
I think Mike Brown is a good choice to be the new coach. I would prefer Brian Shaw above anyone else out there and fear they will lose him to Golden State or someone. But Brown IMHO is a better choice than the other names that have been mentioned. I thought he got the shaft in Cleveland, took the fall for other people's shortcomings.
Greg Levine - 13 years ago
This is a veteran team (Lakers) that is coming off of an embarrassing collapse in the playoffs. This team needs a strong, defensive tough minded VETERAN coaching voice to guide them through the path they need to travel. Jerry Sloan IS the right guy for that job. Buss is a f**king moron for not talking to him. B-Shaw was the next logical choice because he can call the players on their own crap, knows this team and organization, knows what is EXPECTED of and from the organization and most importantly has the respect of the veterans and ANY rookie they bring in. B-Shaw has 3 rings as a player and 2 as a coach. The man is a winner. Mike Brown? MIKE BROWN? Are you serious? Do you HONESTLY think he wins coach of the year in '07 WITHOUT LeBron? I think not. I am sick today as a lifelong Laker fan. This decision is on par of sucking as loud and badly as hiring Rudy T.
If the objective is to keep the current team in place, then Brian Shaw an insider was the best choice. Brown seems like a decent guy but a stronger mentality is needed for the level of Kobe and others.
BTW, get rid of Blake, and Walton; and Derek Fisher - it is time to retire.
The Lakers need three or four stronger more talented players which is a task that is almost impossible to achieve in one offseason.
The window for a championship and passing the Celtics in championships probably just closed for another ten years.
So prediction: Mike Brown will not last the term of his contract.
Wrong move!! Jimmy Buss has killed the Lakers franchise!!!!!!
Kobe will leave soon and Lakers will join Dodgers in the mediocre team's club!!!!
Huge chance for Knicks to get Kobe and Pau!
Shaw is the man. Period!
I'm all for helping your children but at the same time you need to recognize their intellectual shortcomings .... Jim Buss needs to go or at least take the back seat...
my lakers just stepped back into the oblivious years of 1992-1994 and don't forget about 2004. Jim Buss will save a lot of money on the head man's salary (going from 12mil to 4mil per).
Jim Buss is going to ruin the Lakers. Mark my words. He is a stubborn incompetent fool whose only reason for having his title is bc he's the owners son. Jerry buss is starting to tick me off too for condoning and encouraging this fiasco.
THIS IS A HORRIBLE HORRIBLE DECISION. KOBE TO THE CLIPPERS?
Mike Brown is not a good hire...his success is largely tied to Lebron James....his idea of offense was give the ball to lebron and let him create...what is his offensive system? heck he doesn't even conduct his time out sessions his assistants do! Jim Buss's ego is going to be the demise of the lakers franchise...personal feelings about Phil Jackson should not have an effect in your business desicisions...Mike Brown will have a hard time earning the respect of Kobe Bryant and most importantly the respect of the FANS! I give this train wreck 2 years max then the city will be calling for the head of Brown and Jim Buss! Where is Jerry West when you need him?!!
WE ARE LAKERNATION NOT REJECT NATION. PLEASE LA TIMES HELP US REVERSE THIS IDIOTIC MOVE. BROWN IS NO LAKER.
THIS GUY IS AN IDIOT. ARE YOU JOKING DOING THE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT WITH KOBE'S FINAL YEARS? NOT MUCH BRAIN POWER IN THIS DECISION. THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN, WHAT A TRAIN WRECK. BOZO CENTRAL.
The facts... Yes, he was the coach of the year in 2007. Yes, he had winning records and even the best record in the NBA for 2 years. And yes, he has coached a superstar.
BUT... COY is a rotating award for the team/coach that most surprises us. LA doesn't play basketball by surprises, parades are the only expectation. His winning records were in the Eastern Conference, where sub-500 teams regularly make the playoffs. And LeBron a couple of years ago is not Kobe with 5 rings and seeing the end of his years.
Do I think Mike Brown is the right choice? Absolutely not. If we were blowing the team up, then yes, but this will be essentially the same team next year. The truth of this season is that we were inconsistent, but we also ran into most likely the NBA champs in Dallas. Dirk is a monster right now, and not even "Mike Brown Defense" could stop the fade-away daggers he was throwing at us in the close games. I am a very disappointed Laker fan right now, and I don't foresee good things coming from this.
I was hoping for Byron Scott, who understands the Lakers tradition and expectations. However, Mike Brown has a winning record. As many mentioned, he had ONE great player in Cleveland, He will have many more in Los Angeles. The decision has, apparently, been made. Let's get behind Brown and our Lakers.
Mike Brown wasn't my first choice, but the Lakers made a good choice. He is a good defensive minded coach. Just think he had one star player and worked wonders. With Kobe, Pau, Andrew, D-Fish , Ron Artest ( who I think that the Lakers should get rid of) and Lamar Odom he has the cream of the crop. The Lakers did lose focus, but these guys were also tired. The biggest problem was the bench and that needs to be upgraded. Keep Matt Barnes, but get rid of the others and fine a good young point guard and fill in the other pieces.
Quite frankly, I am pretty stunned by this choice for the Lakers. Mike Brown does NOT have the personality nor the credentials for this job--Cleveland ain't exactly LA. Talk about a square peg in a round hole! Kobe has immediately lost interest, probably wishing he was in OKC by now. Its bad enough to alienate past great players (i.e. Kareem), but to deflate your only true current star--wow! A sizable number of the fans are turned off too and downward trending of LA sports teams gains full momentum. Nice job.
Seems KB24 gonna waste one (at least) year again
This is a disaster! Mike Brown is average at best. The Lakers won't even sniff a championship with Brown in charge.
I guess Mike Brown is a Popavich clone and cheaper than most, but I was hoping for Adelman and his motion offense. The components of the team reminded me of that Sacramento team with the high and low posts.
Did Adelman even get an interview? Was this strictly a money decision?
I am pretty certain Kobe still has a no trade clause in his contract.
I think it is a signal for trading Kobe. If they hire Shaw, Kobe is still a main core here. Thus, I think Buss want to trade Kobe when he is still high valuable like they traded Shaq.
Do you guy want to keep Bynum or Kobe?
A swap of Kobe for Paul/Derron William/Anthony/Westbrook/Mayor+Battier/ would be a better fit.
you never know do you if Brown will do well, but disappointed B.Shaw didn't get it.
Lakers tried guys who never one a championship and they didn't win one here ether. You can get to the promised land or you can't. Brown probably can't.
I think Adelman is the BEST coach that could fix for LAC KERS
WOW .. JIM BUSS WILL SOON RUIN THIS FRANCHISE .. IF HE HASN'T ALREADY
I really don't know about this one only time will tell. My first choice would have been Coach K then Shaw. I guess I should learn how go back to dealing with free time in May and June.
I think Mike Brown is a suitable coach,you saw what happened with the playoffs.
Even with PJ they could not adjust to Dallas, squandered game one and three and then got blown out in 4 games,we need a new direction and some younger players.
The only thing that Mike showed during playoffs was his ability be out coached. That is why Cleveland fired him. Rick Adelman or Byron Scott would have been my choices.
Dr. Buss, please listen to your fans!!! You have always given us the best! And, when you allowed others to have influence on the team that weren't qualified, you corrected it yourself. Your son, is your son, which I can respect. But, if his choices regarding this team are flawed, you have to step in. Everyone gives him credit for sticking by Andrew Bynum. But Andrew's growth as a player has been greatly influenced by the likes of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Kurt Rambis, Brian Shaw, and Phil Jackson. Beyond that, what has he really done. Give him the power in the future to help this great franchise, by surrounding him with people more versed in the development of a championship team. Because we all realize that sometimes, even the greatest of achievers (like yourself) are not easily replaced by their children.
Dr. Buss, if I recall right, you promised Mr. Shaw the coaching job. Apart from that, he is very familiar with the players and enjoys Kobe's respect. If you hire Mr. Brown, you will regret your mistake later.
The question was; "Do you think Mike Brown is a good choice for Lakers coach?". I had to answer yes, do I think he is the best choice for the Lakers, probably not. We as fans are on the outside looking in, we cannot possibly know how people interviewed, what their goals, visions and philosophies (homage properly paid to Phil Jackson) are, we can only go by what we see or what is reported on. If I look over the Career of Mike Brown he has gone to the finals once, been coach of the year, had league leading records in two regular seasons (admittedly not a strong qualification), been to the play-offs every year he coached, coached one of the most talented players in the league (I hear that he is very difficult at times). The big questions I have is how will he handle a mature, seasoned group like the Lakers? His experience has been primarily with younger players not a team that has been and won NBA Championships. What Offensive and Defensive styles will he bring to the Lakers? Will they accept them? Perhaps more accurately put...will they be able to execute them? Time will tell...hang tough Laker Fans this one could get bumpy.
If this is any indication of what The Lakers will be like under the control of Jim Buss, we are in trouble. Who in their right mind would go against the system, players, and success of the past decade with this franchise. The team is built to win a certain way. And, for there to be any consideration other than Brian Shaw, Kurt Rambis, or Byron Scott (the last two if they were somehow made available). There seems to be a tone of ego here. Is it true what talk radio is saying when they suggest that Jim Buss is attempting to do everything he can to get as far away from the Phil Jackson era as he can? Can Phil's shadow be so large even after he retires that this man is willing to sacrafice this team's immediate future, to establish that "he" is now in control. Think about it, Magic has seemed to become more distant because of Phil. And now, Jim Buss. Jealousy can make men foolish. As a life-long Lakers fan, I can only hope that Dr. Buss intercedes, and stops this great mistake before it happens.
Mike Brown should not be option #1. The experiment in Cleveland proved that even with the NBA's most talented player, a Mike Brown team could not put the pieces together to figure out how to win at the highest level. Folks, for this reason, the Cavs let him go.
I'm not sure at all that the Lakers are making a smart move to bring-in such a candidate. While B-Shaw is an unproven commodity at the head coaching level, he's a proven commodity as a gifted coach who can get the most out of his players.
To throw out the system established by a veteran coaching staff, WITH VERY VETERAN PLAYERS, the Lakers' brass is choosing to risk everything that they've built for years. Kobe's selfishness is the only thing to approach radically. Changing the coaching system radically is probably going to be a recipe for disaster. Oh well, swallow and move forward, I suppose.
The selection of Mike Browm (if that is what happens) is not necessarily a bad pick, we won't know for a while. However, anytime you lose a one of a kind coach like Phil Jackson, who had the rings, intellect and style to more than support his induction into the Hall of Fame, combined with a seasoned, mature team of players, you can benefit from some change but not radical change.
I believe Brian could bring more to the table than support from Kobe, Fisher and others. I think he would bring his own style along with a meldiing of what the team is comfortable with. He is young enough to the players and, with is own rings, earn immediate respect (always an important element when working with high achieving professionals but especially so when they are also wealthy and stron willed).
As all Laker's fans, I want this to work out but I strongly beleive the best person for the job was already on the Laker's bench.
I"m pulling for Brian Shaw. Brian has been around with Laker as a player with three rings and two as an Asst. Coach. He is familiar with the players and the organization. So, why
bring a stranger?, who never have a NBA championship in his RESUME, c'mon Dr. Buss,
use your common sense please.
I mean *interplayer personal feuds due to alleged (and hopefully false) rumors of moral wrongs.
To clarify, Mike can deal with the alleged (and false, I hope!) rumors of interplayer hoe swapping.
Mike's advantage is that he is experienced with Delonte/LeBron's mom so that could help with random Laker (not Shannon Brown)/Pau Gasol woman
He is smart and have a winning record to back his credentials. Not to mention his ability to deal with a superstar like Lebron, he is also young and possess the mental toughness to the wind-and-grind of the NBA.
Maybe B.Shaw should hang around and run the offense.
The right and only one is Shaw. Any other is just an unfair choice
and a bad treatment for Shaw that already have demonstrated his ability
to do the Job and count with the support of the players.
This is a very good choice by the Lakers organization. Although I like Rick Adelman, the choice was even far more better. Look what he did to Cleveland Cavaliers for five season he's been the coach of that team. 2007 NBA Finals; 2009 Eastern Conference Finals; 2010 Conference Semifinals. He coached that team with Lebron as the franchise player with no supporting cast as good as the Lakers of the 80's with Jabbar, Worthy, Scott, Cooper with Magic as the main player. The Shaq era with Kobe, Horry, Fox, Shaw as his supporting cast. If Lebron has that kind of players like what Magic, Shaq or Kobe had, you could just imagine how many rings that Mike Brown will be wearing right now.
I believe it's a good fit. The Lakers need someone who is capable of getting them the wins needed during the season, so it carries through during the playoffs. The team will carry itself once they rebuild their confidence.
I'm a Celtics fan, so I already have problems with my own team.
But I'd hate to see the Lakers become a joke which would happen under Brown. He couldn't handle LJ how is he going to handle Kobe. With the Cavs the players did whatever Lebron wanted and ignored their coach. Good Luck LA you will need it with Brown.
Great choice IF you hate the Lakers (See: Bill Simmons). Without LBJ Brown's teams would have always sucked. By the way - anybody notice how his teams did in the playoffs? The only positive will be the Lakers in a year or so may finally get a halfway decent draft pick that could actually help them (other than Bynum how long has it been since a Laker rookie has done anything????)
Keep running the triangle with B-Shaw was-is-shall be the best choice for LAL and proof of that are the results on the field: 5 titles and 7 NBA finals in a decade. Even the unexpected type of this season ending may justify movin fwrd from the triangle, as said by Phil, adding some speed for more easy basket and a stronger defense is what the management have to work on. Since the core of the team is coming out from several years of triangle offense - as per words of other Phil's former players - they will have for sure a lot of troubles to adapt to a more conventional offense. Looking at Brown style of play - it has been based on ball to LJ and see what happen .... that has not paid off when it counts (Cavs know something about).
Business is Business and the Buss's are very skilled,but loosing BShawn and this coaching group will be very painfull ..... Rudy T choice make remember something?
If Mike couldn't handle LeBron what make one think he can handle Kobe. I was really pulling for B. Shaw or B. Scott. I would have been happy with Jeff Van Gundy. I'm a die heart Laker fan but if this is there choice for the next coach I'm very much on the fence about it. Good luck to our Lakers.
The Lakers got it right. I was pulling for Brian Shaw but this is better. Excellent hire. Mike Brown took a team with one all-star to the NBA finals, and won over 50 games 4 years out of 5. His winning % is 663. What other candidate can match that? What he did with only LeBron James and a bunch of bums was remarkable.
The Lakers got it right. I was pulling for Brian Shaw but this is better. Excellent hire. Mike Brown took a team with one all-star to the NBA finals, and won over 50 games 4 years out of 5. His winning % is 663. What other candidate can match that? What he did with only LeBron James and a bunch of bums was remarkable.
Mike Brown is an outstanding hire for the Lakers. A proven winner, media-savvy, a minority, and not a tired retread. I'm glad that the Buss family is taking back control of the organization by hiring THEIR guy (not Kobe's, Mitch's, Magic's or The Logo's!!) and maybe ruffling a few feathers along the way.
Mike Brown's failures in the playoffs were about coaching and making sure that any shortcomings in a series were resolved. All were going to get is a coach who knows how to lose to Orlando, San Antonio and Boston!
I think Mike Brown is a good choice to be the new coach. I would prefer Brian Shaw above anyone else out there and fear they will lose him to Golden State or someone. But Brown IMHO is a better choice than the other names that have been mentioned. I thought he got the shaft in Cleveland, took the fall for other people's shortcomings.
This is a veteran team (Lakers) that is coming off of an embarrassing collapse in the playoffs. This team needs a strong, defensive tough minded VETERAN coaching voice to guide them through the path they need to travel. Jerry Sloan IS the right guy for that job. Buss is a f**king moron for not talking to him. B-Shaw was the next logical choice because he can call the players on their own crap, knows this team and organization, knows what is EXPECTED of and from the organization and most importantly has the respect of the veterans and ANY rookie they bring in. B-Shaw has 3 rings as a player and 2 as a coach. The man is a winner. Mike Brown? MIKE BROWN? Are you serious? Do you HONESTLY think he wins coach of the year in '07 WITHOUT LeBron? I think not. I am sick today as a lifelong Laker fan. This decision is on par of sucking as loud and badly as hiring Rudy T.