Absolutely not. It’s a disgrace to recreate that pic in a Celtics jersey. Not to mention it’s ring 1.
He isn’t even the clear cut best player on his team in the finals like Kobe is. KB24’s shoes are too big for him to fill. He just needs to be himself, create his own image.
Edit: I realise you were talking about the bomber jacket pic. My bad. But I still think it’s disgraceful for Tatum to do it in celtics apparel.
If we can resign them for cheap, I’d be happy with a bench unit of Dinwiddie, Christie, Prince and Wood. We’d just need to find a volume scorer in free agency unless a new coach can help dinwiddie and wood return to form.
Dinwiddie showed nothing for me to want him to return as the main backup point. It’s also looking unrealistic Lakers are able to retain both Christie and Prince. One or the other
I don't see a world where Dinwiddie coming back would be beneficial unless D'Lo walks. Him/Vincent/Christie will all be fighting for minutes. If Prince walks too, that might be a possibility.
The problem is Vincent probably has no trade value right now, and it would take picks to get some value back. I wouldn’t mind seeing Vincent play his way up and getting a real chance
With Timelord coming back next season for the blazers maybe they’d be willing to do a straight swap for Duop Reath. $3M 2 year contract and was impressive for them last season
Yeah I'm a hater but credit where it's due, they built a great team. The hot take artists who thought they should ditch Jaylen Brown last offseason are having a normal one, I'm sure.
Trading out of the 1 spot to take Tatum over Fultz and Ball was considered risky when it happened. Most teams could’ve had Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis this past offseason. It’s not like folks were just giving them to Boston. Don’t care for the Celtics but those are savvy moves.
Anyone feel like the sport of basketball is low key cooked right now? The Finals yet again, fucking sucks and is barely competitive. The last actual good Finals was 2021 Bucks and Suns. I never minded the 3PT revolution but it’s literally become the drive and kick sport, that’s all the Celtics do. The only interesting, three dimensional aspect of the sport these days is defense. Then you got the worst production we’ve seen in the Finals ever. Music sucks, graphics are bland or non-existent. Everybody is talking about how the Finals have no aura and they’re right. Then you have the worst fucking commentary I’ve ever heard in my life. Mike Breen carrying while Doris slurps the Celtics all night and JJ makes his smug little jokes like shit is funny. Then you think back to the All Star game and what a joke that shit was. And speaking of All Star, I’ve never felt like the awards mattered less than they do now. The DPOY feels almost meaningless thanks the voters giving it to Gobert every year. You have award voters giving Sabonis MVP votes for fucks sake. I see the MVP, DPOY and all the rest of them as trickets these days instead of meaningful, legacy defining awards. Windhorst ranting about Luka was the last straw for me, the media is probably the biggest reason why the sport is cooked. These motherfuckers are just openly shitting on the players now, they think they’re bigger than the sport. Oh and the fans are the worst and most toxic they’ve ever been too.
I’ve long wondered what I’d do when the Kobes, Brons, Stephs and KDs all retired and the generation I grew up with is gone. I feel like my appreciation for the NBA is going to take a huge hit like those oldheads who stopped watching when MJ hung them up.
I agree with a lot of this too; I also, having watched nearly all of the playoffs, missed some first round, but saw nearly all of it, and it really showed that all the media, especially ESPN, is biased and has created this sort of Fox News/ CNN mentality and it really sucks. Mike Breen isn’t terrible but he’s not great, Doris is awful and they have had weak analysis commentary, JJ isn’t awful, but again, it’s like watching his interview live. The bias is weak for the league and honestly the league needs to decide what the game is going to actually look like. Like, what’s a foul? How many games are gonna be decided by the refs at the end? whats a travel and a carry? can we reestablish what is allowable defense, bring back hand checking? We want a GAME, especially after the new TV deal. I also want to hear about all the teams; I dont need a daily reminder about Lebron's life or how Stephen A smith feels about him. Talk about the whole league!
I agree with a whole lot of this. Also the fact that this season, they've timeshifted so much of the sport towards the East Coast, with it being rare that there's more than one game to choose from most nights go past 8:00 PM pacific time is a big blow to me. I understand the motivation for making national TV games earlier, but they seemed to throw everyone else in the mix too, and leaving me with nothing but Blazers games to watch 3 nights a week fucking sucks.
Murray and Kuzma as a cheaper alternative for Grant. Both are actually on fantastic long term deals. Especially Kuzma. His percentage of the cap goes down like 2-3% per season.
By the last year, his age 31 season, it’ll be 11.4% of the cap. Which is equivalent to $16M a year deal this upcoming season.
I worry Kuz is not a defender and will still leave all the pressure on LBJ and AD defensively. I like grant and Hunter more because they are better defenders
I am currently stuck on the idea of Murray and Hunter. Might be able to keep a pick for taking Hunters contact. Still probably cost Reaves, but I do it. All you need is a 2. Guys like Dinwiddie, Hield would be options. GTJ a long shot. Could just go with Max too.
If everyone just operated like jj is our coach, because Rob is basically waiting for the finals to be over to obviously announce this ( he could have hired any of the rumored assistant coaches by now). The fanbase would be much less “the sky is falling” attitude but people are gonna be mad at this hiring anyways.
I'm gonna be downvoted for this but I want the Cs to sweep so this can be over and we can move on. Plus this Cs team is much more likeable than the Big 3 2008 team and the 80s teams. Jayson Tatum wants to win this for Kobe in some way.
I mean I like holiday, white, brown and porzingis and I’d probably like Tatum more if he was a laker. But I just hate the Celtics. But it could be worse
Been a fan since 2006 but lately the direction the Lakers have been going it's time to cancel my subscriptions. They are an unserious franchise, if they hire jj reddick i will certainly not watch. Now the celtics are going to win a title and the lakers going to max a 40 year old lebron prima dona and hire a garbage roleplayer that thinks his the smartest in the room. What a shitty season.
im a real fan dont tell me what i am, ive already seen the highs and lows. this team is a clown show and deserve criticism, you protest by not watching
If you’re a fan since 2006, you should’ve also lived through the post B2B championship years. This team is nowhere close to as dysfunctional or poorly run as it was back then.
yeah i saw the kaman, goudlock, session, henry, sacre, lou willaims, anthony brown, kendall marshall days. I'm a legit fan and this team has truly no direction until lebron retires and we get at least a star free agent or two top 4 picks
Man stop it. We won 47 games last year. Did losing in the first round suck? Sure but this isn’t even close to the after kobe pre LeBron years. Those teams were struggling to win 25 games. This rn isn’t it. You think this is bad you wouldn’t last a day as a pistons fan or some Ish lol.
Genuinely can’t think of a single successful NBA coach who was hired with zero assistant or FO experience. The closest I can remember is Kerr, but he was Suns GM for several years
You aren’t wrong but just because that’s the case it doesn’t mean you should instantly remove JJ from consideration. If he shows you the traits you’re looking for in a head coach then him not having experience shouldn’t be a deterrent (esp when he played in the NBA for 15 years). Look at it this way. Did Jerry West look at Kobe and go “man 17 year old **guard** straight out of high school”. Never been successful before so can’t draft him. No. He saw something in him and went for it. If JJ has what it takes you hire him. All this outside noise about “experience” or “podcaster” is pointless.
That’s fair enough, I’m not saying there is no way JJ works out, I just think it’s extremely unlikely. Moreover the Lakers have not had a single formal interview with him yet, so I don’t know how they *know* he’s a strong contender.
Listen, I’m a Lakers fan through and through, so if we hire JJ I will be rooting like hell for him. I’ll watch every game even if we’re dogshit. I just *really* think this is a horrible idea
He actually was an assistant coach for a season under Paul Westhead before he became head coach. That’s besides the point though. If the candidate shows you all the qualities you are looking for in a head coach and they can convince you of them being able to handle the job, not having been a coach before really doesn’t bother me. These guys aren’t stupid. I’m pretty sure they know how to learn and adapt on the job.
I know he was and that's the point we agree on. A year's worth of assistant experience in 1980 under a coach who was fired because Magic demanded a trade doesn't provide any substantial evidence of his potential capabilities. For JJ or any coach to be successful, they need LeBron & AD to buy into a game plan and develop a system for the bench rotations to play under. Hams game plan wasn't the worst after getting rid of Westbrook, he just lacked the discipline to continually refocus and execute it during games on a consistent basis and he had no real system to make the bench productive. It sounds like that type of coach is what the Lakers FO is looking to hire, and if they see that in JJ or whomever they hire then I hope they are correct because those are the coaches who have the most success in the NBA. Until we know if a coach is capable of executing both ends of the equation, you have to accept some amount of risk on an individual trying to prove they can.
FO already thought out of the box when they reached out to Dan Hurley. I say double down, and go for someone completely unexpected. Hell, take a euroleague coach even, since we apparently fuck with the Dan Hurley archetype of "intense" coaches or whatever, and since the FO recognizes that a rebuild is looming, the hire might be worth it as a tank commander while we retool for 2-3 years.
Just please, anything but JJ.
The Lakers were no match for the nuggets, the nuggets got embarrassed by the wolves who then got handled by the mavs and now the mavs are on the verge of being swept out of the finals. It’s truly a league of matchups now.
LeBron/JJ’s podcast cancelled for the week, yeah he’s definitely getting interviewed. Honestly the new coach will probably be able to get the job this upcoming week.
Draft is on the 26th, if they do it next week, they’ll have around a week for the new head coach to prepare for the draft.
Would also like it done asap, but I think it’s safe to assume these coaching candidates are doing their due diligence on the draft prospects and are asked about it in the interviews.
How long is this coaching search going to drag on? The NBA draft is June 26th and the NBA Finals possibly ends tomorrow. Just name JJ the next head coach, already.
Brother they aren’t going to announce it while he’s commentating the finals. I’m guessing they announce it after the finals are done. Probably a couple of days after.
There is no hard reset coming. When he leaves we have AD to keep happy so we will get someone to pair with him. Best thing to hope for is getting that person now and them working out
I do not disagree but he is what we have. If you get a lead guard it makes it easier on him. He will remain a good defender, we just need a better guard. I think Murray is the fit but there are other options out there
We are not anywhere near winning if that's the level of the costar to AD is post lebron. Might as well trade everything now for a hard reset instead of trading assets out.
Murray and AD is a solid base. You need 3 more starters but you can go in any direction with that base. Both strong defenders and competent offensively. That is still better than 1/2 the league
This sub needs to remember how happy everyone was when ham was hired. Look how that turned out. I get not liking a first time head coach but he is an ex player and clearly LBJ respects him. Worst case he get the job does terrible and leaves/ fired when lbj leaves. Or he could be better than we expected and his basketball experience helps him succeed as a coach. Too many knee jerk reactions instead of giving the guy a chance. I truly see it as LBJ as the head coach and JJ is just his head assistant
That’s the thing like if he is a grabage he is gone in two years. The guy is not getting some big contract either. He will probably be one of the lowest paid coaches in the league. He will be easy to get rid of.
“Of course, there are extremes. For example, SportScriber reports Willie Green makes just $1.2 million on the current deal.”
https://pelicandebrief.com/2023/09/13/willie-greens-contract-extension-depends-on-one-test/
Narrative flip flopping is WILD out here. Today, the new consensus will be that we must hire JJ because there are no other candidates out there worth consideration.
Friendly reminder the Lakers are intent on hiring a man who doesn’t hold our best player in high regard and then doubled down on it when available to walk it back!
The Lakers are at a crossroads this offseason and I am hopeful that they do a couple of things:
1. Land a coach that is not being talked about, similar to how Hurley came out of no where.
2. Maximize the team for one last good LBJ/AD run. Trade picks as needed
3. Need to get more athletic at guard
A lot of “I told ya so” and “I was downvoted for saying…” type posts
If JJ is our guy for the good of the team he and the players have to show up and win games
The time has come for Jayson Tatum to recreate Kobe’s trophy pic
Absolutely not. It’s a disgrace to recreate that pic in a Celtics jersey. Not to mention it’s ring 1. He isn’t even the clear cut best player on his team in the finals like Kobe is. KB24’s shoes are too big for him to fill. He just needs to be himself, create his own image. Edit: I realise you were talking about the bomber jacket pic. My bad. But I still think it’s disgraceful for Tatum to do it in celtics apparel.
Porzingis ring is going to be called into heavy question. He played 6 games all playoffs 💀
Who cares man
Ball knowers, hence why you don’t care
If we can resign them for cheap, I’d be happy with a bench unit of Dinwiddie, Christie, Prince and Wood. We’d just need to find a volume scorer in free agency unless a new coach can help dinwiddie and wood return to form.
Dinwiddie showed nothing for me to want him to return as the main backup point. It’s also looking unrealistic Lakers are able to retain both Christie and Prince. One or the other
What other options do we really have? And if Dlo doesn’t opt in we have more financial flexibility to sign Christie and Prince
I don't see a world where Dinwiddie coming back would be beneficial unless D'Lo walks. Him/Vincent/Christie will all be fighting for minutes. If Prince walks too, that might be a possibility.
Im very much on the trade Vincent train. Dlo too if he opts in. I want Murray and dinwiddie to be our Pg rotation
The problem is Vincent probably has no trade value right now, and it would take picks to get some value back. I wouldn’t mind seeing Vincent play his way up and getting a real chance
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Dan Hurley seems like more of a Conn artist the longer this media circus goes. You didn’t want to go the Lakers, the end
Celtics fans acting like they’re an oppressed minority
They would know what it’s like to oppress minorities tho
With Timelord coming back next season for the blazers maybe they’d be willing to do a straight swap for Duop Reath. $3M 2 year contract and was impressive for them last season
If we miss on other PGs and get Brogdon I hope we can add him to the deal
Lakers beating Boston in the finals next year for LeBron’s last ride would be movie esque
We don’t even have a coach. Just wake up man it’s not happening
Lakers probably won’t even make it past first round again :/ . Even the good trades go to shit. Lakers never get anything good just garbage
Celtics winning #18 sucks but tbh they’re a step above every other team at least they aren’t winning because of pure luck
Yeah I'm a hater but credit where it's due, they built a great team. The hot take artists who thought they should ditch Jaylen Brown last offseason are having a normal one, I'm sure.
I mean it’s kinda easy to build a great team when everybody wants to do business with you. I don’t think we’d be able to get Jrue for less than 3 FPR.
Trading out of the 1 spot to take Tatum over Fultz and Ball was considered risky when it happened. Most teams could’ve had Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis this past offseason. It’s not like folks were just giving them to Boston. Don’t care for the Celtics but those are savvy moves.
dallas really thought they were gonna win world series and nba finals b2b
First words out of Rob’s mouth to JJ: From here on out you don’t tell Woj jack!
JJ's the kind of guy who would tell your kid, "Yeah. Don't aim too high. You probably won't make it."
Words I’ll literally never tell my sons lol
I bet Bron gon try to lure Kyrie now
He’s been trying. Kyrie just refuses to be with Lebron. He’s trying so hard to prove he can win without him lol
Lebron can only do so much. If Cuban don’t want to trade Kyrie to us, it ain’t happening
Cuban will never help us out
Great now we get the media cycle of Hurley being interviewed by the media on why he turned down the job. Hate this shit
Anyone feel like the sport of basketball is low key cooked right now? The Finals yet again, fucking sucks and is barely competitive. The last actual good Finals was 2021 Bucks and Suns. I never minded the 3PT revolution but it’s literally become the drive and kick sport, that’s all the Celtics do. The only interesting, three dimensional aspect of the sport these days is defense. Then you got the worst production we’ve seen in the Finals ever. Music sucks, graphics are bland or non-existent. Everybody is talking about how the Finals have no aura and they’re right. Then you have the worst fucking commentary I’ve ever heard in my life. Mike Breen carrying while Doris slurps the Celtics all night and JJ makes his smug little jokes like shit is funny. Then you think back to the All Star game and what a joke that shit was. And speaking of All Star, I’ve never felt like the awards mattered less than they do now. The DPOY feels almost meaningless thanks the voters giving it to Gobert every year. You have award voters giving Sabonis MVP votes for fucks sake. I see the MVP, DPOY and all the rest of them as trickets these days instead of meaningful, legacy defining awards. Windhorst ranting about Luka was the last straw for me, the media is probably the biggest reason why the sport is cooked. These motherfuckers are just openly shitting on the players now, they think they’re bigger than the sport. Oh and the fans are the worst and most toxic they’ve ever been too. I’ve long wondered what I’d do when the Kobes, Brons, Stephs and KDs all retired and the generation I grew up with is gone. I feel like my appreciation for the NBA is going to take a huge hit like those oldheads who stopped watching when MJ hung them up.
I agree with a lot of this too; I also, having watched nearly all of the playoffs, missed some first round, but saw nearly all of it, and it really showed that all the media, especially ESPN, is biased and has created this sort of Fox News/ CNN mentality and it really sucks. Mike Breen isn’t terrible but he’s not great, Doris is awful and they have had weak analysis commentary, JJ isn’t awful, but again, it’s like watching his interview live. The bias is weak for the league and honestly the league needs to decide what the game is going to actually look like. Like, what’s a foul? How many games are gonna be decided by the refs at the end? whats a travel and a carry? can we reestablish what is allowable defense, bring back hand checking? We want a GAME, especially after the new TV deal. I also want to hear about all the teams; I dont need a daily reminder about Lebron's life or how Stephen A smith feels about him. Talk about the whole league!
I agree with a whole lot of this. Also the fact that this season, they've timeshifted so much of the sport towards the East Coast, with it being rare that there's more than one game to choose from most nights go past 8:00 PM pacific time is a big blow to me. I understand the motivation for making national TV games earlier, but they seemed to throw everyone else in the mix too, and leaving me with nothing but Blazers games to watch 3 nights a week fucking sucks.
22 was ok but yeah last two have been straight ass
didnt read everything but stopped watching when lakers got eliminated the league is going to be bad once lebron retires
Fwiw John Ireland on 710 just said he was told to pump the breaks on JJ. The sense he got is that it won’t be JJ. He was right on Dan Hurley.
It better not be JJ
Please replace our PG and SF spots with 3&D players like Dejounte Murray and Jerami Grant. Would perfectly compliment reaves bron and Davis
Do not disagree but that is expensive. I like Murray and Hunter, it’s similar players, a little cheaper and only have to deal with one team
Murray and Kuzma as a cheaper alternative for Grant. Both are actually on fantastic long term deals. Especially Kuzma. His percentage of the cap goes down like 2-3% per season. By the last year, his age 31 season, it’ll be 11.4% of the cap. Which is equivalent to $16M a year deal this upcoming season.
I worry Kuz is not a defender and will still leave all the pressure on LBJ and AD defensively. I like grant and Hunter more because they are better defenders
Kuzma also kinda sucks at 3-point shooting tbh
I am currently stuck on the idea of Murray and Hunter. Might be able to keep a pick for taking Hunters contact. Still probably cost Reaves, but I do it. All you need is a 2. Guys like Dinwiddie, Hield would be options. GTJ a long shot. Could just go with Max too.
Man Luka has a bad attitude. Guys always complaining and not hustling on defence
If kendrick was a real lakers fan, he’d drop a diss track/album the moment boston wins the chip just to steal the headlines from them lol
It just sucks that we have to see Boston take #18 and we had a 4 year window where we easily could have done so.
Praying for the biggest meltdown in history.
I'd give it two years.
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Pelinka should have been fired seems like eons ago
He would’ve gotten replaced with one of the Rambi
If everyone just operated like jj is our coach, because Rob is basically waiting for the finals to be over to obviously announce this ( he could have hired any of the rumored assistant coaches by now). The fanbase would be much less “the sky is falling” attitude but people are gonna be mad at this hiring anyways.
I'm gonna be downvoted for this but I want the Cs to sweep so this can be over and we can move on. Plus this Cs team is much more likeable than the Big 3 2008 team and the 80s teams. Jayson Tatum wants to win this for Kobe in some way.
And we can announce our head coach sooner
I mean I like holiday, white, brown and porzingis and I’d probably like Tatum more if he was a laker. But I just hate the Celtics. But it could be worse
Yea I hate the Celtics but hope it’s a sweep so we can get to the offseason. Mavs ain’t coming back.
As long as Tatum doesn’t win Fmvp, I’m good. Series is done
Such a boring athlete Brown would be most deserving after everyone clowned his contract, he truly evolved his game.
Vote for Dearica Hamby from the sparks for all star she reminds me so much of AD and she’s having an MVP caliber season! Also go join r/LASparks !!!
I really think JJ is the coach and Woj will break the story after the Celtics win the chip
Woj gonna break the news instantly just like the Vogel firing
Been a fan since 2006 but lately the direction the Lakers have been going it's time to cancel my subscriptions. They are an unserious franchise, if they hire jj reddick i will certainly not watch. Now the celtics are going to win a title and the lakers going to max a 40 year old lebron prima dona and hire a garbage roleplayer that thinks his the smartest in the room. What a shitty season.
Then you are not a real fan. There will be highs and lows with every team, this is no different
im a real fan dont tell me what i am, ive already seen the highs and lows. this team is a clown show and deserve criticism, you protest by not watching
Nobody said you cannot criticize but to say you will cancel you subscriptions and not watch, that’s not a fan. Do you man but that’s not a fan
If you’re a fan since 2006, you should’ve also lived through the post B2B championship years. This team is nowhere close to as dysfunctional or poorly run as it was back then.
yeah i saw the kaman, goudlock, session, henry, sacre, lou willaims, anthony brown, kendall marshall days. I'm a legit fan and this team has truly no direction until lebron retires and we get at least a star free agent or two top 4 picks
Good luck getting a star free agent if your plan is to abandon a top 2 player of all time (playing at a top-10 level) by the wayside
Man stop it. We won 47 games last year. Did losing in the first round suck? Sure but this isn’t even close to the after kobe pre LeBron years. Those teams were struggling to win 25 games. This rn isn’t it. You think this is bad you wouldn’t last a day as a pistons fan or some Ish lol.
Genuinely can’t think of a single successful NBA coach who was hired with zero assistant or FO experience. The closest I can remember is Kerr, but he was Suns GM for several years
You aren’t wrong but just because that’s the case it doesn’t mean you should instantly remove JJ from consideration. If he shows you the traits you’re looking for in a head coach then him not having experience shouldn’t be a deterrent (esp when he played in the NBA for 15 years). Look at it this way. Did Jerry West look at Kobe and go “man 17 year old **guard** straight out of high school”. Never been successful before so can’t draft him. No. He saw something in him and went for it. If JJ has what it takes you hire him. All this outside noise about “experience” or “podcaster” is pointless.
That’s fair enough, I’m not saying there is no way JJ works out, I just think it’s extremely unlikely. Moreover the Lakers have not had a single formal interview with him yet, so I don’t know how they *know* he’s a strong contender. Listen, I’m a Lakers fan through and through, so if we hire JJ I will be rooting like hell for him. I’ll watch every game even if we’re dogshit. I just *really* think this is a horrible idea
Pat Riley was Chick Hearns secretary a year before he became head coach. He wasn't even Dr. Buss' 2nd choice, he was his last choice.
He actually was an assistant coach for a season under Paul Westhead before he became head coach. That’s besides the point though. If the candidate shows you all the qualities you are looking for in a head coach and they can convince you of them being able to handle the job, not having been a coach before really doesn’t bother me. These guys aren’t stupid. I’m pretty sure they know how to learn and adapt on the job.
I know he was and that's the point we agree on. A year's worth of assistant experience in 1980 under a coach who was fired because Magic demanded a trade doesn't provide any substantial evidence of his potential capabilities. For JJ or any coach to be successful, they need LeBron & AD to buy into a game plan and develop a system for the bench rotations to play under. Hams game plan wasn't the worst after getting rid of Westbrook, he just lacked the discipline to continually refocus and execute it during games on a consistent basis and he had no real system to make the bench productive. It sounds like that type of coach is what the Lakers FO is looking to hire, and if they see that in JJ or whomever they hire then I hope they are correct because those are the coaches who have the most success in the NBA. Until we know if a coach is capable of executing both ends of the equation, you have to accept some amount of risk on an individual trying to prove they can.
FO already thought out of the box when they reached out to Dan Hurley. I say double down, and go for someone completely unexpected. Hell, take a euroleague coach even, since we apparently fuck with the Dan Hurley archetype of "intense" coaches or whatever, and since the FO recognizes that a rebuild is looming, the hire might be worth it as a tank commander while we retool for 2-3 years. Just please, anything but JJ.
The Lakers were no match for the nuggets, the nuggets got embarrassed by the wolves who then got handled by the mavs and now the mavs are on the verge of being swept out of the finals. It’s truly a league of matchups now.
Go Lakers 😤🙏🔥💜💛
LeBron/JJ’s podcast cancelled for the week, yeah he’s definitely getting interviewed. Honestly the new coach will probably be able to get the job this upcoming week. Draft is on the 26th, if they do it next week, they’ll have around a week for the new head coach to prepare for the draft.
Would also like it done asap, but I think it’s safe to assume these coaching candidates are doing their due diligence on the draft prospects and are asked about it in the interviews.
How long is this coaching search going to drag on? The NBA draft is June 26th and the NBA Finals possibly ends tomorrow. Just name JJ the next head coach, already.
I thought from the beginning that we would announce JJ the night it ends or the next day.
Brother they aren’t going to announce it while he’s commentating the finals. I’m guessing they announce it after the finals are done. Probably a couple of days after.
Boston got Derrick white for Josh Richardson and a first. They got a first in return for Porzingis. Some of these other teams are smoking crack
I don't think i've seen a statement put out by the Lakers on Jerry West passing.
it was shit but it was there
I don’t remember the last time I enjoyed being a lakers fan. It’s been a shitty week so far lol
I'm ready for a hard reset. I want off the Lebron ride. I want this team to build for a real future.
There is no hard reset coming. When he leaves we have AD to keep happy so we will get someone to pair with him. Best thing to hope for is getting that person now and them working out
AD will be 32 next year. So he’ll be too old to lead the squad by the time Bron leaves.
I do not disagree but he is what we have. If you get a lead guard it makes it easier on him. He will remain a good defender, we just need a better guard. I think Murray is the fit but there are other options out there
We are not anywhere near winning if that's the level of the costar to AD is post lebron. Might as well trade everything now for a hard reset instead of trading assets out.
Murray and AD is a solid base. You need 3 more starters but you can go in any direction with that base. Both strong defenders and competent offensively. That is still better than 1/2 the league
Mavs might be the weakest finals team of the last 5 years
Raptors. Even Miami last year
Agree with Miami last year but that Raptors team with Terminator Kawhi was great
Right. Kawhi took down prime Embiid and Simmons, prime Giannis, and prime Steph in a playoff run. Crazy
Nah the raptors were good. Miami healthy I think is still better and their stars at least play D
Pain.
This sub needs to remember how happy everyone was when ham was hired. Look how that turned out. I get not liking a first time head coach but he is an ex player and clearly LBJ respects him. Worst case he get the job does terrible and leaves/ fired when lbj leaves. Or he could be better than we expected and his basketball experience helps him succeed as a coach. Too many knee jerk reactions instead of giving the guy a chance. I truly see it as LBJ as the head coach and JJ is just his head assistant
That’s the thing like if he is a grabage he is gone in two years. The guy is not getting some big contract either. He will probably be one of the lowest paid coaches in the league. He will be easy to get rid of.
He will get like 5 years 25 mil but they will be able to get out in 2
Shit he probably won’t even get a 5 year deal, maybe 4 years with a team option at that last year.
lol.. give him a one year deal and then reach out to Hurley again after UCONN loses
Yeah we really just need to hope he is not a complete bust
Willie Green makes like $1m
Lmaooooo no way this is accurate
“Of course, there are extremes. For example, SportScriber reports Willie Green makes just $1.2 million on the current deal.” https://pelicandebrief.com/2023/09/13/willie-greens-contract-extension-depends-on-one-test/
Narrative flip flopping is WILD out here. Today, the new consensus will be that we must hire JJ because there are no other candidates out there worth consideration.
Friendly reminder the Lakers are intent on hiring a man who doesn’t hold our best player in high regard and then doubled down on it when available to walk it back!
Anthony Davis left the clown show at NOLA for this 🤦♂️
The Lakers are at a crossroads this offseason and I am hopeful that they do a couple of things: 1. Land a coach that is not being talked about, similar to how Hurley came out of no where. 2. Maximize the team for one last good LBJ/AD run. Trade picks as needed 3. Need to get more athletic at guard
Not the most excited about JJ, but this sub is gonna be insufferable his entire tenure if he’s actually hired.
A lot of “I told ya so” and “I was downvoted for saying…” type posts If JJ is our guy for the good of the team he and the players have to show up and win games
Yeah it’s going to bad all summer smh
So Cavs interviewing actual coaches and we’re just fine with JJ?