Comments on: Suggested Reading: Phil Jackson and Lakers Defense

By: aB

aB — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:57:40 +0000

Here’s an interesting article that was written in 2005 about the Buss family and their future plans (according to the writer):

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MEET+THE+NEW+BUSS+JERRY%27S+SON,+JIM,+IS+CARVING+HIS+OWN+NICHE+AS+HEIR…-a0135439323

By: flip

flip — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:15:54 +0000

to compare jim buss to kobe bryant on any level is almost laughable. jim buss has not demonstrated any real knowledge of basketball, and thankfully, he doesn’t really have to considering the current make up of the team and front office. (If someone can show me that Jim Buss insisted on kareem mentoring bynum, and that was his plan all along, it would certainly improve my opinion of him. Picking a player is one thing. Developing him is another) If lazenby is right, (and it seems like he is), the best thing jim could do is keep jeanie and pj in the loop. It seems like PJ has mellowed somewhat with age, so maybe a peaceful partnership is possible. I don’t agree with Lazenby saying that PJ was soley responsible for driving jerry west. The logo was (and is) an extremely competitive, neurotic, intelligent and driven dude. It got so bad he could not watch some of the finals’ games on tv. And how can we not forget the kobe/shaq chronicles? I’m sure that still haunts west to this day. (PJ did nothing to improve that situation!) Lazenby’s biggest problem is that the article is pretty slanted. Would be nice to see if there’s any more to the story.

By: Sean P.

Sean P. — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:51:36 +0000

Just a strange article by Lazenby, considering that that he knows damn well that Jerry Buss has been saying for years that Jim Buss would replace him.

Here is a much more insightful article about the Buss family dynamic written 4 years ago by Mark Heisler for the LA Times:
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/oct/25/sports/sp-buss25?pg=5

By: min

min — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:18:29 +0000

On a completely different note, your link to the Grizzlies blog takes you to a weird European link. I think their new address is http://3sob.com/

By: T. Rogers

T. Rogers — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:39:47 +0000

Isn’t there some animosity between Kobe and Jim Buss? During Kobe’s whole “trade me/Bynum” fiasco Kobe mentioned that someone from inside the organization was telling the media that he ran Shaq off. Based on what I read at the time Kobe believed that person to be Jim Buss. Prior to that situation Kobe always seemed to have a good rapport with the Buss family. Afterward things seemed to get icy.

I bring this up because it was the first time I ever heard anything about the younger Buss. So when Dr. Buss put it out there that he would be handing control to Jim it made me feel very uneasy.

Jerry Buss has been the best sports team owner of any sport over the last three decades. The man simply gets it. Anyone coming behind him will not even begin to compare. All we can do is hope for the best. The last thing the Lakers need is a behind the scenes family power struggle. Just look at the Dodgers.

By: Darius

Darius — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:39:07 +0000

New Post up from nomuskles. Yeah!

By: P. Ami

P. Ami — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:29:12 +0000

Let me just say, I am interested in only two matchups right now, and none of them are happening on Christmas. I want to see The Team go against the Green and I’m interested in the match up between the same Green and the Hawks.

I just think Orlando is uncompelling until Jameer is back and the Cavs are straight uncompelling. It is entertaining to watch everyone get out of LeBron’s way, in end of game scenarios, and have Shaq still not manage it in the 24 seconds allotted, but how many times can I watch Curly throw pie in Moe’s face?

By: jeremyLA24

jeremyLA24 — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:12:49 +0000

Anyone else counting down the seconds until december 25th mostly because of the mamba/king matchup? I’m pretty sure there is going to be a lengthy dispute between the wife and myself once I brake the news of what I’m doing between 2-5pm christmas day.

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:05:13 +0000

spaniardred

I think Bynum would be insulted by such a move. He would sulk on the bench and his play would be negatively affected.

By: exhelodrvr

exhelodrvr — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:12:12 +0000

spaniardred,
“Just a question to the more knowledgeable: anybody think it would be a good idea to have Bynum come off the bench?”

In theory, yes, I think that would be a good idea. But I suspect it would negatively affect Bynum’s attitude too much.