Today, at 3pm, the Lakers will hold a press conference to introduce Mike Brown to the media as their new head coach. You can watch the entire thing live at Lakers.com and study each and every answer intently. I’m sure there will be some good insight on the hiring process, his perceived deficiencies (and strengths) as […]
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From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: The Mike Brown Era officially begins Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m., when he’s introduced to the media at the Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo. Don’t expect to be dazzled with wit or one liners. As ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst told us in a recent podcast, Brown isn’t someone who […]
Fast Break Thoughts
*We’ve been wondering who Mike Brown will fill out his staff with and we may just start to get some answers. Marc Stein and Ric Bucher are reporting that former assistant under Brown in Cleveland and current head coach in Detroit, John Kuester may be let go by the Pistons. This latest report coming on […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Sunday Morning Reading
From T.J. Simers, L.A. Times: A year ago Jerry Buss talked about his son running 90% of the basketball business. Much of the media took that to mean Jim had a 90% say on decisions made. “That’s just not true,” says Jim, a passionate sports fans still upset at the Rams for moving to St. Louis. […]
Down Times & Perception Problems
Over the past few days many stories have run about the Lakers and few of them have been positive. Our links were littered with them this morning and that’s only a sampling of what’s being said about the Lakers in both the print and electronic media. The gist of the criticism revolves around the hiring of Mike […]
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Fron Kevin Ding, OC Register: Kupchak noted Brown’s pedigree working under Gregg Popovich and Rick Carlisle, but said Phil Jackson’s triangle offense won’t be entirely gone from the Lakers. “The triangle is gone? That’s not true,” Kupchak said. “A lot of the stuff that Mike runs is derivative of the triangle, and he’ll have a lot […]
Strength In Numbers
It’s a cliché, but teams win championships, not individuals. Most often, this phrase is regurgitated when arguing the merits or judging the effectiveness of great players (Kobe never won a title without a big man!). However, this statement is just as true in terms of head coaches and the staffs that they surround themselves with. […]
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From Andy Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: The Southland is still buzzing after the news that Mike Brown will succeed Phil Jackson as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. A surprising hire, to say the least, and also one relatively unfamiliar with Lakers fans, since Brown has only been a head coach in the Eastern Conference. […]
Next In Line?
UPDATE: There are no more questions. Mike Brown will be the next head coach of the Lakers. It’s being reported that the deal is for 4 years/18.25 million. The 4th year is a team option that will guarantee Brown 2.5 million even if he’s not retained. Coincidentally (or maybe not), the 3 fully guaranteed years […]
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From Brian Kamenetzky, Land O’ Lakers: As for Brown, like most of the readers filling our Twitter feed, I have my reservations. He’s an excellent defensive coach, something the Lakers could obviously use, but there were serious and legitimate questions about his offensive creativity and, perhaps more importantly, Brown’s ability to manage egos. On the […]