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[kingjaffejo]

Nah he's just a white male with a famous last name....

Trust me the last thing he will be famous for is his last name

 

[hoopcoach]

Lottery is may 17th shake yourself

 

[vindeezy]

Should have fired Byron after the draft lottery. Smh

About to lose the pick now

Lol. Right.

I mean....do it the day after mamba day or on may 18th.

 

[goldmember]

I have a feeling they will **** up the next hire again smh

 

[wavycrocket]

The Warriors became a historic team under a new coaching regime, with the same players. Mark Jackson was holding them back ultimately. His offense was extremely stagnant with all that offensive firepower. Dude was posting up guys like Iggy and Harrison Barnes, rather than using a motion offense, which is used by every team in the NBA now, except of course Byron Scott's Lakers. He also was hated by the entire organization, wouldn't listen, refused to get good assistants, etc. 

Mark Jackson is probably never getting a coaching job ever again. 

You couldn't be more wrong. Jackson wasn't "holding back" the Warriors. And his offense wasn't THAT unimaginative. (Remember everybody loving his "elevator screens). He was also an elite defensive coach. He almost had a top 10 offense and top 10 defense with GSW. Not to mention, took that team from lottery to 50 something wins and the 2nd round.

People just don't realize that the Steph Curry we see today, is not the same Steph Curry with Marc Jackson. Same as Klay. Dray was a damn rookie, Harrison Barnes was in like his 2nd year....Iggy a new addition.

Steve Kerr gets the Warriors a year later. Steph has gotten much better, Klay has gotten better. David Lee gets hurt in preseason, literally forcing Dray into a starter role that Kerr had no intention of giving him....the offense opens up. And boom.

Of course Kerr is a better offensive coach, and ultimately a better coach... But the notion that Marc Jackson limited his players offensively couldn't be farther from the truth. The players got better, healthier and Draymond emerged. Kerr admitted they still run his defense he set in place.

Marc will get a job soon. He's waiting for the right one. I doubt he'd willingly come to the Lakers .

 

[licensed to ball]

Compton is comedy

@ him saying Luke's only being hired because he's a famous white person

 

[vindeezy]

Nah....they had the stones to fire a family member....theres a purpose here...the timing, im not a fan of, but one the afformentioned "top candidates"(whichever is left,FWIW) is coming.

 

[licensed to ball]

Guys Luke knows the Laker way

 

[CP1708]

Not everyone will love this but a general guideline of what we "could" have.

Luke Walton coach

DLo/#32 (GP2)
DeRozan/Clarkson
Batum/Ingram/Brown
Randle/Nance
Whiteside/Black

+ 1 more cheap FA.

Get Whiteside/Batum/DeRozan as package trio at 20 mil per each.

Develop core as a whole as DLo/Ingram/Randle hopefully become the true elites we hope they do. Sort of like Kobe hitting 20-21-22-23 etc. He was in years 4-6, these guys 1-2-3. So slight diff timing.

Tweak a piece here or there, but a top C, top 3-4 SG, true 3/D SF and a top 3 pick all in one off season. Everyone under age 28. Batum would be oldest player.

 

[comptonprince]

Compton is comedy

@ him saying Luke's only being hired because he's a famous white person

Why does he get praise for being this "great" assistant with potential but Jarron Collins don't?

 

[hoopcoach]

Draft position and No. 1 pick odds

First round

1. Philadelphia 76ers (25 percent)

2. Los Angeles Lakers (19.9 percent)

3. Boston Celtics (via Nets, 15.6 percent)

4. Phoenix Suns (11.9 percent)

5. Minnesota Timberwolves (8.8 percent)

 

[vindeezy]

Luke's winning ways=be 6'8"...a walton...live in manhattan...acquire as much blonde yambs as possible....get the ball at the high post in triple threat position and look for kobe.
And coach a 73-9 team to an undefeated start.

#winning

 

[licensed to ball]

Compton is comedy

@ him saying Luke's only being hired because he's a famous white person

Why does he get praise for being this "great" assistant with potential but Jarron Collins don't?

You didn't see Alvin Gentry get the same love off of that Golden State bench, as he was hired to be head coach of AD...highly regarded as the best young player in the world? 1 year ago...

Was he a famous white person too?

 

[comptonprince]

You didn't see Alvin Gentry get the same love off of that Golden State bench, as he was hired to be head coach of AD...highly regarded as the best young player in the world? 1 year ago...

Was he a famous white person too?

Gentry was already a established HC in the league cant compare him...

 

[licensed to ball]

I forgot to add Sam Mitchell to the list

 

[comptonprince]

I forgot to add Sam Mitchell to the list

#PASS

 

[iceinmyveins2]

Are you from the future?

No but everyone knows Scott was a draft whisperer

 

[hoopcoach]

View media item 2007154Just another white guy[emoji]128514[/emoji]

 

[619destroyer858]

GOODBYE Byron,,,at least you saw and coached Kobes last hurrah

 

[619destroyer858]

View media item 2007154Just another white guy[emoji]128514[/emoji]

this,,really bro??i dont think its about the skin color

 

[kal-el-8]

Very happy with the Lakers short list.

 

[mrdieselfuel09]

View media item 2007154Just another white guy[emoji]128514[/emoji]

Ammo back there looking to be a coach too

 

[VinMillerHearn58]

Lakers initial list could grow longer but for now, Luke Walton, Kevin Ollie, Jay Wright, Ettore Messina, David Blatt, Jeff Van Gundy among the names under consideration

Ramona Shelburne reported this.

 

[Lizakers]

If JVG is still on the Lakers list, makes me think he doesn't want full control since we passed on Thibbs who did

 

[darthska]

@ComptonPrince  has a legit point, @LiCeNseD To BaLL. I know it's a not a popular take, but 'unpopular' doesn't mean 'incorrect'.

And you're approaching this with absolute thinking, btw. All or nothing. Some or none. "Sam Mitchell. Alvin Gentry. lolololololol"

Head coaching in sports is extremely... vanilla.

The fact that Walton is so highly regarded with literally ZERO head coaching experience (being a sub for Kerr is NOT head coaching; he didn't build that roster, implement anything he wanted to implement, talk about who to draft/trade for, etc) is exactly what the point is.

Just because there is Mitchell and Gentry doesn't mean it's the argument is debunked; it means that head coaching gigs aren't LITERALLY 100% white no matter how often it seems like it.