Lakers Hire.............. Mike D'Antoni as new coach

Phil Jackson = Championships
Mike D'antoni = ??????
oh well if he ends up losing too many games maybe they'll see the light and hire Phil
 
Yeah I would have preferred Phil, but any of the candidates are a huge improvement over Brown. D'Antoni is familiar with Nash and will allow him to run the offense and make decisions - this is why we traded for him in the first place. I didn't like the idea of having Phil as a coach and missing an unknown amount of road games either.
 
Showtime is back! And this is a perfect fit with Nash running the floor. I was gunning for Brian Shaw over Phil (health issues, and now it comes out that he wanted mega $$), but I'll enjoy seeing this team play in a run and gun system.

This is going to be fun...
 
TRue, D'Antoni hasn't won any championships, but neither had any of the others on the list of prospects (outside of Jackson). I think it's a move that is better suited for most of the Lakers and might even see Antawn Jamison replace Ron Artest as a starter and give them a legitimate swing player who can still score.
 
dont like it...look what he did with the talent he had in new york! kobe and nash dont have the legs to play a whole season of run and gun either!!! phil is the zen master for a reason!!!! anyway should be interesting and hope that im wrong and the kobe gets number 6 this year!!!!
 
I guess I can kind of understand the decision, but I don't feel it's the best one. I'd prefer to see the Zen Master back on the throne, but I can understand with his health problems that it's not a viable option for the franchise. That being said, I'd have preferred Shaw take over as he was my original thought when Phil originally left.
 
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