Lamar about to commit that
saw him @ satples on thursday(they got hos picture on the tickets
) dude played like 5min 0 points
clips won by 20+
LA TIMES: Lakers say 95% chance Phil Jackson Will Return *11/10*
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saw him @ satples on thursday(they got hos picture on the tickets
) dude played like 5min 0 points clips won by 20+
GreatestLaker
#FirePelinka
You weren't wrong. Phil sucked his last year as a Laker. He was in love with Fisher, hardly used Bynum and his rotations were bad. Mike Brown just happened to be a 100 times worse.
I was wrong. Very rare but it happens.
GreatestLaker
#FirePelinka
We are hoping for 00 -10 Phil.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaxX69kZr6E]Lakers Crowd "We Want Phil" Chant [11/09/12] - YouTube[/ame]
DoubleClutch
Superstar
i guess spoiled Kobe gets everything he wants.....Except CP3
DoubleClutch
Superstar
Edit: I guess spoiled Kobe will get whatever he needs to get that 6th ring......
Except CP3[/quote]
Except CP3[/quote]
3 year deal huh?
update:
Dwight Howard on Phil Jackson: He'll be great for me
4:08PM EST November 10. 2012 - LOS ANGELES -- Dwight Howard has been through all this before.
The coach firings and hirings, the questions about player input and who will make the call on who comes next. It's the same scenario the star center dealt with during his final act in Orlando.
In the wake of Mike Brown's firing as coach, Howard was trying hard to stay in the background on Friday night, letting the resident locker room spokesman, Kobe Bryant, do the campaigning for Phil Jackson to return. Howard dodged the coaching questions as if they were elbows from a defender.
"I'm going to keep (his talks with team officials about a replacement) between me and (team officials)," Howard told reporters. "I learned my lesson last year."
With indications that Jackson could be on his way back after his retirement in 2011, it's clear that Howard -- who was blamed for the firing of Magic coach Stan Van Gundy late last season -- would be a happy man if the coach known as the "Zen master" returns to Los Angeles.
Asked if he agreed that Jackson was the greatest NBA coach of all time, Howard said he did.
"He is (the greatest), and...I think he'll be great for me," Howard said in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports as he walked out of the Staples Center on Friday night. "But as of right now, my main thing is getting healthy and getting these guys together throughout all the scrutiny and all the stuff that we've been through so far -- just keeping the guys together."
Amid all the noise about the Lakers' sluggish start and the sudden firing of Brown, the evolution of the 26-year-old Howard continues ever so quietly. Having been criticized for his handling of his exit from Orlando and scrutinized for the appropriateness of his playful personality, Howard said he's making a concerted effort to become a better leader.
It's a significant development regardless of who the next coach is, as Bryant, 34, is winding down his years as a player and the Lakers -- who want to sign Howard when he becomes a free agent this summer -- are hopeful that Howard can embrace the challenge of becoming the next great big man of their storied franchise.
"I've been more vocal this year than I've been in probably all my years in the league, and guys are listening," said Howard, who is in his ninth season. "People think that I'm keeping things light (in the locker room), but what people don't understand is we go through so much as players on and off the court, and this season we have a microscope on us.
"We're all pulled into the negativity where people bring scrutiny and we can't play and be free, so everybody feeds off my emotions. If I'm up, then everybody is up. If I'm down, then everybody is down. We've just got to find a medium."
While Howard returned from back surgery in April sooner than expected, he is not fully healthy. And while Brown became a casualty of both that reality and the fact that point guard Steve Nash is out with a non-displaced fracture in his left fibula, Howard said his focus remains on the rest of the season as opposed to the beginning.
"I just don't want to put too much pressure on myself to succeed," Howard says. "I know why I'm here. I know what people expect. I'm still not 100%, but I know people are expecting to see what they've seen the last eight years. I think as a team, we looked pretty good (against the Warriors). We had a flow tonight. It's going to get better, the more I get in shape, the more we get in shape."
Howard is hoping to put this latest coaching saga behind him as soon as possible, acknowledging that the experience of his final season in Orlando made him uncomfortable in the current situation.
"Yeah, because a lot of stuff that happened last year -- I really had nothing to do with it, but it came out like it was me," Howard said. "So now when it comes out or if somebody says something about me, I'm going to stand up say, 'Hey, this is not going to happen again.' I'm just going to play. I don't want to get caught up in it."
Dwight Howard on Phil Jackson: He'll be great for me
4:08PM EST November 10. 2012 - LOS ANGELES -- Dwight Howard has been through all this before.
The coach firings and hirings, the questions about player input and who will make the call on who comes next. It's the same scenario the star center dealt with during his final act in Orlando.
In the wake of Mike Brown's firing as coach, Howard was trying hard to stay in the background on Friday night, letting the resident locker room spokesman, Kobe Bryant, do the campaigning for Phil Jackson to return. Howard dodged the coaching questions as if they were elbows from a defender.
"I'm going to keep (his talks with team officials about a replacement) between me and (team officials)," Howard told reporters. "I learned my lesson last year."
With indications that Jackson could be on his way back after his retirement in 2011, it's clear that Howard -- who was blamed for the firing of Magic coach Stan Van Gundy late last season -- would be a happy man if the coach known as the "Zen master" returns to Los Angeles.
Asked if he agreed that Jackson was the greatest NBA coach of all time, Howard said he did.
"He is (the greatest), and...I think he'll be great for me," Howard said in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports as he walked out of the Staples Center on Friday night. "But as of right now, my main thing is getting healthy and getting these guys together throughout all the scrutiny and all the stuff that we've been through so far -- just keeping the guys together."
Amid all the noise about the Lakers' sluggish start and the sudden firing of Brown, the evolution of the 26-year-old Howard continues ever so quietly. Having been criticized for his handling of his exit from Orlando and scrutinized for the appropriateness of his playful personality, Howard said he's making a concerted effort to become a better leader.
It's a significant development regardless of who the next coach is, as Bryant, 34, is winding down his years as a player and the Lakers -- who want to sign Howard when he becomes a free agent this summer -- are hopeful that Howard can embrace the challenge of becoming the next great big man of their storied franchise.
"I've been more vocal this year than I've been in probably all my years in the league, and guys are listening," said Howard, who is in his ninth season. "People think that I'm keeping things light (in the locker room), but what people don't understand is we go through so much as players on and off the court, and this season we have a microscope on us.
"We're all pulled into the negativity where people bring scrutiny and we can't play and be free, so everybody feeds off my emotions. If I'm up, then everybody is up. If I'm down, then everybody is down. We've just got to find a medium."
While Howard returned from back surgery in April sooner than expected, he is not fully healthy. And while Brown became a casualty of both that reality and the fact that point guard Steve Nash is out with a non-displaced fracture in his left fibula, Howard said his focus remains on the rest of the season as opposed to the beginning.
"I just don't want to put too much pressure on myself to succeed," Howard says. "I know why I'm here. I know what people expect. I'm still not 100%, but I know people are expecting to see what they've seen the last eight years. I think as a team, we looked pretty good (against the Warriors). We had a flow tonight. It's going to get better, the more I get in shape, the more we get in shape."
Howard is hoping to put this latest coaching saga behind him as soon as possible, acknowledging that the experience of his final season in Orlando made him uncomfortable in the current situation.
"Yeah, because a lot of stuff that happened last year -- I really had nothing to do with it, but it came out like it was me," Howard said. "So now when it comes out or if somebody says something about me, I'm going to stand up say, 'Hey, this is not going to happen again.' I'm just going to play. I don't want to get caught up in it."
Kobe Bryant candid about why he wants Phil Jackson to return as Lakers coach
4:49AM EST November 10. 2012 - LOS ANGELES -- If the latest Lakers drama was told by way of the team-issued quote sheet on Friday night, one never would have known what really transpired in the aftermath of coach Mike Brown's firing earlier in the day.
According to the documentation following a much-needed 101-77 rout over Golden State that improved Los Angeles to 2-4, Kobe Bryant's time with the media was spent discussing 1) interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff and 2) the latest performances of Pau Gasol, Darius Morris, and Jodie Meeks.
In truth, however, the possible return of former Lakers coach Phil Jackson was the only topic of discussion that truly mattered.
BLOG: Kobe Bryant reacts to Mike Brown's firing
VAN GUNDY: Mike Brown's firing 'most ridiculous'
Bryant made it clear that his retired mentor is atop his list of coaching candidates to replace Brown, wasting no time before paying tribute to Jackson and openly campaigning for him to return. And with strong indications that Jackson is No. 1 on both Bryant's and the front office's list, the wait now begins to see who comes next.
"You guys know how I feel about Phil," Bryant said. "The one thing that's kind of always bothered me is that his last year (in 2011) I wasn't able to give him my normal self, you know what I mean? Because I was playing on one leg. That's always eaten away at me. The last year of his career I wasn't able to give him everything I had."
Jackson's exit was unflattering, indeed, with his team being swept by the eventual NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semifinals, and former Lakers Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom being ejected for bush-league moves in Game 4.
"He's too great of a coach to go out that way," Bryant said. "That's my personal sentiment. For me, it was just … I took it to heart because I couldn't give it everything that I had, because my knee was shot. That's always kind of bothered me."
CUBAN: Hopefully Lakers continue to make 'mistakes'
COLUMN: Lakers slam the panic button
With Jackson considered the top priority in the search, former Suns and Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni -- just like every candidate who hasn't won five championships with the Lakers -- is believed to be second in this race. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers have already reached out to gauge the level of Jackson's interest. Jackson's agent, Todd Musburger, did not return a call for comment, but Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak made it clear early in the day that Jackson was a possibility.
"When there's a coach like Phil Jackson, one of the all-time greats, and he's not coaching, you'd be negligent not to be aware that he's out there," Kupchak told reporters. "As I mentioned earlier, we're putting together our list and attack plan. We have not reached out to anybody at this time."
Bryant's estimation is that Jackson's decision will come down to his health.
"Knowing him the way I do, I think it's really just a matter of health," Bryant said. "If he feels physically up to doing it, he's a perfectionist and we all know he's a perfectionist. If he feels like he can come here and give what he demands of himself, then I think he'd be interested."
4:49AM EST November 10. 2012 - LOS ANGELES -- If the latest Lakers drama was told by way of the team-issued quote sheet on Friday night, one never would have known what really transpired in the aftermath of coach Mike Brown's firing earlier in the day.
According to the documentation following a much-needed 101-77 rout over Golden State that improved Los Angeles to 2-4, Kobe Bryant's time with the media was spent discussing 1) interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff and 2) the latest performances of Pau Gasol, Darius Morris, and Jodie Meeks.
In truth, however, the possible return of former Lakers coach Phil Jackson was the only topic of discussion that truly mattered.
BLOG: Kobe Bryant reacts to Mike Brown's firing
VAN GUNDY: Mike Brown's firing 'most ridiculous'
Bryant made it clear that his retired mentor is atop his list of coaching candidates to replace Brown, wasting no time before paying tribute to Jackson and openly campaigning for him to return. And with strong indications that Jackson is No. 1 on both Bryant's and the front office's list, the wait now begins to see who comes next.
"You guys know how I feel about Phil," Bryant said. "The one thing that's kind of always bothered me is that his last year (in 2011) I wasn't able to give him my normal self, you know what I mean? Because I was playing on one leg. That's always eaten away at me. The last year of his career I wasn't able to give him everything I had."
Jackson's exit was unflattering, indeed, with his team being swept by the eventual NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semifinals, and former Lakers Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom being ejected for bush-league moves in Game 4.
"He's too great of a coach to go out that way," Bryant said. "That's my personal sentiment. For me, it was just … I took it to heart because I couldn't give it everything that I had, because my knee was shot. That's always kind of bothered me."
CUBAN: Hopefully Lakers continue to make 'mistakes'
COLUMN: Lakers slam the panic button
With Jackson considered the top priority in the search, former Suns and Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni -- just like every candidate who hasn't won five championships with the Lakers -- is believed to be second in this race. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers have already reached out to gauge the level of Jackson's interest. Jackson's agent, Todd Musburger, did not return a call for comment, but Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak made it clear early in the day that Jackson was a possibility.
"When there's a coach like Phil Jackson, one of the all-time greats, and he's not coaching, you'd be negligent not to be aware that he's out there," Kupchak told reporters. "As I mentioned earlier, we're putting together our list and attack plan. We have not reached out to anybody at this time."
Bryant's estimation is that Jackson's decision will come down to his health.
"Knowing him the way I do, I think it's really just a matter of health," Bryant said. "If he feels physically up to doing it, he's a perfectionist and we all know he's a perfectionist. If he feels like he can come here and give what he demands of himself, then I think he'd be interested."
...and some waffle fries
Superstar
Didn't Phil get swept by the mavs with the same exact team that won it the year prior. This current Lakers team is inferior to that team...meanwhile Miami is 
LakeShow fittin' to start another Dynasty with Father Phil. Haters gonna hate. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Tp5yw9thx44
Mic-Nificent
I didn't eat nobody
You mean the team that had gone to 3 straight NBA finals? The team that had 3 important players on it who had played more basketball during that time frame than anybody else in the league?
Name the last team to go to four straight NBA finals (which the Lakers were trying to do during Phil's last season).
And you gotta be stone cold fukking retarded to think this current Lakers team is inferior to that 2010-2011 team.
Kobe is healthier.
Pau is playing more agressively.
Dwight (even at a reported 75%) is better than Bynum.
Nash is significantly better than Fisher.
Ron is in the absolute best shape he's been in during his run with the Lakers.
Odom is better than Jamison but this current Lakers bench is better overall than the one during the 2010-2011 season.
But anyway here's some more red for your ignorant ass.
Dude they're basically a evil corporation right now: cheat, steal, rob, terminate, point fingers, blame, etc. If Phil doesn't work the next step is to call stern up to see if he can rig some wins for them.. If that doesn't work then its time to reach out to Obama to see what he can do. Utterly Disgusting. The Yankees are the epitome of class compared to the Lakers