Mike Brown fired! Thank you

[letitshine24]

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown has been fired after a 1-4 start to the season, a source tells ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne.

It is not known yet who will take over for him, but a source indicated that one of assistant coaches Bernie Bickerstaff or Chuck Person will take over on an interim basis.

Earlier Friday, sources had told ESPN.com's Marc Stein that the team was using its upcoming six-game homestand to evaluate Brown, but after numerous discussion over the past 48 hours, Lakers management came to a unanimous decision that the team wasn't heading in the right direction.

The Lakers have had a healthy Steve Nash in the lineup for only 1½ of their five games so far thanks to a leg injury, while fellow newcomer Dwight Howard has acknowledged that he's still recovering from the back surgery that brought a premature end to his 2011-12 campaign and knocked him out of the London Olympics. Kobe Bryant has also been playing through a foot ailment.
The Lakers are off to the worst start in the Western Conference despite carrying the league's largest payroll at just over $100 million, which would trigger an estimated luxury-tax bill at season's end of nearly $30 million.

The team has also been trying to institute a form of the Princeton offense, a system that relies on reads and ball sharing in order to take some offensive load off Bryant. The results have been mixed so far.

Information from ESPN.com's Marc Stein was used in this report.

 

[mr jordan04]

 

[Junok]

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Lakers should have been forced to stick w/ him for the remainder of his contract for hiring him in the 1st place.

 

[longstroke]

This proves that LeBron James is even better than we thought he was.

 

[justforsneaks]

This proves that LeBron James is even better than we thought he was.

and here we go...

 

[dfabix]

really? after 5 games? you're gonna fire him?....
something must have been in the back room simmering...
sounds like a panic to me...
or the death stare carries that much weight

 

[retro23j]

After 5 games?

 

[j4kicks21]

Repped

 

[CP1708]

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yeah

 

[dade b0y]

This proves that LeBron James is even better than we thought he was.

 

[duba169]

Insert kobe stare

Get this lebron crap in another thread

 

[ucm92]

At least give the dude 10-20 games. The PG you brought in has played a game and a half. Come on that's horrible. What's the purpose of this move ? Are the lakers supposed to be the best team in the wets now ? We've all watched the lakers play this season. Look at that. Don't matter who they bring in they are not winning a championship with the team as it is.

 

[xbiker47]

that was quick

 

[heliumclinton]

Damn, that was quick

after 5 games in a 82 game season?

Kobe did it

 

[dland24]

I hear Kurt Rambis is available.

 

[vc3fan]

Brian Shaw should get the job.

 

[pr0phecy718]

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[blakep267]

This proves that LeBron James is even better than we thought he was.

ive been saying this for years. The only reason Cleveland won was because of Lebron. You couldve put almost any coach in there and they wouldve still been the same. I think him winning coach of the year was a travesty

 

[kingflintstone6]

Waits for death stare

 

[deuce king]

Kobe did it

..........again.

 

[ag 47]

really? after 5 games? you're gonna fire him?....
something must have been in the back room simmering...
sounds like a panic to me...
or the death stare carries that much weight

Hey, can you remind me who coached the Lakers last year?

 

[k2theablam]

This proves that LeBron James is even better than we thought he was.

ive been saying this for years. The only reason Cleveland won was because of Lebron. You couldve put almost any coach in there and they wouldve still been the same. I think him winning coach of the year was a travesty

I see it now. 100% true.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Still can't believe brown got $18 mil though...

 

[mjshoefanatic]

This proves that LeBron James is even better than we thought he was.