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I don't believe he'll be a bust at all. I can immediately see him being a 10 10 guy.
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Jackson: Lakers Were Looking For Long-Term Coach In Hiring D'Antoni
Jul 17, 2014 10:11 AM EDT
In an update to Phil Jackson's autobiography, he outlines how talks to return to the Los Angeles Lakers in November of 2012 unraveled.
Jackson was intrigued by the possibility of going after one more ring with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol now that the Lakers had also acquired Dwight Howard and Steve Nash.
"I was thinking of the job as a one-season gig, but Jimmy (Buss) and Mitch (Kupchak) were looking for a coach who could help them rebuild the team over the long haul," writes Jackson. "They were also eager to turn the Lakers back into the sort of fast-paced, high-scoring team they were in the Magic Johnson “Showtime” era — and (Mike) D’Antoni was certainly a coach who could make that happen.
"The overriding issue, however, was the state of owner Jerry Buss’s health. He’d been in and out of the hospital during the previous several months battling prostate cancer and other ailments. But things had taken a turn for the worse recently, and his family hoped that a turn in the Lakers’ fortunes might bring some joy into his life and, with luck, help speed his recovery.
"Several weeks later, the story came out that Dr. Buss, not Jimmy, had made the decision to go with D’Antoni. This seemed unlikely to me given the state of Jerry’s health — not to mention, Jimmy’s long history of impetuous decision-making — but it was impossible to verify that story one way or the other. In the end, it didn’t matter that much anyway. I was ready to move on."
Via Hugh Delehanty/New York Daily News
Moot now...but he doesn't believe it was Dr. Buss's call. I wonder....
If we do indeed sign Wes, we wouldn't have enough money to get Bazemore as well huh?
With all the praise that Exum is getting right now, and him being picked at 5, because we refused to lose to the Celtics and Jazz, and the possibility that Love would have come over next year............
Man......I really hope it doesn't turn into a lifelong regret for us.
yeah we got lucky with Randle.....he will be a man beast TAKING IT TO THE RACK after he beats his guy off the dribble!!! I think he could easily fix his jumpshot working along side the MambaReally you'll be the only person with regret.
With all the praise that Exum is getting right now, and him being picked at 5, because we refused to lose to the Celtics and Jazz, and the possibility that Love would have come over next year............
Man......I really hope it doesn't turn into a lifelong regret for us.