Comments on: Did the Lakers overreact in firing Mike Brown?

By: manchestermiracle

manchestermiracle — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:28:55 +0000

Funny how the tone of the articles on here seem to have changed. First it was all about how the team was struggling to adapt to Brown’s introduction of a new (inappropriate) offense while dealing with Nash’s injury and Howard’s rehabilitation, along with uninspired play. Oh and eight preseason? Growing pains. One and four regular season? Injury and “learning to play together.”

Not much criticism of Brown finding ways to lose with what most “pundits” have declared a killer starting five. And now look at the Brown defenders coming out of the woodwork and writing articles claiming the Lakers have overreacted and are panicking.

Whether you admit it to yourself or not, most observers could see the writing on the wall. Brown was not only not getting the job done, he wasn’t even close to having a clue on what to do. Bottom line? Those that want to see the Lakers fail now have to deal with the fact that the biggest hurdle to the team’s success is gone. Should the Lakers hire the right coach, one who can right the ship, the naysayers won’t be having nearly as much fun as they are now.

By: letangusespertplus

letangusespertplus — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:33:59 +0000

nah this blog is powered by PFT’s success.

By: ncm42

ncm42 — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:46:53 +0000

Proofreading, editing, etc. This is presumably an enterprise staffed with professional writers, yes?

By: hwatt

hwatt — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:32:23 +0000

So, this blog is powered off what teams draw the most money. That means Heat, Lakers, a little Thunder… and maybe some other teams out there that they play against.

By: hwatt

hwatt — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:29:35 +0000

Now the heat is squarely on Buss. If he doesn’t find a guy that can come in and win now, he instantly forfeits the respect of being the Lakers GM. When you got Kobe and Nash who could retire at any time, and Howard who has a 1 year exit strategy… this is NOT the way to say ‘our organization is the place to be’ for the next 10 years.

The organization was better off with the heat on Brown while Buss worked behind the scenes all year to find a new coach. Either Buss already did that and there will be a press conference tonight or… the Lakers may be looking at some lean years ahead.

By: heathater4lifeson

heathater4lifeson — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:28:17 +0000

7 straight laker posts… Is this some kind of record?

By: toshirohisaka

toshirohisaka — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:07:46 +0000

Reblogged this on NBA Western Conference and commented: Great article from NBC about Mike Brown's firing. I personally feel like 5 games with an almost entirely new line-up is unfair to a coach trying to understand how to manage such a stacked team.

By: itsonlyaspeedbump

itsonlyaspeedbump — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:07:22 +0000

Of course its an overreaction. A team with potentially 4 HOFs fired their coach after losing 4 of 5 games. With games against the Kings and Warriors, thdy were bound to improve their record quickly. (and I use that wording on purpose. ‘Losing 4 of 5′ is a much different connotation than ‘starting 1-4′.) Be that as it may, an over reaction is not the same as the WRONG reaction. Brown probably wasnt the guy to coach this team.

However, this does show a lack of vision from management, which normally is one of the best front offices in basketball (being smart is how they got these players to begin with). I agree with Kurt’s article. If they didnt think he was the right coach, why not can him during the summer? What did they find out in the last 5 games they didnt already know from last year?

By: shockexchange

shockexchange — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:51:31 +0000

Ya think?