I would rather have a chess player like Dr. Jerry Buss running the show with intelligence than some stupid young punk with a lot of daddy’s money because sooner or later daddy will get smart and cut the young punk off with the money spigot.

Just Win Championships Baby!!!

Uhhh…..gee, both sides DENIED it. I don’t know anything, I just know that both sides DENIED it.

Get it, fool?

If true, this is absurd. IF you are playing this PR game and never intended to hire Jackson, it’s ridiculous and offensive to have positioned it to Jackson as an OFFER of a job. If you want to be able to tell the fanbase that you seriously considered Jackson, as the Buss camp is saying now, but that he wasn’t the proper fit, you don’t leave Jackson with the impression that a formal offer had been extended and that acceptance was Jackson’s option.

What should have happened is that you have an investigative CONVERSATION with Jackson, and leave the option on Your side. No misunderstandings. These are two sophisticated adults. It’s inexcusable to deal with people in this manner. But, methinks that was the plan all along. The offense was not unintentional, and somehow Jim feels the press/PR hit he’s taking was worth the insult inflicted upon Jackson. Stay classy, Jim.

anyway…heck…D’Antoni should be an improvement over Brown. we will see what happens!

The Lakers didn’t settle for Vlade Divac when they could have had Shaq.

The Lakers didn’t settle for Andrew Bynum when they could have had Howard.

The Lakers didn’t settle for Ramon Sessions when they could have had Nash.

Like Magic, I’m still in mourning. I’ve never in my life settled for second best, and I can’t stand the fact that my team just did.

For Magic to say it’s all about Jim’s decision making, is horribly inaccurate. And then for Kurt to just regurgitate that same nonsense is even worse.

People will disagree, but I think the lakers are the perfect team to have a running offense. One thing that makes an offense able to run is the big men, and dwight howard and pau gasol are one of the top combinations of big men that can run the floor. I can see both of them getting so many easy baskets simply by outrunning the other big men.

Every one says that because the lakers are old they can’t run, but nash, kobe, and metta are all known for being in great shape, so I don’t think that’s a huge problem. Also, they have an underutilized bench, so maybe if they run more then they can give the starters a breather and use the bench more. I’ve also noticed that jamison hasn’t been comfortable in the offense so far this season, but I think we’ll see a ton of improvement out of him with a more uptempo offense. He has great shooting skills for a big, runs the floor well, and he’s a better scorer when there’s space and he doesn’t have to beat a guy one on one.

My point is that everyone has been saying the lakers are too old to run, but that’s just one factor and there are a lot more reasons that they would be the ideal team to run and gun.