Pdub wrote:It's all about Jeanie Buss. You think Jim is going to hire a guy who is not only banging his daughter but wants a stake in the ownership and basketball decisions? Yeah, hire this coach and undermine Kupchak and Buss's duties at the front office.
Phil Jackson is a good coach, but his name only shows up when it seems like there is a team with capable players that he can tweak to get himself another ring.
benji wrote:When did he ever play that many minutes?
benji wrote:Nope.
Pdub wrote:It's all about Jeanie Buss. You think Jim is going to hire a guy who is not only banging his daughter but wants a stake in the ownership and basketball decisions? Yeah, hire this coach and undermine Kupchak and Buss's duties at the front office.
Jackal wrote:I don't get why the Lakers wouldn't give Brian Shaw a chance. Honestly.
When Anthony grumbled to Bryant about D'Antoni's defensive acumen on a trip to Los Angeles before the coach's resignation in New York, one witness says Bryant shot back to Anthony – only half-kidding – that, seriously, when the hell have you ever played defense?
Bryant understands how it looks. When he sets up teammates for buckets, the Lakers have been winning. When he doesn't, they haven't.
Bryant's pick-and-roll plays are "by far" the best attack the team has, D'Antoni said, while Steve Nash remains out because of a leg fracture. No. 2 point guard Steve Blake might be back from his abdominal strain Tuesday against Indiana, but Bryant had four assists and no turnovers in the Lakers' hot first quarter against the Mavericks.
To Bryant, though, when he sets up teammates and they don't make shots, then he has no choice but to shoot more to try to rally.
"I've been doing this my whole career, and some nights my teammates hit more shots and that adds up to more assists for me," Bryant said. "The games we win are when the whole team is making shots. Now, if our shots aren't going in, then I have to take more of the offensive load."
Bryant is looking forward to Nash's return, for sure. Nash will be re-evaluated next week.
"I'll be scoring a lot more when Nash gets back," Bryant said. "I won't have to facilitate as much, and it will allow me to do what I do best — and that's put the ball in the hole."
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