The Lakers Fired Darvin Ham... But Will Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka Hold Themselves Accountable?
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2024
- Defenders of Darvin Ham-and while Lakers Nation isn't exactly full of them, there are some whether among fans or in the (generally national) media-have pointed out since the Lakers canned Ham (ha!) Friday afternoon that it's not fair to blame him for everything that went wrong this year.
Darvin wasn't "the" problem. The "real" problem was something else.
The problem there, of course, is that the framing is too reductive. In any season like this one, responsibility for success and failure is spread around. So yeah, Darvin wasn't "the" problem, but he was "a" problem, and the easiest one to fix at the moment. The time will come for players to be held accountable, as the franchise chooses who they'll try to keep, who they let walk, and who they might use to try and upgrade the roster. But the final question is who holds the decision-makers accountable? Is Rob Pelinka going through a process of introspection similar to the one that led to his evaluation of Ham, and the need for his dismissal? How does that process work in the basketball ops department?
And what about Jeanie Buss? Is she holding Pelinka responsible? Who does she talk with to get a feel for whether Pelinka is doing the job as well as he should?
What happens if the answers to the questions that aren't about Ham's accountability aren't very good? Or aren't really being addressed at all? What does that mean for the capacity for success for the next guy?
HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky
SEGMENT 1: Darvin got fired because he wasn't successful enough in his responsibilities this season...that doesn't mean he was the only issue.
SEGMENT 2: Multiple things can be true at once.
SEGMENT 3: Is Pelinka holding himself accountable? Is Jeanine holding Pelinka accountable?
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Pelinka was Kobe’s insider into the Lakers. We really didn’t do a good job of passing the baton. To make it right we should fire Pelinka and hire Bob Myers but we know that won’t happen…
Jeanie is not going to fire Pelinka. They have a weird bond, and so the circus will continue. The Lakers are in the business of selling HOPE. They don't want to actually build anything because that would actually require skills and hard work.
Literally. Thats the only reason they keep LeBrob but never go "ALL IN".
When have Rob and Jeanie accepted any responsibility?
The wolves blueprint is essentially what we did in 2020. We cannot stay small and expect to succeed.
Which is Denvers philosophy...go big
The Lakers are stupid for giving up that 2020 team.
Windhorst..."the Lakers coaching job is a terrible job: it goes good,you get none of the credit; it goes bad, you get all the blame..."
Pelinka needs to be held accountable for not properly upgrading the roster. He needs to be fired if he doesn't add more size, a defensive-minded rebounding center, & a few 3&D two-way players to the roster this Summer.
Bob Meyers is in the on-deck circle. If I'm Jeanie, I invite him to a private lunch to kick the tires. This isn't just about next year, it's also about the post-LeBron Laker era. You may not get another chance to get this right. Then, I'd find a way to get David Adelman from Denver.
Agree or that Minnesota assistant right now coaching them Micah Nori…🟣🟡👊🏼
@@Purpleandgold We're gonna discuss potential candidates this week. I am very intrigued by Nori. AK
Im sure bob myers is good but are we gonna risk all that when rob pelinka already built a relationship with clutch? I mean it took them years to do that and i feel like that is the lakers’ advantage.
@lildvl10 Who cares. What matters is championships. Not this joke since winning the championship. Fleece Pelinka obviously doesn't know how to build a winner. It's time to remove him from GM. Takes no talent to destroy a championship team.
Guys! Minnesota outrebounded Denver 42 to 34 in Denver this past Saturday! The Lakers in lost 11 in a row to Denver over the last 2 years which included playoff games. In those 11 games, the Nuggets in 9 of those 11 games, out rebounded the Lakers by 10 or more rebounds and specifically killed the Lakers with offensive rebounds. The Lakers also over the last two years against Minnesota, Cleveland and New York would get outrebounded and destroyed with giving up offensive rebounds. The 2020 championship Lakers team didn't get crushed rebounding. They would be even or slightly better against teams like this and they wouldn't get killed with offensive rebounding! Do we need a slide ruler to figure out the problem!
LET LEBRON GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
#freeBron
Jeannie shouldn't overthink it. She should hire Bob Myers to run basketball operations
Definitely Jeanie and Rob are to blame for mismanaged player assets. Otherwise, let's be clear, Ham isn't a good coach.
Jenni loves her GM . He was a Kobe guy. He is the only one she trusts.
Jeanie feels so weirdly hands off with this team, it almost comes across as not caring. Now, I doubt that is fully the case, but it just feels weird.
Lynda Rambis makes the decisions that's why.
I am so glad you guys addressed this subject. Somebody needed to. With so much blame being placed on Lebron/ Ham / AD / DLo.... People were ignoring the real elephant in the room. The front office doesn't know how to put a championship contender together, from the coaching staff to the players. Jeanie is too busy having "friends & family" in the front office. Rob Pelinka is a sports agent, not a general manager. Jeanie Buss needs to turn over all management duties to a capable staff, starting with firing Rob Pelinka (which won't happen because he's her friend) and hiring Bob Myers.
Fire Rob Pelinka and hire Rich Paul as GM😂😂😂.. Im sure he can pick up better role players and get things done than Rob lol
Facts half the time the only somewhat ideal players they can afford to get end up being compliments of clutch. Lakers forsure wouldn't even have AD if it wasn't for clutch. Rich Paul also probably would've kept KCP from the championship team too
@@gamechanger114 yessss exactly my point bro👏🏽.. Its LA and Clutch Sports has some of the best players in the league, and dang KCP was an L for the Lakers fsho
Continuity starts at the top. Whoever broke up the 2020 team is responsible for that.
Ty Lue = Fired after losing to the defending champs twice in the playoffs (Sound familiar?)
Mike Malone = Fired in Sacramento just 26 games into his second season, then given multiple chances by the nuggets, including losing in the first round and western conference semi finals on a team that contained the league MVP.
Nick Nurse = Fired by the Raptors after a single fluke of a championship in 2019 and failing to make the playoffs or lose in the first round 5 years in a row, then losing in the first round of the playoffs this year.
Jason Kidd = Fired just 45 games into his 4th season with the bucks and wasnt given a head coaching opportunity for two years.
Chris Finch = Now in his 4th year as the Wolves head coach after missing the playoffs his first year, then losing in the 1st round the next two years.
Erik Spoelstra = Nearly fired after a disappointing 2011 season, but Pat Riley actually stood up to Lebron James. Something that Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss Refuse to do.
So now that i've listed some of the best coaches in the league and their history that everyone conveniently forgot about, tell me, which head coach are we gonna bring in that will win the lakers a title NEXT season? Considering the best head coaches in the NBA were fired, given second, or even multiple chances, and took YEARS to develop into the head coaches that they are today?
Frankly, the only thing I see that Rob Pelinka has going for himself is the address of a good tailor. Also, I remember the days of Mark Landsberger, Kurt Rambis, a short stint of Mitch Kupchak, then Paul Gasol and others. We need a big dude at the 5; he would help free up A.D., grab some rebounds, and put a heavy hand-check on the Joker.
You guys called him GM of the year at the start of the season…
Oh you notice how he dress. You must be sweet because he show look sweet. Only thing going for him is he sweet and he can chatty patty with Jeanie and connect with her emotionally. They probably share the same men…
That much is obvious..you can’t put Rue on the Joker, that’s a joke ..that’s the GM’s fault not the coach. We need a real 5 on the team . Lastly our young players need to continue to develop.. more specifically AR , DLO and Rue.. the amount of open shots they missed made my stomach hurt .. that wasn’t coaching either ..
That's about right re Rob. He's a political animal who only has this job because Kobe pushed for Rob with Jeanie.
Dwight Howard, Javale McGee Hello!
Jeannie has to hold Rob accountable. She’s the boss. She does as she pleases. The Lakers failed to obtain “bigs” that could help AD compete against the likes of Jokic, Sabonis, Nurkic and Zubac.
Vogel was fired because of Westbrook, Ham was hired because of Westbrook. Ham's game management was terrible. The blame lies with whoever brought in Westbrook. 🧐
That was LeBron James's desire and Pelinka's job to make it happen. It was a power move by LeBron.
@@seanswinton6242 Lebron James doesn't pay salary or pay luxury tax! It was reported Lebron wanted Ty Lue! The Lakers went with Ham! Remember something about the Lakers! Its about Showtime and selling tickets! Westbrook is SoCal kid, who is a 9 time All Star and league MVP! Don't think for a moment, Jeannie didn't want him on the Lakers! The Lakers are and have always been about stars!
@@seanswinton6242 I agree. Thing is they didn't even think about it, or consider the downside. I'm sure Vogel was against it, and he was the only basketball mind the Lakers had.
@@arronfrazier7873 It was not reported that Lebron wanted Ty Lue. Ty Lue was under contract coaching the Clippers. The Lakers couldn't get him even if they wanted him.
Why do people keep saying that? Ty Lue was up for the job in 2019.
@@arronfrazier7873 No, Lakers went with Vogel... Ty Lue was interviewed in 2019.
Until the lakers fire Rob for this entire mess.. and you guys stop using words like it’s easier to fire Darvin… it’s considered scapegoating
Imagine what if we get Ty Lue & Kyrie before for the lakers.. For sure there will be continuity in our team.. But Rob Pelinka & Lakers Management choose other way which give us failure in constructing this team..
I hope they can still make better decision to make this team compete for championship..Firing Phil Handy is very wrong for the lakers..
LBJJ = LeCoach... LBJJ = LeGM... they listed their offseason/trade targets on their pod: Lauri, Trae and Klay. Rob & Jeanie can sit back, relax and enjoy the show.... let the basketball minds do the heavy lifting plz, just pay the bills and make the trades. 🙀🙀🙀
Ain't nobody trying to trade for a has been Klay Thompson. That's you Facebook and CZcams GMs idea
....And probably soon, LeOwner.
@@user-vk1nq9hx7v I would because nobody on our bench can score but prince lol
@soldjasquadbc so your solution is to trade for someone else that can't shoot. 😂 You must be one of those fb or CZcams GMs I was talking about.
@user-vk1nq9hx7v clay can still score . One of the greatest shooters of all time. Why wouldn't you take a flyer on him. And wrong. I hooped for 15 year and been a fan of the game for 36 years. Pipedown. You sound like those CZcams gms they be talking about. Debbie downer,negative Nancy, biased Rebecca looking azz
it feels like it's beating a dead horse the constant talk about buss and her circle of advisors. unless she sells the team, that linda and kurt rambis are involved will never change, we might as well be talking about things that has a non zero chance of happening
Jeanie Buss should fire Pelinka and try to hire Bob Myers. If she won’t, she needs to sell the team because she’s an accessory to all of Pelinka’s poor decision-making.
We need new ownership.
One bubble title.
Many many years of non playoff seasons.
Dumb ass trades.
Horrible signings.
Jim was a horrible manager.
Jeanie is even worse than Jim.
Exactly !
She’s definitely not worse than him but not that much better.
Only one title is crazy. Lakers fans deserve to be humbled
Your not wrong.
AK- This context was exactly the reason I asked you in your last podcast about the chances about Pelinka being replaced by Bob Myers. It is obvious that this organization has no real chance of getting to the mountaintop anytime soon with who is in charge. From Jeanie Buss down to the FO (Pelinka), the only way this team improves is a change at the top. Jeanie can't or won't fire herself. Next step is to get a SMART and COMPENTANT GM and that would be Bob Myers and let him make all of the important organizational decisions. Seeing that this is above her comprehension (at least it seems so), expect the Lakers to just spin their wheels.
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Ham is not a great coach, but he is not the reason why the Lakers had such a poor record. AD was available most of the season, but even when he is available, he puts up monster numbers against losing teams and then turns around and does a no show two days later. What is the point of being available if you're only going to show up half of the time? LeBlame always load manages against the bigger and better teams with the excuse of having the "Lebron James of Feet Issues," but then he will show up 3 days later and put up monster numbers, sometimes on back to backs, against losing teams like Washington, Charlotte, and Raptors. If you're truly the goat, why not load manage against the bad team. The Lakers, without LBJ can beat those lesser teams without him. It's against the better team where you really need LBJ to have a chance. Why does LeBlame always load manage against the Celtics, the Bucks, Philly, and Wolves and so on and so on? This guy always talks about how he never cheats the game, and yet, he is always trying to artificially make himself look better than he actually is. I really don't understand the attraction people have for this loser?
I have a question. What are Andy's and Brian's account names in Lakersground?
We don't have one (unless Brian is siged up and I'm not aware of it). AK
Rob and Jeanie let Klutch sports takeover the organization and drain us of our young players and draft picks. Before Lebron came we were loaded on young talent, cap space and draft picks. Now we’re old, with almost no protected picks, and strapped in salary. Pat Riley never allowed this in Miami. Rob is good but he and Jeanie had no back bone and allowed us to be drained.
Rui was really the weak link in the last series. DLo was bad defensively but he helped offensively.
The coach mismanaged the talent
The self-inflicted wound caused by the Westbrook trade festers today and probably will for the next 3 years. Best for the team is to rebuild now. Keep AD and AR, let Bron go to free up cash and find younger players. Might get to be WCF contender again in 3 years. Keeping Bron could mean vying for play ins for the next 4 to 5 years.
Rob botched the Ty Lue hire. Brought in Frank. Moved off the championship roster prematurely. Let J. Kidd get out the door. Handled the Vogel firing horribly. Traded the pick that became Jaden McDaniel for Shroder. Picked THT over Caruso, and then moved on from him. Traded away all of our depth and draft capital to get in and then out of the Westbrook business. How he keeps getting passes is beyond me.
Rob brought in Pat Bev to be a 3 n d lol. Anyone else would have been gone.This is why I say so really don't want Bron to win. Think about it. Anyone with real unbiased eyes are saying Bob Myers is on tv.He wouldn't turn Lakers down. But being a kobe guy is more important than winning. Would any other championship window team hire Rob. I doubt it. Let's be honest if we want the best with our picks n players. Hire Bob . Him calling with them picks would get way more value than Rob. ROB ONLY HAVE JAZZ,NETS,WIZARDS FRIENDS.
Myles Turner and a savvy point guard like a Malcolm Brogdon, could do wonders for the Lakers.
Jeanie & Pelinka should've hired Ty Lue, Jason Kidd or Ime Udoka to begin with. Instead they were cheap and have continued to hire one dimensional coaches and put together the most one dimensional roster. It's inexcusable.
THE JOB WAS TOO MUCH FOR HAM AS HE IS A NEW COACH AND PRESSURE COOKER. THEY DID A FAVOUR BY LETTING HIM GO. HE WOULD NOT TAKE UP PRESSURE OF 3RD YEAR. WATCH HIS INTERVIEW.
The Lakers are stupid for getting rid of the 2020 team. The Timberwolves look like the same team. Terrible management.
We need to focus post Lebron already and I hope we don’t offer that 3 year to a soon to be 40 year old Lebron who only brought one ring which isn’t enough for us😢
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Jeanie taking the team back to the chaotic days of Jack Kent Cooke.🤦♂️ Organization is TOXIC ( anyone with a great resume should stay clear)!
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Blame everyone except LeBron 😮😢
I'll tell you this. Mark Jackson took the warriors from 24 wins to 44 wins his 1st season. He's also the one who pointed out the direction the warriors should go because they originally didn't see Curry and Klay as a winning combination when no one else did. I'd say this. Take into mind that during Mark Jackson tenor is when the gay community was trying to get marriage legal for the gays. Mark Jackson like most Christians who are black don't agree with homosexuality. And this is what upset the Gay owners of The Warriors. Don't think for one second that didn't make them owners biased and at 1st tried to control him. And when that didn't work they fired and slandered him. So let's not hold that against his ability as a coach. That's all I'm saying.
It doesn't matter who your coach is. The Lakers will be avg with two superstars and one doesn't play DEFENSE. THEY'RE ABOUT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE
First off we want to thank you both for letting us know that family is still possible we don't have any problem with Mr palinka Jeanie buss is our family and she is a very good CEO one of the best and she is very good at what she does so we just want to make sure that she is still connected to us as angelenos
And Darvin can’t be taking less accountability for his performance than Dlo, Ad, LeBron, etc.. I’m sure that made the players furious. Like why are we publicly saying “I could do better” and he ain’t? lol!
Why are we giving both Wood and Hayes player options? Why did we give Darvin Ham a 4 year deal? Pelinka?
Ham really wanted to play 3 guard lineup . That's where problem starts . Where he should play big he wants to play small .
So many outsiders point to Lebron on the coach. Lakers fans know before Lebron there were 5 coaches and the only coach to make it to 3 seasons was Luke Walton. That's the problem.
Everyone knew since the 1st game of the season we had no answer for the joker 🃏except rob pelinka
Ham did himself in this year with his poor rotations, his blatant favoritism of players he previously coached, and the staff’s refusal to run offensive sets throughout games. Rob’s not been great, but failing on coaching basics like that would get anyone fired and it would have been used as Rob failing at his job had Ham not been fired.
Why in the world would the Clippers let Ty Lue out of his contract and basically give him to the Lakers ???
If im a new coach, i don't want this team without Dlo on it, so um, yeah that's important to know first, considering they couldnt win without him
Lakers have the formula. 2 defensive and rebounding Centers. Get two guards like KCP and penetrating , shooting guard like Rondo.
Lol lakers are small as is. Also Davis isn't a true center.
I understand that the Lakers owners are not billionaires independent from the sports team, but I don’t understand how the Lakers ownership can be among the poorest of the NBA. The Lakers have to be the fourth or fifth most popular sports franchise on earth! Even if the Bust’s money only came from owning the Lakers, you mean to tell me they haven’t generated several billions of dollars since the Kobe era?
Ramona Shelburne..." Since Phil Jackson, the Lakers job is a revolving door.."
Talk about Max Christie, Wood, Vando ect role in the future.
So if the Lakers organization doesn’t think a head coach is that important then why fire him?
The Lakers are going to hire who LeBron likes. Everyone knows that. These guys no.Andy and his brother
Pelinka should also be fired. Hes responsible for the disbandment of a team which had just won a title and until now, he has not brought players to compete effectively against contending teams. For as long as he remains the GM, the Lakers will never get good role players to complement Lebron and AD. It would seem that the players he is getting for the team are those players who will never really help the team win at all.
I would like to see a change at GM...Rob has only done a good job at fixing his mistakes but he broke up a championship caliber team...traded for westbrook that wasted years of our title window and has lost crucial assets...time for a new mind without the nepotism (bob myers is waiting in the wings)
Hi Brian I rewatched the last Laker game. MPJ did not score against Rui that game only other lakers. Rui could have been better in the 1st half and he should have helped Reaves on that last shot by Murray. It was not the disaster you made it out to be. Bias is hard to overcome
Stop it. We all approved of this roster from top to bottom before the season started. Injuries, and coaching has hindered this team’s success plain and simple
Frank Vogel was the scapegoat. Darvin just wasn't ready for a win now team. This narrative that Darvin was the scapegoat are watching Stephen A Smith and did not watch any games.
About time people are talking about Pelinka. You all been giving him a pass for too long. Pelinka has been awful. He refused to get true bigs for AD. He drafted average at best players in the first round. Now you cannot even play them. Their upside is minimum, as seen by their very small development.
It didn't work for several reasons. None of which has anything to do with Rob. Two of the main culprits that prevented it from working were injuries from unexpected places and Ham not being able to settle on a starting roster among other things.
Rob was the biggest reason we failed. We need center help against the likes of jokic, Sabonis, Nurkic and Zubac.
Nobody except Derozan wanted to play with Lebron on the Lakers So there is nothing to hold accountable .
Btw Monopoly Go has ruined my life … 😂 I think maybe after this season there needs to be serious soul searching within the organization … why does it feel like RP is protected by Kobe? The man chose THT over Caruso….
The amounts of mistakes Pelinka has made is inexcusable. Since Bubble he has over-corrected and dismantled everything that worked. I'm not going to list them all but theres tons. From not retaining good players to messing up signing draft picks- to trades and poor coaching hires - he has shown no signs of being competent. Maybe Magic was right leaving because of him? I don't trust this front office to get the next hire right. Maybe after 3 seasons he will actually sign a big? Honestly, so frustrating how bad he is. No vision...
Miss Dr Buss this would never happen under him. Jeanie isn't strong enough.
Would the Lakers have fired Ham had the Lakers lost, with the same results 4-1, to the Nuggets in the conference finals. If the answer is No, then they should also have fired Pelinka for obvious reasons
Lakers have no starting true center for the whole season. The only team with no center . Who's the blame ?
Its 70% Front office and 30% Ham! Darvin coached for the Bucks for 5 years before coming to the Lakers! He watch Giannis play PF alongside a C while winning back to back MVP, DPOY and NBA title. Hayes isn't great but you could have started the season with him getting 20 to 25 minutes starting! Nope!
Every team that changes coaches like that has the same issues of lack of culture and continuity
I just think it’s weird how LeBron just gets thrown into the coaching blame when he wanted Ty Lue… It’s like if he has influence he runs the team and if they don’t do what he says it’s an afterthought. I would think AD has just as much influence as Bron and Bron is the old head who is probably thinking, “I’m too old for this ish…” Meanwhile, the ENTIRE team was frustrated with this coaching choice. I blame Darvin, but I also blame the Lakers for redundancies on the roster and no center that can defend. Not Darvin’s fault.. not Ad/Lebrons fault.
The only thing that can change this organization is for Jeanie Buss to sell the team. They’re a huge name but have no financial assets to hire the people needed to make this team great again. Jeanie Buss is the cheapest owner in sports.
This is the ambassador of God's Kingdom Pulling for the lakers
Rob has done a good job coming out of the Westbrook mire, with pieces that will give us some semblance of continuity. Players who consume massive wages should never complain about not getting enough help.
Sure, but Westbrook should have never been traded for. Look at the players they gave up, especially KCP. He is a major piece with Denver. He could still be that piece for the Lakers, except for that stupid trade.
We are in a hopeless hapless vortex. Jeanie lives in fantasy and she loves Pelinka. Unless they start dwelling the the Conference cellar, we are screwed. Jeanie is clueless and incompetent.
Hold the guy accountable who doesnt play defense, doesnt close games, doesnt practice with the team regularly, and doesnt listen to the coach during games. Any blame for him or are we just going to brag about stat padded numbers that got the Lakers 1 win in 9 tries against the Nugggets in the playoffs
They do but they can't fire themselves. They all decided together. Rob didn't decide on his own.
THERE IS NO COACH WHO CAN HELP THIS TEAM IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL PEOPLE AVAILABLE AND READY TO GO. NOT HAPPENEING PEOPLE.
Maybe they will find “lightning in a bottle” and hire someone like Phil Handy…who they just fired. If LeBron agrees to come back for next 3 seasons they need someone who the players trust. I really don’t want to see a re-tread. PS Vogel is the BEST Lakers coach since Phil. Should have hired Lue and/or Kidd when they had the chance.
The hell with both Jeanie n rob
I kinda feel LeBron is leaving
Is it me, or does Rob Pelinka look like Rob Lowe had a bad year? 🤔
What was the Broadway welcome Jeanie buss back to our hearts we don't mind if she wants to go on a meter that's fine just let us know so our hearts can stay with God is welcome in the meantime we think the Lakers and look forward to the decisions they made we love rock Palenque no problem with him anybody connected to God is very good at this point we would like to thank God and ham for trying to be the Lakers coach we love them as a person he just wasn't a coach for the Lakers we wish him nothing but the best and we sure will see him again is a great guy and God bless him and his family and thank him for his effort it just wasn't meant to be at this time and thank you very much for him thank you Mr Hamm wishing you nothing but the best for you and your family
It all starts at the top. it is the person who has the absolute final say. you cannot do run the Lakers by committee because everyone has cover. the buck stops nowhere. we aren't certain if it's rob or jeanie or both. that being said, jeanie is the ultimate boss and has the ultimate say. she needs to have a vp of basketball operations or give the gm ultimate decisions on the basketball side of the Lakers. rob is conniving. he and the rambis' conspired to get rid of Magic. but Jeanie allowed this circus to happen. firing Vogal through the media happened because no one stepped up and because they all pointed at each other to do the job. but, again, that is ultimately Jeanie's fault. and any gm or vp in their right mind would not have broken up a championship team for a third wheel like westbrook. again jeanie's final call and there in lies the problem. Jeanie is an obvious Lakerlifer and will never be on the hotseat. that is why she needs to relinquish final call on basketball operations. she can keep final say if a trade or decision is obviously egregious. but the structure of a roster for any given year must have ONE basketball mind overseeing it all and that person must be able to be fired. Running the basketball operations of the Lakers by committee is obtuse and inane, especially a committee that has more than one Rambis. (sorry, i couldn't help myself).
Ad doesnt need to play the five. He too soft, thats why he never liked playing it anyway
The only way the Lakers will be the Lakers. Again. Is getting James outa town. I mean how slow is that office. That’s running that team. Wow. This shows you. Even people with alot of money. Are not too smart. Not to smart at all.
This is so dumb....Jeannie owns the team. How in the hell are you really gonna hold her accountable. The owner doesn't ever get held accountable in any sport. They call the shots and if you don't like it...tough beans
Knew Rob was the problem years ago.
bob Myers would say as this teams Gm
He’d never leave the warriors for a single year, to go to an inferior organization like the lakers.
Zero Accountability
Should have went all out for Kyrie before the season but no .....
Of course, both of them should be accountable. JB is a weak owner. She likes making emotional decisions. And Rob, he's taking advantage of LAL for taking 2 positions, President and GM.
INTROSPECTION: ONLY 5% AMERICANS KNOW ITS MEANING. HMMMM!!!
I in the meantime we're sure that her and Paul anka we'll work out a good plan for the Lakers add Lakers and see if that are connected to the era of peanut butter we see that Anthony Davis should be traded for assets in a place where he can thrive and be happy and be the main man we love LeBron James and we love what he brought to us and he is a big brother brought us a championship in God bless him and his family but he's also at the age where injury might have an opinion in at this point why risk anything in the future it's best to let the gentleman part ways and it's best to let the gentleman pick his retirement if you can get some answers on the side and trade he's been fine if not we're going to let him walk to New York and maybe get another ring or two show the Lakers need a fresh start a good coach that can really set order
Sounds like the Lakers are effed .. lol..
You too brothers stop 🛑 being elementary you don’t have to do that saying Darvin not the reasons. He’s a part of the reason. He’s the main reason. The big reason the over 50% reason he is the head coach, bro he didn’t know anything he was doing. It was amateur people at home call out things that he should do and he wasn’t doing it. You two know that stop 🛑 it. Forget to clickbait and likes . Just tell the truth and will give you likes how much trash 🗑️ the things that happened with Darvin ham there and the team is going to the play in tournament things was the players very little had to do with Darvin ham very little I digress the hell on