Aloha,
Down 2 to 1 to a Dallas team without Luka, I’m wondering how that Lakers job is looking to Quinn now, because he could find himself unemployed after this series. It’s clear that Utah misses Joe Ingles but I’m thinking Dallas misses Luka a little more lol. It’s a shame Kidd got the Mavs job, because he has completely turned that team around. He would have been first in line for the Lakers gig this summer.
Utah lost it when they traded Joe Ingles. Never understood that move. Utah Jazz is becoming more and more irrelevant to me. Regular Season juggernaut? Sure. Playoff soul? Nada.
Surprisingly, why hasn’t Donovan Mitchell’s name been mentioned in any Lakers trade scenario? And why is there no mention of Rudy Gobert to the Lakers? We could use his defense. One thing is for sure this Jazz team has run its course and the Quinn Snyder to the Lakers has never been in my cards. Nick Nurse? Sure. But I would rather have Rondo or Sam Cassel as our next coach.
Not sure why but those two guys keep banging on my head even before Frank Vogel’s casket was being prepared.
Yep!
I asked the question when Snyder’s name first got mentioned for the Lakers job….what has he done? He’s had 2 years to figure out the Gobert switching problem and still hasn’t done it and now finds himself down the the Mavs without Luka. We’ve just seen what happens with a coach who can’t make adjustments. If he doesn’t take want this job it’ll be no big loss for either party…somebody else will hire him.
As for the desirability of this job..the bloom seems to be off the rose. The stories about what a fiasco our front office has devolved into are all out there for the world to see. They didn’t want to give T-Lue the years and also wanted to pick his coaching staff; this is a guy with a ring as a head coach. Snyder made his comments after seeing the bush-league way they handled the (justified) firing of Frankie. Kidd saw the inner-workings up close & personal and chose to leave. He had to know there was a great chance the job would be his next season when the Lakers only gave Frank 1 extra year on his deal…and he still chose the Mavs.
I just hope we don’t end up with Dantoni again….
@MongoSlade
Excellent points. I completely agree with you, man.
Mike D’Antoni again? While I doubt it would happen, there’s part of me that would love to see what Mike would do with LeBron and AD and a version of our smal-ball-on-steroids lineups.
One thing I’m sure of is D’Antoni would solve the spacing issues that have plagued the Vogel Lakers every season. The key is to make sure to give Mike players who can also play defense. That’s what Morey focused on doing to balance the team’s defense and offense. Guys like Gordon and PJ were outstanding defenders.
LeBron and AD can be great defenders. If we built the right roster, I wouldn’t mind Mike D’Antoni as our head coach. Would want him to hire a good defensive coach as his associate coach but I’ve always liked and respected Mike.
I also think D’Antoni would be interested in the Lakers job if approached, which I know isn’t going to happen. I remember the glowing comments about the Lakers’ small ball lineups by Mike. I think he’d love to try his philosophy with LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
LakerTom has a Pavlovian response to the words “Mike D’Antoni” perks him right up, lol. For my part that would basically be surrendering next season away before it even starts. We don’t have the assets to build a winner so we need a coach that understands NBA defense at a basic level. That ain’t Mike.
This discussion has to lead to whom should the Lakers be looking at as their next head coach? I think chances are remote that the Lakers hire somebody brand new who hasn’t been brought up yet. So of all the names bandied about, which coaches would you be satisfied as the Lakers next head coach?
1. Mike D’Antoni
2. Mike Brown
3. Quin Snyder
4. Mark Jackson
5. Shaquille O’Neal
6. Doc Rivers
7. Sam Cassell
8. Rajon Rondo
9. Kenny Atkinson
10. David Fizdale
11. Phil Handy
12. Steve Clifford
13. Terry Stotts
Lol, Shaq made the list? Man we doomed
This job, currently, is a lot less about X’s and O’s or philosophy. The philosophy is easy: LeBron. So who among those on that list has the best chance to get LBJ to listen? Rondo, Handy, Brown (maybe) and possibly Sam “Big Ballz” Cassell. Guys who have won it all, who understand what he wants them to understand: that it happens s between the lines, not on a clipboard. MDA is maybe the second worse on the list only to Fizzy. MDA is like the Westbrook of coaches, don’t give him exactly the right players (shooters and an elite PG) who are all in on the Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ Mike D’Antoni System and get along why bother? Also, his time has well come and gone. One trick pony, which is more tricks than Fizzdsle has, for what that’s worth. Clifford, Storts and Atkinson all top out at great assistants, for me. Shaq is a joke, like Magic showing up to work Beverly day. We don’t need a Jester, we need a General. That sentence brought to you by The General car insurance sponsored by Shaq. Same goes for Jackson, we don’t need a pastor we need a leader. Rondo and Snyder intrigue me but Mongo’s pints about Quinn are spot on. Like MDA he seems limited in his thinking. Luke Walton didn’t mKe the list?! I’m outta here…
Poor Luke, he had the Lakers at 4th in the west with LeBron and a bunch of kids and then LeBron gets hurt. He missed 31 games, along with Rondo, Ball and Bi all missing time. Then came Luke’s fatal mistake. He went to the land where coaches go to die. Sacramento. One wonders what he could do with a good team.
“He went to the land where coaches go to die. Sacramento.”
Man, I can’t tell you how much you got me laughing good at this one, Michael.
I know Buba. Lol. Poor Kings fans. They have had 11 head coaches in the last 16 years, since Adelman.