Hope everyone had a great 4th. We had an awesome cookout yesterday and of course the conversation turned towards the Lakers. The question I always put out there is what kinda culture are they building? What’s the guiding set of principles for the future? Somebody made a great point about Meritocracy. It feels like nobody in the positions of power have actually EARNED their status and then how does that trickle down & infect the entire franchise? We all know how the Owner, Governess?, whatever her title got her job. The GM got installed due to his relationship with Kobe while having no practical experience. Head Coach?….pretty much the same situation. 55th pick?…’nuff said. Just another wrinkle that I hadn’t seen previously. We’ve got foundational problems that run so much deeper than just finding a backup center…smdh
The Culture
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July 5, 2024 1 Comment
The problem would be easy to fix but I doubt it will ever happen. Jeanie is the problem. She is so insecure that she surrounds herself with a committee. In a way I feel sorry for Rob. Most GM’s make moves and the owner signs off. Robb has to run it by Jeanie’s posse. I mean why does Linda Rambus have a say in basketball decisions? The solution is turn the basketball decisions over to Jessie and Joey Buss. Dr Buss had them interning with Mitch when they were teens. They have grown up in the basketball operations side. They put together and run one of the best scouting departments in the NBA. I wonder how they felt about drafting Bronny. Probably bleed from biting their tongues so hard. Anyway they probably have more basketball knowledge than most owners around the league. I know Jessie admired the Spurs organization and fought hard to build a scouting department. With development more important than ever because of the CBA I really think they would do a good job. But like I said, it probably will never happen.