After two straight offseasons where we have been the center for teams to dump their unwanted parts (Lin, Hibbert), I figured why not get proactive here and go through each team and find their dumps. If things all go to plan this thread will die signaling a bright future. If things go South, we can come back here and pick out our favorite dump (Picks excluded b/c obviously we are getting a 1st for this dirty work). Let's see what's cookin....
Atlanta - Tiago Splitter (1 year remaining 8.55 million)
Boston - Amir Johnson ( 1 year remaining 12 million guaranteed if not waived by 7/3/16)
Brooklyn - Jarrett Jack (1 year remaining 6.3 million, 500k guaranteed if not waived by 6/30/16)
Charlotte - Spencer Hawes (2 years remaining 12.6 million, 2nd year PO)
Chicago - Derrick Rose ( 1 year remaining, 21 million), Taj Gibson (1 year remaining, 8.9 million)
Cleveland - Channing Frye (2 years remaining, 15.6 million)
Dallas - JJ Barea (3 years remaining ~ 12 million)
What best out there young training prodigy, like Luke is a coaching prodigy ..... is not going to want the job. Vitti will give a good referral if the Lakers need it.
What kind of an intensive search is going on for this position ..... any insight or best guessing?
When I got the news of Luke being named head coach of the Lakers I honestly jumped out of my seat. Basically the same reaction (well not quite, but you get the idea) as when Kobe erupted for 60 in his final game. It was exciting because Luke was the guy I thought for the longest time basically the entire season was gonna be our next head coach. The guy I thought would be the perfect fit for our young core. A guy I knew in my heart would never turn this opportunity down because I know he is a Laker at heart and it has probably hurt him as much as anyone seeing us struggle so much. Once a Laker always a Laker. He won championships here. He spent most of his career here and now he is the guy who has been chosen as the coach who is gonna lead us into a new era.
For the last few years it just seems like the Lakers have been stuck in limbo. Last summer was really depressing with what we presented to LaMarcus Aldridge. I mean that presentation was just embarrassing. We had nothing to...
GT from LG: 'The more UConn I watch, the less impressed I am with Ollie on the offensive end.'
'I've watched a half of the Gonzaga game, the Cincinnati game, & the Maryland game. I can tell when something's an issue of personnel, and that's not what bothers me. There are spacing issues that I really don't like. He has a lot of pass & cut stuff, which is perfectly fine, but the cuts often end up running into potential driving lanes. And the 1-guard front with the 4-out set creates a lot of single gaps, which also reduces guard penetration. He has a couple of sets here and there that I like, but I'm a little concerned with the overall package.' More from GT.
'This is what I mean about weird 4-out spacing. Most of the time, 4-out sets have two guards up top, with the other two perimeter guys in the deep corners or (sometimes) lifted to the wings. This is strange, and a frequent Ollie look from what I've seen'
'D'Antoni would utilize the (IMO, correct) 2 slots, 2 corners spacing...
