What are Lakers paying old coaches? And new options to replace Byron?

Yeah. I get the mindset but I am not interested in another retread. Give me a good up and comer with a great basketball mind.

 

I prefer Thibs.

But I'm fine taking a chance on Luke.

 

Thought this was hilarious from Kobe about Luke:

 

LOL! Good stuff...

 

Luke Walton knew he wanted to coach basketball for a living before these past four weeks.

So yes, with the Golden State Warriors interim coach having steered this seemingly unwreckable ship to a 15-0 start that has the defending champions one win away from an NBA record, the profession still looks promising.

"The experience has been incredible," said Walton, the 35-year-old assistant who was chosen by Steve Kerr to take over while he recovers from spinal fluid leaks suffered during offseason back surgery. "I wanted to (coach), and this has just kind of reinforced that even more. Now it’s, 'Oh yeah, 100%, I love doing this.'

"There’s nothing like playing, obviously, but this is (close). Even as an assistant, it’s like that. You kind of fill that void, and that team (aspect) and that whole basketball experience that you miss of not being able to play anymore. Now being a head, it takes it to a whole new level."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...breakout-star-warriors-record-start/76282224/

Luke, COME BACK HOME!

 

Damn Luke about to be the coach the helped set an NBA record, his first time being a head coach.

I want to give Luke all the credit but the system is Steve's.

It's kind of like when Westhead took over for McKinney. That 1980 ring was all McKinney's genius.

 

Absolutely man.

We can't blow our coaching pick again. It's the most important thing for us this summer above a potential draft pick or a free agent.

 

“So I’ve said it before, the hardest thing for an NBA owner to do is hire a coach. The easiest thing to do is fire a coach. The reason it’s hard to hire a coach, coaches are great at date-face, they know exactly what your weaknesses are and they know exactly how to sell to those weaknesses, so it’s really difficult to pick it right and it’s 90 percent luck.”

Cuban recently signed his coach, Rick Carlisle, to a five-year extension.

“If the hardest thing to find is a good coach, you marry him, you put a ring on it,” Cuban said.

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2015/11/22/mark-cuban-hardest-thing-for-owner-to-do-is-hire-a-coach/

 

Maybe I missed something, but why do we think Luke will be a good coach? Not trying to come off as snarky or that I think he sucks, just genuinely curious.

 

Kerr's system? It was Pop's system. Then ATL took it and implemented it when Mike (assistant from SAS) took the job in Atlanta. Other coaches have copied what Pop is doing and borrow what SAS have been successful at implementing at both ends of the floor. If Luke comes here, he has an a great understanding of the schematic approaches to implement on offense (spacing, ball movement) and on defense (transition defense, staying on shooters), and those systems have ranked GS in top 5 in both offensive and defensive efficiency.

This isn't even hitting on the fact that GS thought so highly of him that he was promoted to lead assistant after Gentry left, and when Kerr went down, he was promoted to head coach. GS has one of the top FO's in basketball. They don't promote just too promote. There is a reason and a purpose behind why they do it, and the fact that they think that highly of Luke speaks volumes. He's a perfect candidate for this group of players we have; sure, there are other more experienced candidates, but I'm tired of retreads, and it's time we start thinking about the box.

 

I'll tell you this much, and it's just my what I think; you bring Luke in, he installs what GS is doing, and we improve by 10 wins, minimum.

 

It might not be even be an option till this summer. I've yet to hear an accurate estimation of when Kerr will be back in his chair. A couple weeks ago there was speculation that it could keep him out all season.

Either way Luke will be getting some great reps as a HC and will make him ready for the bright lights of LA a lot sooner. I hope they stay undefeated for awhile or at least stay within contention of the Bulls record, that's an added pressure situation he'll have to deal with when dealing with the media and will help him grow. That along with the increasing pressure of getting them to repeat, especially with the start they're having, will be great for his growth as a coach. If he can pass both those tests, he'll already be better against adversity than Senor "Man Up."