Head Coach Discussion: Canned Ham, Who Is Our New Coach?

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  1. VincePT

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    game isn't over but looking like back-to-back blowout losses to bad teams, and this guy has to go, even if they get someone temporary until next season to wait for better coaches to be available. I'm fine with that.

    playing C Bags, Knicks, and Nuggets in the next 4. Can't see us even putting up a fight.
     
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    Boston next, uh oh :D
     
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    Give Prince, JHS, Castleton, Lewis and Mays 40+ minutes in that one and the Knicks game. Send the players that matter home for rest. No point.
     
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    Noo.
    I like some hot pockets
     
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    I gave Ham a chance but it’s clear the team has had enough and honestly I can’t blame them. Lol.

    Let’s see what Handy or Jent can do.
     
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    have to wonder if the losing even bothers Jeanine
     
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    This might be sacrilege and you guys feel free to tell me I'm wrong but: I liked MDA and Luke better than Ham. MDA was clearly a better coach in a vacuum, he just wasn't a good fit for the Lakers back then.

    I had no real expectations for Luke and his young team, but he did the best he could and his chemistry with the young guys (Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, Randle, Zu, Kuz; he actually had Caruso, KCP and Lopez too, right?) was solid.

    Ham proved to be a complete disaster. Having this kind of record with Bron & AD (who are healthy and playing really well) on your team seems downright impossible, but... he actually managed to do it anyway.
     
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    Losing your job by overplaying marginal role players is quite the choice.
     
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    Lineups? Rotations? Managing Minutes? Taking responsibility....

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    Ham's anthem or Hamthem if you will...

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    - courtesy of Dido
     
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    No sense of ownership, accountability, fault, blame or f***ing comprehension





    "What's best for the team?!"


    IT AIN'T PRINCE.

    Someone call the man on the b*******.
     
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    Born to crawl - Unable to fly
    He should not be a head coach even at HS team
     
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    it's pretty obvious he's lost the locker room judging by the recent comments and actions from players

    great job jeannie, pelinka, and the rest of the FO! a 5 year contract to a rookie HC during a championship window. just absolutely f***ing mindblowing really
     
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    dude just full of cliche's and I thought Doc "crying" River was bad this guy provides nothing but cliches
     
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    You don't get year 2 training wheels in LA with Bron and AD. Go coach Washington or Charlotte with that s***. When you put your head together with anything I'm sure it rang hollow.


    You have to be a grown up and know when to sit the man or we're looking at another Kobe career killer injury.
     
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    Everyone that’s shouting for Ham’s head has to remember the circumstances when the Lakers hired him. Ham was the biggest coaching name available during the summer he was hired, and the Lakers were praised as “finally making the right coaching hire”.

    Ham was the hot coach on the market at the time because he was one of the top assistants to Milwaukee and he just came off winning a championship, and had the endorsement of Giannis as a great coach.

    Having said all that, Darvin is just in over his head once thrown into the fire.

    Ironically enough, I think if there were a coaching change… Mike Budenhozer would the top coach that’s currently available right now, and he might actually do a pretty good job with this team.
     
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    This coach is a joke I'm sorry.
    Vando with no Cam and no AD and he plays 26 minutes like WTF?

    On top of that he plays well with Wood and guess what neither of them start. When do play the Lakers look like a competent basketball team

    This is madness. I've been very critical of Vando but you have to be blind to see Prince is a terrible fit with DLo and Reaves
     
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    same was said of Luke hire, execs can admit wrong doing and move on quickly like Bucks did with Griffin and he actually had 2nd or 3rd best record at that time...players are most to blame but that saying "rot starts at the head"? in hams case he has 2 heads n both dont function
     
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