Assistant Coach Discussion: McMillan And Brooks

Finally we agree on something!

 

I still lean toward experience but Cranjis is making a solid case for Adelman. We should definitely vet him.

 

(45) How Three-Point Shooting Changed Everything | LeBron James & JJ Redick - YouTube

 

This is a 1 minute video of Terry Stotts giving a short glimpse of what he does offensively.

Remember the last few years up until 2021, the Offensive Efficiency improved on his teams. He was 3rd in 2021 in the NBA.

(45) Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Terry Stotts Gives Insight Into Offense - YouTube

 

I'll try to add video and interviews of Lakers candidates.

 

I’m really not sure about a guy with no experience at all. Our next coach needs to be a home run and someone who can stick. Not sure we are in a position to gamble here again.

I’m keeping a very open mind here even with guys I wasn’t too high on in the past like Stotts but I will have a hard time with us going with an unknown like JJ.

 

Wouldn't be against Brooks as an assistant

 

vogel was fired because someone had to be the scapegoat for the disastrous 21-22 season

his offense left a lot to be desired, but he was the perfect coach for the 19-20 and 20-21 rosters

 

lol portland made chauncey fire his brother to keep his job.

 

Cutthroat and I'm not sure why. It's not like they'll be good next year anyway. He's just there to babysit and tank command until they're able to get back into the mix... and that's definitely not next year or the year after that. They should hire any less qualified family members he has since next summer's draft is the one they should be positioning themselves for. Embrace the tank.

 

I don’t necessarily disagree with this but I honestly don’t know what the qualities would be for JJ. I’ve enjoyed listening to his podcast but we’d really be rolling the dice and hoping to get lucky by hiring him as coach.

 

Thanks again for the link. My patience for long podcast watching tapped out at about 20 minutes, but agreed with everything you said .... the guy is impressive. Again, simply because I don't want LeBron making his mental determination on someone he doesn't respect watching him do the Xs and Os and in game adjustments after half a season and finding him lacking and then going wherever he goes in his head after that ..... I'd also be OK with a flyer on JJ and add Rondo and Stotts (big IF he's willing) to the bench for starters. Or if not Stotts another ex head coach that wants a job even as assistant, on the Lakers, that everyone respects.

 

I think I'm leaning toward one of the highly regarded assistants (David Adelman, Micah Nori, and Charles Lee). For one, there just aren't great veteran coach options. There's Lue (who probably won't be available at all), Budenholzer (the mentor of the coach we just fired who has a reputation for stubbornness), Atkinson (who seems like a culture guy best suited for young teams, Brooklyn fired him because KD and Kyrie tuned him out) and Stotts (good offensive mind, was pretty good not great in Milwaukee and Portland).

Cranjis made the point that its much easier for the well-regarded assistants to put together a coaching staff than it is for the first time hires like Nash and Billups, or what JJ would be. You see a lot of "hire Redick but bring on Stotts as an assistant", but what reason do we have to think that Stotts wants to be an assistant at all (given that he quit the Bucks staff one day before the seasons started), let alone an assistant to a first-time coach.

 

Yep there’s that too …. point on ex coaches wanting to be on bench with rookies. Might be a lot better for Handy BUT there’s zero smoke anywhere he’s even interested or the FO is. Though in fairness it would be bad optics for him so soon to even want to be seen now making a case before the formal search gets underway.

Wonder how much JJ is making with ESPN and if he’d have any interest in leaving that gig to come to Lakers bench?

 

don't want another rookie coach personally. This is the Lakers, and may be Lebron's last season at an all-star level. No time to learn on the job.

I say be patient, let teams be done with the playoffs, and start firing coaches to see what options there are on the market.

 

Well if Lebron is pushing for JJ, then this doesn't really matter. In general, I would agree with you but if Lebron is willing to trust the last 2-3 years of his contract to JJ then, so be it. I would personally do it, unless AD was totally against it, which I doubt he would be, if Lebron signs off on him.

 

i'm much more comfortable with letting lebron and AD pick the coach than i am with letting them negotiate trades.