Head Coach Darvin Ham Discussion: Hot Pockets

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Just noticed. That is funny.

Yes, according to a Woj tweet, he's the top assistant.

We have a very good staff.

 

So we’ve learned as well Darvin like most everyone else in Lakers org also lurks on LB. Apparently your (ahem) dislike of Sheed (“s*** hire”) dissuaded him from bringing him on.

 

https://www.teamworkonline.com/bask...t-to-head-coach-basketball-operations-2013600

The Lakers are hiring a executive assistant for Darvin Ham. Someone here get the job and give us all the inside info lolol

 

Will Ham coach the SL?

 

would love to see him pull this off. does he plan to murder russ?

interesting to hear his 4-out thoughts (and that he contrasted it with the 5-out approach first).

curious to see how he plans to address the fact that nobody wanted to play defense last year. he sort of alluded to it in the interview without saying it outright, but it's clear he saw the lack of effort and attention to detail on that end.

 

Of course he did.

We'll see if it changes.

Love the ideas on offense.

 

Long read and nothing we pretty much we don't know.

He did say he was going to start Russ.

 

i don't think he has a choice right now. nunn or walker are the other options, and i don't think those are currently defensible given what we know about all three. if we start the season poorly with russ being like he was last year, then i think he can move him to the bench and/or out of the lineup.

 

I Put this in the Westbrook thread as well.

 

Until Russ is traded he’s got to be ready to have a strategy as to how he will use him.

 

there are some gems in that piece!

re: russ:

i like this, and the stars need to hear it:

 

A lot to like about Ham IMO. Definitely winning the press conferences.

 

Do you plan to preach about the expectation of winning an NBA championship daily with the Lakers next season?

I’m preaching daily preparation, man. That ring and them banners, that s— don’t come if you ain’t on your thing every day. You’ve got to be focused every day. You got to make every day count, bro. You don’t just start training camp and just sleepwalk through a season, then OK, now we’re at the playoffs. Now we’re about the win. No, it’s your habits. Winning habits are built daily. Daily habits from the rest you’re getting, how you’re taking care of your body, your sleep habits, your nutrition, your workouts, your recovery, your film work, being efficient with your practice time, being efficient with your shootarounds.


This is why I like Ham so much. Exactly what I preach. There are only a few teams in history that could just turn it on. Last season we kept hearing it is just training camp, just pre season, just twenty games, only the all star break. Got tired of that crap. Every practice, every minute counts. "Winning habits are built daily" losing ones can be as well and much harder to break. I believe Ham means what he is saying and we are in for a bounce back season of historic proportion.

 

yeah, when a team that's supposed to be good just gets dogged in the preseason, it's never a good sign, despite all the "preseason doesn't count" stuff. we've seen it play out here in gruesome fashion a couple times. it means folks aren't dialed in.

 

Reading this and the above I think he plans to kill LeBron

 

Ham wants to build a true culture here and I’m all for it.

 

I'm not sure about HAM mind about the game x and o, making adjustments, we will find out. I do like how he speaks to the media, he seems like a guy you want to listen to. I hope he can get the respect of the super star divas of this team.