Lake Show Life » 2011 » May http://lakeshowlife.com A Los Angeles Lakers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 17 May 2012 05:16:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Jim Buss Admits Mistake Made in Hiring Process http://lakeshowlife.com/2011/05/31/jim-buss-admits-mistake-made-in-hiring-process/ http://lakeshowlife.com/2011/05/31/jim-buss-admits-mistake-made-in-hiring-process/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 17:39:15 +0000 Chris Shellcroft http://lakeshowlife.com/?p=4139 Leave it to T.J. Simers to get Jim Buss to admit what everyone has been saying for the past week. In a recent sit down with the notorious hardliner from the Times Buss told Simers that he should have contact Kobe Bryant prior to announcing the hiring of Mike Brown. “Looking back on it, we should have contacted Kobe” Ummm…yuh think? Not exactly the kind of quote that builds much confidence in Young Buss’ ability to replace his iconic father. Of course calling him Young is a misconception as well being that the dude is 51. You’ll just have to [...]

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]]> Leave it to T.J. Simers to get Jim Buss to admit what everyone has been saying for the past week. In a recent sit down with the notorious hardliner from the Times Buss told Simers that he should have contact Kobe Bryant prior to announcing the hiring of Mike Brown.

“Looking back on it, we should have contacted Kobe”

Ummm…yuh think?

Not exactly the kind of quote that builds much confidence in Young Buss’ ability to replace his iconic father. Of course calling him Young is a misconception as well being that the dude is 51. You’ll just have to excuse his Beach Bum look.

Another misconception Buss sought to dispel with Simers was the report that he only interviewed Brown for the open gig.

“No truth to that whatsoever.  My father, Mitch and I interviewed three candidates: Brian Shaw, Rick Adelman and Mike. All fantastic coaches. When the three of us talked later we all came back to Brown.”

If true, it lends a little credence to the process but still doesn’t explain why the team felt some sense of urgency to pursue Brown. Certainly he had his share of suitors as Golden State was reported to be interested in Brown. However hoops logic dictates that any candidate for the Laker job would have to be patient while the process unfolds. Moving quickly to nab Brown leans a little on the side of inexperience but that argument seems null if in fact Dr. Buss and GM Mitch were involved in the process.

Overall this all goes back to the simple fact that KB24 was never involved in the coaching search.
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]]> http://lakeshowlife.com/2011/05/31/jim-buss-admits-mistake-made-in-hiring-process/feed/ 0 Mike Brown was the Lone Interview Jim Buss Conducted http://lakeshowlife.com/2011/05/27/mike-brown-was-the-lone-interview-jim-buss-conducted/ http://lakeshowlife.com/2011/05/27/mike-brown-was-the-lone-interview-jim-buss-conducted/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 16:52:59 +0000 Chris Shellcroft http://lakeshowlife.com/?p=4135 The more we learn of the Mike Brown hiring the worse it looks. Replacing Phil Jackson was an impossible task. This much the world knew once the Zen Master walked away from the game. Given the enormity the task of finding a new head coach you’d think all possibilities would have been exhausted. Well…think again. Mark Heisler is the latest to weigh-in on the current state of affairs within the Lakers’ front office. According to his piece that appears in today’s Times, Jim Buss casted a net about wide enough to catch a guppy. Mike Brown was the lone interview [...]

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]]> The more we learn of the Mike Brown hiring the worse it looks. Replacing Phil Jackson was an impossible task. This much the world knew once the Zen Master walked away from the game. Given the enormity the task of finding a new head coach you’d think all possibilities would have been exhausted.

Well…think again.

Mark Heisler is the latest to weigh-in on the current state of affairs within the Lakers’ front office. According to his piece that appears in today’s Times, Jim Buss casted a net about wide enough to catch a guppy.

Mike Brown was the lone interview conducted by Young Buss.

That’s right, with the best job in hoops available one man got a sit down.

ONE!

How is this possible?

By now it’s old news that Jim Buss wants to leave his mark on this franchise. He’s doing things his way. That’s fine and all but since when did tossing common sense out the wide count as leaving your mark?
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