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Is Mike D’Antoni the right fit for the Lakers

Outside of Dwight Howard and whether or not he’ll return to the Lakers this summer, the next most talked about subject will be the future of Mike D’Antoni. In honesty, Mike D’Antoni was thrown into…Read More

Lakers Season Wrap: Mike D’Antoni

Record: 40-32 (went 5-5 without D’Antoni) Season Review: After the Lakers fired head coach Mike Brown 5 games into the season, the search was on for the replacement. Assistant Bernie Bickerstaff was…Read More

Diagramming Pau Gasol’s Struggles, Resurgence Under Mike D’Antoni

Few, if any post players are as talented as Pau Gasol is. The only person who may have a claim to the array of post moves Pau possesses would be his brother, Marc Gasol. Combine that with his superb mid-range…Read More

Thread: Should Mike D’Antoni coach the Lakers in 2013-14?

As far as Mitch Kupchak and the Buss family are concerned, Mike D’Antoni will return as the Lakers head coach next season. The writers here at Lake Show Life recently held a roundtable discussion…Read More

Pau Gasol, Mike D’Antoni Finally On Same Page

No matter how well Earl Clark was playing by Earl Clark standards it had nothing on what Pau Gasol’s best was by anyone’s standards. Too bad everyone but Mike D’Antoni understood that. To quote…Read More

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Pau Gasol or Mike D’Antoni: Somebody Has Got To Go

Some things are painfully obvious. The Lakers are anything but a title contender and likely won’t…Read More

Injuries Allow Mike D’Antoni To Open Up Offense

Mike D’Antoni is struggling as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. That and this just in too…Notre…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Failing As A Leader

If basketball teams were structured like football teams then Mike D’Antoni would better serve the…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Has To Make System Work For Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard

Pau Gasol will forever be the source of trade speculation so long as he’s a productive Laker. Whether…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Waiting For Lakers To Hit Rock Bottom

Either Mike D’Antoni has taken a page from the Phil Jackson handbook on unconventional means to motivation…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Lakers Looking Like Mike D’Antoni Knicks

Remember back when the delusional New York Knicks made a supposedly splashy coaching hire in hopes of…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Already Struggling With Laker Bigs

Well…that didn’t take long. By my count it’s been just three games into the Mike D’Antoni era…Read More

Mike D’Antoni To Make Lakers Debut Tonight…No Really For Real This Time

We’ve been here a time or two in the last few days so you’ll forgive me if this becomes nothing more…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Taking It Day To Day

Officially there is no official timetable for Mike D’Antoni’s official debut as head coach of the…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Delays Debut

Good thing the Lakers passed on Phil Jackson and his health issues for Mike D’Antoni. It’s not like…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Set For Lakers Debut

After more than a week of talk its time to see the product. From the firing of Mike Brown to the unexpected…Read More

Welcoming Mike D’Antoni To L.A.

My opinion of who should be coaching the Lakers is officially irrelevant. Not that it ever mattered…Read More

Mike D’Antoni Not Planning On Changes To Coaching Staff

Mike D’Antoni has already rocked the boat even if he wasn’t the one making waves. His surprise hiring…Read More

Lakers Make Bad Situation Worse, Hire Mike D’Antoni

It’s official. The Los Angeles Lakers have officially made a bad situation worse by hiring Mike “I-run-a-style-of-ball-that-will-will-never-win-a-title”…Read More

Lakers Must Recommit To Defense

If Mike Brown were a presidential candidate then the platform he’d run on would be national defense.…Read More