The Lakers started the season 1-4. Â In order to fix this, Jerry Buss fired head coach Mike Brown. Â It was sad, but we all saw it coming. Â Brown’s coaching never quite fit the Los Angeles Lakers. Â The NBA was buzzing about who would coach Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. Â Naturally, everyone assumed the “Zen Master” Phil Jackson would make his return to Los Angeles. Â It only made sense, he has a great relationship with Kobe and had a new big man to work with, Dwight Howard. Â There were so many rumors that it was Jackson’s job for the taking. Â It seemed like we were going to see a reunion, but the Lakers shocked everyone. Â They instead hired former New York Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni. Â D’Antoni was recovering from knee surgery that he had in the offseason allowing assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff to coach a few games in the interim. Â Â This is how the Lakers have done under each coach:
Brown- 1-4
Bickerstaff- 4-1
D’Antoni- 3-4
It doesn’t sound like the Lakers are responding too week to D’Antoni’s coaching. Â To be fair, Dwight Howard has come under fire recently for missing countless free throw attempts. Â One bright spot of the season thus far has been Kobe Bryant being the youngest player to reach 30,000 points. Â However, no one will ever forget that Mike D’Antoni was chosen over Phil Jackson for a head coaching position.
