"For those wondering about Dfish the Lakers had serious interest, but alas we figured the prospects of teaming with Phil would be too persuasive, and he also wasn't interested in keeping with the Lakers timeline to hire a coach.
The goal as stated a couple years ago was to hire a younger coach with Laker legacy. Mission accomplished. "
In regards to John Calipari:
"Calipari was always on the radar, but he took himself out of the running when he committed to the Harrison twins. If he turned his back on those kids, I'm not sure the lakers would be interested, that's a horrible thing to do."And before Scott was hired he mentioned this about Mark Madsen:
"One option is hiring Mark on an interim basis till someone else becomes available.
*Backs away slowly. Fearing fan reaction.* "
Interesting stuff for sure! I think Madsen will be head coach one day, but he needs more time and experience right now.
Also, here are some really cool Lakers videos to keep you happy until the season starts. The first is a real tear jerker about Kobe's battle back from injury. The second shows some down right scary comparisons of Kobe and Jordan. And last but not least is a great 6 minute interview with our new rookie Julius Randle. I highly recommend watching it as I think he's a great guy and I'm happy to have him on the squad. Enjoy and let me know which one you liked the most! :) Go Lakers!!!
