Bobbit and Killer:

Mike Brown

I've been avoiding ESPNs slurp fest but my phone blew up this moring and this is what I wakeup to, fucking Mike Brown as frontrunner? Great fucking NBA season....

LMAO I dont think its as bad as u think.

Yeah kinda sucks. I will say: a) its a lot better than Dunleavy (wtf?) and b) he is a really good defensive coach. I do worry about Kobe just running shit though given Brown's relationship with LeBron in Cleveland

bobbitt15 wrote:

Yeah kinda sucks. I will say: a) its a lot better than Dunleavy (wtf?) and b) he is a really good defensive coach. I do worry about Kobe just running shit though given Brown's relationship with LeBron in Cleveland

That is a good thing for them.

Jimmy Buss, Jerry's son, is like taking over, fired our top scout today, think he's trying to prove something to daddy cause that's who Brown impressed.

LA wrote:

Jimmy Buss, Jerry's son, is like taking over, fired our top scout today, think he's trying to prove something to daddy cause that's who Brown impressed.

All BS aside I thought brian Shaw was a slam dunk for the job but when he didnt get Mike brown is probably the best out of the names I have heard. He coached the Cavs to the best record in the league a couple seasons and he knows how to handle a superstar player. I think he and the Lakers will be just fine together.

Yes man

LA wrote:

Yes man

What coach isnt anymore with a superstar though?

A lot, watch the NBA more closely, it's more then just players, it's owners.

Arguement doesnt change. Coaches are all yes men.

LOL no they aren't, Phil, Pop, Tibs, Sloan off the top of my head aren't and weren't, stick to hype trains.

LA wrote:

LOL no they aren't, Phil, Pop, Tibs, Sloan off the top of my head aren't and weren't, stick to hype trains.

Its really killing u that the Heat are the best team in the NBA isnt it? Dude u named 4 coaches out of about 4 million in the world

LOL at your basketball knowledge, you seriously are embarrassing yourself today.

4 million? You know how many NBA teams there are right?

FAKE FAN TIMBO, he hopes on hype trains.

LA wrote:

LOL at your basketball knowledge, you seriously are embarrassing yourself today.

4 million? You know how many NBA teams there are right?

FAKE FAN TIMBO, he hopes on hype trains.

Wasnt just talking about the NBA but hey if thats what u are talking about sorry.

I love you like a step-father I never wanted.

Heat talk gets me pissed easily, moving on....

LA wrote:

I love you like a step-father I never wanted.

Heat talk gets me pissed easily, moving on....

Alright but its still cool if I keep banging your mom right?

You probably don't know what you're getting into with that one...

damn i just noticed this thread...

they could have done a lot better IMO, but Brown is a good defensive coach and IMO the Triangle offence was getting kinda stale

Ok I have seen this guy in action for years trust me your D will be NICE. He's a players coach so ya Kobe will be running shit and I think that will work out nicely for you guys.

josh200612 wrote:

Ok I have seen this guy in action for years trust me your D will be NICE. He's a players coach so ya Kobe will be running shit and I think that will work out nicely for you guys.

If the Lakers commit to playing D it will be better. Problem that could pop up with Brown coaching the Lakers is they all have rings already and he doesnt so do they respect him enough to buy in or not? He is a good coach but no where near Phil Jackson and it all depends if Kobe really accepts him and if so the rest of the team will follow.

This is Brown's first choice for Ast. Coach he's undecided though, Shaw looks like he'll prob get the GS job.

ETTORE MESSINA:

Background: Messina's recent stint has entailed coaching Real Madrid the last two seasons after coaching CSKA Moscow from 2006 to 2009 and leading them to two Euroleague titles (2006, 2008). Messina also won the 1998 and 2001 Euroleague with Virtus Bologna of Italy, with the 2001 team featuring San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili. Messina, who coached the Italian national team from 1993-97, has picked up numerous awards, including European Coach of the Year (1998), Italian Coach of the Year (1990, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2005) and the Euroleague Coach of the Year (2006, 2008). Numerous reports indicate Messina resigned from his position at Real Madrid because he would like to be a head coach in the NBA but believes he needs experience as an assistant coach first.

Connection to Brown: The Cavaliers recruited Messina, according to New York Post's Peter Vecsey, to "partake in all team functions," including giving Brown pointers on implementing his offense. Pincus noted that Brown often visited Messina for two- to three-week intervals. Messina also helped Brown set up his offense with Cleveland.

Style: Pincus describes Messina as "tough" with a "strong personality," noting that he often calls his team's plays and has developed post players well. The Times' Randy HarveyAnd Sports Illustrated's Ian Thomsen describes Messina's efforts to build Real Madrid into a championship team: "He was trying to create an environment of humility that would eventually position them to succeed, but he was convinced the habits couldn't form at a club that wasn't invested in the process." noted in a story in 1994 that when Messina was hired as the coach of the Italian national team that he cut several of the team's stars and replaced them with players with less talent but fit better into what Harvey called Messina's "disciplined system."

This guy^ has been hired as a full-time consultant, I guess like a Ast coach, but not quite.