[darkhat]

Dwight Howard has told the Los Angeles Lakers he wants them to bring back Phil Jackson as coach,’ a source close to the team tells SheridanHoops.com.

(Jerry) Buss’ son, Jim, is expected to be the person who makes the ultimate decision on who the next coach will be, and the source who spoke to SheridanHoops made it clear that Buss is aware of Howard’s wishes. It remains unclear if Jackson would be interested, but he retains a close relationship with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol — two of the players he coached in Los Angeles before leaving the team after the 2010-11 season.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...-lakers-coach/

[YorkHunt]

I doubt its up to them if they want phil to be the next coach. Pretty sure if Phil wants to be the coach he will be.

[SBR Lou]

Sounds like they just want somebody they respect. Hope it happens so there can be no excuses. The team is better than what they've shown.

[Frisco]

Only in Hollywood lol

[Cuse0323]

How about he plays basketball for once instead of making suggestions to his bosses constantly.

[onlooker]

Maybe that is what Phil Jackson is waiting for, reinsurance from Dwight.

Hey Dwight, go practice your free throws bud.

[jimmy007oc]

Im telling you, after what he did to coach Van Gundy last season. This guy is a joke man

[HoulihansTX]

Dwight "Coach Killer" Howard.

[lakerboy]

Everyone wants to be on the phil gravy train.

[darkhat]

I know

fukkin entire organization is praying he will come back

[Ghenghis Kahn]

only problem, jim buss hates phil jackson...

[onlooker]

[bleek88]

Ron jeremy in the flesh there boy boy

[William Walters]

All you Lakers haters need to get down on your knees and pray that Phil doesn't come back.

There will be lots of bumping posts from morons the past week once this train gets turned around.

[Mantle7]

Theres only two men that are suited for this position.

1. P.J (please God, please)
2. Brian Shaw

[ColdBeerHere]

guess dwight is the boss now huh ? They should trade him to the Bobcats, lol.

[Lakers714]

only problem, jim buss hates phil jackson...

Yes, because he's banging his sister.

[darkhat]

All you Lakers haters need to get down on your knees and pray that Phil doesn't come back.

There will be lots of bumping posts from morons the past week once this train gets turned around.

[Cuse0323]

Dwight should be able to score 40 tonight. No Bogut for GSW, don't fck me here Dwight. Got Lakers ML.

[darkhat]

Lakers playing decent so far

let's see if they dont' collapse in the second half

bryant playing well the first half

[ColdBeerHere]

Dwight should be able to score 40 tonight. No Bogut for GSW, don't fck me here Dwight. Got Lakers ML.

Only 34 points off with dwight

Congrats on the win though

[thetrinity]

dwight wanted to play for a black coach, gets one he gets canned after 5 games, then he pines for the great phil jackson, o the irony.

[neverstoppers23]

in his interview with real sports last year phil jackson sounded like he wanted to come back after he was fully recovered from the surgery he had. forgot what he had done, but he was anther few months away from being fully active again. but does he want to go back to the lakers again? i would think he would want a new challenge if he comes back coaching

[thetrinity]

[QUOTE=neverstoppers23;16717242]in his interview with real sports last year phil jackson sounded like he wanted to come back after he was fully recovered from the surgery he had. forgot what he had done, but he was anther few months away from being fully active again. but does he want to go back to the lakers again? i would think he would want a new challenge if he comes back coaching[/QUOTE]

he doesnt want challenges he wants money and teams that have a chance to win the title only.

[neverstoppers23]

[QUOTE=thetrinity;16717552]

in his interview with real sports last year phil jackson sounded like he wanted to come back after he was fully recovered from the surgery he had. forgot what he had done, but he was anther few months away from being fully active again. but does he want to go back to the lakers again? i would think he would want a new challenge if he comes back coaching[/QUOTE]

he doesnt want challenges he wants money and teams that have a chance to win the title only.

i don't know about that, hes a great coach. very eastern medicine minded. I think he could succeed, given time anywhere he goes and play that team to the full potential.

[MeatWad]

I love how Phil gets himself in spots to look good. Leaves the Lakers when they obviously cannot win, returns when they are stacked and getting ready to go on a monster run. Can't wait til they lose their asses in the playoffs, happpy happy day!

[Chi_archie]

bring in shaquille o'neal to coach, that would make for good drama

[MeatWad]

[QUOTE=neverstoppers23;16717576]

i don't know about that, hes a great coach. very eastern medicine minded. I think he could succeed, given time anywhere he goes and play that team to the full potential.

He does excel at get the prima donna players to play to their full potential, but it is obvious that he needs the best talent to win championships. He quit the Lakers when it was obvious they were declining because he only wants to coach the top 1-2 talented teams.


He is no miracle worker, and rode great players in their primes to accumulate championships. Good for him not to disrupt destiny, but his value as a coach is overrated.

[William Walters]

I love how Phil gets himself in spots to look good. Leaves the Lakers when they obviously cannot win, returns when they are stacked and getting ready to go on a monster run. Can't wait til they lose their asses in the playoffs, happpy happy day!

So, which is it............"getting ready to go on a monster run"..........or........"lose their asses in the playoffs"...?

[Ratzz]

no.. what Dwight is really doing is creating his exit strategy.

He knows that Jackson can't walk well anymore..
and that he is 99% unlikely no longer interested, or cannot
complete the task physically, so he is making a case
specifically for an outcome that cannot happen.

The objective being that when the season ends... he has a ready-made excuse
"if you guys had brought in the coach i wanted.. then sure. but–"

this is him letting people know he is not playing in LA next season.

[neverstoppers23]

no.. what Dwight is really doing is creating his exit strategy.

He knows that Jackson can't walk well anymore..
and that he is 99% unlikely no longer interested, or cannot
complete the task physically, so he is making a case
specifically for an outcome that cannot happen.

The objective being that when the season ends... he has a ready-made excuse
"if you guys had brought in the coach i wanted.. then sure. but–"

this is him letting people know he is not playing in LA next season.

i don't know where you heard this. but when they interviewed him a few months ago, i think it was in may. He was walking around okay, and said that people with the same condition as him , same surgery were very active. He said it would take anther few months before he is fully recovered. And someday he would think about returning to coaching.

[onlooker]

Phil was waiting to see if the Heat lost last year, so Eric Spoelstra would get fired, and then he had a chance to coach Lebron to his first title.

Well, since that didn't happen, he defaults back to the Lakers and Kobe/Dwight/Nash.

[TheMoneyShot]

Dwight Howard = Fairy

[deezyaz81]

I think everyone wants Phil back no?

[jsmithj88]

[QUOTE=neverstoppers23;16717576]

i don't know about that, hes a great coach. very eastern medicine minded. I think he could succeed, given time anywhere he goes and play that team to the full potential.

last time he was the lakers coach he was blown out and swept by the mavs
that was the same squad that had won the title a year before