[Charania] The Los Angeles Lakers have parted ways with coach Darvin Ham, and sources tell me and @jovanbuha an extensive search will commence soon, with candidates such as Mike Budenholzer, Kenny Atkinson, JJ Redick and, if he becomes available, Ty Lue among others.
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Hooray!
FINALLY!
Good riddance
JJ is the polar bear in Arlington Texas
Now the onus is on the other half of the shitshow (Jeanie and Rob) to put a better roster together
Helluva decision
Not Bud
Bad man can’t hurt us anymore
Can we stop with jj redick talk. Yall just shitted on ham for two years for his inexperience. Now you want another first time head coach? Stupid
THE BAD MAN IS GONEEE
Good riddance, pockets.
Get fucked Darvin. I could excuse the learning curve and some mistakes, but the fact that he never once took accountability for anything was what really pissed me off. Hope this bum takes over the Celtics next season.
Free at last, thank god almighty I’m free at last
LEEEEEET THE SUNSHINE IIIIINN THE SUUUUUNSHINE
Guess it’s time to open up the Veuve! The bad man is gone he can’t hurt us no more!!!!!
About time.
BEST NEWS ALL DAY
HAMAS IS GONE
THERE CAN BE PEACE IN THE EAST (OF THE 110)
GET THE FUCK IN HERE
Kenny Atkinson if Tyronn Lue isn’t let go
I know we’ve been looking forward tot his for a min but I’m gonna leave a less cynical take:
I really wanted it to work with Ham. He seemed like he figured it out last year during the playoffs. Then he just dropped the ball. It was wild to see how quickly he lost then players and locker room.
Anyways, don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
ETA: Also anyone who wants Buldenhozer as a coach is a fucking idiot.
This is the start of the Lakers building a legit contender for next season. Step one complete
Hopefully the next coach can get the traditional water shower with their 1st win on the team sooner than losing the 1st 5 games of the season
This was a helluva season, finally WE ARE FREE
Who I think should get a look
Ty Lue / Adelman / Bud (in that order, can be talked into Adelman over Lue) among others of course.
Keep handy on staff in some capacity, or as top ASST.
Get one of Rondo or JJ on the staff (most likely Rondo since he has Laker connects & isnt as involved in side projects / media like JJ, so would have the time to develop as a coach).
Either way, as much as I dislike denver, they were in it with Malone for the long run. Took them 7 seasons before they made some real playoff noise. If we don’t get Lue who I think is one of the better coaches out there, then I think we need to really need to go after someone who has a good understanding of Xs & Os and can grow into the role and eventually become a great HC. Hard to project that but plenty of teams have figured it out.
All solid options to replace Ham
Never wish bad on anyone, but can’t deny it’s the right choice. Best of luck Ham, you were one of the coaches of all time.
TP just fell to his knees in a Kmart
Out of his element from the start, evident from that clipboard meme being his first Laker game. So long enjoy your next endeavor, now we Laker fans wait till peak offseason for planning
Ty Lue HC
JJ ASST HC
Rajon rondo ASST.
I hope Kenny still has those dope Brooklyn Nets plays for DLo. If Kenny gets the job, DLo staying
Hell of a ball coach