Kobe Days With Lakers Numbered?

Mike Brown is officially the head coach of the Lakers, which I found shocking. What I found even more shocking is that they didn't even tell Kobe. Since the beginning we have heard that Kobe wanted Brian Shaw, who was the assistant under Jackson (there were some others, but he seemed the most logical). Yet the Lakers decided they wanted "a new system" and not more of the same. In a way I understand, maybe they think it's time to blow things up.

Yet, when I sit back and think about it longer I think the Lakers are fucking morons. First off, as I said yesterday, Mike Brown is an awful coach. On top of that this "system" they are trying to get away from (triangle offense) is a system that won them championships.

I think Kobe has the right to be angry. I mean the Lakers followed him when he ran Shaq out of town, and though it took a little while it ended up in more rings. Kobe has been the face of this franchise for a long time now, and he has no say on who wil be coaching. I am against players deciding these things, but you have already let him run this franchise for years, so why the change now?

Unless the Lakers think Kobe is done, or it's time to move on. Very interesting. In my opinion Kobe still has enough left in the tank that he is a top 3 player in this league. Can he win it by himself? No, but if Gasol decided to show up this year then I think we might be talking about the Lakers in the finals, and from everything I am reading it sounds like it is mental with Gasol, so maybe he will be good to go next year.

Or...

This Gasol vs. Kobe thing is real. There were rumors Kobe's wife blew up Gasol's engagement. If that's true that could be tough to get around.

Either way, it does seem like the Lakers are getting past the "Kobe player/GM" and moving into a different era. I don't think Kobe is going to get along with this coach, so could that mean that Kobe could be playing in a different uniform? Strange to think about, and it's really hard to imagine, but if they start losing Kobe is going to throw a fit, and that fit is going to be focused on the front office for hiring this coach and not the guy he wanted.

All People Named Mike Brown Suck

Yesterday I wrote about how the Bengals' Mike Brown is a stubburn douche, that is probably the worst owner in the NFL (yes, over Al Davis). Well today there is word that Mike Brown (the NBA one) is close to being the next coach of the Lakers.

"Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown has emerged as the favorite to succeed Phil Jackson as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, according to sources.

Brown and the Lakers have already exchanged contract figures, with a deal potentially being struck as early as Wednesday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard (ESPN)."

This is amazing. If watching the Lakers fall apart in the playoffs wasn't fun enough now we get to watch this wind bag destroy any hope of them making another run. Sure, he won coach of the year in 2009, but if you ever watched the Cavs in the playoffs you would know the difference between him and a guy like Doc Rivers. If they hire Brown I guarantee there will be a fallout between him and Kobe within a year, that the Lakers will not make it past the 2nd round of any playoffs as long as he is the coach. He is straight up one of the worst coaches in the NBA.

Mike Brown Is The Worst

Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown reiterated Monday that his team won't trade quarterback Carson Palmer once the lockout ends.

"We don't plan to trade Carson," Brown told the NFL Network at the league's spring owners meetings in Indianapolis. "He's important to us. He's a very fine player, and we do want him to come back. If he chooses not to, he'd retire. And we would go with Andy Dalton, the younger player we drafted, who's a good prospect (ESPN)."

Mike Brown has made this statement before. He says he has no plans of trading Palmer, and if it was another other team I wouldn't believe. Palmer wants out, he has said he won't set foot in that stadium again, and has already sold his house. What Brown needs to realize is that this team is in full rebuilding mode (once again) and the only way out is to start getting some draft picks. Palmer should be able to bring in something decent with so many teams looking for QBs, but Brown is a hard headed moron, and the only thing this team ever leads the league in is arrests.

In The Least Surprising News Of The Day: Mike Brown Fired

Don't be fooled by his career 272-138 win percentage, that's all LeBron's doing. Mike Brown is a bad coach. He was out coached by Stan Van Gundy last year, and out coached badly by Doc this year. He will always be known as the guy who coached LeBron. Sure the Raptors or some shitty team will give him a chance but he will fail.

I don't like the way Mike Brown talks either, he does weird mouth movements which makes his interviews almost impossible for me to watch. Whatever.

Bye, Bye Mike Brown

Though there is no official word, Cavs coach Mike Brown is going to be dismissed by the Cavs within the next couple of days. Brown has a clauses in his contract which states he'll get only part of his salary for 2010-11 if he's terminated within 10 days of the clubs last game, so an official announcement should be coming soon.

I know Lebron, and the rest of the team gave up, but isn't that kind of the coaches fault. Beyond that Brown was schooled on by Doc Rivers. He didn't know how to slow down Rajon, he started playing guys he hadn't played in months, and when their backs were against the wall he didn't even have his team foul the Celtics. Sorry, Mike Brown, but you might be the worst NBA coach I have ever seen...goodbye.

A Cavs Loss Could Lead To Calipari

We are going to have a little fun with a "what if" scenario. Say the Cavs once again get blown out by the Celtics. What would be the fallout? Many think Lebron would be gone, and I have to agree, but there is another scenario that could happen.

One NBA exec posed this question to Stein: "What if Cleveland doesn't win this series? If LeBron is a [John] Calipari fan, why wouldn't Cleveland go after him?"

As Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer tweeted in the first half of the Cavs' ugly loss last night: "Calipari sitting courtside next to Cavs bench with LeBron's agent Leon Rose. Two seats from Cavs owner Dan Gilbert (ESPN)."

Interesting right? If the Cavs lose their coach is definitely getting fired. He might be the worst coach in the NBA anyways. It is really a joke. Doc Rivers has been taking this guy to school all series, and to be honest Mike Brown should already be fired.

Still, even if this does get some legs I think it is stupid for Calipari. I am not sold that he is a great coach, but he is one hell of a recruiter. He reminds me a lot of Pete Caroll, and right now Calipari has made a nice home for himself in Kentucky, and it should be a good 3 years until the NCAA investigates him once again.

Anwyays, just something to think about if the Cavs to get bounced.