Is MDA the answer?

MDI · Starting Rotation Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 553

Is he worth a look if Frank Vogel gets dumped?

Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 46684

Are the Lakers allowed to pick up a coach who is jobless right now? I thought you can only have interim coaches when a coach gets fired?

mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23272

No he is not.

Lakesh0wtime · Star Player Joined: 28 Mar 2016 Posts: 5358

Phil handy

BEazy · Star Player Joined: 06 Nov 2013 Posts: 2669

Sure bring in the coach that ruined Kobe's career... That will sure go well with old LeBron and his groin issues...

mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23272

I heard Luke Walton is available, haha. He was the winningest kings coach since 2006

2019 · Franchise Player Joined: 03 Dec 2014 Posts: 10813

MDA is a consultant for NO.

Phil Handy would be the choice for me as I think players GREATLY respect him but Vogel isn't the full problem here. This

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BigBallerBrand · Star Player Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 5802 Location: LA

Confusing title….Allen Iverson is the Answer. If you are asking what the answer is for the Lakers’ woes, there is no answer. Season is lost
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KindCrippler2000 · Franchise Player Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 15821

MDA and Phil Jackson are 70 and 76 respectively. I think MDA had a knee or hip replacement a few years ago as well. Further, they are in the high risk demographic for Covid-19, so it's probably a safe bet they will not be coaching again. I do feel they were trend setters (triangle offense, run and gun, etc) and part of the golden era of the NBA.

Coaching hires are much different than they used to be. Less about Xs and Os and more about player-centric hires (see Billips, Green, Kidd, etc).

Lue would have been great for the team IMO.

PICKnPOP · Star Player Joined: 14 Jul 2014 Posts: 5389

I wouldn’t mind seeing Mike D with Lebron and AD. We have sole offensive talent on this team and can’t seem to make it mesh. Can’t remember the last time we had a shooter like melo come off the bench.
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RashardA · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:23 am Post subject:

Vogel about to be the scapegoat and the fall guy for the trash roster this has turned out to be and he's not the one to put it together.

That would be Rob and LeBron.

Russ who does not fit AT ALL, a bunch of players who cant defend worth a damn, absolutely NO wing players & a bunch of 6'3/6'4 guards who cant shoot or defend.

This roster is so flawed its comical & people are pointing the finger at Vogel.
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Drifts · Retired Number Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 28374

MDA would be nice... but what I'd really like to happen is go as far as promote Lebron to playing coach.

He's a basketball savant, I'd love to see him be the Lakers' own Bill Russell before he retires.

Lebron coaching would be interesting.. Who knows, the Lakers maybe gonna sign Bronny... Lebron gets to coach his own son. Not so sure if we'd be contenders for a few years, but if Bronny is as good as Lebron, Lakers will be contending in no time.
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pio2u · Retired Number Joined: 26 Dec 2012 Posts: 54624

Bronny is no Lebron. He'd end up in South Bay before he gets to LA!

deal · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 8:27 am Post subject:

MDA's run n' gun is the answer if you want to see the wheels
of our old timers fall off sooner...

This, aside from the fact that MDA has won nothing of value as a
head coach.
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mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23272

Waive rondo and make him the coach, that will be good for the news cycle, lol

cathy78 · Star Player Joined: 21 Jan 2013 Posts: 1416

I can't really figure out if I should take that question serious.

Leave Vogel alone and let him do his job.

Osama YoMama · Star Player Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 3429

MDMA is more like it.
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governator · Retired Number Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 25092

Caruso-KCP backcourt next to WB, that defensive hounds

vasashi17+ · Star Player Joined: 13 Dec 2019 Posts: 5614

If MDA is the answer, you’re asking the wrong question.

The answer is getting a more robust, qualified & deserving leadership within our bball ops ranks.

Like Magic before them, Rob/Kurt ain’t it! A bastardized COVID season resulting in Bron have more time with his Calm app (which is the #1 sleep & meditation app in the Apple store), saved their jobs from being more scrutinized earlier.
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dabask11 · Star Player Joined: 27 Dec 2012 Posts: 1989

Even if he was the answer, he won’t come back cheap after how we treated him in his last stint here.

No way Jeanie pays up given her history.

lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 38791

I doubt he's interested in being humiliated a second time.