It was the wrong decision to hire him. He’s going to be a perfectly fine coach moving forward, we just don’t have the runway for him to develop.
Exactly why we never should have (and shouldn’t this summer) hired a rookie head coach.
spidey_valkyrie
Agreed, the Clippers or one of our rivals should hire him to show us up. Get it done with your connections Steven A!
Any-Priority-4514
What did SAS say about the firing of Frank Vogel?
supremepoker
You know who else got screwed?
The lakers and its fans when they were up double digits but didn’t call a timeout until they tied it.
HORSEthedude619
All the media Ive heard talk about Ham has convinced me they didn’t watch 90% of Lakers games.
SolubleAcrobat
Make-a-wish-kid treatment.
danzag333
If SAS says the sky is blue, I’ll automatically assume that it is red
GnoiXiaK
“Is that a trick question? They gave up Dar-Vin Ham, who cares? I could care less! First of all, understand something. When you’re giving up nothing but dollars, if you are a quality team in playoff contention, it really doesn’t mean that much, that’s number one. Number two and more importantly, Darvin Ham is gone! The City of Angels, Hollywood should be celebrating. Throw a parade already whether you win a championship or not. This man was a bonafide scrub! He can’t coach! No disrespect whatsoever, but I’m sorry to call, tell everybody the truth, the man cannot coach the game of basketball. **He has smooth brains, he can’t call a timeout, he has bad schemes, he can’t really coach defense even though he’s a defensive coach, doesn’t really know what he’s doing, doesn’t have a rotation that he or he puts to memory that he can do two times in a row. He has no game plan whatsoever, coaches no defense, doesn’t have the heart, the passion or anything that comes with it**, and you’re asking me whether they gave up too much? Please. The Los Angeles Lakers knew exactly what they were doing, they should be celebrating right now, and Lebron James should not be saying a word!”
PrettyInPInkDame
Two things can be true: Darvin ham was overly blamed for the lakers failures this year and he’s also a bad coach that should be fired.
river0f
Ultimate proof that these mfs don’t watch the games, just highlight clips.
Ok_Concentrate_75
Only think I agree with from these takes is that Pelinka should be held accountable and shouldn’t be in a position to make another coaching hire or FA signing. People don’t even want to trade with him, we need to just beg Jerry West or someone else who has league wide respect to come for a blank check.
StoneColdAM
What did Shannon Sharpe say? He knows what’s up
LoveTheHustleBud
Also, let’s keep in mind that SAS always lobbies for black head coaches
Not that he won’t for certain white coaches, but he was adamantly against Nash getting head coaching gig without going through the ranks, saying black coaches are never afforded that opportunity.
It’s very possible this is just him taking a pro-black head coach stance.
denimjeg
They only defend him like this cuz he black
SameEnergy
These guys trashing Bron and AD just to help out their little buddy. Shameless. I don’t remember this defense force for Vogel and he won a chip.
mrot777
Davis said, “sometimes we’re confused out there and we don’t n own what we’re doing?” That’s enough evidence for me.
itsnotreallyme0
Bald woman really wore a muscle shirt to work hahahhaha
AntSmith777
Stephen A doesn’t watch basketball.
ajloves2code
If he really did get screwed then he’ll have no trouble finding a new HC position, right?
vespamike562
Who gives a fuck about anything that comes out of Steven A’s mouth. Or for that matter anything said on ESPN.
Tori_kelly
Every single person in media is trying to put this on Lebron when it should be on the front office. Lebron wanted Ty Lue 4 years ago and the front office didn’t want to pay him. You end up firing Vogel then hiring Ham who was objectively horrible and didn’t know what he was doing
_NiceGuyEddy_
Probably thinks Drake won, too
JIM213
I’d imagine Stephen A. say the same thing if he’d said something that he shouldn’t have on national TV and got fired for it. Ham = bad coaching, game management while losing the locker room. Part of business.
goatnxtinline
Yeah, I haven’t seen a single person on TV call Ham out for being a bad coach, so that tells me there’s a narrative being built. You mean to tell me only the fans could see his mistakes? I don’t buy it and frankly it’s insulting as a Lakers fan trying to make me feel crazy for what I had to suffer through all season.
Firing ham was the right call, if nothing else other then he completely lost the locker room it would be enough.
Hazzardous1990
The media really ain’t watch them games
st4g3
how about you ask the knicks to hire ham as their coach hmm? if he’s so great of a coach.
Showtime562
I hate to entertain the thought, but after some social media convos with rando’s that felt the same way, it seems to be a racially motivated discussion.
Had a guy tell me that Ham shouldn’t have been fired and his top coaching picks would be mark Jackson, rondo, and Phil handy. Said I’ve never been a black man so I wouldn’t understand.
I’m sorry, but anyone who wants mark Jackson is severely out of touch.
ginbooth
I finally turned against Ham(as) when he decided to play Lebron 45+ minutes in a blowout loss this season.
havenstone
Any player (Westbrook) or coach (Ham) that gets traded or fired by the lakers is all of a sudden defended to the death by the national media
Ewe3zy
I’m sorry, but when you don’t start the lineup that took us to the WCF last year, you don’t deserve to be the Lakers head coach
johnthepinoy
Media is constantly telling their audience they don’t watch the games they have opinions on
Tall_Succotash
Two things can be true
Darvin ham wasn’t a good coach for this specific team
It’s not all darvin fault the roster is limited
Muted_Fox_7815
Man they acting like these coaches won’t get other jobs. They millionaires so who gives a shit
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It was the wrong decision to hire him. He’s going to be a perfectly fine coach moving forward, we just don’t have the runway for him to develop.
Exactly why we never should have (and shouldn’t this summer) hired a rookie head coach.
Agreed, the Clippers or one of our rivals should hire him to show us up. Get it done with your connections Steven A!
What did SAS say about the firing of Frank Vogel?
You know who else got screwed?
The lakers and its fans when they were up double digits but didn’t call a timeout until they tied it.
All the media Ive heard talk about Ham has convinced me they didn’t watch 90% of Lakers games.
Make-a-wish-kid treatment.
If SAS says the sky is blue, I’ll automatically assume that it is red
“Is that a trick question? They gave up Dar-Vin Ham, who cares? I could care less! First of all, understand something. When you’re giving up nothing but dollars, if you are a quality team in playoff contention, it really doesn’t mean that much, that’s number one. Number two and more importantly, Darvin Ham is gone! The City of Angels, Hollywood should be celebrating. Throw a parade already whether you win a championship or not. This man was a bonafide scrub! He can’t coach! No disrespect whatsoever, but I’m sorry to call, tell everybody the truth, the man cannot coach the game of basketball. **He has smooth brains, he can’t call a timeout, he has bad schemes, he can’t really coach defense even though he’s a defensive coach, doesn’t really know what he’s doing, doesn’t have a rotation that he or he puts to memory that he can do two times in a row. He has no game plan whatsoever, coaches no defense, doesn’t have the heart, the passion or anything that comes with it**, and you’re asking me whether they gave up too much? Please. The Los Angeles Lakers knew exactly what they were doing, they should be celebrating right now, and Lebron James should not be saying a word!”
Two things can be true: Darvin ham was overly blamed for the lakers failures this year and he’s also a bad coach that should be fired.
Ultimate proof that these mfs don’t watch the games, just highlight clips.
Only think I agree with from these takes is that Pelinka should be held accountable and shouldn’t be in a position to make another coaching hire or FA signing. People don’t even want to trade with him, we need to just beg Jerry West or someone else who has league wide respect to come for a blank check.
What did Shannon Sharpe say? He knows what’s up
Also, let’s keep in mind that SAS always lobbies for black head coaches
Not that he won’t for certain white coaches, but he was adamantly against Nash getting head coaching gig without going through the ranks, saying black coaches are never afforded that opportunity.
It’s very possible this is just him taking a pro-black head coach stance.
They only defend him like this cuz he black
These guys trashing Bron and AD just to help out their little buddy. Shameless. I don’t remember this defense force for Vogel and he won a chip.
Davis said, “sometimes we’re confused out there and we don’t n own what we’re doing?”
That’s enough evidence for me.
Bald woman really wore a muscle shirt to work hahahhaha
Stephen A doesn’t watch basketball.
If he really did get screwed then he’ll have no trouble finding a new HC position, right?
Who gives a fuck about anything that comes out of Steven A’s mouth. Or for that matter anything said on ESPN.
Every single person in media is trying to put this on Lebron when it should be on the front office. Lebron wanted Ty Lue 4 years ago and the front office didn’t want to pay him. You end up firing Vogel then hiring Ham who was objectively horrible and didn’t know what he was doing
Probably thinks Drake won, too
I’d imagine Stephen A. say the same thing if he’d said something that he shouldn’t have on national TV and got fired for it. Ham = bad coaching, game management while losing the locker room. Part of business.
Yeah, I haven’t seen a single person on TV call Ham out for being a bad coach, so that tells me there’s a narrative being built. You mean to tell me only the fans could see his mistakes? I don’t buy it and frankly it’s insulting as a Lakers fan trying to make me feel crazy for what I had to suffer through all season.
Firing ham was the right call, if nothing else other then he completely lost the locker room it would be enough.
The media really ain’t watch them games
how about you ask the knicks to hire ham as their coach hmm? if he’s so great of a coach.
I hate to entertain the thought, but after some social media convos with rando’s that felt the same way, it seems to be a racially motivated discussion.
Had a guy tell me that Ham shouldn’t have been fired and his top coaching picks would be mark Jackson, rondo, and Phil handy. Said I’ve never been a black man so I wouldn’t understand.
I’m sorry, but anyone who wants mark Jackson is severely out of touch.
I finally turned against Ham(as) when he decided to play Lebron 45+ minutes in a blowout loss this season.
Any player (Westbrook) or coach (Ham) that gets traded or fired by the lakers is all of a sudden defended to the death by the national media
I’m sorry, but when you don’t start the lineup that took us to the WCF last year, you don’t deserve to be the Lakers head coach
Media is constantly telling their audience they don’t watch the games they have opinions on
Two things can be true
Darvin ham wasn’t a good coach for this specific team
It’s not all darvin fault the roster is limited
Man they acting like these coaches won’t get other jobs. They millionaires so who gives a shit