Breaking: Luke Walton To Coach Lakers

[Nilocon165]

https://twitter.com/kevinding/status/726231414002184192

[stalkerforlife]

Why would he go there?

This ain't the Warriors, Luke.

He could've waited on a better situation.

Maybe his hiring will attract free agents, though.

[konex]

Idiotic and reactionary

[jimmy77x]

Will start off with a god awful coaching record :lol no Stephen Curry to carry him

[Lebronxrings]

another scapegoat for the lakers.

[konex]

Why would he go there?

This ain't the Warriors, Luke.

He could've waited on a better situation.

Maybe his hiring will attract free agents, though.

He would never get a job as good as this. Low expectations. Ownership afraid to fire yet another coach. Decent young core with cap space

[oh the horror]

Idiotic and reactionary



Who else is out there? He was a smart player and has experience under his belt. At SOME point teams have to experiment with a new generation of coaches.



He could be a great coach. Or he could stink. We just don't know yet to call it anything.

[InsanityKills]

How many games into the season till Laker fans complain about him?

I say 3rd game into the preseason.

[oh the horror]

How many games into the season till Laker fans complain about him?

I say 3rd game into the preseason.



You act as though complaints in the past weren't warranted or something. Their last few coach hires were questionable.


If Walton stinks, why not call him on it?

[Bosnian Sajo]

Is this official??



This is great news, finally a guy who has his shit together. Luuuuuuuuuuuuke!

[stalkerforlife]

He would never get a job as good as this. Low expectations. Ownership afraid to fire yet another coach. Decent young core with cap space

Kerr did.

Donovan did.

The Lakers don't have any transcendent talent. They have a snitch at PG that players will be reluctant to play with.

Luke is the biggest name in the business right now.

[konex]

Who else is out there? He was a smart player and has experience under his belt. At SOME point teams have to experiment with a new generation of coaches.



He could be a great coach. Or he could stink. We just don't know yet to call it anything.

I'm fine with him in a vacuum but you don't fire Byron to hire Luke just because the media eggs you on

[oh the horror]

For now I'm indifferent. I think it's a decent hire but we don't know enough as of yet. He carries himself well and seems to know what he's doing. Players do seem to respond a bit better to him as he isn't as "old school" as Scott was.


So I guess we will see. I hope he works out. It would be nice to build up a new crop of coaches out there as we watch older coaches begin to retire

[Inferno]

Didn't expect it to happen so soon :eek:

[dazzer87]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

SO could he bring Curry, Klay and Green?

[Nick Young]

what a time to be alive

[IllegalD]

I'm fine with him in a vacuum but you don't fire Byron to hire Luke just because the media eggs you on

OK genius, who would you have hired? :confusedshrug:

[Bosnian Sajo]

THEY JUST ANNOUNCED IT ON ESPN!!



Dopeeeee, super excited!! That Warriors-Lakers connection, doeee!!

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

Luuuuuuuuke

[Im Still Ballin]

I like it

He's a hometown favorite, former player

At the least, he knows a winning brand of coaching

It's a bold strategy cotton

Lets see if it pays off for them

[oh the horror]

I'm fine with him in a vacuum but you don't fire Byron to hire Luke just because the media eggs you on



I just don't think there's anyone else out there you know? I mean you heard the fans talk about Thibs but I didn't think he was the answer either.


At some point I guess you just have to shoot for the unknown and hope you found that next great coach you know?

[Nick Young]

The Lion King

[konex]

OK genius, who would you have hired? :confusedshrug:

I would not have fired Byron. He never had a roster that could even dream of competing

[Spurs m8]

Warriors just lost their real coach

[Bosnian Sajo]

I would not have fired Byron. He never had a roster that could even dream of competing

Dude, Byron SUCKED DICK, did you not watch the games? If casual fans can BLANTLY tell that a coach sucks and does not have any kind of feel for the game, he doesn't deserve to have a job. How tf you gonna coach one of the bottom feeding teams the past 2 seasons and not give big minutes to your top young guys??


How you gonna CONSTANTLY bench Druss WHEN HE GETS HOT, especially in the 4th, and expect him to get better??



You have no idea what you are talking about, bruh. Thank god COACH LUKE IS IN THE BUILDING!! :applause: :applause: :rockon: :pimp:

[Bosnian Sajo]

Honestly, coming into it when we just signed him, I thought Byron would be a good coach. But going through what we have for the past 2 seasons, I would EASILY take Mike Brown over Byron Scott.

[jbryan1984]

How ironic is it that Scott used to coach Walton.

But yeah, as far as the hiring goes..... I see no problem with it. I always heard that Luke was more of a coaches extension on the floor. He knows good defense. I think he may surprise people.

[Tycriss]

First 30 games : 6W/24L !

[KingPush]

Going from 73-9 to 17-65 :roll: :roll: :roll:

[oh the horror]

Scott is the type of coach that should be coaching a veteran team in my opinion and even then I'm unsure.


I watched the man with my own eyes bench players who were hot and had ridiculous rotations and just seemed kind of lost out there. And I realize it was an odd situation to have to manage Kobe and his little farewell tour and still manage the younger guys but he didn't seem to ever get any footing with the team in general. I just don't think he was their coach going forward anyway. Why wait?

[Kiddlovesnets]

Terrible decision, should've waited at least till the Lakers secured their lottery pick to accept the offer. If the Lakers lose this pick to 76ers, Walton will regret the decision badly.

[boldarblood]

They have a snitch at PG that players will be reluctant to play with.

nobody will care in next few years except lame ass trolls on facebook and message boards.

[coin24]

Great hire for the lakers, hopefully get to keep the pick and add a few pieces..
Byron was fkn terrible what are you on about konex:lol

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Terrible decision, should've waited at least till the Lakers secured their lottery pick to accept the offer. If the Lakers lose this pick to 76ers, Walton will regret the decision badly.

if they lose the pick they have 66m in capspace

[Optimus Prime]

I approve.

LUUUUUUUUUUKE

:kobe:

[DoctorP]

Good signing for the Lakers.

[bdreason]

I think Luke will do well with the young talent. He understands modern culture, and the young guys will respect his approach. Gotta give him 3-5 years though.

[CelticBaller]

You act as though complaints in the past weren't warranted or something. Their last few coach hires were questionable.


If Walton stinks, why not call him on it?
You're acting like the team had any talent

Not everything falls on the head coach

[1987_Lakers]

The next Pat Riley

[Lodi Dodi]

Good signing for the Lakers.

Whether he's good or bad the Lakers need a fresh new coach to usher in a new era and develop these young players under a new identity.

:applause:

[ZeN]

I think Luke will do well with the young talent. He understands modern culture, and the young guys will respect his approach. Gotta give him 3-5 years though.
This.

I really hope he gets a fair shot. Not simply because of his inexperience but because of the rebuild that hes walking into.

[DoctorP]

Kerr is gonna miss him. He and Luke are a good team.

[ZeN]

You're acting like the team had any talent

Not everything falls on the head coach
Byron literally didnt run an offense for a season and a half... and his defense strategy was 'man up' and 'play harder'. His players were also constantly complaining about Scott saying they need to improve, yet never willing to give direction or explain how and what they need to do to get better.

He didn't have a lot of talent sure but he also wasnt much of a coach. That rah rah shit aint gonna work in this modern NBA.

[IllegalD]

I would not have fired Byron. He never had a roster that could even dream of competing


Just stop right there. :roll:

Thank God the Lakers front office doesn't think like you.

BScott my literally be the WORST coach of all time, and that's not an exaggeration. :facepalm

[Kiddlovesnets]

if they lose the pick they have 66m in capspace

Yeah and they gonna spend 40m on Barnes and Ezeli?
:rolleyes:

[sd3035]

One of the best in the game :applause:

[Mike smith]

Terrible decision, should've waited at least till the Lakers secured their lottery pick to accept the offer. If the Lakers lose this pick to 76ers, Walton will regret the decision badly.
Do you ever have anything positive to say that isn't Spurs related??

[Prime_Shaq]

Its a good signing for the future, I hope Lakers give him some time to get things going and don't expect instant success.

[Hey Yo]

Byron literally didnt run an offense for a season and a half... and his defense strategy was 'man up' and 'play harder'. His players were also constantly complaining about Scott saying they need to improve, yet never willing to give direction or explain how and what they need to do to get better.

He didn't have a lot of talent sure but he also wasnt much of a coach. That rah rah shit aint gonna work in this modern NBA.
He didn't run an offense this past season because it was the Kobe farewell tour, plus they were playing from behind / getting blown out a lot of the time.

Had to make sure Kobe got his spotlight (when he played)...which is another thing. He was in and out of the lineup so much combined with the DNP's, there was no steady system. Can't blame Byron for that. Kobe basically called the shots this past season when he played.

Not suggesting they should have kept Byron though.

[midatlantic09]

The next Pat Riley

No one even knows if Walton is truly a good coach. Heck, I could've gotten Golden State off to at least a 25-4 record....would you hire me to coach your team?

[Boogey]

thibs was the only legit better hire imo, but wolves scooped.

all the other dudes are decent at best, including luuuuuke

[Mr. Jabbar]

having NO COACH after byron was an upgrade, having luke is HUGE upgrade

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

thibs was the only legit better hire imo, but wolves scooped.

all the other dudes are decent at best, including luuuuuke

lakers never wanted Thibs and his running players to ground attitude.

we got a modern day coach

[ImKobe]

Honestly, coming into it when we just signed him, I thought Byron would be a good coach. But going through what we have for the past 2 seasons, I would EASILY take Mike Brown over Byron Scott.

Mike Brown was god awful as a coach...knew nothing about running an offense...always depended on his star player carrying the team. It was all good when Kobe, Pau and Bynum played on an elite level in the regular season but he got exposed against OKC. His offense was all ISOs...And let's not forget the trainwreck that was the "Princeton offense"


Luke is potentially a great signing. At least it's someone that has some experience on a championship team...his dad is Bill fcking Walton, he played under Phil for years, he held down a roster spot for a reason.

[AirBonner]

Now that Kobe is retired and they got the goat coach I expect at the least a 55 win season. No excuses.

[Achilleas]

i hope he takes barnes and ezeli with him,i don't want the warriors to overpay them

[Lakers Legend#32]

Warriors should have kept Luke and fired Kerr.

Lakers Will Rise.

[no pun intended]

Not sure if anyone already said this, but I think the most important part of having Luke as coach is his youth. There is an increasing trend of coaching changes in these past few seasons alone where young coaches (<40 years of age) have taken the helm (e.g. Brad Stevens, Tyronn Lue, Earl Watson, J.B. Bickerstaff). Relatability is key for the team's overall chemistry and anyone who've watched the Lakers this season knows that nobody except Kobe connected with Byron Scott on a personal level.

[FashionIssues]

this move reaffirms the lakers are far from knowledgeable control and the buss kids are alone running the franchise.

[Uncle Drew]

Warriors should have kept Luke and fired Kerr.

Lakers Will Rise.
Lol.

[CuterThanRubio]

Great signing, I hope Thibs lives up to the hype because I think Walton could end up being the next Popp with the right players.

Suns screwed up too, but I doubt Walton had interest anywhere else.

[Prime_Shaq]

Not sure if anyone already said this, but I think the most important part of having Luke as coach is his youth. There is an increasing trend of coaching changes in these past few seasons alone where young coaches (<40 years of age) have taken the helm (e.g. Brad Stevens, Tyronn Lue, Earl Watson, J.B. Bickerstaff). Relatability is key for the team's overall chemistry and anyone who've watched the Lakers this season knows that nobody except Kobe connected with Byron Scott on a personal level.
How many of those young coaches are actually good though? Only Brad Stevens? I'm definitely going to save my judgement but I dont really think the coach's age affects his ability.

[FashionIssues]

support your opinions.

what type of philosophy will he bring?

more phil or kerr? triangle or loosy goosy?

can the Laker personnel fit both philosophies?

[BlakFrankWhite]

First 30 games : 6W/24L !

Prophetic

[CarlosBoozer]

Lakers have no defense, might as well go all out with offense (suns style)

[robert de niro]

at least now the lakers have an excuse, they now can say "our best player was on the bench the whole game" :oldlol:

[Foster5k]

Luke Walton can't coach. He just got lucky, because Steve Kerr was out. Hell, one of these guys on ISH could have won with the team Walton was so called coaching. This is going to blow up in the Lakers face. This is just another example by the Laker's front office making bad decision after bad decision.

[SwayDizzle]

having NO COACH after byron was an upgrade, having luke is HUGE upgrade
:lol :lol :lol :applause: :applause: :applause:

[SexSymbol]

good hire, a very smart player, and a good coach so far.

[senelcoolidge]

Good for Luke. You have to admire someone that doesn't care what his coaching record is going to look like because this laker team is going to wreck his win percentage as a coach big time.

[Draz]

I've said this before. I'll say it again here since it's official. Luke is overrated, this is one of the best teams in history we're talking about. I'm not saying he's not good, I'm saying we're all overly hyping him up to be the next big thing. Lakers putting all their marbles into this guy. I hope he succeeds, he's talented, but.. lets just take it one step at a time.

[Long Duck Dong]

Lakers stay winning

https://media.giphy.com/media/jD1Srisa2eYDK/200w.gif


I would not have fired Byron. He never had a roster that could even dream of competing

Making retarded statements since 2006. :roll:

[Terahite]

Luke will be a GOAT coach. :bowdown:

If he was merely "lucky" during the RS cuz of the roster then Kerr is a very overrated coach. :lol

[Draz]

BTW, Luke will be the 26th head coach in Lakers history, matching the Knicks who will more than likely go for 27.

[G0ATbe]

I wanted Coachbe:(