Brian Windhorst OUTLINES the pitfalls of being the Lakers’ head coach 🍿 | Get Up 

I love how these "analysts" are saying the roster was flawed with a serious face when they were all singing praise for Rob Pelinka after the offseason. HYPOCRITES

Finally someone acknowledging Ham rotation problem. Jay W!

Kobe on ESPN: "I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots."

Personally, I think LeCoach is the best hire for the Lakers available.

Finally an analyst is saying what others are afraid to say!…it’s about time!

Wilbon, like others in the media, don’t watch the games. They just talk. You can always tell. Anyone who watched all the Lakers games this season know Darvin Ham has cost the team some games this season. His lineups, rotations, not using timeouts when the other team goes on runs, his obsession with a 3 guard lineup, etc. Pelinka has a hand in this too, as he hasn’t done enough to build a better team. But the players frustrations with him are valid. Trying to blame Bron and AD for Ham’s lack of awareness is crazy.

Man, no coach in their right mind is going to take this job because there is no job security. Firing a 2nd year coach for losing to the defending champs is wild. Nuggets were tied for the 2nd best record in the league, there is no shame in losing to them.

Defending Darvin Ham is super proof that you didn’t watch Lakers games.

Will Rob be held accountable…?will lakers fans keep the same energy with Rob…?

Basically being the coach of a lebron James lead team u get no glory but all of the blame

They gotta fire their GM

Wilbon is emotional because him and D-Ham are friends. You can’t watch the Lakers and not clearly see they had bad coaching

defending darvin ham is insane

Darvin Ham didn’t deserve to get fired. And I don’t want to hear that roster junk, when last off season y’all said they won the off season

Jay is absolutely right. Wilbon gave a general, lazy take defending a guy he likes. The reason Ham was able to “take” them to a WC final last year was because Pelinka made that roster much more compatible by the deadline than the horror show he assembled at the beginning of the year. Darvin Ham is a good dude, but he’s a horrible head coach. Terrible and flaky rotations, doesn’t get or force the ball to AD enough in clutch moments (he’s actually joked about this in a press conference), has the worst feel for timeouts I’ve ever seen from a coach and just generally is overmatched.

Roster flawed? Beginning of the summer they were like the Lakers won the free agency.

We all know LeGM called Jeanie Buss and told her to instruct Pelinka to get rid of Ham. You know it, we all know it.

And next year they gonna say about their new coach “it’s his first year, he needs to get familiar with the team” without blaming the team

"I've known Darvin Ham for a long time" we know why you're sticking up for Darvin Scam old man

The Laker's offseason moves last year were great, but some significant issues were involved. Gabe Vincent was supposed to replace Schroder, but his injury messed up a crucial rotation. Last year, Schroder started and also came off the bench. This year, that role was transferred to Reaves and D'lo, who aren't actual floor generals. Vanderbilt was also huge in the Playoffs this year, but he was out this year. There was a lot of bad luck this season.

Of course Jay W would say no…

You need a strong presence like Pat Riley to tell Lebron to stfu and go out and play and listen to the coach that he has in place because that is the coach. Period. Miami is the only place this stuff didn’t happen because the Buck stops with Pat Riley.

Wilbon Told the truth.

Kobe Bryant was coached by Del Harris, Kirt Rambis, Rudy Tomjanvich, Mike Brown, Mike Dantoni, Byron Scott, Frank Hamblin and he only won with PHIL JACKSON.

Aye JJ don’t do iiitttt “What Happened To Last Two Security Gaurds” 😂😂😂

1. David Adelman 2. Kenny Atkinson 3. Chris Quinn 4. Mike Budenholzer

Great segment on the Lakers as it relates to their view on coaches , make them pay a high cost for a coaching team , if not let them coach themselves

Darvin Ham needed at least one more season. The Timberwolves beating Denver shows that there is a hunger issue with LA. They have to play better.

What have any of those coaches done outside of the Lakers

Idk y’all need to watch Legendz video Ham couldn’t even draw up a play at times lol.

We here talking bout a Cancun team

Thank you Michael Wilbon!!!

With all due respect to Coach Hama first time head coach he did a great job last year tearing down a team mid season and getting them to a WCF. Having said that he was a first time coach and he should never have been hired. The Lakers dropped the ball by not hiring Coach Lue in the beginning.

Good coaches last. Bad coaches dont If the Lakers had hired Ty Lue in 2019, hed STILL be their coach today That said. Vogels a decent coach that shouldnt have been fired Vogel was fired to appease WestBRICK Dopey Darvin 100 pct deserved to be fired

Game tape, look at it… Jamon getting credit for wcf when the players literally overcame his fails to make it into the post season then made the run.. he didn’t start Austin till after the deadline in 2023.. a lot of games we lost cause he pulled guys out like AR to close games… 😅

The game within the game. Others knew that the Lakers would be looking for a new coach, so the Clippers immediately signed Lue and the Mavs immediately signed Kidd, foiling the Laker's coaching plans.

About time somebody said it !

Jeanie Buss becoming the owner of the Lakers was the worst move ever made and nobody cares about out that bubble championship. She got too many yes folks in her building and this organization is not built to win anything. Dr. Buss is turning over in his grave and if he was here, this would not be happening.

None of these "analysts" watch Laker games regularly. Ham's rotations were trash, he lost the locker room, he was outcoached by Malone and he NEVER accepts responsibility. If Spoelstra was the Laker's coach they would have beat Denver.

The reason he’s always being coached by newbie first years coaches is because the interviews gotta go like this “Yup so that’s the gig. Also, we know it’s your first year and Lebron historically is a loser in the finals, but if you don’t win a finals in your first year, you and your entire staff are fired and most likely lebrons staff will paint you as the worst coach on Earth to protect Lebrons status and you’ll probably never coach again. Sound good? “

Just need Adrien Brody on the sideline with Pat Riley hair and have King James do the rest!😂

LeBron is the Coach.

The way the media drives certain narratives is comedy to me. Real laker fans know Ham wasn’t it. We tried to give him the benefit of the doubt but is lack of accountability became blatant

Mark Jackson?

Mark Jackson enough said.

That’s why Wilbon is respected by real fans 🎯

Windhorst is one of the most listenable sports commentators out there.

Green was cookin here

Lakers have no true center to start the games. The only team without. That sounds like a Pelinka problem.

If you think Darvin should have kept his job, you don’t know ball

As a lakers fan. I agree with Wilbons bron comments

Wilbon is clearly speaking out of feelings instead of facts. Rotation wise and basketball iq Darvin Ham just didn’t have it. They underperformed

JJ will end his coaching career before it ever began LMAO

Michael Wilbon is so objective that he’s personal friend with Ham. Wow who would’ve thought! Lol

If I’m JJ that’s not the job I want I rather build with a new team with more breathing room.

You know it’s bad when even ESPN (who always rides Bron) is calling it as it is: it’s not a great job for the reasons stated.

Did Wilbon want Bron and AD to announce Ham's firing? LOL

Theses dudes be in thier feelings because of the GOAT DEBATE

I’ll coach the lakers for league minimum and win 50 games. I would sit like Phil Jackson during the game and let them try to get out of a 15 point deficit playing individual offense and crappy defense. Phil was a genius letting them know when they deviated from the game plan. He let them suffer. But, when you have a 20 point lead in the playoffs, he would call a time out, early to tell them to keep getting the ball inside and stop shooting threes. AD would not be taking any shots outside of 8-10 feet. He is your advantage every night in the paint.

Darvin ham lack of in game adjustments and trash lineups cost the lakers so many games. I agree that some of the players under perform but, it’s the coach job to make those changes and he didn’t.I definitely think this firing was justified. It’s time to move on.

They had Honeycomb Brazy beat playing in the background

Are they forgetting all the rotation , lineups and terrible game management from Ham. He once started Reddish Prince and Vando with Bron and AD 😂

Causals were saying the lakers won the off season now but fire him for losing to last years champs the same champs that swept them last year and the core pieces for both teams were pretty much the same this year yet now it’s the coaches fault

Bi-annual and semi- annual is the same thing 😂😂

Concentrate on the teams still playing!!!!!!! Get them the media attention!!!!

Would like to see Tim get a shot at coaching

Im glad the dude knew the team playing the Celtics so I guess the C for Cleveland stands for magic 😅😅

Lakers jobs is a a dangerous one

Laker fan who actually watch the game ARE NOT complaining about his firing...

I love how they say the Lakers need an experienced coach, and then bring up JJ Reddick... that's a real experienced coach right there!

Sorry Windbag and Michael Goldbond I know you want to take up for Coach Darvin Scam but Asst Coach Ham COULD NOT COACH and he became clear throughout both seasons. This team coached themselves. Some people are meant to be assistants and never coaches and Ham is one of them

If the Lakers wanted to keep playing they should’ve tank the NO play in game to avoid Denver and go after OKC in the first round. The Lakers would’ve beaten OKC had they met. Love him or hate him, there's no denying that Darvin Ham will go down as one of the head coaches in NBA history

To me, this is a risky move by LA. There are only so many other NBA coaches on the market right now. You could have still built with Ham, and make some changes to the roster.

Wilbon, you guys don't have idea. Dervin did disservice his job. He wanted to be paid without work by been fired. His decisions were so flawed that even regular basketball knowledge people would say they were flawed.

Lakers should give Mark Jackson a chance

Can we bring back great veteran coaches like Larry Brown, Mark Jackson, Stan & Jeff Van Gundy & countless others? These great basketball minds are literally just sitting around. Like seriously??

Darvin Ham was not ready...

Hard to coach a old head who doesn't want to retire.

Wilbon is 100% correct.

“He was so unseasoned he had 0 seasons” lmao dawg 😂😂

I like how Jason Williams wants the Lakers to hire coaches who are already under contract with other teams. Especially Jason Kidd why would he leave a better situation in Dallas for a worse situation that is only going to get worse in LA.

YAYYYY lets talk about the Lakers again

tell me you didn't watch laker games this season without telling me you didn't watch laker games this season

Wow Wilbon said what the rest of them are afraid to say, bravo

Seriously? In the middle of the playoffs, you guys are discussing who will be the next coach for LeLakers 😎

Lakers had already won the in season tournament banner and did not think it is important to win the championship.

Bulls should hire Dervin Ham or Monty Williams. Billy Donovan is not cutting it anymore!

I'm a Lakers fan and I think Bron and AD with their egos need to go. I would want to rebuild and establish a true culture and identity for LA, then a coaching system similar to what the Spurs and heat have, then get the players who will fit in with the culture, identity, and system that we have. It's not the 80s-2000s anymore where we could just get the best of the best and win every season. LA is stuck with an old mindset while the league moved on and became better exponentially. At this point, I'd rather have that than win one more championship with Bron then go now what after he leaves, then try to get the best players and coaches yet no one wants to come anymore because lets face it, LA is a dysfunctional organization right now.

Dwane Casey for Head Coach!

JJ Redick would be a great next coach for the Lakers. He already has the respect from Lebron based off their podcast collaboration.

Imagine if Lakers had a reasonable coach with some experience to call a few timeouts and make some changes in game 2 instead of losing 20pt lead and losing a game they were winning 99% of the time just that 1% being the last shot... thats crazy... with game 4 what game 4 was it would've been 2-2 going to game 5 which was also easily winnable game with better rotation being able to count on other players rather than AD playing with 1 hand taking 1 shot in 15min after he got hurt.. 3-2 Lakers and even if they lost 4-3 cuz AD couldn't play last 2 games nobody would've been mad at Darvin Scam. LeBron and AD did all they can do to dominate the games they played as much as possible, if they want to blame Darvin Scam for not winning they have every right, cuz they showed up and played way better than Jokic and Murray and got defeated by Nuggets coaching and players utilized perfectly like MPJ, AG and other role players and bench and etc. Lakers had so many clueless possessions sometimes for several minutes in a row and so many players not being used properly! The media just reading raw data and talking not even watching the games... clueless. I want to see all Lebron's haters and Darvin Scam's supporters's favorite players carrying teams at 39 years of age being let down in their last few good years by the organization with bad decision after bad decision.

You meant who's the next scapegoat ? 😂

😂 the lack of awareness from the media is astounding 😂 I can’t believe that they watch lakers games

I agree...why are we not blaming LeBron and AD?

Now you tell me how a real man and why would a real man retire in a situation like that.

If you really watched every Lakers game, you would see that they won a lot of games in spite of Hamm. 2 yrs of "experimental" line changes; misuse of timeouts; lots leads and momentum shifts; stagnate offenses! We have eyes, another year would've been insanity! I'll give Rob a pass on the roster with injuries, but Rob needs to pull a 🐇 out his 🫏 this summer 🖤💜💛

I just checked, and no coach lasted more than 3 full seasons since Phil in 2011. Terrible coaching stability

Did LBJ just broke another NBA record? Having 10 coaches! The most in the history. 🤣

Mark F***ing Jackson !!

Jay Williams another LeQueen admirer