I am not surprised about Darvin Ham, but I am sad 

anyone defending Darvin Ham only watched the Lakers occasionally. he's obviously not the only issue on the team, but he's a significant part of it

What sealed Darvin Ham's fate is multiple things: - He benched his 3rd, 4th and 5th best players (Russell, Reaves, Hachimura) for a month to start Taruean Prince, Jarred Vanderbilt and Cam Reddish. - He absolutely sucked at adjusting in game. Would never xall a timeout at the right time. - Multiple players, from D'Angelo Russell, to Austin Reaves, to Rui Hachimura to Anthony Davis has called him out for his incompetence. He very clearly lost that locker room.

Taking a coaching job in LA is never a good move. The Lakers are impatient due to all the banners, they panic way too much every season. They trade away good young talent for old players, instead of building. It's championship or bust mentality that hurts the Lakers.

A new coach alone won't fix the Lakers

Lakers have no starter center. The only team without. Sounds like the front office is the blame.

Fam… He was a terrible coach for that team. He played players and sat other because of FAVORITISM! That’s crazy bro. I mean SAS is just a talking head. When you look at the numbers based on his COACHING, man…they lost a lot of games because of bad game planning and management

If you so sad for him, get him a new coaching job 😂

As a Lakers Fan, I get anxious about who’s coaching cause for the past few years coaches aren’t even consistent staying for more than 2 years and they get fired. It’s really getting harder to watch games knowing it’s always an up and downhill when it’s season especially playoffs. It’s very hectic.

Darvin Ham was not the problem

One of the requirements to coach Lebron is to allow him to shine no matter what. Even if it means limiting minutes for solid players therefore destroying team chemistry and limiting potential for team success. Notice how well they played in his absence. Even went up to Boston and curb-stomped them easily.

I want y'all to stop this narrative that if the Lakers, a 7th seed, had actually gotten an 8th seed that it was smooth sailing. Stop it. There's a reason you rarely (if ever) see a last seeded team win a championship in any sport, it's because the terrain gets really rough. The Lakers may have fared better against OKC, I get you that, only b/c of OKC's youth and inexperience. But that would not have been a walk in the park and they probably still lose b/c OKC is a very good team, hence the #1 seed. After that the Lakers would have had to get past the Mavericks, and THEN either the Timberwolves or the Nuggets, all on the road. I just think it's disingenious to say the seeding made all that much difference.

ROB PELINKA NEEDS TO BE FIRED! HE'S DUMB AS HELL FOR LETTING GO OF KEY PLAYERS!

Stephan A. Everyone need to STOP blaming Lebron for Ham getting Fired… His services was no longer needed when A.D told the press, “Sometimes We Don’t know What To Do.”

I'm not surprised ONE bit, but what I will be fair about is the Lakers didn't have the personnel for the type of way that Ham wanted to coach.

Not one Lakers fan is sad though. Not a sad Lakers fan ⬇️

I know a job is better than no job but ain't no way anyone should be interested in coaching the Lakers until James and Davis leaves. Best chances for job security

The Lakers have a bigger problem. It's not coaching. Yes, Darvin shares some responsibility but when will AD and Lebron?

Is there a black coach that Stephen a won’t defend lol?

Kobe was getting coaches fired left and right during his career but no one talks about it

Anybody that watched a Lakers game knows Darvin Ham was bad

Its just interesting this same energy wasn't given to Frank Vogel. I don't think Darvin Ham should have been fired either. But I don't recall Stephen A being sad for Frank Vogel. Check the resume with the Lakers 3 seasons 127-98 18-9 record in the playoffs 1 conference finals appearance 1 finals appearance 1 finals win

Lefools wouldn't have beaten The Ant man and Minnesoter😂

Both years the Lakers should have won fifty plus games, the team underachieved with Ham.

The problem with the team is Lebalco and not Ham. They play better when he sits

agree 100% about Kawhi, love the guy but man....i wish i had it like that 😅

People wanna blame ad lebron sure but hams rotations all season were fucking terrible people also dont act like ham and vogel were both rookie coaches there setting the lakers up from the jump with shit hirings

Time to go all in and hire JJ Redick

Stephen A Smith, quick question the success of wolves is credit to the leadership of Ant Man or coach Finch?! cause i don’t really get the lakers rules regarding keeping or firing coaches!!!

Bro you pretty much demanded champion coach Frank Vogel get fired not long after he won a ring for the purple and gold but have so much grace for coach Darvin Ham.

Difference between American media and abroad - you don't see this level of tears for fired coaches outside the U.S.

Looks bad for Lakers Management, The Damn NBA and this Bullshit I miss the 90’s..

Gotta hard disagree - eyes on the prize, the finals is what matters. 12/13 games lost to the same team, this was his moment to prove and cement himself as a great coach - did he do everything to make it a good run? no. If he can't turn something around in the playoffs and not look totally ineffective and detrimental, he should go. Players want to see more than holding timeouts and ducking accountability. He burnt himself by creating animosity with his players under pressure, doesn't look good, no one wants to play for him. Managing a bad loss and season matters, he really didn't do himself any favors even if you think he wasn't dealt the right hand. The players gave a hell of a performance, yet they felt let down and held back by him. I'd trust them over any outsiders defending Darvin, they know the inside story with him instead of speculation on what he supposedly deserves.

That's my fav team, ashamed they didn't make it.❤😢😮

Mr Smith. I really think you show enough concern for people in general to say that when I look in the mirror, and my eyes are getting large like yours are in this interview, then I say I'm approaching a danger zone. Personally I haven't figured it out, but in my case I say I'm having too much of a "good time" or not enough. If you know what I mean. God bless you and everybody in America and the world feel good.

Didnt Lebron/AD do any due diligence on Darvin Ham before they signed off on it? Shouldnt they have discussed X and O with him?

This how I know some of y'all didn't watch the Lakers. Darvin Hams coaching decision are the reason they were the 7seed in the first place. This dude legit cost them at least 5 games in just bad coaching. Yes it's on the players but let's not act like Ham Polo poor coaching this season put them behind the 8 ball. A better coach would have won a couple more games with that roster

It's no secret LeBron wanted darvin ham gone smh

Darvin ham was not a bad coach he was not giving a fear chance.

Good…. He was horrendous

Poor Darvin Ham gonna be making 10mil for chilling at home. I'm sure he will live.

Kendrick Perkins "maybe LeBron should retire and be the head coach" 😂

how can Darvin Ham coach properly if there's one Laker player that's not coachable?

If Lebron had so much pull with the Lakers, why isn’t Tyron Lue the head coach or Jason kidd? He wanted both of them.

I completely agree with Steven A. It really isn't fair for them to just fire D.Ham and all the coaching staff to be honest. It's something about L.A. that I just don't like anymore. I do hope D.Ham bounces back way before the Lakers do. This is an unfair, graceless organization.

Some movements need to happen with the lakers Get rid of Pelinka And hire Phil Handy as head coach

Lakers Head Coach == Scapegoat, you're either desperate or deluded wanting that job. It's a trap, don't do it !!!!!

"Russell Westbrook got more flagrants than points" 😂

He will lead the pistons team to a 0-82 record season

I’m sad too

I was in agreement SAS until, Minnesota beat Denver at home! 😮 That means the Lakers who on paper seem to be better than the Timberwolf’s must have been badly coached 🤷🏾 So Ham should be out. That’s how I see it.

Did you call the league office & find out why he was fired?

Who cares? You're a Knicks fan. You don't care about the Lakers. People who actually watched LA games, noted that players were 'improvising' too much because Darvin wasn't calling enough plays.

The only people defending Darvin Ham are people who didn’t watch Lakers games, and that should tell you everything you need to know

This coach made it to the playoffs twice…why fire him? Smh

There Lebron goes extending his record for having coaches fired

I want to see JJ as the coach

The Lakers lost because they had 2 teams to avoid, the Kings in the playin and the Nuggets in the 1st round.

Now folks sad, 😂😂..was just calling this dude a bum a couple of weeks ago..media is wild

I honestly think the Lakers would have lost to any of the top 3 teams in the weste

It's simple.... make lebron the player coach like Lenny Wilkens. When he leaves then get a coach

The Lakers were not beating "anyone else". The Wolves would smoke them.

His defensive schemes were anemic I liked him, but the job was too big for him

THESE ARE WELL PAID PROFESSIONAL NBA PLAYERS. THEIR JOB IS TO PLAY AND THINK LIKE PROFESSIONALS, ITS NOT A COACH'S JOB TO PERFORM ON THE BASKETBALL COURTS. IT'S THE PLAYERS JOB. IT REQUIRES A ( TEAM ) OF PLAYERS TO WIN GAMES- PLAYOFFS AND TITLES, NOT A COACH. COACHES CALLS PLAYS, PLAYERS MAKE THE PLAYS HAPPEN.

Stephen A clearly does not watch NBA games

You wanted Kyle kuzz gone as well

Lakers should have lost that 1st game against the Pelicans to take the other route

Who keeps thinking that the Lakers were going to beat the T'Wolves or OKC? They would've been swept if either of those two teams played them.

The T Wolves would've swept the Lakers too.

Take the regular season more seriously and you won't be the damn #7 seed

AD need to be traded for a real tough center. He is too soft for L A

A new coach alone won’t fix or SAVE the Lakers at all Unfortunately

Can you ask Bob Myers on tv if the Lakers offer him a job would he take it.An what would he would do this offseason with 3 first n lebron n ad. I dont want ty lue of Rob there. Clean house. They cant keep a kobe guy running lebron last years. Something isnt right. Bob myers has great relationships around nba

Lakers been behaving terribly

2020 was a Disney, non-Ham championship.

Who are those people who think the Los Angeles Lakers would have made it to the conference finals if they didn't play Denver in the opening round? Had they been the eighth seed, I don't see them dispatching the Thunder or beating the Timberwolves if they had gotten the sixth seed.

I agree that only a new coach will not help the lakers win a championship, but you can't seriously be defending Darvin Ham. That just shows that your kinda full of it when you say "I watch the games", cuz if you did, you'd know that there were a lot of things such as his rotations, timeouts, etc. To say that HE took the team to the WCF after they didn't make the playoffs the previous season is also a flawed argument imo because first, the teams were different. and second, if you're gonna say that its not his fault that the team can't get past the nuggets, then you also can't say that he's the reason they got to the WCF last season. Also, when you say that he was given a flawed roster, keep in mind that this is the same roster which you and all the other analysts were raving about at the beginning of the season. The fact that Ham wasn't able to use a reigning 6th MOY candidate or the 3&D ability of the starting PG of the runners up last season to the best of their abilities just goes to show how he isn't a good coach. I will agree that the Phil Handy firing is kinda weird, but there is no way you can tell me that Ham didn't deserve to get fired. He isn't the right coach for this team.

Lakers always blame coaches

What about LeBron jumping up and down being for a replay? That lead to his demise

How good Russ looked 😆 🤣?!

Where does this belief that Ty Lue is some magical coaching genius come from? I don't understand it? If anyone is that, it's Erik Spolestra who's taken teams that didn't belong in the finals to the finals.

wolves would sweep the lakers easy, antman would average 50 vs reeves and dlo

i knew dravin ham would be fired

Look times a ticking for Mr. Pelinka, if this revolving door of head coaches is going to continue, ppl are gonna start talking about these trash rosters that his putting up or unless he can find a way to scapegoat LeBron that he has been the one making all these boneheaded moves since that championship in the bubble

He fired himself when he didnt challenged the call after Lebron told him to do so

Why are you sad? His rotations were sus, his time out calls were sus and his plays sucked. Half the time the team wasn’t engaged with him and he spends most of the games with his hands in his pockets. He wasn’t a great coach. This is a very talented Lakers team that deserved a better coach. Thank you Darvin but he had to go. All of yall who say he’s gone because of AD and Lebron, YOU BARELY watched the lakers for the last two years. I don’t wanna hear it’s the players fault. There is no truth to that narrative.

How can you say with a straight face that they could beat any other team besides Denver? They were 7 seed for a reason, they arent a good TEAM.

Asking like you be with them during practice

People havnt watched lakers, coach ham is awful at rotations,adjustments, lack of timeouts.. he had a 4 guard line up against nuggets in a playoff game.. seriously ??

Ham should have tanked that New Orleans game

Someone needs to call SA out for 90% of the bs he talks…where’s CJ McCollum

SAS says he feels SORRY for Steve ballmer. Imagine feeling SORRY for a BILLIONARIE lol

Why are ppl crying that Ham is gone? He had THE WORST ROTATIONS! Rotate him outta here

Lakers cant do nothing with Minnesota duh

I'm sad about this as well! He only lot to ONE TEAM and they competed in every game!

Every time LeBron ducked teams in the regular season, the team won and had noticeable cohesion. They beat the Celtics and Bucks without LeBron just to name a couple. Ham was only part of their issues. When is the media gonna accept the fact LeBron James is part of their ongoing issues? This team has had 3 coaches in the 6 years he's been there. Something gotta give. The coaches have been different each time, but there's a constant here and that's LeBron James.

GYRTJ - Mystery OUT NOW‼️

Who ever thought they would beat everyone else is smoking! Lakers are not that good!

He didn’t deserve the job in the first place and he coached terrible you national analysts should seek information from those who covere the teams everyday before giving your opinions ,he’s still going to get his money don’t cry for him !!

First yr in not a bron fan at all

Lebron needs a new cosch every two years