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 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

[dazzer87]

SO could he bring Curry, Klay and Green?