The Regime Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Kobe Bryant knows who he wants to replace the Los Angeles Lakers’ Hall of Fame coach: Brian Shaw. Bryant told Yahoo! Sports on Friday that he and his teammates will endorse the longtime Lakers assistant as Jackson’s replacement. Shaw is in his sixth full season on Jackson’s coaching staff after serving as an assistant to Frank Hamblen during the second half of the 2004-05 season. “I feel all of the players believe in coach B-Shaw,” Bryant said the Lakers’ Friday morning shootaround. “We have such a rapport with him. He’s been with us for such a long time. We all have a bit of a bias towards him. “I don’t want to get in the way of management. But we’ve all kind of had our eye on him for a while.” Shaw won three NBA championships as a player with the Lakers and was a teammate of Bryant’s from 1999-2003 before retiring. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-spears_kobe_endorses_shaw_as_lakers_coach_040811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Well if Bryant wants him, you can just about consider this a lock. Congrats Shaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I like him too. We need to keep the triangle in place, no new coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavamatic Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I agree, Bryant calls the shot, and it is a good fit anyway. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Which is understandable since Shaw has been the assistant coach for quite some time. I think he'd be a really good replacement for Phil Jackson since he knows everything about the Lakers system more than any other coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) the only problem I have is that Kobe won't be submissive to him. yes he is on an equal playing field with phil these days, but Shaw was one of his peers at one point, which could cause possible problems imo Edited April 10, 2011 by Lkr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 The perfect option, he's a players coach, he's been around the system for over a decade, what more can you ask for? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted April 10, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Kobe listens to Fish more than he does Shaw. I just fear that, soon, Luke Walton will be on the sidelines, clipboard in hand, trying to coach this team. EDIT: Nevermind, Walton already does that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoItBig Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Kobe listens to Fish more than he does Shaw. I just fear that, soon, Luke Walton will be on the sidelines, clipboard in hand, trying to coach this team. EDIT: Nevermind, Walton already does that.I wouldn't mind that because after the first loss Luke would run home to his daddy and we wouldn't see him again. Free atlast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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