Darvin Ham Fired: Reaction to Lakers firing head coach, what's next for LeBron & LA? | Hoops Tonight
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- Jason Timpf reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers firing head coach Darvin Ham following their loss to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Playoffs. Jason discusses how things fell off the rails in LA and shares his top candidates to be the next coach for LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Lakers. Is JJ Redick a potential replacement?
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Watching NBA media say Darvin was scapegoated for losing to the Nuggets is so frustrating. Anyone who watched just half the Lakers regular season games could recognize Darvin had no idea what he was doing
There is no coach in the universe who could help Lakers this year ! First step should be to let Lebron go
Only lakers fans know fam smh
@@whatsmyshot-6520 You don't have to be a Laker fan to understand basketball and nuance. Where was the praise for Ham when the Lakers were in the WCF? Nope. Just "Bron and AD carried the Lakers on their back". Soooon as they lose... FIRE HAM! I'm so sick of these lazy ass takes man lol.
Not the coach’s fault Lakers were too soft to hold a lead in the series.
@@gorantamburic2000 I agree this team clearly had a ceiling that no coach could raise, but Ham took 50+ games just to get this team to a level that was somewhat respectable.
Vogel was a scapegoat, Darvis Ham simply wasn't the correct coach for LA
Vogel was good enough Rob just refused to get players that fit his scheme.
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I’m tired of people living and dying with every single game we play It's Ludacris ” - Darvin Ham
After his Lost to the Memphis grizzlies his post game message during his 13 game bad stretch which cost the Lakers the season..This was the official moment when I knew the Laker season was over
Lakers wont be fully online until the front office fires itself.
😂😂😂 man facts
How about when lebron retire
Lebron needs to go.
Thank you
@@chasenickles260have you seen their track record in the draft and with trades?
Its nice to hear someone provide context and real analysis for the firing instead of just blaming LeBron. EVERYONE was screaming all season about Ham's lineups, lack of adjustments, and horrible game management but now its like they forgot. Ham isn't the main reason this team failed but let's not act like he was without major fault.
Now its time to look at the front office because this will be the 8th new coach since Phil left in 2011.
Anyone who’s just blaming lebron didn’t watch any of LA basketball this season. Ham is terrible and people been complaining about him since last season but we gave him a pass because he’s new. He had the offseason to improve and he didn’t. He just kept doing the same bad things over and over or went away from what has worked among other things
@onyekaabasiri5100 exactly. I would even say he did a worse job this year. He somehow added, blowing big leads to his list of shortcomings. I didn't hear a single person defending the job Ham did this year until when everyone knew he was on the chopping block. Ham regularly went home with timeouts and challenges, so to see him do it in Game 2 was no surprise. There isn't 1 time this year that stands out as when he was the better coach, but blaming LeBron is easier than paying attention to games. I guess LeBron is responsible for the last 6 Lakers coaches.
@@onyekaabasiri5100 I've watched plenty of games AND Lebron is to blame too - he was playing more minutes than he should of, coasting on defense and lacking energy, especially in the 4th. I'm pretty sure he gone over the initial plan, to limit him to 30 mins a game. He straightened out the 2nd part of the season and was a beast defensively especially in the playoffs, but it was too late by then. I think Ham made a mistake not playing Russell/Hakimura as much BUT he did that because they weren't an ideal fit with Lebron AND also between each other - Ham needed more 3 and d guys around Lebron and went with Prince/Reddish more (Russell/Hakimure are more ball dominant and historically bad on defense).
How many coaches has Lebron had since he's been in the NBA? 9? Lebron wanted Eric Spoelstra fired. If you want to feel this situation is different and Lebron is somehow blame free, cool. But at some point, you have to admit, Lebron has a problem with head coaches. It's hard when your best player never wants to give HCs time to develop. Even great ones. And no coach was getting the Lakers to beat the Nuggets. So context there as well.
@rexsmith9074 I'm not saying LeBron is blameless, but too many people make a big deal out of his coaching history. None of them have done anything of note since being fired. What "great" coach has he had that he got fired? I'm sorry, but guys like Luke Walton aren't going to the HOF. No one had a problem with Kobe getting Mike Brown fired from LA, but when LeBron leaves Cleveland and he gets fired after 5 years, then it's a big deal. David Blatt hasn't coached a game in the NBA since getting fired, so how great was he? Lue was clearly a better coach. Everyone acts like he never gave these coaches a chance or they didn't have glaring issues like Blatt and Ham.
Also, so what he tried to get Spo replaced. It was more about wanting Riley to takeover coaching a superteam in the first year when they were 500 through 20+ games. If you can't see why someone would want PAT RILEY to takeover for an inexperienced guy with all the expectations they had, then I don't know what to tell you. Wanting someone replaced is different than actually firing them.
DARVIN is negligent. Literally sitting there when his players get fouled instead of challenging
MPJ was the difference maker. Unsung hero of that series
Michel "Bring Your Own Ball" Porter Jr. played well
You are spot on with Darvin's coaching.
Good Break-down of the Ham and Coaching in general. Enjoyed!
Thank you for providing some much needed sober analysis of the situation. There WAS an actual basketball case for dude needing to go!
You nailed it. The players have responsibility. But it was the regular season as to why Hamm had to go.
My favorite video from Jason 😂. Go off on Ham! 👏
Flambéed him
This is the BEST analysis of Ham's coaching style and philosophy and how it affects winning. All these other commentary shows on TV are providing cotton candy analysis based on emotions. Examine the evidence, parse the data and it becomes clear that his style is incompatible with a team trying to win a championship.
Your entire opinion and analysis is absolutely SPOT ON!! with not an ounce of hate or vendetta. I've discovered your channel only a few weeks ago, and you're my go-to for all things basketball, keep it up and thank you!!
What’s the over/under on how long the next coach last…😂bro lakers better win the next 5 championship 😂 Murray nd dem boys got ham fired 😂 dlo getting his Chinese right… 😂 good day in basketball….
Nuggets didn't get Ham fired. Ham got himself fired back in Jan. Poor timeout management, not calling plays , Inability to make in game adjustments, poor rotations. That's what cost him.
@@tylerk4641if that’s the case why haven’t y’all fired Rob pelinka😂 pure excuses
😂😂😂
@@CassandraWright-rp6zsbecause he’s not bad at drafting or building rosters. Lebron was the one who blew up the championship roster not pelinka
@@misinfluencehow did lebron blow up the roster...its pelinka job to man the pbone and die deals...lebron wanted t lue...they said no...stop blaming players for gm decisions
Thanks for voicing our frustrations Jason. Seriously wanted to see more Max Christie this past season. He could've played through mistakes earlier on in the season when players were injured and built experience and become a real contributor later on in the season. He showed great potential on D and made timely 3's. Just needed more experience in his passing and decision making.
"he stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pocket instead of actively coaching his team". Thanks Jason, that perfectly sums up this era of coaching. Appreciate the take
1st time I've ever disagreed with you Jason... A better coach takes that series 7 games... It wasn't just not getting stops... We had great skill players but couldnt SCORE whenever Denver made late game adjustments.
Game 2 was an example. Once Denver made their late run, all our buckets were forced and due to great individual offence instead of flowing out of a system. In Game 4, we finally made the adjustment we should have made in the 4th Q of Game 2.
EXCELLENT video!
Great break down.
Great work Jason!
Great Break Down
Instead of hoops tonight, this show should be called Lakers tonight.
He’s in love with lebron. Best bet it to stop commenting on his content and stop watching his crap
It's more about Lebron slobbering than the Lakers to be fair. It's a shame he can't evaluate LeBron impartially and honestly because he's otherwise very good.
@@lesbo37He’s very partial with LeBron. You’re just upset he doesn’t hate on LeBron and that says more about you than anything else
as long as you keep clicking the vids he'll make them
@@jcgocrazy I didn’t watch a second of this clip. You know what they say about assuming…
Lakers fans know this had to happen fuck everyone else opinions
David Adelman, Ty Lue, Kenny Atkinson, Jason Kidd, Sam Cassell, Micah Nori, Sean Sweeney, Lloyd Pierce, Charles Lee, or Scott Brooks should be on the Lakers short list for new head coach.
The hands-in-his-pockets image really says it all.
all the lakers can do now is to put LBJ in that player/coach position. with him in the team, no coach is gonna work. simple as that.
Top 3 Jason video, phenomenal break down. Colin idk what this mans salary is but triple it NOW
That bad stretch after the in-season tournament cost him the job in the end 🫤
PERFECT ON POINT COHESIVE ANALYSIS!!
Darvin Ham was never the right coach for the Lakers. So the real question is why did the Lakers even hire him to begin with? The next coach Lebron plays for will be his 10th. You’re telling me a player even in a 20 year career having 10 coaches isn’t suspicious? Fuck outta here
Out of context, some of the coaches he left tho like 2010 cavs to miami then 2018 cavs. Let’s not forget he won with those coaches.
Jason brings to me (just a fan) a lot of clarity - revealing stuff I had hints of but couldn't quite grasp.
Darvin Ham was very inept, clueless, arrogant, and stubborn as a head coach. He lost the locker room and he never had the players prepared and made no adjustments. So he deserved to be fired.
my boy was cooking this episode!!!!
Lakers are in shamblesss 😂I love it
Grizzlies too, i love that more 🤣
Firing Ham was a mistake?
@@kuyab9122 no bro is just happy cuz hes probably a grizzlies fan that witnessed them get knocked out last year by the lakers who were a play in team
Shambles? Hardly.. we are in a better position today than yesterday
@@Theinsideoutsider lmao better position of still being irrelevant
Great take
This was spectacular and refreshing.
How about blame Lebrons influence in getting Westbrook too? Cmon now.
No influence in getting kyrie or ty lue tho they only listen when they want to
I would love for you and Nick Wright to do a podcast episode on the Lakers. It would be 🔥
Lakers should hire abunch of coaches rotate them threw out the season then fire them right after they get sent to cancun then do it all again😂😂
I'll happily take the blame from lakers fans for 2 months for 1/10th the average NBA coaching salary.
The George Steinbrenner approach?
That play he’s discussing at 22:45 I vividly remember @awfulcoaching screaming about that to Rui Hachimura
nice video..
Media is crying bloody murder on darvin. And I have literally never seen another couch that deserves to me be fired more than darvin.
Probably the best spot on reasoning for Darvin Ham’s firing. He was my biggest gripe for being so disappointed after the In season tournament ended. Seeing his busted starting line up was frustrating when we had better players he could have started and didn’t. Not sad or surprised he got fired, just hope we can do better for our next coaching pick.
Was für eine Überraschung !!
I don’t know how you can say Darvins resume is bad. They were in the conference finals last year and lost to the defending champs that literally no one in the league could beat in the 1st round. Denver has better players and they have that championship bond. Not defending him but I think they do need a different coach but he isn’t a bad coach back to back playoffs
U have to look at the early season games before the injuries, Cam was Ding up Big example the Clipper and Suns games
The main point I would argue about ham is that his head, scratching lineups, puzzling, endgame decisions, and complete inability to grasp game management affected how many games the Lakers won. So yeah, I agreed that the Lakers likely weren’t going to beat Denver unless they added some more size and defense at the trade deadline. However, it is Hams fault that we were the seventh seat. His terrible coaching decisions likely cost us five or six games, which meant we were the seventh seed instead of the fourth seed or fifth seed.
"I'm not saying Darvin was the reason the Lakers lost to the Nuggets. So let me tell you why Darvin was the reason the Lakers lost to the Nuggets..." Lol
UR STILL COVERING THE 7th SEED ?!😂😂😂 this is insane 😂😂😂
Lakers have the biggest fan base.... it generates views... Live with it
@@rockyz1448 The Lakers are also pretty mediocre, better deal with that. The short term future is not very good either, another thing to deal with.
@@406dn7 😂😂
Thank you so much for this video I’m a longtime Laker fan and I’ve seen every single game this season….. I don’t understand why most of the media is defending. Darvin ham and are upset that the Lakers let him go. This guy was a train wreck all season
Great analysis on Ham. That part about him trying to get guys to fit his ideology instead of building his ideology around what his guys can do well is spot on. Cam was starting because Austin and DLo were just traffic cones on defense during that part of the season and Gabe was hurt. Cam was actually playing his role well before he injured his ankle on that Hardin kickout shot. He was doing a much better job defensively on elite scorers than Austin, DLo or Max at the time. Vando wasn't playing much when he first came back because he wasn't fully healthy. We saw a glimpse of what this team could be in that in-season championship game, but the injuries were to important players on a delicate roster. Hopefully we can get Lue, build a solid roster and get back at it.
Blame Pie: Front office/Personnel 40% (no backup big, no Perimeter Defense etc..) Darvin Ham 35% poor coaching fundamentals (to's, challenges, rotations") Lebron 15% he's almost 40 and you can't pray the man gives you consistent effort for 40 minutes that's ridiculous he was gassed. Role Players 10% inconsistent performances, subpar shooting, lack of discipline.
Only thing I would adjust is 10% for Lebron 5% ad for going missing offensively at times this season he has just unexplainable games offensively sometimes
@@toledoatkins thats fair, I have no issue with that.
I would give more blame to the role players also.
@@deeson27 I wanna give them more but I really think Darvin ham mismanaged them this season. rather lack of rhythm or a lack of opportunity
@deeson27 While it's tempting to give the role players more blame, the front office is responsible for this collection of role players. So I feel like some of that percentage for the front office also reflects them.
The front office need an escape goat, and Darvin ham is that guy 🤷🏽♂️
🔥🔥’ed up
Jason, you know there's a coaching opening on the Lakers. Just throwing that out there ;)
I disagree. All the games in the playoffs were lost in the 3rd quarters because of Ham not killing the momentum of the nuggets by not taking timeouts when the nuggets went on a run. Players will make mistakes in a games buy a coach watching a lead disappear over and over in every game game isn't a mistake. That's just a coach not knowing how to adjust
So 0 blame for LeBron being almost the singular reason they blew all those leads? He started every game focusing on defense and letting the younger guys score then like clock work he has to get his numbers and starts playing hero ball and completely ices out Davis and their offense goes stagnant. What does LeBron care though? He got his 25 to 30 points so "it wasnt his fault"
Excellent analysis - and very fair, all around. From a long-time Lakers fan (nearly 50 years), very impressed. What makes it tough is that Darvin is such an excellent human, and sometimes it harder to hold a person like that accountable. I also think a certain level of blame should be directed at Pelinka, who appears to seldom be mentioned. The decision to break apart the 2020 champs might have been a poor one. Not having another big body on the floor to at least bother Jokic didn't help. And so on. But not holding these guys accountable, and perhaps by extension, not having the swagger to do so, was a critical failure of this team. I would like to see the core of this team return, maybe sans a few of the guys, and see if they can add a little to their balance. Personally, I'm a fan of Russell and Rui, and would like to see them return. And I'll miss Phil Handy.
2:45 THIS. Whole series. But the thing is I didn't see any adjustment or attempt at dealing with those guys from a coaching perspective either. Check out Awful Coaching channel. Its not just personnel. Lakers did nothing different vs Murray at the end of games nor Porter throughout any game. Porter can get to the rim but literally all he does whole game is run around and shoot 3s. A lot of times he is wide open. And with Murray I can't remember seeing a double or triple team in those final seconds. Thats coaching.
Hey guys does anyone know what the Laker’s record was in their 13 game stretch after the in season tournament? Asking for a friend
How is Jason not working for an NBA team
The refusing to challenge plays and 3 guard lineups were truly bizarre. 3 out of dwinwiidle reeves dlo and Vincent sharing the court in post season minutes against a big team like the nuggets is criminal
MAILBAG📫: you didnt mention budenholzer as a potential option, what’s your thoughts on him to coach the lakers?
also if you were the gm of the knicks would you trade julius randle? if so for who?
Lebron should be a player-coach for the lakers.
😂😂😂😂😂
Too bad they changed the rules...That way, he could throw subliminals at himself at the post game post conferences when the team loses.🤣
What I’m hearing is Jokic owns the Lakers so bad they cleaned out their entire coaching staff
But he won the in season tournament and hung a banner!!! 😂😂😂
needed to win the other one to complete the job
I love your show Jason and I’m not saying you’re wrong but I have some issues. For years, a problem with the league is the politics that dictate which players play. I personally know some 2nd round picks that have outplayed guys on their teams who had guaranteed money, and the guaranteed contract got the roster spot even though he was not a better player. I applaud Darvin for playing guys who don’t have a ton of guaranteed money. Do we know how the guys practiced? Was Darvin trying to instill to Rui that he needed to practice hard? Did Prince and Reddish practice harder and got to play because of it? Maybe Rui got the message and started being better in practice and in film and then got more playing time. I’m just saying it’s more that goes into this than just who we think is the best player. Again, not saying you’re wrong. Ham was flawed. But an NBA organization can have a lot of things going on that dictate play.
Rui who practiced all summer and trained with lebron. All the players he favored happened to be former hawks players around the time he was assistant coach. Dude was just playing favoritism and didn't like giving players developed by Handy a chance.
@@QewBeats could all be true, but practicing with LeBron over the summer doesn't equal giving good effort in practices during the season. There is no correlation.
Talk about a Sacrificial Ham. Red Auerbach wasn't gonna coach the Lakers past the Nuggets, but I guess someone gotta(cough, cough), someone(cough, cough, King Jimmy), someone gotta take the blame.
I don't see this unbeatable Nuggets team some are talking about. The Lakers should have played last night. They blew game 2 and even had a chance in game 1. They certainly were in game 5 but had no timeouts with 3.6 seconds left. They also missed so many FTs. The issue was also how Ham managed the games and most of what the video talked about during the season. If AD is saying we have stretches where we don't know what we're doing out there, pay attention.
Dont ever comapre Red Auerbach to that bum HAMas
@@rockyz1448😭😭😭😭😭
Pisses me off because, arguably, with a quality coach, the Lakers gets past the Nugs one or both of these years…
This year for sure. Even with the injuries. Game 3 was the only one this year that Denver controlled for the majority of the game.
Good analysis. Especially with the new offense, Darvin's refusal to rely on continuity with Rui, Austin, and DLo and a big 6th man to play with AD or LeBron in bench minutes while they figured out consistent offense put them in the play in. His absolute refusal to develop Max Christie by playing him in a consistent way was also a cardinal sin IMO. But, the public conflict with AD was the catalyst for his firing. Max's 43 second exit interview was the final straw. Darvin had to go.
Why does Jason know more about the lakers game plan than the lakers do. Jason send in your application to lakers asap brother.
😂😂😂😂😂
I literally would have ran that same starting 5 from last years CF 😂
@20:38 fire 🔥
i followd every game this season for the lakers and you read my mind on darvin, i hated to see rui getting 7 and 8 min at first few games so much disrespect on him and vando
This is, by far, the fairest take on the Lakers situation, very objective and he puts the blames where they belonged.
The mainstream media were just playing sensationalism in order to get clicks or to play to the gallery.
Lakers could have avoided the nuggets if they played well from the start of the season.
Darvin didn't just get it!
The coach should not have to consider the players’ contracts for playing time. How they play should determine how much they play.
Can't believe they dropped Phil Handy too
Thank you you gave the best analysis of what really happened in the playoffs. But it was obvious that the Lakers players gave up on Ham .
What is so hard to understand about the fact the Lakers are a LEGACY franchise. They do not the the luxury of "riding" with a line-up or players that are trash. There's pressure from the front office, there's pressure from LeBron. Ham HAS to try everything bc he doesn't have the same amount of time most coaches do.. to figure shit out.
It is what it is. Darvin just needs to fill his cup back up.🤣🤣🤣
jason coming with evidence these last few videos ik yall mad 😂
Hey Jason, great vid, I have a mailbag if I get the honor. I'm not pro-Ham here but I'm trying to understand how Lakers make it to the wcf last year and subsequently get swept, then get the gentleman's sweep this season. I watched the games in real time this year and it felt the games were close, I never watched them live last season but did they have a similar feel as to how close these matches feel, yet denver just pulls through, cause like you said, they can't stop them in the clutch. How did Ham survive last season and have the chance this season if this was the feeling last year as well? Is it on Rob P for thinking that Ham was the best option this season cause Nurse was on the market, why not wipe the slate and go for broke with nurse, you know he makes those adjustments, do you agree or what happened last season cause I don't recall?
Anybody else noticed that he stopped playing Cam Reddish the last few games of the season? Either it took him whole season to know what anybody with a half a brain would know OR the front office said to him BRO STOP PLAYING MFKN REDDISH OVER CHRISTIE. & he probably selfishly said "alright fine, I'm just not gonna play either of them.'
"D-Lo got punched in the face on a layup" made me laugh out loud because it's a tad dramatic given that MPJ's forearm on the follow throw when attempting to swat the ball with half effort came down on D-lo's face, relatively soft, but yes as I watched that when it happened I figured that the contact was enough even though the contact came after the shot to where they wouldn't overturn it, but to my surprise they overturned it. It's the type of foul that I wouldn't mind not being called in the first place, but having it called, it didn't seem like there was enough there to overturn it. Kind of like when someone releases a 3-pointer with the shot not being effected but the follow through hitting the shooters hand. Is often times called a foul, but if it is called then challenged, for it to be overturned would be odd, just like this example was. But the punched in the face part cracked me up. I can be dramatic at times as well, especially as in this case it doesn't change the principle. The Nuggets coach willing to challenge shots where Darvin refused to at times when he should have.
I’d hire this other dude called Jason Timpf as an assistant
Anyone who electively starts Cam Reddish needs to be fired
The thing is that people were complaing about Vanderbilt in the playoffs against the Nuggets and no one was complaining about him coming off the bench. I had no problem with Ham trying different rotations.
he didnt even play
Nice take on the Laker issues. Spot on
What does It mean per 100 possessions in the fourth quarter… a team is lucky to get 20 possessions in one quarter.
You cooked with this one.
I've never even heard of max kristy
Do you think if we had ty lue instead of Darwin we could have won another game or two of the Denver series? I agree with the roster limitations - but it’s not that complicated, play the players you paid the most - even if the fit is a bit clunky
Problem is we will never know if Ham was free to decide on every decision he took or his decisions were influenced by front office, or even LeBron
Ham wouldn't even call a challenge when Lebron vehemently asked for one. You think he was actively listening to Lebron? Mr "hands in my pockets" finished multiple winnable games with timeouts left over. He was lost and out of his depth on so many occasions and I don't blame him. First time coaching job being in LA would shake almost anyone.
@@blackcloud4126 just answer this, why coaches and LeBron don’t last???
@@kanorive Mike Brown, Ty Lue, Spoelstra all lasted, Lebron left those teams. Luke Walton wasn't good enough and we can see that. David Blatt never coached another day in the NBA. Paul Silas (RIP) got let go multiple times coaching bad teams. Vogel was blamed for Pelinka being a douche and not getting the players Vogel/Lebron wanted.
We know he got what he wanted. He gave Taurean Prince real minutes and fought not to see him go. He's prob the only person in the NBA who would think that's a good idea, including Taurean Prince
this guy is just a lebron hater.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention Coach bud, Ty lue isn’t leaving after the Lakers lowballed him
Now that I've seen more of this video. It may be the best one on Darvin. Especially his advice for Ham in whatever future coaching job he gets in the NBA. You can't just stand on the sidelines, hands in pockets, watching the house burn down. Refusing to hold anybody accountable. The most I see from Darvin is he might at times have a mild conversation with the refs. He stands by and watches his players screw up. You can't coach like that.
D-Lo got punched in the face 😂 stop it Jason
Ham was the wrong pick from the get go by the Lakers front office for the delusional expectations and timeline of this current roster...The AD Lebron window to win a Ring was 4 yrs ago when they won the ring in the Bubble...since then, Lebron is clearly declining in terms of defensive effort and overall stamina at the end of certain games and AD, still an all star but is clearly not a MVP type of player anymore...No one is lining up like in 2020 to take a discount and come play for the Lakers...
Good luck convincing a coach with common sense that he can contend with those 2 while the top teams in the west are younger, more cohesive and have real draft capital to make improvement from within or via trade...Slim pickings ahead with the whole coaching staff fired.
Blow it up!
Well said…. Also the idea that AD and LeBron will be as healthy as they were this year is far fetched. 99.9% chance we see some Street Clothes on the bench
What's funny about talking about a Bron team... who we all agree is part GM, part coach... signs off on all these line-up changes and roster moves. But I have yet to hear anyone acknowledge that LeBron is involved in these decisions. And when things don't work out.. Bron has zero blood on his hands.
not that involved comparesd to FO
I don't think most coaches would have done any better? The Lakers are not as good as Denver. They are a mid-level team in terms of talent and had some role player injuries, but with Ham they made a run and got the 7th seed this year (conference finals last year!). Kings and Warriors are about the same on talent-level this season, and they missed the playoffs. Kerr is a better coach than Ham, but missed the playoffs. What coach would have coached this Lakers team into a Game 7 versus Denver, OKC or Minnesota in round one? No one. You can't make a perfect omelet with imperfect ingredients. Ham is the fall guy here, fair enough, but that's how I see it.
So you're basically saying that most coaches wouldn't call a timeout before there team went empty on 10 consecutive possessions in game 2. Didn't call a timeout up 22 till up 10 also in game 2. Didn't call a timeout up 9 till down 3 in game 5. Played 3 guard lineups vs a big Denver while getting destroyed on the glass every game without any adjustments. You have players on the bench over 6 6 just riding the bench. Every other coach would be up yelling at there players calling a timeout instead of hands in pockets. Every other coach would call a timeout and tell the players to stop with the iso freelance possessions and stick with the offense that got you the lead. Did you even listen to the 30 min video...
@@Jayholmes518 I'm saying overall, I don't think any coach in the league would have gotten the Lakers to Game 7 vs Denver. Maybe Game 6 with a better coach. . . But Ham was coach last year in the WCF. Is that discounted now because they got bounced by the reigning champs again? Is the fact that they were very competitive in every game discounted? Ham was coach when they made a run down the stretch to secure the 7 spot... It's not a great team. Lebron is old, doesn't play defense and most games he's tired in the 4th. Is Ham an amazing coach, no, but he's not terrible, he's mid-level, and who are they going to get instead right now, JJ Reddick? LOL. Some assistant from somewhere who's never led a team? If the front office makes better decisions and they don't have some tough injuries (Vincent and Vanderbilt), no one is calling for Ham's head. He was coach when this Lakers squad reached top 4 in the league and took the champs down to the wire in every game. But Lebron is Lebron and he's getting older, so they need a scapegoat to say "look we are trying our best to win a championship right now". lol
Yeah I hear ya. True Bron had a decent series but just didn't come through in clutch situations. Even though coach didn't call timeouts during runs it was also on players to play organized, cause they started to play too much iso. They seem to play less smart when they have big leads. There's blame all around with teams shortcomings. The management is more to blame. Hope they can be better next season. I don't want JJ. They need an experienced coach. Peace out