All About Lakers (Lakers news and talks)

[Micchy_boy]

As i visit this forum i noticed than there were too many threads than talks about lakers, kobe, shaq and phil. so i came up this idea to have one thread so all lakers fans and lakers haters can see what was happenning this off-season for our lakers team. as we all know this will be a very busy summer ahead of us and lakers office.

and if we can post the link much better.

As of this writing news are
Malone opt out
Kobe opt out
Phil gone
Shaq demand a trade
Rudy T talking to lakers


more to come.....

[Micchy_boy]

Rudy T to meet the Lakers

Rudy Tomjanovich, the former Rockets coach and one of the most popular figures in Houston sports history, agreed today to meet with the Lakers to discuss succeeding Phil Jackson as Lakers coach.

Tomjanovich issued a brief statement on Saturday confirming that he would look into the position.

"I have been contacted and am interested in discussing things with the Lakers and hearing what they have to say," Tomjanovich said.

Details have not been completed, but Tomjanovich will meet with Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak either Monday or Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Tomjanovich, 55, resigned as Rockets coach a year ago to treat bladder cancer. With treatments successful, he had planned to sit out at least two full seasons before considering a return to coaching.

A Rockets personnel consultant last season, Tomjanovich worked as a scout and said he enjoyed that position. But he also said several weeks ago that he would be willing to listen to teams interested in talking to him about a return to coaching.

Tomjanovich, 503-397 in 12 seasons as Rockets coach, had more than twice the wins of any other Rockets coach (Bill Fitch was 216-194 with the Rockets) and led the Rockets to two NBA championships. He, Chuck Daly and Lenny Wilkens are the only coaches to have led teams to NBA and Olympic championships.

In 11 seasons as a Rockets player, he averaged 17.4 points and 8.1 rebounds and was a three-time All Star. The Rockets retired his No. 45 in 1982.

Though Tomjanovich has been hesitant to return to coaching, the Lakers' struggles in the Finals might make the job more attractive. Rather than coaching a team still expected to dominate, he would take over a team looking for changes.

Sources said former SuperSonics and Bucks coach George Karl, and current Lakers assistants Jim Cleamons and Kurt Rambis are also on the short list for the LA job. Miami president and former Lakers coach Pat Riley could get a call.

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We already have a thread about this in "Lakers Talk", but some people mess it up with Kobe vs Shaq shit

[Stevan]

so the way to solve the "too many Laker threads" dilemma is to start another Laker thread? There's already a Laker Talk thread in the NBA section somewhere as well as the Kobe sticky. It's nausiating

[Jackal]

That's the reason I made the Laker Talk thread, probably get stickied like the Kobe Thread, too much Laker love in here.

The Laker talk was doing well untill Kobe was brought into it again.

Seriously, no need for this thread.

[Andrew]

Locked, only because there's already a Laker Talk thread.