THE LAKERS THINK THEY CAN FIND A BETTER COACH! - Woj details Darvin Ham’s firing | NBA Today

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  • Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
  • Adrian Wojnarowski joins NBA Today to react to the breaking news that Darvin Ham was fired as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach following their 1st-round playoff elimination. Then, the panel react and discuss who should be the next head coach.
    0:00 Why did the Lakers dismiss Darvin Ham
    2:00 Perk's take!
    4:00 Chiney's take!
    6:00 Who should be the next head coach?
    10:00 Offseason outlook
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  • @paulsamson24
    @paulsamson24 14 днів тому +367

    Awkward moment between Perk and Austin, with Perk calling out the firing of Adrian Griffin 😂😂😂

    • @justinepaul5473
      @justinepaul5473 14 днів тому +20

      They call the Doc - Austin Rivers 😅

    • @SGTWinchester85
      @SGTWinchester85 14 днів тому +17

      He said they already calling for doc

    • @AnonymousUser-ss2qr
      @AnonymousUser-ss2qr 14 днів тому

      @@justinepaul5473 Glenn Rivers

    • @bns434
      @bns434 14 днів тому +7

      austin should get use to it.
      When the Bucks had Dame and Giannas at the end of the season and still losing games. They NEVER had Austin talk during Bucks segments

    • @BLACKMAAT
      @BLACKMAAT 14 днів тому

      DARVIN HAM GOT FIRED BECAUSE HE BENCHED JEANNIE BUSS' "BOY TOY" AUSTIN REAVES

  • @erniegarcia1242
    @erniegarcia1242 14 днів тому +110

    They don’t know what they’re talking about. That starting lineup that Ham finally figured out in February, was an OBVIOUS starting lineup from the beginning

    • @yungog2o3
      @yungog2o3 13 днів тому +1

      The lineup was the reason they lost back in 2020 when they won the title AD played the 4 and lebron played point and they had a center like Dwight Howard and McGee to help stop Jokic but every coach since then refused to let AD go back to the 4 lakers were better when they had a real center next to AD and lebron to help grab more offensive rebounds more rebounds mean more chances to score and lakers were first in offensive rebounds the year they won

  • @doesntmatter2012
    @doesntmatter2012 14 днів тому +447

    Clearly no one on this panel actually watched Laker games this season. This man started Prince and Reddish for 50 games

    • @fsgrell1429
      @fsgrell1429 14 днів тому +12

      😂😂😂 rs

    • @veritofuentes7775
      @veritofuentes7775 14 днів тому +93

      I watch lebron not guarding anybody and missing a wide wide open shot to win the game please comeback to earth people

    • @abigailmcdonald9133
      @abigailmcdonald9133 14 днів тому +18

      @@veritofuentes7775 Stop stretching the truth - That he wasn't guarding anybody ahahahaha.

    • @michaeljones2773
      @michaeljones2773 14 днів тому +37

      ​@veritofuentes7775 no one holds lebron james accountable for not playing defense except Ty Lue

    • @gridirongodsCFB
      @gridirongodsCFB 14 днів тому +9

      Gabe and Vando missed the whole season. What was he supposed to do?

  • @JermaineDrummonds
    @JermaineDrummonds 14 днів тому +87

    It's crazy that Mark Jackson's name never comes up in these conversations. That's disrespectful. Mark is a great coach.

    • @petep5207
      @petep5207 14 днів тому +5

      YAWN. YOU PEOPLE DON'T GIVE UP...

    • @daltonoftheyear
      @daltonoftheyear 14 днів тому

      @@petep5207 humans?

    • @daltonoftheyear
      @daltonoftheyear 14 днів тому

      @@petep5207 you threatening my life?

    • @connell8408
      @connell8408 14 днів тому +3

      They don't want a coach like Mark Jackson because he wants total control when it comes to coaching and the type of players playing for him.

    • @Mike1122.
      @Mike1122. 14 днів тому +10

      They don’t want Mark Jackson because he’s a pastor and ministers to his team. Trust me these players need it and so do we.

  • @NLGabriel75
    @NLGabriel75 14 днів тому +248

    Everyone seen this coming from a mile away. Darvin Ham’s job was gone as soon as Bron screamed at him in game 4. His coaching and timeout management was average as best.

    • @KingSally92
      @KingSally92 14 днів тому +46

      LeBalco has more coaches fired than rings won.

    • @kit5830
      @kit5830 14 днів тому +5

      😅😅​@@KingSally92

    • @randomcomment2301
      @randomcomment2301 14 днів тому +2

      @@KingSally92i think you should be an analyst

    • @thekillercub274
      @thekillercub274 14 днів тому +19

      Bro lebron left Miami cuz they said spo ain’t getting fired I think he got a kink with firing hcs

    • @Beeman2892
      @Beeman2892 14 днів тому

      ​@@KingSally92 Lebalco ye right like dwayne wade and his abnormal jaw line. 💉💉💉💉

  • @haywood0457
    @haywood0457 14 днів тому +151

    Let’s not get it twisted, this isn’t all on Ham, but the fans who don’t JUST watch primetime games, but watch EVERY game from start to finish from October to season end knows Ham had to go. Very questionable decisions for 2 seasons. This years starting lineup change is a perfect example. Took him more than half the year to realize having respectable shooters in the lineup instead of duds would help. And that only happened because Cam and Vando got hurt forcing his hands.

    • @Michael-md1zj
      @Michael-md1zj 14 днів тому +18

      Yeah shut up yall next year are gonna scapegoat the next coach

    • @sy12
      @sy12 14 днів тому +13

      Exactly. It’s not all on him but he made plenty of mistakes. Biggest one was not starting or playing rui big minutes early in the season. All the advance stats were screaming that rui should get more minutes and by the time he made the change the team was nearly at the bottom of west standings. That stretch of starting prince and cam killed this team. There’s no way this team should’ve be in the play in with Lebron and Ad playing the amount of games they played AND performing.

    • @stevoz6743
      @stevoz6743 14 днів тому +2

      I am not going to sweet talk about him at all. Darvin Ham is a stubborn knuckle head that makes predictable bad decision all the time. The dude has no vision seeing potentials in players, he has no clue how to match up his players against other teams, and he doesn't have a flexible rotation to take advantage of the momentum in game.

    • @abigailmcdonald9133
      @abigailmcdonald9133 14 днів тому +1

      @@sy12 The biggest one for me is watching big leads dwindle. He'd watch a lead of 20 go to a lead of 5 before calling a timeout.

    • @Maxrepfitgm
      @Maxrepfitgm 14 днів тому +2

      @@sy12 How many mistakes did Phil Jackson, jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, etc make in their first two seasons? Did they win a championship one season and get fired the next or did they lose to what looks like the repeat champions and get fired?

  • @jonermd
    @jonermd 14 днів тому +6

    Put Lebron as a coach so that he cannot blame the coach.

    • @ckernick
      @ckernick 13 днів тому +2

      He’d blame the water boy.

  • @geraldthompson7749
    @geraldthompson7749 14 днів тому +7

    Darvin Ham , Should Be Glad To Get Out Of LA ... PERIOD !!!

    • @tyronebateslibra9435
      @tyronebateslibra9435 12 днів тому +1

      Foreal their spoiled fan base & all the troll's these day's. Most coaches should avoid that bussissness.

  • @miguellafortune
    @miguellafortune 14 днів тому +37

    Lakers issues won’t change until the FO changes. People blame the coach, the players but who is responsible for all of that??? until Jeanie realizes that Rob gotta go the cycle won’t end

    • @madewavy
      @madewavy 14 днів тому +2

      Rob got y’all the ring in 2020

    • @miguellafortune
      @miguellafortune 14 днів тому +5

      @@madewavy he did and then decided to break up that same championship team for no reason

    • @r.m.90
      @r.m.90 14 днів тому +1

      Rob has actually gotten results. Ham hasn't.

    • @johnwebb2442
      @johnwebb2442 13 днів тому +3

      Exactly, blame the front office.

    • @emmualmensah2176
      @emmualmensah2176 13 днів тому

      We can blame both😂

  • @KingJ259
    @KingJ259 14 днів тому +207

    Never seen a player like Bron that had this many coach changes. He picks the coach and the players and yet everyone is to blame but Bron

    • @BlkDiesel
      @BlkDiesel 14 днів тому +31

      Well Bron' is ACTUALLY the Coach/Gm anyway. They keep firing the wrong person.

    • @chiarosuburekeni9325
      @chiarosuburekeni9325 14 днів тому

      I think it’s pretty apparent now: LeBron is a cancer.

    • @kyleyancey2599
      @kyleyancey2599 14 днів тому

      yall are both dumb bron wanted ty lue and then got vogel

    • @GrizzINK
      @GrizzINK 14 днів тому +11

      Kobe did it too & Trae Young is starting 2 develop that rep also.

    • @dustinwells4127
      @dustinwells4127 14 днів тому +19

      Kevin Durant is far worse. 5 coaches in 5 years? And no response when Nash was slammed by his teammate that a coach isnt needed? Please, KD by a mile

  • @_andyk7
    @_andyk7 14 днів тому +6

    The fact that they keep alluding to the fact that no new decisions can be made without LeBron is depressing and exhausting, I’m still waiting for LeBron to retire so I can be a Laker fan again

  • @JustMoseyinAround
    @JustMoseyinAround 14 днів тому +8

    *1:38** Cap. Nick Nurse and Steve Kerr won chips in their first year as coach. Woj slippin.*

  • @michelecavicchioli2890
    @michelecavicchioli2890 14 днів тому +36

    Don’t even get started with jj redick, don't put a first time head coach in that seat, one of the most difficult in the entire league

    • @kalenmarshall8692
      @kalenmarshall8692 14 днів тому +5

      Lol this is the lakers for you. Making bone headed decisions because they fall for the media drama. I think ham was getting better and better. Nothing beats continuity and time spent together. Getting a brand new head coach will lead to the same problems over again and possibly much worst. I think reddick would be a horrible hire. One thing being a podcast guy vs real time scheming and managing a team

    • @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother
      @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother 14 днів тому

      I think JJ’s smart enough not to take that job.

    • @arealgoodguy
      @arealgoodguy 14 днів тому +1

      @@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrotherbut the money though lol

    • @joeymanny
      @joeymanny 14 днів тому

      If its ok to floppy bron then its a hire, they need a true yes man

    • @lamarlashley8738
      @lamarlashley8738 13 днів тому

      Put me in that seat I will hold my king 🤴🏾 accountable I promise

  • @kq_10
    @kq_10 14 днів тому +89

    "It has to be someone that Lebron likes"
    He liked Darvin Ham! That's how he got the job!

    • @gerbersolis
      @gerbersolis 14 днів тому +16

      Not anymore, LeGM attacks again.

    • @hauntedrapper
      @hauntedrapper 14 днів тому +16

      Lebron doesnt like anyone except himself

    • @claudus12
      @claudus12 13 днів тому

      He didn’t. He said they didn’t tell him when they chose him.

    • @00cd9
      @00cd9 13 днів тому +2

      HIRE PHIL JACKSON lol

    • @lamarlashley8738
      @lamarlashley8738 13 днів тому

      ​@@hauntedrapper he likes steph 🍛

  • @GFitness214
    @GFitness214 14 днів тому +33

    I Like Bron but I'm getting tired of him. He's always trading good pieces away and getting coaches fired. Bron thinks he knows it all but it doesn't matter who they bring in next as the Lakers aren't good enough. Darvin Ham wasn't getting outcoached in that Denver series. They were all close games and simply Bron and AD failed to close while Jamal Murray did. People can say his rotations questionable but yet players can't be healthy and the team just isn't good outside Bron and AD. The Lakers are let Lebron hijack that franchise. Prob the real reason Magic left because he can't deal with Lebron.

    • @zyxtrr
      @zyxtrr 14 днів тому +5

      “darvin ham wasn’t getting outcoached” 😂😂😂 so why was he still running 3 guard lineups when it clearly didn’t work last year ? why did he continue to put rui on jokic when he was torching him ? he made NO adjustments

    • @Centermass007
      @Centermass007 14 днів тому +2

      Darvin ham wasn’t getting out coached ? How do u lead for 75% of a series and win one game out of 5 ? How does ur coaching just go non existent in each 3rd quarter ? Yet u sit here and somehow find a way to blame bron

    • @GFitness214
      @GFitness214 13 днів тому +2

      Game 2. Lebron missed a open 3 and Jamal Murray hit the game winner. Game 5. AD and Bron told the coach to challenge that foul call on AD on Jokic which lakers won the challenge but lost the time out when Ham was trying to save his timeout for Later on in the game. AD then reverted back to his old self when he got hurt when Gordan bumped into him so now it’s all on Bron to show up now. Then Bron failed to Box out Gordon a crucial play to help Denver out. Then when you need your star player to close Lebron giving the ball to Austin Reeves when the last few minutes shoulda been Bron taking them shots. Murray closed that game out to send the Lakers home. Bron and AD closed game 4 that’s it. It’s easy to blame the coach but when it’s clutch time and your star players can’t close that’s on the players but the coach is the scapegoat yet again. People favorite excuse for Lebron is that he’s 39 but if age is a factor then he should retire.

    • @lamarlashley8738
      @lamarlashley8738 13 днів тому +1

      Lebron needs 2 improve his game

    • @dharmdevil
      @dharmdevil 13 днів тому

      @@zyxtrr easy to talk when you don't know what's going on behind the curtain. you don't know if a player is tired or not, or did they sustain some minor injury that the coach is trying not to aggravate.

  • @musatheleader
    @musatheleader 14 днів тому +69

    Perk fed up! Those Kultch checks must have stopped!😂🤣🤣🤣

    • @BabylonGateLA
      @BabylonGateLA 14 днів тому +17

      He mad AF JJ Redick replaced him on Klutch’s agenda 😂😂😂😂

    • @musatheleader
      @musatheleader 14 днів тому +2

      @@BabylonGateLA 😂🤣🤣🤣

    • @joshlittle1579
      @joshlittle1579 14 днів тому

      glad im not the only one who noticed perks 360 attitude. his takes before were fun but now is obviously on pure hatred

    • @FreshWitcher
      @FreshWitcher 14 днів тому +4

      It's performance. He's trying to copy Barkley

    • @musatheleader
      @musatheleader 14 днів тому +2

      @joshlittle1579 it's not hatred. It's honesty. You can't have it both ways. You'll Bron fans wild. If Bron loses yall point blame everywhere but to Bron. Not saying that it's entirely Brons faults but it dam sure can't be entirely Davins fault. As we know the firing and hiring has to be discussed with Bron. So he signed off on that. And that is giving him way too much power over the team situation with no accountability when they lose. Aaron Gordon look like a Charles Barkley with all those backdoor cuts and dunks. Bron not playing Defense is a real problem yall need to address.

  • @TheHuskyK9
    @TheHuskyK9 14 днів тому +148

    If you actually watched the Lakers all season, ANY other coach is better than Ham. Lakers should've kept Vogel

    • @kwilliams1958
      @kwilliams1958 14 днів тому +12

      Vogel definitely should never have been fired; however, Ham had a devastatingly bad roster to fit with Lebron. GM pulls the strings. They never could compete with Denver these past two years, much less in the future. Sheer stupidity to fire him for a completely flawed roster. And Perk actually has the best take this segment.

    • @mamamia5905
      @mamamia5905 14 днів тому +12

      That locker room literally tuned Vogel out after the championship.

    • @xerospades
      @xerospades 14 днів тому +4

      Its partly Hams fault why the teams trash not ALL of it

    • @juiceman_3
      @juiceman_3 14 днів тому +9

      This what happens when people think the grass is greener. Lakers will do this again and say they shouldn’t have fired Ham

    • @ShawnReed-ny1hd
      @ShawnReed-ny1hd 14 днів тому +9

      Vogel just got swept with kd,booker and beal

  • @jakesmith1273
    @jakesmith1273 14 днів тому +21

    That man got free courtside tickets for a couple years he didn’t coach 😂

  • @LeBozoBlames
    @LeBozoBlames 13 днів тому +6

    Poor coach Ham, he is just another of the "scapegoats" for every Lakers loss, same with coach Vogel, once you become a Lakers coach, expect that:
    "When team losses, It's always the Coach and other's fault, BUT everytime team wins Some "very self-absorbed untouchable" always takes ALL Credit."
    *The first word that comes from the coaches mouth is DIVA, ...you cannot coach them, you cannot hold them accountable* 🔥 - Perkins.
    Very well said Perk, but I wonder if it's an indirect hit to someone, because We observant basketball fans know Ham is not the reason why Laker's got eliminated, but some un-coachable self entitled DIVA who is WITHOUT CHARACTER who is STILL playing in the NBA.
    Instead of firing Ham, why not have a team check and not just blame the coach and players but also held some "untouchable" accountable? There's an individual which I will not name, but everyone knows this hard core narcissist who happens to also be:
    1. Chronic flopper.
    2. Chronic whiner and complainer (jumps up and down like a kid when not getting the calls he wanted)
    3. Blames others for every failure. (even the officials that favor him, are blamed)
    4. Takes all credit for success, but shuns accountability when loosing ("It's just basketball, right?")
    5. Takes PED's. (Balco in particular) - but are not getting checked. He's untouchable.
    6. Locker room cancer.
    7. Scared to play defense. (using his full energy only in offense, let teammates do the "dirty work" (i.e defense")
    8. Stat padder. (shooting even at garbage time for the sake of chasing the "scoring" records).
    9. Has the ball 97% of the time and demands "plays" revolve around him, thus killing sound ball movement and efficiency.
    10. Guilty of un-sportsmanship (always exiting to the dugout, without shaking hands when getting blown out).
    11. Chokes and collapse mentally on pressure packed situation, can't handle adversity.
    12. Acts as GM and coach, decides on who to fire, decides on who's on the roster, and if It does not work out - Blame and fire them All, except me (the acting GM). or else I leave the team if you don't give what I demand!
    13. Had some narcissistic or megalomania tendencies, always referring to himself as King and self proclaiming himself as "the GOAT", "the Chosen1" and "the best player in the world" on numerous occasions.
    And many other not so pleasant acts, attitudes and proclivities. Characteristics that many just blindly dismissed for the sake of narratives just to protect this "untouchable", who is the REAL cause of the Lakers downfall, removing toxicity and drama is the key to Lakers success.
    (hope this honest to goodness commentary shows up.) Cheers.

  • @dan96746
    @dan96746 14 днів тому +5

    How about mark Jackson as a coach you guys been crying for him to be a coach

  • @tjdastunna7563
    @tjdastunna7563 14 днів тому +9

    Mark Jackson 🤞🏾

  • @S1I2D
    @S1I2D 14 днів тому +6

    They'll have the same problems next season with the same excuses.

  • @auroreleva7785
    @auroreleva7785 14 днів тому +7

    They always believe they are gonna find a better coach duh 😂😂

  • @BrotherKellerman
    @BrotherKellerman 14 днів тому +2

    I just don’t know what any other coach would have been able to do against the nuggets, they’re a monster team and crazy deep

  • @NoName-rg3np
    @NoName-rg3np 14 днів тому +5

    Perk is a diva. Ham made horrible substitutions, horrible defensive assignments, etc… They changed starting lineups more than almost any other team in the league in the last 2 years…

  • @underdogsportspodcast8128
    @underdogsportspodcast8128 14 днів тому +3

    How many coaches is LA going to blame before realizing they only have a 1st round playoff roster and NOT a championship roster.

  • @alcidescorrea4054
    @alcidescorrea4054 14 днів тому +52

    What do you mean why he got fired? You guys kept blaming Ham for everything rather than holding Lebron and every other player accountable.

    • @Salah-fq2wi
      @Salah-fq2wi 14 днів тому

      👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @wowmawc
      @wowmawc 14 днів тому +11

      Did you watch the games? Seems like its the other way around. Blame Lebron for everything lol.
      Lebron didnt put in a 4 guard line up to play 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @lela658
      @lela658 13 днів тому

      Bron's name shouldn't even be mentioned yes he made errors lots of them but dude's averaging 25 -27, 8 & 7/night please and if not close to it... I can think of sev other names to call out as being weaker players and why they're out... no doubt smh

    • @Dipset415
      @Dipset415 13 днів тому

      @@lela658stat nerd🫵🏿😭

    • @TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink
      @TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink 13 днів тому +1

      With Ham Lakers are a play-in team. We talking "Whew... thank god we made it to the playoffs." With AD playing most of the games and Bron... You should be at least a 5th seed. You should have ducked that fade with the Nuggets with that obvious matchup history, guess who you gonna most likely play if youre a play-in team?

  • @maldesreaves
    @maldesreaves 14 днів тому +4

    Anyone saying Ham shouldn't be blamed, for what happened hasn't been playing close attention to the Xs and Os in this series. The team was good enough to have large leads in every game of the Denver series, they got outcoached by Mike Malone. Those leads were lost because Ham let them by not calling timeouts, by not making adjustments at crucial moments to stave off the Denver run. Yes players have to play, and D'lo and others had trash games, but even in those trash games, they had a chance to win but didn't because Ham wouldn't make adjustments.

  • @BrutalShoG
    @BrutalShoG 14 днів тому +87

    The man took them to the WCF first year. Lost to the champs. Won the inseason tournament this year and steered an unsettled roster. Still got them a solid seed only to lose to the defending champs. I don't see how any other "coach" was going to do better. The players failed to finish 4/5 games vs the defending champs. Maybe it's the players who failed.

    • @NLGabriel75
      @NLGabriel75 14 днів тому +38

      He never adjusted in late game situations. He doesn’t have a voice in the locker room. His timeout management was poor. Average coach all around. Only reason they went to the WCF was because the opponents they faced! Same for the in season tournament.

    • @YKSupe
      @YKSupe 14 днів тому +29

      No the team won these despite him 😂 If you watched the games you would see his rotations were garbage, he will be good one day, but the Lakers need a veteran Head Coach

    • @valerievilla5862
      @valerievilla5862 14 днів тому +18

      Ppl like u just not watch the games, he isn’t great at adjustments , in game adjustments, roster lineups , and play calling. Along w not using his timeouts during other teams runs. Darvin scam was not a good coach. He was a mediocre coach, that had 2 of the top 10 players in the league . He’s been out coached in the playoffs two years straight.

    • @NLGabriel75
      @NLGabriel75 14 днів тому +7

      @@valerievilla5862PREACH! I swear people say nonsense like this just to get early YT comment likes 😂

    • @teelove4443
      @teelove4443 14 днів тому +8

      His coaching style wasn't IT. He preferred to double Joker and leave Porter and KCP open for three point shots. Unacceptable!

  • @gglizz27
    @gglizz27 14 днів тому +15

    Mark Jackson or Adrian Griffin should be considered 💯

  • @antg7553
    @antg7553 14 днів тому +4

    When do the lakers finally address the actual root of the problem instead of cutting branches that will eventually grow the same way the following year/years to come ?

  • @kaydevious
    @kaydevious 14 днів тому +2

    Is Ham the greatest coach? Not at all. At some point, though, players need to take some accountability for their failures, too.

  • @enrikeirias
    @enrikeirias 14 днів тому +33

    For the love of God, no Doc Rivers!!!

    • @nakamstejoguizo
      @nakamstejoguizo 14 днів тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
      Bro why?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @user-tu8sz9cz5r
      @user-tu8sz9cz5r 14 днів тому +1

      He the goat 🐐

    • @0007tad
      @0007tad 14 днів тому

      Im sure it will be another Black guy..

    • @daltonoftheyear
      @daltonoftheyear 14 днів тому +1

      @@user-tu8sz9cz5r goat for worst coach of all time, yea.

    • @chriswooton2637
      @chriswooton2637 14 днів тому

      Doc Rivers is at least the most overrated coach of all time. Seems like every team he goes to gets worse under his leadership.

  • @Jkev24
    @Jkev24 14 днів тому +17

    Anyone who thinks the Lakers didn't win in spite of Ham didn't watch the actual games.
    Seriously don't even comment here unless you watched the Lakers regularly because anyone that did watch them regularly knows he was a terrible coach making coaching 101 mistakes

    • @SIRUSSAYS
      @SIRUSSAYS 14 днів тому

      AYYEEOOO!! Kendrick Lamar - 6:16 IN LA (Drake/DJ Akademiks Diss) - ua-cam.com/video/ZF0qnEKnU_Y/v-deo.html

    • @allanawanyo4966
      @allanawanyo4966 14 днів тому +3

      Most of them didn’t watch laker games ham cost us a lot of games

    • @user-ly8qd1ig7v
      @user-ly8qd1ig7v 14 днів тому

      Ham was a horrible, how do u replace a actual winner with someone who just gets a job because ESPN crying about they have to be black.

    • @VanceHopkinsII
      @VanceHopkinsII 14 днів тому

      ​@@user-ly8qd1ig7vgtfoh with this racist nonsense, the Suns just got swept.

    • @ShawnReed-ny1hd
      @ShawnReed-ny1hd 14 днів тому

      If that's the case then why isn't Walton or Vogel still there...maybe LeBron is mid in the west...he wouldn't of made 8 straight finals over here...until he realizes that he'll be getting someone else fired in 2 years

  • @MikeDaProblem
    @MikeDaProblem 14 днів тому +3

    LeGM at it again 😂

  • @user-cs7rq8og9w
    @user-cs7rq8og9w 14 днів тому +3

    No team can shoot 18/27 from the free throw line in a game they lost by 2(!!) points, and blame the coach for the team's playoff futility.
    Lakers COLLECTIVELY blew Games 2 and 5 in Denver.

  • @datsapaddlin
    @datsapaddlin 14 днів тому +4

    RDC World was right on time with that skit 😂. Ham was packed up an hour later

    • @jay-05
      @jay-05 14 днів тому

      Yes sir😂

  • @AlSemz
    @AlSemz 14 днів тому +22

    To stay relevant during the playoffs and give ESPN a reason to continue to talk about the lakers for the next few weeks.

    • @marcdaddy33
      @marcdaddy33 14 днів тому

      BINGO

    • @mchav7718
      @mchav7718 14 днів тому +1

      And yet here you are .
      Y’all get mad when they get covered but when they lose or take a huge L it’s always the loudest in the room.

    • @jayc5756
      @jayc5756 14 днів тому

      ​@@mchav7718 Exactly. Facts!

    • @AlSemz
      @AlSemz 14 днів тому

      @@mchav7718 how does this affect lebrons legacy?

    • @gsb_hopout
      @gsb_hopout 13 днів тому

      Stay mad

  • @TypicalGamer_0001
    @TypicalGamer_0001 14 днів тому +1

    RDCWORLD was too realistic!! Go watch the video on how the lakers were after the game! 😂😂😂

  • @videogames9829
    @videogames9829 14 днів тому +18

    Switching coaches isn't going to make Lebron any younger. That's their main issue. Their star player is turning 40 this next season, and they don't have the resources to add players to help him.

    • @joshlittle1579
      @joshlittle1579 14 днів тому

      Man, DID YOU REALLY WATCH LA's GAMES???? I GET SO FCKNG MAD WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO JUST SPOUTS IGNORANCE. I UNDERSTAND HATING ON BRON BUT FOR FCK SAKE AT LEAST TRY TO MAKE A VALID ARGUMENT.
      YOU THINK YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THE LAKERS MANAGEMENT? THEN WHY TF ARE YOU HERE ON UA-cam INSTEAD OF BEING A MILLIONAIRE? STFU

    • @jayc5756
      @jayc5756 14 днів тому +3

      He's still playing at a super high level at his age dodo. Pay Attention. That last game, he had more points than anybody on his team and the opposing team...so if he can still contribute, it is what it is.

    • @videogames9829
      @videogames9829 14 днів тому +1

      @@jayc5756 Apparently not high enough. Ousted from the playoffs again

    • @jayc5756
      @jayc5756 14 днів тому

      @@videogames9829 Its a team effort bruh. He can't do it all himself...especially how good the other teams are in the West...especially the defending Champs, The Nuggets. Cmon now.

  • @B1ackchi
    @B1ackchi 14 днів тому +24

    Honestly I feel Lakers overachieved last year with that run. It was fools gold. They were a play in team last year and this year. Ham wasn’t a great coach but let’s not act like Phil Jackson could take this team to the finals. I remembering seeing lakers miss free throws in the elimination game, a team giving up a 20 point lead.

    • @cmn225
      @cmn225 14 днів тому +3

      100% overachieved they had NO business being in the WCF

    • @joseromualdez5963
      @joseromualdez5963 13 днів тому

      They just needed a kyrie type of player and thats it. Imagine the wide open oppurtunities of reaves and dlo and rui being converted to points. That would shadow the shitplay and rotations that they were having

    • @TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink
      @TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink 13 днів тому

      So you're good with Ham coaching two back-to-back Play-in Seasons? With AD playing this many games and having Bron, you should be a 5th seed at least. You should have ducked that fade with the nuggets in the first round but you didnt have a choice, you just made it to the playoffs again by the skin of your teeth.

    • @robglobal1
      @robglobal1 13 днів тому

      The refs tried to rig another ring for Lebron last year. Some of ya'll must live under a rock.

  • @MessipawPress
    @MessipawPress 14 днів тому +25

    Austin Rivers really does look like Andrew Tate with hair, he even has the same demeanor 😅

  • @SteelShield21
    @SteelShield21 13 днів тому +1

    Why do they always blame the coach? Players need to take accountability too. LeBron is a huge influence on the team, I'm sure Darvin Ham did everything to keep him happy and ended up hurting the rest of the team.

  • @Drfresh1402
    @Drfresh1402 14 днів тому +1

    It sucks that Darvin had to be Lakers coach during nuggets era. Nuggets are the problem. Not Darvin.

  • @mamamia5905
    @mamamia5905 14 днів тому +30

    I’m sorry but even though Darvin Ham was a problem he wasn’t the main reason this team didn’t succeed. When is the spotlight going to be put on Rob Pelinka man?

    • @andrewcarvajal87
      @andrewcarvajal87 14 днів тому +1

      He was the reason

    • @andrewcarvajal87
      @andrewcarvajal87 14 днів тому

      Could’ve put Vanderbilt out there for game 4 he a rookie coach

    • @mamamia5905
      @mamamia5905 14 днів тому +2

      @@andrewcarvajal87 He wasn’t the main reason. And Vanderbilt would not have changed anything in that series by that time. Dude was already going to be rusty. He went with the guys that have been playing.

    • @Scotty2Hotty4
      @Scotty2Hotty4 14 днів тому

      To a fault. You gotta realize Rob has little to do with x’ & o’s of the game of basketball. He’s not totally absolved from the reason why Lakers weren’t successful however Darvin Ham made no adjustments from the prior season. It Is clear.

    • @mamamia5905
      @mamamia5905 13 днів тому

      @@Scotty2Hotty4 He won more games this season than he did the last you can’t say he didn’t make any adjustments. He was also dealing with injuries all through the season that limited his choices. Could rotations have been better? Absolutely. Could he have coached better yes. But his X’s and O’s gameplan got them to the WCF and had them back in the Playoffs again where they had bad luck in playing the champs again and even still they played every game close.
      He may put the players on the floor but he’s not responsible for putting the roster together and at some point you have to look at the person who is in charge of that. Especially considering they have had chances to improve the roster with better talent but have not moved on it like when Lebron wanted them to trade for Kyrie or when they made no moves at the deadline to improve. I’m not calling for his job yet but he needs to be looked at in a bigger spotlight rather than firing your coach after every 2 seasons.

  • @haywood0457
    @haywood0457 14 днів тому +23

    Ham fooled around with the starting lineup after in the in-season tournament and that’s just one knock on him. Took him most the season to figure out having respectable shooters in the lineup would help the team. 18-6 once Reaves and Rui were in the lineup. Smh. Team shouldn’t have been in the play-in. And that 3rd quarter stretch vs Nuggets game 4 with no timeout is what we’ve been dealing with for 2 seasons. Dude holds on to his timeouts like they rollover next game or something.

    • @SIRUSSAYS
      @SIRUSSAYS 14 днів тому

      AYYEEOOO!! Kendrick Lamar - 6:16 IN LA (Drake/DJ Akademiks Diss) - ua-cam.com/video/ZF0qnEKnU_Y/v-deo.html

  • @yavarraoufi1288
    @yavarraoufi1288 14 днів тому +24

    Perk is 💯 right. D Ham didn’t deserve to get fired. It’s all about who James likes and wants to play for. It was James that told Davis to criticize the coach meanwhile James and Redick had already made plans prior 😂

    • @salvadorsanchez3031
      @salvadorsanchez3031 14 днів тому +4

      What a joke lol…Lebron going on 40 in the Western Conference is too much for him and the Lakers

    • @chuckgamble5696
      @chuckgamble5696 14 днів тому +3

      No accountability. But what's new?

    • @lela658
      @lela658 13 днів тому +1

      Please STOP... just jawing making shxx up smh

    • @joseromualdez5963
      @joseromualdez5963 13 днів тому +1

      Im so envious of you you are close with lebron and AD

    • @TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink
      @TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink 13 днів тому +1

      With Ham Lakers was a Play-in team. We talking "We made it to the playoffs by the skin of our teeth" team. With AD playing this many games and having Bron, you should be a 5th seed. With that matchup history, you should have ducked that fade with the nuggets in the first round. But guess who you're gonna most likely face in the first round if youre a play-in team? Thats right, the nuggets.

  • @Sam-bw4lp
    @Sam-bw4lp 13 днів тому +1

    Blaming it all on Ham is just ridiculous! This roster is old, injured and inconsistent. No chemistry!

  • @TheBlackKakashi
    @TheBlackKakashi 14 днів тому +3

    I thought Jeanie said Ham was safe from getting fired 😂

  • @bigj6706
    @bigj6706 14 днів тому +3

    I hope the Lakers don't think just changing coaches is gonna fix them. Let's be honest here, they aren't a championship level team. They need to change playera also.

  • @yeijongahn8847
    @yeijongahn8847 14 днів тому +2

    Why is anyone surprised? History has shown that Lebron does not last very long with any of his coaches. Two slight exceptions were Mike Brown and Erik Spoelstra and with Coach Spoelstra, it's public knowledge that Lebron advocated for him to be fired but Pat Riley refused. Lebron has never shown any interest in being coached under an experienced coach. And blaming roster construction? Lebron has always had the loudest, most influential voice on roster compilation in each franchise he's played for. So after so many "failed" coaches and "failed" roster constructions, when do we start evaluating the common denominator in all these situations?

  • @creativeusername1129
    @creativeusername1129 14 днів тому +1

    why even apply for the job? you lose in the playoffs, they fire you. You win a championship, they still fire you.

  • @LambSauceWill
    @LambSauceWill 14 днів тому +6

    Phil Handy is literally right there. Of course there’s a better choice

    • @llong3316
      @llong3316 14 днів тому

      Think they got rid of the whole staff

  • @You1uji
    @You1uji 14 днів тому +7

    Coach Ham Missed a ton of open shots that he drew up for players...He failed to make defensive rotations and had mental lapses in the playoff that even novice casual viewers saw...

  • @davidliu2723
    @davidliu2723 14 днів тому +2

    Darvin doesn't deserve that blame! Lakers making another mistake.

  • @angusdog22
    @angusdog22 13 днів тому +1

    Why would anyone want that job? No accountability for players or front office. All blame on the coach. I’m a Laker fan but this is ridiculous

  • @jawsh5628
    @jawsh5628 14 днів тому +3

    Why did they fire Frank Vogel in the first place?

  • @g-dub5272
    @g-dub5272 14 днів тому +4

    Coach Hamburglar

  • @lldproductions6488
    @lldproductions6488 13 днів тому +1

    Worse coaching fire in Lakers history! Pure bad decision making from the front office. As a die hard Laker fan, this is disappointing.

  • @larrykinari1872
    @larrykinari1872 13 днів тому +2

    Really!? I’d assume that they want a WORSE coach. What cogent analysis

  • @mrgetitdone85
    @mrgetitdone85 14 днів тому +20

    Perk was on point!! These players don’t wanna hear anything! If u coach them hard u lose the locker room! I knew the players was getting soft when Booker got mad he was getting doubled team in a pickup game.. that carried on to the court

    • @kalenmarshall8692
      @kalenmarshall8692 14 днів тому +3

      Bron had issues with spolestra who is easily the best coach in basketball. No one is gonna please that man lol

    • @dankwhiteowl
      @dankwhiteowl 14 днів тому

      @@kalenmarshall8692cap

    • @SIRUSSAYS
      @SIRUSSAYS 14 днів тому

      AYYEEOOO!! Kendrick Lamar - 6:16 IN LA (Drake/DJ Akademiks Diss) - ua-cam.com/video/ZF0qnEKnU_Y/v-deo.html

    • @NLGabriel75
      @NLGabriel75 14 днів тому

      @@kalenmarshall8692 I mean to be fair. That was before the 2012 finals and Spo’s coaching was beyond awful in the 2011 finals. But then again Bron should have been aggressive that entire series and he wasn’t.

  • @JoeMurray5
    @JoeMurray5 14 днів тому +5

    Ham was awful during the playoffs. Subbing people off who were hot, not challenging obvious challenges, not taking time outs at key moments. It’s understandable

  • @CHUCKATTACK-dy2wi
    @CHUCKATTACK-dy2wi 14 днів тому +2

    IT'S OFFICIAL. LEBRON IS NOW THE GOAT AT FIRING HEAD COACHES. He has more coaches getting fired than rings🤣Next season another coach will get fired for sure...lol

  • @c-2active
    @c-2active 13 днів тому +1

    Lebron having to play off flagging his coach off is wild

  • @BlkDiesel
    @BlkDiesel 14 днів тому +9

    Hmmmm...LeBron and JJ Reddick started a podcast not long ago, now he's in talks to be Lakers coach. Hmmmmm....interesting...

  • @JoeMurray5
    @JoeMurray5 14 днів тому +13

    Kendrick Perkins so unprofessional at times - does he even watch laker games during the season

    • @MelvinFlannagan
      @MelvinFlannagan 14 днів тому

      ESPN had Lakers on all season so probably did watch.

    • @joshlittle1579
      @joshlittle1579 14 днів тому

      @@MelvinFlannagan but he didnt watch. and if he did, then all his takes right now are pure hate. probably coz he got replaced by jj redick

    • @MelvinFlannagan
      @MelvinFlannagan 14 днів тому

      @@joshlittle1579 JJ coaching at some point. I'm tired of building around a 38 year old and AD.

    • @joshlittle1579
      @joshlittle1579 3 дні тому

      @@MelvinFlannagan riiiiight coz you knwo how to fckng manage a multi billion business like the lakers. lol
      oh wait!!!! kobe was so washed but he still remained in the the team. surrounded by, who were those players again? Russlell, ingram, randle, hart, clarkson. fccccck arent these good caliber players? kobe so good they never fckng won. so tired of building around a washed kobe, oh wait they retired him as a laker. fck off lol

  • @reneeellis4389
    @reneeellis4389 14 днів тому +2

    Thought winning in season tournament was supposed to be a great accomplishment for the Lakers and before the season alot of the talk was the lakers with the coach and roster were built to win now

  • @ikiwheese
    @ikiwheese 13 днів тому +1

    Real talk. This might be the most intelligent thing i've ever heard come from Perk's mouth.

  • @BaiCebu
    @BaiCebu 14 днів тому +6

    Anyone who coach LBJ always gets the blame and fired lol. 😅
    That's why MJ and KOBE are in different level of greatness.

    • @willchoice7681
      @willchoice7681 13 днів тому

      spolestra still in miami

    • @jordynsmith24
      @jordynsmith24 12 днів тому +1

      I like Kobe but lets not forget he once requested a trade from the lakers before they got pau gasol.

  • @MarkioNo1
    @MarkioNo1 13 днів тому +3

    Lebron has had 7 out of 8 head coaches fired. Spo only survived because Pat wouldn't allow LeBron to dictate the team. This is the man's legacy.

    • @jerryren4076
      @jerryren4076 12 днів тому +1

      Are you dumb? He wanted Ty Lue as coach yet Lakers hired Ham

  • @GoDxism
    @GoDxism 13 днів тому +1

    Man all these clowns need to shut up. From Draymond, to Reggie Miller, to Stephen A. I had to watch almost every Lakers game this season and deal with his non-existent coaching. Horrible lineups, no ability to make in-game adjustments, can't design a play to save his life, has pre-determined subs, has no ability to sense momentum shifts to call a timeout, unable to utilise the role players efficiently and so many other reasons. Almost every loss this season can be attributed to at least two of those factors. Are you telling me everything I saw was a hallucination or something? Or that I existed in a different reality? These guys don't watch any Lakers games whatsoever and instead of addressing the issue with Ham, they play the whataboutism card. Stop insulting us fans that have put up with watching this team for 82 games. The players are definitely accountable to some degree, but Ham is still BY FARRRRRRRRRRRRR the #1 problem. Honestly all Lakers needed was a good coach and a centre and I truly believe they would have taken Nuggets to 7 games.

  • @adryangray8393
    @adryangray8393 13 днів тому

    The Lakers should be interested in hiring these coaches old school coaches like Coach K, Roy Williams, Larry Brown, Jim Boeheim, Jay Wright, Phil Jackson,Mike Budenholzer, Mark Jackson, Adrian Griffin, Dewayne Casey, Sam Mitchell, Terry Porter, Monty Williams, Penny Hardaway......

  • @iTuber012
    @iTuber012 14 днів тому +4

    Perkins on a winning streak lately wow

    • @BabylonGateLA
      @BabylonGateLA 14 днів тому

      Laker hater, lay on the ground, you’ve been robbed 😂😂

  • @c.b.g8329
    @c.b.g8329 14 днів тому +3

    It’s crazy. LBJ has had every coach that he played for fired. LBJ is like a child. Don’t wanna be held responsible

    • @mrgetitdone85
      @mrgetitdone85 14 днів тому +1

      Except Spoe and that was because Pat Riley don’t play those games

  • @Big7wardnola
    @Big7wardnola 13 днів тому +1

    Perk never know what he's talking about....coaches get fired everyday

  • @djmojolosangeles8190
    @djmojolosangeles8190 14 днів тому +1

    at 2:01 Perk and 11:10 Chiney are 100% CORRECT!

  • @jason10184
    @jason10184 14 днів тому +3

    Lets be real , LeBlame wants an incompetent coach so when things go bad he can blame them . If LeFraud stayed in a well ran organization like Miami that wouldn't take his bs and with a great coach he'd probably have 6 rings already but he wants to play GM , coach , and player all at once

  • @steve13191
    @steve13191 14 днів тому +13

    lebalco needs a new scapegoat 😂

  • @youssefskalli1535
    @youssefskalli1535 12 днів тому

    Hey Austin, you're an amazing player. I don't know how much you make as a journalist, but at this stage, you're much better as a commentator than as a basketball player. Good luck

  • @deejaydhillon8415
    @deejaydhillon8415 14 днів тому +1

    This is so stupid the Spurs have the worst record this year so does that mean Greg is a horrible coach

  • @mars2b
    @mars2b 14 днів тому +7

    Give Phil Handy a chance. 3 coaches in 5 years, at this point why not 🤷‍♂

  • @2002mrkellz
    @2002mrkellz 14 днів тому +3

    Doc better be fired next

  • @MrRabia8019
    @MrRabia8019 13 днів тому +1

    Always the same, keep firing coaches, man, insane

  • @kltMajestic
    @kltMajestic 13 днів тому +1

    LeBron really blaming anyone but himself

  • @PhilipN997
    @PhilipN997 14 днів тому +11

    I love how people defend Ham but dont realize how bad he was. He isnt the scapegoat we knew he was trash since last year. But he was setup for this by Rob with the trash team. Aint no way your biggest offseason move was Gabe Vincent.

    • @kite36
      @kite36 14 днів тому +1

      Well we’re looking at the Gabe situation in retrospect, he was good that previous season, now he’s not.

    • @PhilipN997
      @PhilipN997 14 днів тому

      @@kite36 Yes and No. He had one good playoff run and that's it. In thinking about it maybe having Cam/Wood/Hayes was worse but my point still stands Ham is trash but Rob didn't help him at all. If anything both should lose their jobs

  • @Defort-jd8xe
    @Defort-jd8xe 14 днів тому +3

    and on the next episode of LeScapegoat..

  • @TheSchoolofTrading
    @TheSchoolofTrading 13 днів тому

    2 things can be true. 1) coaches get blamed way too much for player failures and fired, 2) Despite that, Darvin Ham made poor decisions as a head coach and shares enough blame to be fired. Period.

  • @backtodascriptsbacktoyahsw2505
    @backtodascriptsbacktoyahsw2505 13 днів тому

    Chiney is the only one on this panel who seemed to understand.
    If it wasn't for his bad rotations and finding the proper starting lineup late, they likely would not have needed the play in.
    This led to an exhausted team struggling to finish games against the nuggets.

  • @llong3316
    @llong3316 14 днів тому +1

    You all trying to use Ham for a scapegoat for his “rotations” so who was the man supposed to send on the floor?

  • @ThatsFirePower
    @ThatsFirePower 13 днів тому +1

    Bring in Phil Jackson, then get Derozan, and Klay. Get Howard and McGee, Caruso, and KCP. Trade Rui, AR, Gabe, Spencer for better players. Championship roster.

  • @DarellDavie1
    @DarellDavie1 13 днів тому +1

    Over exaggerated. He Should have never been hired. No Authority no system.

  • @KolaAlade-li5db
    @KolaAlade-li5db 14 днів тому +1

    Tye Lue may be available next season. I think he is tired of weak leadership in Kawhi and PG

  • @nobnoba
    @nobnoba 14 днів тому +1

    Clippers: we love Ty lue, despite not winning ANYTHING. Lakers: get outta here HAM!, despite WCF last year, and winning in season tournament this year.

  • @PoeticJustice7777
    @PoeticJustice7777 13 днів тому +1

    This is why KD said the environment playing with LeBron is toxic. No matter how LeBron plays you know he's going to get all the credit if they win, but none of the blame if they lose. No matter who's on the roster. Even though he's hand picked his team and has always had talent/great players around him.

  • @xXKalXx
    @xXKalXx 13 днів тому +1

    Nothing! is going to change after firing Ham. They fired Walton and nothing changed. They fired Vogel and nothing changed.. The Lakers upper management is delusional. They have gone through 3 coaches now since LeCryBaby has joined the Lakers.. Better start looking at the senior citizen James and these crappy players that you're paying millions of dollars a year for..

  • @jayc5756
    @jayc5756 14 днів тому +1

    Of course we knew this would happen.

  • @shaundrahammond3282
    @shaundrahammond3282 14 днів тому +1

    Three coaches fired in five years. The next one? Whomever it is, it's gonna be quit.

  • @Isiah030
    @Isiah030 13 днів тому

    National media didn't even know why Ham was fired! Ham was not the sole reason for the Lakers losing but if you look at how he handled the team this year, his schemes, his lineup rotations, his starting lineups he should really get the blame and get fired for it!

  • @Smallvillefreak
    @Smallvillefreak 13 днів тому

    Not one of them acknowledged the fact that Ham played around all year with lineups and finally started winning when he used the lineup that got the to Conference Finals. How you lack the basic mental capacity, to use your best lineup, is beyond me. And his inability to handle Denver adjustment and late game clock/timeout/challenges, with any sense of proficiency, is why he’s gone.

  • @danilobanaag1354
    @danilobanaag1354 13 днів тому

    The fact that your coach needs until february to figure out what works is one of the reason he gets axed