Coach Ham or Trade?

CRoost · Star Player Joined: 21 Mar 2017 Posts: 4801

We need both. Coach with a championship pedigree or plenty of playoff experience. And we need proven playoff players.

danzag · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:02 pm Post subject:

Get rid of Ham. Imagine knowing what got you to the WCF and refuse to do it again because you're dumb and/or stubborn

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BILBJH · Star Player Joined: 23 Jul 2020 Posts: 5129

If I'm the Raiders, do I let the Chargers beat me so they keep Brandon Staley?

These are the kind of thoughts that cross my mind.

But I've also said that we have decent players that just need to be coached more consistently so I'm not shocked if they beat anybody.

Hanging from Rafters · Star Player Joined: 31 Jul 2018 Posts: 4460

Not a fan of the poll…voted for changing coach…because it obviously depends on the specifics of the trade or the coach replacement. Either way, one of the moves likely doesn’t result in a ship so why bother? It’s not my poll so I’m just a participant but would’ve liked to see a third option that indicated neither is enough to reach the goal…a Ship…so both a coach change and trade is needed.

The Bulls are rumored to want 2FRPs for Caruso so I’d like to offer JHSfino + a 1stRdPic/2ndRpPic with Vincent/Hayes for Caruso/Drummond (sorry Jaxson, really like you man and appreciate the game against the Keltics

). I believe Wood can do what Jaxson did and more but both would be 3rd string deep bench whereas Drummond would be a viable C2 and improve one of the Lakers weakest areas…rebounding…plus provide a bruiser back up for bigger C and allow AD some PF time. That’s the trade part.

For the coaching part. Replace Ham with Budenholzer (is it possible to just demote Ham to assistant?) to get minimal adjustments since Ham was a product of his and also get Ship winning experience.

I think those move gets the Lakers a Ship!

AD/Drummond
LBJ/Rui
Vand/Prince
AReaves/Cam
Dlo/Caruso

Wood/Max deep reserves
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MJST · Retired Number Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 26409

If you want to make an argument for Ham. Last night would serve as an example of what Ham would do with a young team that didn't have any 'superstars'.
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anth2000 · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:46 am Post subject:

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Strokke · Starting Rotation Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 670

The team is better than last year, and we gave Nuggets their best challenge. Meanwhile, their team is worse.

Step 1 would have been fire the coach a month ago and THEN evaluate if you need to make trades.

But our ownership screwed up and now has to try to make the tough decision without any real data about how much the Ham situation is impacting the team's performance.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:40 am Post subject:

DLaker · Star Player Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 1539

I wonder those 8 that choose to say Trade is the answer change there mind knowing that we do have enough in this team and coaching is really the reason why we are in the position we are in atm.

kfkilla · Star Player Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Posts: 4318

Ham is so freaking bad bro. He benched our best players for Cam freaking Reddish and TP. He needs to be fired for malpractice and banned from coaching any team ever again. Even high school or grade school.