No doubt the Celtics and Lakers have two great young coaches. I like them both. Just have to wonder how Luke will do with Coach LeBron next year.
Coach LeBron with personal hand-picked Assistant Coach Rondo.
No doubt the Celtics and Lakers have two great young coaches. I like them both. Just have to wonder how Luke will do with Coach LeBron next year.
Honestly I wasn't really that thrilled when Doc was hired by Ainge from Orlando. I was looking at the record of Orlando. And he inherited a topsy turvy lineup that had young Paul Pierce and probably a mini motley crew. Then Ainge added KG and Allen, and picked up Posey, Cassell, House, etc for bench help. Frankly I told myself they won't win the title in that first year. But they did. He supposedly outcoached Phil Jackson and even used a never heard of player in Leon Powe in the Finals to the surprise of Jackson, as Powe gave them a couple of big performances then. And Doc brought the Celtics to at another Finals and a couple of Eastern playoff runs. I can't described what kind of a coach he was but he did put the team together, with the 'ubuntu' battlecry. And he had Thibs to take care of his defense. After failing to win another title over the next few years with the C's and the Clippers, that is when criticisms of him being overrated came in. The most famous of which was from his own former player Big Baby, who called him 'lucky'.
Well, I take Big Baby's comments with a grain of salt....especially following his arrests for drug distribution and felony assault. I think those two incidents destroyed any credibility Big Baby may have had left.![]()
And even this becomes 'news'. The Coach had to ask permission from an ex-Laker to wear number 23?
https://www.lakersnation.com/lebron...ssion-to-wear-no-23-lakers-jersey/2018/08/07/
The only Cedric I know of is a Maxwell from the Bird/McHale days.Ceballos? Doesn't ring a bell at all.
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He was a "could have been great" Phil. Very athletic wing. I remember him from his time with the Suns in the 90s.
And if Cedric said NO? Now that would have been funny and guess what? If Cedric said no, you know what number LeBron would have been wearing? 23
I get the feeling that some of you guys don't like LeBron very much. ; - )
I have to admit I turned against him when he left Cleveland for the Heat - very poorly handled. That was eight years ago and I can't hold a grudge forever.
You have to admit it will be a lot more interesting to watch the Lakers this year, love LeBron or hate LeBron. Both sides will be watching him, including me. But, when they play the Clippers, I'll root against him.
He is a great player and he has done a lot of good work in the community. Can't take those two things away from him.
I get the feeling that some of you guys don't like LeBron very much. ; - )
I have to admit I turned against him when he left Cleveland for the Heat - very poorly handled. That was eight years ago and I can't hold a grudge forever.
I just read that former Laker and current Cavalier, Jordan Clarkson, will be playing for the Philippines in the upcoming Asian Games. His mother is from the Philippines and he holds dual citizenship there and in the USA.
I was at the gym today doing the treadmill and listened to Bill Simmons, The Ringer Podcast, interviewing Steph Curry.
Sometimes Simmons is tough to take but he did a good job with Curry. The Draymond Green stories were the best.
I had to get over my bad feelings towards the Warriors but I am at the point of respect for them now - whether I like them or not. ; - )
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