Mike Brown fired

[pimp]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/224403/Lakers_Fire_Mike_Brown

[DatWerkk]

And here come the Hawks fans clamoring for Mike Brown to replace LD!

[MQDnATL01]

Please Mike Brown is a joke who runs high school offensive sets. No excuse for being 1-4 with the players he had. And don't give me the chemistry wasn't there crap.

[macdaddy]

I can't imagine anyone wants Brown. I can't believe he landed the laker job to begin with. They are talking about hiring D'antoni! I didn't think he'd get another job. Wouldn't be surprised to see Phil Jackson back.Or shoot what about Jerry Sloan. I forgot about him.

[AHF]

Mike Brown is definitely NOT the coach I want for the Hawks if LD goes.

[benhillboy]

I love Kobe but sometimes his reaction and outright lying to the media irks me. Called himself "the biggest supporter of Brown". Really? He f@&kin tore up Kupchak's office after that last loss to get this done. I hear the D'Antoni name and thought Buss better fire Kupchak before that happens. Number one requirement is that Kobe has to respect and like the next coach point blank. Enter the Zen Master. With what they have defensively at point guard though, it may all be in vain.

[jhay610]

Mike Brown is definitely NOT the coach I want for the Hawks if LD goes.

Woody Lite!

[AHF]

Woody Lite!

Agreed.

[macdaddy]

D'Antoni got the job? Damn. Seriously, when has this guy done anything except when Steve Nash was on the team. Ohhhh yeah. At least D'antoni isn't coming here. Phil must really want the Atlanta job.

[DatWerkk]

Should Nash be excited? I would think so since the best time of his career so far was under D'Antoni. I KNOW D'Antoni is excited because that was the best time of HIS career too. Then again, I don't think a D'Antoni team is built to win games in the postseason, and there's nothing else that matters to Nash right now. It'll be interesting to see how this goes. And as always I have to wonder how Kobe and Dwight will take to a new coach coming in and trying to do everything his way.Side note: is Pau Gasol gone now?? He's not exactly Shaq but I don't see him fitting into a D'Antoni system. Somebody tell me I'm wrong because I'm scared that this makes it that much more likely that Pau-for-Smoove will become a reality.Meanwhile, in Mike Brown's world: http://chasingjoejohnson.com/2012/11/10-possible-new-careers-for-coach-mike-brown/

[AHF]

I think Pau would do well under D'Antoni. The guy is a great passer and can play in the post or in the high post.D'Antoni isn't going to take this team and run the exact same offense he did in Phoenix. This is certainly his "sink or swim" season and it will be defined by the post-season more than the regular season.