'An unemployed coach would rather stay unemployed than work for the Lakers,' BillPlaschke writes.
on choosing his coaching staff, something that, combined with the length of his contract, would have completely undermined his bench authority and locker-room credibility.
You drop to that knee and pull out that diamond and then suddenly change your mind? That’s too crazy to happen even with some boozy couple on the giant video board in the fourth inning at Dodger Stadium. When Jerry Buss was alive, when the Lakers wanted someone, anyone, for any job, they got him. Under Jim Buss, their magnetic pull no longer worked for free agents. Now, under Jeanie Buss, they can’t even hire an out-of-work coach?
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