The Los Angeles Lakers are going through a disappointing season, so the desperate team owner Jenny Bass has begun to contact an old friend of his own, according to The Athletic reporter Bill Oram and Sam Amik's latest report today, the Lakers legendary head coach Phil Jackson has been in close contact with the team this season.
Jackson has advised Buzz and senior adviser Kurt Lambis several times this season, and while reports have clearly confirmed that Jackson may have been behind lakers management forcing coach Frank Vogel to relegate Russell Westbrook to the bench, there have been reports of his interest in Westbrook and his poor form on the team.
Jackson is a familiar name for almost every Lakers fan, and his relationship with the team seems to be stuck in good memories, although he is 76 years old, but there are still many people who hope that he can replace Vogel to coach the team after the end of the season. However, the editor has a different view, although Jackson is a legendary coach loved by the Lakers, but his current meddling in the affairs of the team is not a good thing, Buzz and Lambis both asked Jackson for advice, which shows that the Lakers' problems have appeared as early as a few years ago, but only in this season's concentrated outbreak.
We just have to think about how many people in the Lakers have decision-making power to see the problem. Rob Pelinka is the team's full general manager, he is destined to give orders; Jenny Bass, as the team owner, he must have a veto and often directly interfere in the team's affairs; and there is also senior adviser Lambis, who has even participated in coaching meetings many times this season, directly involved in Vogel's rotation, such as insisting that the Lakers play the traditional big lineup, making Dwight Howard the starting center, and forcing Vogel to demote Westbrook to a substitute; and although LeBron James has repeatedly denied But he also undoubtedly played an important role in the team's decision-making process, as we can see from the Westbrook deal, and this attraction also extended to Anthony Davis, because behind him is the agent who has a strong voice in the league, Rich Paul.
In addition to these few people, there are many people who are exerting influence on the Lakers' decision-making. Magic Johnson is no longer a regular employee of the team, but he undoubtedly has a lot of influence on the team's decision-making, and the editor really doubts that Shaquille O'Neal and Karim Abdul-Jabbar, who are close to the Lakers, will receive calls from the team management for advice.
The Lakers have no reason to listen to an outsider like Phil Jackson, and if what he says has any impact on the decisions the team makes, it would be a huge mistake. Jackson is a legend, but he is not in the team, he is not even in the Lakers' office building, the Lakers already have too many people have a say in the decision-making process, roughly more than 6 people can decide the Lakers' reinforcements and rotation, and this is definitely not the right way to successfully carry out basketball.