Luke Walton Must Introduce the Los Angeles Lakers to Modern NBA Basketball

April 30th, 2016 by Michael Pina Leave a reply »

The Los Angeles Lakers are at rock bottom but believe they’ve found the coach who can shepherd them back into title contention. 

In what’s far and away the most sensible, comfortable move it could’ve made, Los Angeles replaced Byron Scott with Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton on Friday night.

The 36-year-old was the only candidate L.A. actually interviewed, per ESPN.com's Ramona Shelburne, which speaks to the NBA’s problematic head coach selection process—something similar to the NFL’s Rooney Rule would be nice—but, nonetheless, it looks like a home run hire. 

Walton, who received three votes for Coach of the Year after leading the Warriors to an NBA-record 24-0 start (in Steve Kerr's absence, who was out due to medical reasons), can brush cobwebs off an organization that’s long refused to abandon the defunct philosophy that bred so much success in the past.

In a way, Lady Luck kissed the Lakers once again; the timing of it all couldn’t be more perfect: The most sought-after candidate in years—who just so happens to alread ...

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