Jeanie Buss: My brothers’ disastrous mistake of ghosting Phil Jackson

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8 ай бұрын

Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss, reflects on the challenges of managing a business alongside family members, particularly the unpermitted decision made by her brother to hire Mike D'Antoni over Phil Jackson in 2012. She shares the embarrassment she felt during this time, the subsequent strain on the relationship with her brothers, and the invaluable advice she received from Kobe Bryant that helped her through it all.
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@Johnny-xj5qu 8 ай бұрын

At that time, D’Antoni was vehemently against iso players and post up players. Why would ownership even consider bringing him in when Kobe was an iso player, and both Bigs were post up players? It was impossible to make that work with D’Antoni. His coaching forced Kobe to play 40 minutes a night just to keep in contention late in the season, and his Achilles went. Jeannie is the basketball brains in the family, period!

@kB..24 8 ай бұрын

ur right

@zeusv9804 8 ай бұрын

yet another example of fools letting their pride and feelings getting in the way of doing the most sensible thing.

@ZubiriasMaximus 8 ай бұрын

And it was clear from the beginning that his coaching style wouldn't mesh with the team. He was a shoot quick, don't use the shot clock type offensive minded coach. It was the complete opposite of how Kobe and the lakers had operated since his uprising. The triangle involves using the shot clock to some degree.

@DangleFront 8 ай бұрын

Everyone but Jim Buss knew this

@Johnny-xj5qu 8 ай бұрын

@@DangleFront seems like it. He seemed so proud of himself to pull the rug out and hire “his” guy, he either didn’t think it through, or just doesn’t understand the game very welll

@SpeakTheTruth-gk8dq 8 ай бұрын

Im glad she explained that disaster Jim era. She made all the perfect decisions since bouncing her brother. The crazy good and hard decisions they made to dump those bad salaries and quickly make cap space to get LeBron, then AD and immediately win another title was epic. She's a genius. Rob pelenka is a genius. Who knew Westbrook would be a disaster when they signed him. They bounced back from that and made western conference finals and added more talent this summer. She's a true boss.

@dataphoenix8004 12 күн бұрын

2 rings vs her fake bubble ring

@cgray333 8 ай бұрын

This was a fascinating interview. Probably one of Graham's best.

@Polothx 8 ай бұрын

right also fact that Jeanie is honest and emotional says it alll. When she showed Kobe book and was talking about crying after those bad times... damm... Also i see now how good chemistry with Lakers is back - Lebron is true heir from Kobe after couple years of lakers being faceless team...

@gfunkgfunk 8 ай бұрын

Phil would've gave the Lakers the best chance. I blame Jim for Kobe's last years

@mymagicisntgivingup5908 3 ай бұрын

He made good 2 years and terrible 4 years of Kobe final career

@dataphoenix8004 12 күн бұрын

@@mymagicisntgivingup5908 which is better than the current era

@planetceremony9436 8 ай бұрын

Great interview Graham

@danieldominguez5863 8 ай бұрын

I remember there was a rumor that Jerry Buss had told his son on his deathbed to get Mike DAntoni. Which I always found ridiculous because Jerry was about winning (especially when it mattered most) and Mike was always a regular season coach. That 2012-2013 team was well constructed despite Dwight’s injury and Paus age.

@jerryrigmanhattan6 8 ай бұрын

Love her so much

@25mL 8 ай бұрын

❤️ Jeanie! Sis so companionate and genuine

@lamarodom 8 ай бұрын

Phil was always a winner. The lakers were never the same for the next 8 years when they went with Dantoni.

@nickgeorgiou7770 8 ай бұрын

Idk the behind the scenes stuff like Big-timeLaker fans but I know she is head and shoulders above her brother. Her only downfall is LeBron James being involved in trades / Free agency

@Damage_Inc 8 ай бұрын

As a Lakers fan, you can clearly see the decisionmaking process in how Jeanie and Lakers management handle issues. It hasn't always made them popular (supposedly there was support for bringing in Westbrook for the entertainment value of 3 stars supported by Jeanie and her close circle) and countless other issues, but Jeanie gets it right most of the time and especially when it comes to the things that count for the Lakers brand, honoring Kobe, and the entertainment value of selling Lakers basketball.

@MrFastdrive12 8 ай бұрын

Jim had NO business being a part of the Lakers decision. He was a horse trainer with NO experience and a huge ego for a person who didn't have a clue what he was doing. I understand Jeanie was trying to respect her dad's wishes but it killed Kobe getting his 6th ring.

@kinghiggins5021 7 ай бұрын

The greatest coach in NBA history Phil Jackson the Zen master

@philipc3153 8 ай бұрын

Too many injuries would have not made a difference with Phil there. Hindsight is 20/20.

@dlpaulin1210 8 ай бұрын

I love Jeannie Buss for simple reason is, she is purple & gold. She is a Laker and always will be. If you don't like you can kiss are purple & gold a**!

@goEZfuller9 8 ай бұрын

*our

@KK-pm7ud 7 ай бұрын

Her brother set the franchise back. Good to see the cream rise to the top.

@lamontwilliams4172 8 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@ian.piepenbrock 7 ай бұрын

Incredible woman

@6by6by6 7 ай бұрын

Did she just run through the entire upper management and most of the top superstar players 😮

@Zeus0886 8 ай бұрын

Kobe would got a 6th ring if Phil came back. Dwight and Pau would of worked with the triangle. Dwight wanted Phil. Phil would of managed Kobe’s minutes

@thechurch5000 7 ай бұрын

I'm skeptical Kobe would have held up physically for that to happen.

@Gio-ue8ps 5 ай бұрын

The triangle is actually an offense with less injuries

@ldsdmariya 7 ай бұрын

I can't believe he said a__es in seats! What is wrong with this World!!!

@oloxyea 8 ай бұрын

The city is overrun by klutch sports only because of this woman.

@mymagicisntgivingup5908 8 ай бұрын

Wow! The Attention seekers!

@yts23 7 ай бұрын

Jim made some horrible decisions. Like signing Mozgov and Deng. I'm glad Jeannie took control

@TheShaund 6 ай бұрын

Shes such a smart beautiful woman

@DP-8964 7 ай бұрын

Mike D'Antoni was not really a great coach.

@turdferguson2839 6 ай бұрын

She wanted control and shes willing to say and do anything to gain control of the lakers. They won a championship because of covid but other than that she hasnt done very well either.

@rhyscampbell8394 8 ай бұрын

Jeanie deserved her position,. the brothers got it because of nepotism.

@andyleo8418 7 ай бұрын

She might be a good business woman, but she picks the worst partners for relationships. Niw she has no heirs for the team once she passes.

@BytorTheSnowDog 6 ай бұрын

Jeanie Buss is a prime example of most kids ain’t made for the family business, she should have never been in the building

@kinghiggins5021 7 ай бұрын

I hated the Jim b u s s era

@dataphoenix8004 12 күн бұрын

Jim won 2 rings vs Jeanie micky mouse ring

@narcissist31 8 ай бұрын

It's funny how she admired Kobe and Kobe gave her advice. The same Kobe that basically admitted he cheated on his wife with that white girl in that hotel. I lived the Kobe era. It's funny to me how a guy that was basically hated by most NBA players, hell even his teammates, he basically pushed Shaq out of LA. The guy really turned his image around and even after he died now everyone loves Kobe and always loved him. Yeah, not so fast. The public really have short memories. When he came out once and said he would just pay off the bimbos, "like shaq does". I mean he was really disliked. This young generation is lead to believe that Kobe was this perfect person, when in reality he was just not a very nice person all the time.

@johnnytomahawk 8 ай бұрын

fake news

@johnnytomahawk 8 ай бұрын

the girl was lying about getting r@ped. its been proven

@dataphoenix8004 12 күн бұрын

@@johnnytomahawk no it hasnt but that wasnt his point he didnt said he r@pe he said cheated. Seems like you are the one that thinks so

@Adkb123 8 ай бұрын

Her brother certainly shouldn’t have been running the show. But the game had passed Phil by at that point and he wasn’t even hungry anymore. Phil wasn’t the answer either.

@dataphoenix8004 12 күн бұрын

Jim Buss won two rings