It’s a scene known all too well among Los Angeles Lakers fans: The Lakers are down by double digits with seconds left in the game, and another addition to the team’s loss column has become all but certain.
Within the stands, among the Lakers' faithful, a small chant begins to erupt before the game’s end: “We want Phil! We want Phil!”
Fans call for—better yet, demand—the return of 11-time NBA champion head coach Phil Jackson as a replacement for current head coach Mike D’Antoni, hired by Los Angeles on Nov. 12.
More than two months have passed since D’Antoni’s hiring, and his promise of “scoring 110-115 points per game” has proven to be as realistic as breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record for most points scored in a game.
With the Lakers' 18-25 regular-season record, ranking 12th in the west, one must ask: Will D’Antoni make it to game 82, or will he suffer the same fate as his predecessor, Mike Brown?
Sorry to disappoint, Laker Nation, but D’Antoni is here to stay, at least until the end of the season.
Will he stay arou ...
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Los Angeles Lakers: Will Mike D’Antoni Survive the Season?
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