Rick Adelman

This is the third post in a series of posts focusing on the Lakers' coaching candidates to replace Phil Jackson. Candidate: Mike Brown Coaching background: Brown led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals and two Eastern Conference Finals...

Five thoughts on the reported deal for the Lakers to hire Mike Brown as their next coach: 1. The Lakers should've hired Brian Shaw. I'm not thrilled with the Lakers' decision ... scratch that ... Jim Buss' decision to hire Mike Brown as the new Lakers'...

TV SPORTS Soccer-Premier League, Manchester United at Newcastle, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NBA Basketball-New York Knicks at Boston Celtics, 6 p.m. (TNT); Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. (TNT) Major League Baseball-Minnesota Twins at...

In a move that will largely define the Lakers' future, the organization hired Coach Mike Brown and left Kobe Bryant out of the process. In a move the success of which will partly depend on the strength of that relationship, the two are already off on a...

Forget about reading Tweets in 140 characters or less. When it comes to big news, such as, say the Lakers (or Jim Buss) hiring Mike Brown as their head coach, the tweets are going to come out in full rapid fire. It's easy to follow this since I as well as...

In today's links we take a look at the Magic's offseason plans, the Mavericks' victory over the Thunder, the Lakers' hiring of Mike Brown and the Heat-Bulls series. 1. Magic fans: Here's how to survive an NBA lockout, Brian Schmitz, Orlando Sentinel The...