So this is what I wake up to: Mike D'Antoni is the new Lakers coach...not Phil Jackson.
I'll have to do a lot of reading to catch up on the details, the whys and hows...but I'm sure it came down to money and whether or not Phil physically could endure another season of NBA travel.
Still, D'Antoni does have a good relationship with Nash and apparently Kobe, too. But this isn't the young Nash and Kobe, and D'Antoni has never been known for defense and poor defense is one of the Lakers' problems.
Also there is this: Phil Jackson - 11 Championships; Mike D'Antoni - 0.
If Jackson was truly unavailable, Jerry Sloan would have been a better pick, in my opinion.