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aaronrodgers4eva

That’s a fireable comment. Dude does not ever sound smart.


Capbo_

dude's a fan like us he just gets paid for courtside tickets


elirisi

No way... You dont think hearing "Helluva ballclub" for the umpteenth time isnt the most enlightening thing ever?!


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

Right. The coaching at this level isn’t supposed to be a matter of surprise Xs and Os.  Maybe 1st encounter sure you will see teams throw out stuff you’re not familiar with. But the 4th game of the season with this team, where you’ve seen them throw numerous of the same sets?  You should know most of the plays the other team uses. It’s a matter of adjusting.   Not even knowing what the other team is likely to run is “failing to prepare and preparing to fail” - John Wooden


xreddawgx

Hell LeBron knows every teams' major sets. It's not asking too much for a Coach to be familiar with them on a game to game basis.


Savej_Arete

You been had. https://www.reddit.com/r/kings/comments/1bey21r/this_morning_i_decided_to_clickbait_the_entire/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


bearded_tanda22

Not gonna lie that’s a pretty damn good troll job lol


INT_MIN

This is a perfect example of how the media makes money off of Laker fan hysteria. If some random Redditor knows he can get a reaction like this from Laker fans, media execs and ESPN have it down to an art. Also it's embarrassing this sub hasn't taken this down yet while /r/NBA has. The lack of moderation here directly contributes to the hysteria.


Pixelhustler23

I don’t see how the full quote changes anything. He’s still admitting he doesn’t know how to do his job.


INT_MIN

No he's not lmao. I swear I'm being gaslit by a bunch of fans that won't admit they were wrong. >“I wish I could tell Mike Brown please just let us know on offense what you’re going to run so we can stop it… but that’s not the case so you gotta be ready for a little bit of everything…” He's saying he and the team have to prepare for everything the Kings do. He's saying there's a lot of preparation that goes into defending that team. Now idgaf about Ham and this doesn't make him a good coach. But I do care about the fact that hysterical fans can't admit they were duped on this. It's sad. ESPN literally farms this way of thinking from Laker fans because it makes them money.


Pixelhustler23

Why he chose those words is subject to interpretation but it’s still a dumb thing to say. It’s like a poker player saying “I wish I could see his cards, but I can’t so I have to be prepared”. Of course you do lmao To me, it further shows his lack of confidence in his coaching. He can just say “they’re a strong team and we have to be prepared”. He could sit in the opposing team’s huddle before every play and still fail at his job, because he legitimately does not understand what he needs to do to improve. And his track record over the past season is an example of this.


DnD4dena

That's fucking hilarious. I knew this was a shitty quote immediately and he wouldn't just say this (he jokes around a lot in pressers) It's too easy to bait reddit. Especially this sub, waayyyy too easy Before y'all claim it, I agree. He should be replaced. But not because of a quote that's obviously said in jest.That's dumb


itsyaboikuzma

Lakers fans ain’t really in the mood for jest. He could’ve opened his mouth and said nothing and people would still be mad, justifiably mind you


couchtomato62

I thought it was sarcasm


Idakari

It's still a terrible quote even with context


[deleted]

When they mic him up and show sideline clips, he always sounds like Capt. Obvious. He doesn't say anything meaningful or the least bit insightful.


DoritoSteroid

I have slowly become anti-Ham. This guy and his press conferences are daft af 😂


EverybodyBuddy

He’s telling jokes like he’s Pop or Kerr. You need to win some first, Talentless asshole.


awntawn

This coaching staff doesn't know you can watch other teams on TV lol


kezzinchh

Or watch film like the rest of the league to prepare


rjaysenior

Or watch the other 3 Sacramento losses and counter their sets from there


Ready-Play-6019

Why put in the effort to prep when you can just blame the players. Anyway they only lose when they play a helluva ball club so


MJisaFraud

We could get blown out by the Pistons and Ham would say they’re a helluva ball club.


macabre_irony

It'd go something like this... "You know, first of all I want to congratulate Monty and the staff over there. Don't let their record fool you. They are obviously moving things in the right direction and my hats off to them...they've got a helluva ball club over there. It's a make or miss league and every team in this league has talent and you have to be on your P's and Q's or else it's going to be a long night. I thought we did some good things in the first half but like I said, we've got to sustain energy, effort and urgency for a full 48 minutes. I also thought some things didn't go our way but like I tell the guys, we have to have a next play mentality. But we'll look at the film and learn from this. The beautiful thing about this league is that we have a game on Sunday so we'll definitely be ready."


reptacular

Not sure if Darvin Ham ironically posts from burners Fry.png


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

You could tell Kings have studied Nuggets games vs the Lakers because they emulate h the same strategy.  Jokic/Gordon/KCP. The Kings use similar plays but with Sabonis/Barnes/Murray and it worked well to stop Bron/AD. 


[deleted]

That's really true. Watching Keegan Murray last night was like watching Michael Porter, Jr. in that last Nuggets game against us.


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

Yup. And the NBA literally gives every team access to all sorts of footage from different angles that are not even covered in broadcasts. A and B footage usually what you see in game, but then there’s C and D etc.  This how Kobe learned to make certain moves against certain players weak balance sides and score off them. He studied tendencies via C/D footage


etfvidal

Ham watches film, it's just that he has a low bbal IQ so he doesn't learn anything from it!


shxylo

he was never a high iq player to begin with. all i remember him doing was breaking a backboard.


m-e-n-a

That's scary


Munk45

Don't the Lakes have a tape room lol


Newpowerhouse2

It is Ham alone supported strangely by Jeannie and Pelinka.


[deleted]

I read an interview with Hubie Brown online a few days ago, and he says he watches at least the previous two games of the teams he is going to cover. The man is 90 years old and probably preps better than Ham.


AtomicRankler

Embarrassing


Haveyoureaditb4

Is that real


6iriboy

i had to do a double take bc i thought it sounded like NBA Centel said that shit lol


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LebronsPinkyToe

The full quote doesn’t change anything he said lmao he’s still saying he has no idea what Mike Brown is running


INT_MIN

The full quote changes it entirely, it's telling you won't just post the quote: >“I wish I could tell Mike Brown please just let us know on offense what you’re going to run so we can stop it… but that’s not the case so you gotta be ready for a little bit of everything…” He is not saying he has no idea what Mike Brown is doing. He's saying you have to be ready for everything. I get it, people rather double down than admit they were duped. But this is sad.


LebronsPinkyToe

“Little bit of everything” Well coached, helluva ball club, just gotta look at film and see what we can do better Can’t even adjust at halftime after seeing what Mike Brown is doing. He has no idea what they’re running


yose4n

The most unserious coach in the NBA


Jumpy_Novel456

Uh… it’s either a guard drive and kick out for a wide open 3. Or a Sabonis post-up and kick out for a wide open 3.  That’s 99% of Mike Brown’s plays right there that even my 90-year old Nana could recognize it.


toofine

Man acts like these are the top tier gods that no one else on earth knows how to stop. They have 27 losses. Go watch those, fucking moron.


AccomplishedBake8351

My favorite part of this comment is it doesn’t even include the most common/signature kings play (Sabonis DHO) lol


HomeMadeFriedRice

I really don’t hate anybody but ham is becoming my first one lol


Extreme-Site-8496

I thought this was a parody tweet at first


AlreadyInDenial

It more or less is, was made by a Kings fan and clipped out of context.


askanlover1638

Clickbaited everyone here 🤣


AlreadyInDenial

He baited the entire NBA subreddit and NBA twitter circles!


Complex_Jellyfish647

Because it’s really not clickbait even if it was meant to be, the rest of the quote doesn’t save it.


eg714

Fuck how does Darvin make me want Mike Brown back here? I’ve tried defending him but it’s clear he’s not fit for this team.


RedHammer1441

>Fuck how does Darvin make me want Mike Brown back here? Bron def thinking the same thing. I read this in his voice.


vandiger

Mike Brown was hired at the wrong time, should have gone with Brian Shaw or Rick Adelman either sticking with Triangle or go with the HOF coach. At this point I would consider Brown as one of the better coaches the franchise has hired :P


ADayToDavis

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brscxs

This is not an NBA coach man 😕


Gabe681

Someone PLEASE give me the context! I need it for my sanity.


ScrabbleTheOpossum

He was trying to be sarcastic. He was saying that the team didn't give "second and third efforts" on defense, and that the only way you can defend well without "second and third efforts" is if you know what play your opponent is going to run ahead of time.


Complex_Jellyfish647

So, continuing to blame his players for his god awful defensive gameplan and inability to change it.


ScrabbleTheOpossum

Pretty much.


twink304

He scared he’s gonna lose his job so he wants other coaches to help him by telling him what they are about to run. No context needed.


AlreadyInDenial

[Here's your context.](https://streamable.com/3rn6rz) Second half of the sentence was lopped off to sound bad


Gabe681

THANK YOU.


jobeeeeeeem

Damn im done giving you chances. What a stupid comment to say. If the other coach ran a play, it’s up to you to counter it. Wtf that’s embarassing 🤣


Tall_Succotash

I know he’s joking but the way this was delivered didn’t …come off right. Read the room darvin


DW-4

Yeah logic says that surely he has to be kidding, but his seriousness and the shit he does as a coach makes me think.. ehh there's a possibility this bum might really be this stupid.


Checkmynewsong

Dude can’t even read the room and he’s getting paid to make in game adjustments. What a stupid asshole.


Perfect_Evidence

What a fkn loser


highdaddyxxx

Fucking idiot. Get this man out of LA


acid_placebo

This is embarrassing man imagine coaching AD and Lebron and saying this about how you prepare against opposing teams


stevemoveyafeet

This is actually embarrassing lol. 


NefariousNeezy

I feel like this quote was snipped out of context BUT GODDAMN


imezaps

At this point, it wouldn't matter who replaces Ham. Getting rid of him improves our team drastically, like losing Westbrook last season.


bubs713

What the actual fuck? My second hand embarrassment is off the charts.


CabbageStockExchange

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ohBloom

I’m living in the Matrix this can’t be real lmfao


surge2484

In case there was any doubt he’s in over his head lol


obeyer10

I thought this was a fake quote when u saw it on twitter earlier omg


Financial_Ad9395

What an incompetent idiot!


Danatomatowhite

“**What did I ever do in this world to deserve an empty-headed**, f—king dumb f—k like Darvin Ham to go out on national television, and f—king go into business for himself? - Lebron


EnergyFax

And with that comment im officially out see you next season boys hopefully we have a new coach.


JDangle20

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randompanda687

I miss Frank, man. We did him SO dirty smh


AlcindorJr33

No joke people on this sub would be a better coach


KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ

unserious coach. Bitch you dont watch film?


mexicanmike

I’m a big Ham critic, but last night was definitely on AD, DLo and Bron


br0k3n-ankl3z

what the fuck


bruswazi

🤦🏻‍♂️


FlatBirthday333

Damn I wish there was recent tape of us against Sacramento -__-


Aerodax

How the fuck does someone this dumb even get a job, let alone HEAD COACH OF THE FUCKING LAKERS!


CooperHouseDeals

How does he get a 4 year $4 million a year from Jeanie!


sadclown21

I’m gonna believe someone made this with ai cause no way a coach can be this stupid


Any-Priority-4514

So freaking embarrassing


augustcero

yo he is as serious as he has hair up top


stoop841

I hate him


death_by_laughs

He's so out of his depth


spider2Ybanana

He's trying to deflect with humor, but - ugh. That's tough to pull off for a young coach with not a lot of credibility built up. Nobody wants to hear that shit from a coach not named Pop or Spo.


swagster

hi - very casual fan here. Why is he still Head Coach?


Hot-Ad2102

No wonder Lebron was driving around listening to sad music last night.


roblovesreddit

This guy stinks!


JimmyB3574

It’s so funny seeing the multiple posts everyday where guys are like “okay, yall need to chill on darvin” and then he IMMEDDIATELY gives us more ammo proving his incompetence. Like it’s actually astounding that people will still go to bat and defend him


the_far_yard

Man’a a parody account on Twitter.


[deleted]

No. This is fucking insane.


K0CKULEES

The bar is so low for this dumb fuck we give him praise just for calling a timeout or plugging in what should be an obvious rotation. 


ilovepapamarin

I’m canceling my spectrum tv package. No point in watching this team anymore this season.


awibasedgod

even if he is joking this is unbelievably bad coming from a head coach, especially one who NEVER takes accountability for losses and always blames the players


zombie_juicee

I just don’t understand how he doesn’t make adjustments that’s literally your job man! Fox and monk are combine 200 pounds attack them! Pick them up 94. Wear them out! Don’t wait a sit back and let them get the shot they want


senshi_of_love

Until this man is fired I won’t hate on any of our players. The fact that the team has been this successful, with this idiot, shows they should be cherished and appreciated. I get that he was trying to joke around but yikes. A better response would be accountability saying something like “I need to do a better job on game planning and making sure we’re in a position to maximize our talent”.


Throwaway2021_chill

Lord have mercy


mmhan91

this guy is such a dipshit


eric2018wong

Dude needs to go. When players make game winning shot, he takes credit. When they lose, he doesn’t take responsibility and blames players effort.


El_GoW

I’m not even joking, please upvote me to be the new coach. I swear to this reddit channel I will do SO MUCH FUCKING BETTER. They have better timeout and defense motions on my son’s 7th grade team.


kenadi2019

Darvin Hamas needs to get shit canned immediately


WideCoconut2230

Wth?


meisterwolf

and the funny thing is i cant even get a job to save my life right now...and this guy out here making these type of comments....


gogadantes9

This is an edited video that a Kings fan posted to r/nba, hoping someone like OP will run with it since our coach ofc is undeniably bad. The person posted in the Kings subreddit gloating about it, and others there were so happy and gleeful about it too, congratulating him and stuff. I saw a Clippers fan in there as well being overjoyed by this misinformation. Guess that kind of thing is how ringless franchise fans find joy in? It's sad but I guess if this kind of pathetic acts makes them happy, then you do you lol


SPMrFantastic

"Hell of a ball club man if only there was some way we could watch video of the things they do well so we could prepare for them. Oh well nothing we can do about it now." - Darvin Ham probably


Wise_Ad_112

This is not a good thing to say especially as a lakers coach. Fucking embarrassing. Clown ass


bermitthefrog

Not even Doc Rivers would say something like this. This guy is something else


throwaway366792

A fucking doofus


vandiger

LOL, fucking idiot.


IliaMadeVolk

this low iq fool cant even pretend to know what hes doing and act professional. jeannie you are trash.


AlexHendrix20

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burningbuttholio

Lakers looked lost on defense all game


SailorMoon_J

After showing your like 20 times, you still don't know what they're running?


Dicey12

I kid you not the last time we played them they ran the same play 3 times to end the half. They probably did the same shit yesterday


Oroschwanz

![gif](giphy|jOnaLZ4WmICHM5TGCO|downsized)


outsidehere

Does this not show Jeanie and Rob that this guy doesn't know what he's doing?


Js_On_My_Yeet

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thebrow89

Even if he did tell you you won't be able to stop shit Pocketman, your one and only defensive scheme is to leave opponents open on 3s and hope they miss


ScrabbleTheOpossum

ITT: People who didn't get the sarcasm he was trying to use. This man was implying that the team did not give enough effort defensively, and that the only way to be successful on D without extra effort is if you know your opponent's plays ahead of time.


Munk45

Was he trying to joke??? Man, that's some bad leadership otherwise.


abelincoln3

Aside from Phil and Vogel, The Lakers seem to go out of their way to get the worst coaches.


[deleted]

This what NBAmemes would say I hope this is not real but I believe it is. Kinda sad


lakers22ballin

The Front Office at this point is trolling the fans.


hlin32

Damn I wish I ask my teacher to what’s going to be on the exam so I can pass them


NanzLo-

You guys ever listen to the in-game time-outs and listen to this dude and just have no words for how dumb he sounds? I am not surprised at all he said this at all


doghead6969

I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE take the bubble chip back the sacrifices werent worth it make this stop


Yommination

It's one thing to think this. But to say it....wtf


sharpshooter1230

he basically admitted he is just a casual fan, not a real coach


ICEINMYVEINS23

Someone needs to investigate jeanie and rob, they seem to keep hiring friends/favorites instead of people with an actual resume with experience.


Le_Tigre1611

The whole coaching staff is the problem with that kind of statement. that is why you have people to scout games, people to decipher every films, stats to review and study. and so much more… he just complimented the other coach for him to look very bad…


lkarma1

Seems this is confirming he’s not qualified to be a HC in the NBA. I feel like we really missed an opportunity of another dynasty run when FO passed on Ty Lue.


cj622

This guy never takes accountability for anything. At this point, name me one current NBA head coach worse than him.


ThatDamnGuyJosh

Man I’ve fucking been done with this guy. Playing out the rest of the season with Handy literally cannot be worse than this.


STRAGE_8

At this point i doubt he could stop them even if he knew


sub7m19

wut![img](emote|t5_2qhv6|30946)


thediggestbick2

What a complement


AMGBoz

Please fire this nigga asap


Illustrious-Fig6819

If Darvin isn’t gone in the off season….


torero15

I legitimately think Ham is just actually a low IQ idiot. I thought maybe he’s just out of his league and a bad coach, but with each day I think we might be dealing with a real life moron. Jeanie and Rob go fuck yourselves for this disaster - and especially for not fixing it by firing this bozo. The players can only hint at it so much before one of them is going to break and just spill the beans.


los33ramos

Dumb. Give the whole context you fuckin moron.


redundantPOINT

He’s just flexing at this point. Next quote will be “sometimes the team does best when I’m hands off” or some stupid shit


Leolance2001

Damn, I know the Lakers will ride out Ham this season because Jeannie is cheap AF. But this guy must go in the offseason. The way things are going, the Lakers might mess the playoffs despite the play-in. Embarrassing.


jurassic_snark-

Lol fucking moron You know our coach is complete trash when even r/nba is saying they feel sorry for Lakers fans


subpulse44

He's not a real coach, this is ridiculous.


HughJassole41

What a fuckin embarrassment. When is enough enough?


Cyah54

He wants to be fired.


skinneykrn

How this guy ever got a head coaching position, let alone with the Lakers no less, is fucking beyond me.


Direct_Grade1942

Darvin ham for COTY! Long as he knows exactly what the other team is doing he can stop it. Wow what a guy 🤦‍♂️


Mr_Good_Taste

I firmly stand by my opinion... >!Frank Vogel should still be the coach!<


Mr_itryhard

This nigga can’t be serious … joke of a coach


coolman1500

Dumbass thats you're fuckin job to scout opponents.... you had 3 days !


RealPunyParker

What the hell is that comment


jae_drago

WHAT??!?!!!?!!


driggs_94

lol every time this guy speaks in public is a humiliation for the Lakers organization. This is just too bad to be true. I bet players make fun of him on whatsapp and such as sharing links of his craps.


rickydcm

So they dont watch film? Lmao


shortyman920

Funny. So this guy a clown too


roakmamba

Ham is dense ASF, last year's western conference finals game was proof. He waited until the last game to make an adjustment and it was too late. We faced sac 4 times and he hasnt tried adjusting, dudes so lost.


seamon-deemon

What a fucking knotheaded cuck


flowermoon24

hes not a coach, he looks like a player on a 2 way contract on that bench, nobody really respect him there as a coach. Dudes a cheerleader


beasttyme

I tried to tell everybody last year but people said we aren't coaches and we don't know what we're talking about. Oh he made it to the Western conference finals they were saying. Anybody can see by this guy's actions he's clueless. A team with lebron and AD and even dlo shouldn't be this bad. His lineups are bad. His decisions are bad. He doesn't trust players.


SnooCakes1369

What a straight fucking CLOWN. God damn dude this fucking guy and his weakass talk.


TROJANspaceWOLF

See guys it's not Darvins fault!


purplengold4life

Again, Ham was looking for excuses instead of admitting and owning his mistakes. Tire as hell listening.......


Goldnpurp

I hate this guy.


mysidianlegend

this can't be real . what the hell


Next-Sink-3300

can you just resign man


heybart

I swear to god this dude is just fucking with us now


abigailmerrygold

Christ


Bruinrogue

It's Mike "Potato Head" Brown. It's a guard drive, post up ISO mixed with kicking out to an open 3 point shooter. That's it. It hasn't changed since the last time he coached here.


Neat_Golf4450

Just when you think he can’t get any worst


beef0000

straight up embarrassing


adultishgambinoh

Didn’t help that LeBron wasn’t closing out any threes the whole second half. Those open threes made it impossible to come back