Phil Jackson thought the Los Angeles Lakers job was his to turn down. But general manager Mitch Kupchak and team executive Jim Buss didnt have time to wait for Jackson to decide.
The Lakers waited 30 hours to hear back from Jackson, when they didn't hear from him, they decided to make a move and hire Mike D'Antoni on Sunday night.
"There was no agreement to wait for [Jackson's] response on Monday," Kupchak said via LATimes.com. "He told us that's when he would get back to us. I could see where he might interpret that as 'You guys would wait for me.' But I thought when I said I had to go on and interview other candidates that it was clear I had a job to do."
Kupchak said the Lakers hired D'Antoni over Jackson for his style of offense. He says he wasn't convinced Jackson's triangle offense would work with the current roster.
"He plays the way we see our team playing and our personnel executing. I know the triangle...
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