Eddie Jordan Agrees To Join Lakers' Coaching Staff

Marty Mac ‏@MartyMacsWorld

Former Sacramento, New Jersey and Philadelphia 76ers coach Eddie Jordan has agreed to join Mike Brown's L.A. Lakers coaching staff.

therealdeal wrote:He'll fit fine. As long as he comes in here and limits Brown's involvement with the offense he'll be considered a success.

Kobe8Fan wrote:Doesn't Kobe know the Princeton Offense since he teaches the kids that offense at his basketball camp?

Murdock wrote:from what I've read it focuses on C passing the ball ... I am kinda worried about Drew ...

Princeton Offense For the Lakers?



Last season the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching staff was anything but a cohesive unit, and the fact that they were trying to install an entirely new offense on the fly didn’t help matters. Lakers head coach Mike Brown’s efforts to teach his team a new offensive game plan was hindered by the lockout-shortened season, and it was threatened to be hindered even further by the departures of assistants Ettore Messina and Quin Snyder, who received coaching offers from CSKA Moscow that were too lucrative to pass on.

According to reports, Brown has found a solution to his offensive problem, as the Lakers will soon add former Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers head coach Eddie Jordan to his staff.

Jordan is a disciple of the Princeton offense, which was developed and perfected at Princeton University by coach Pete Carril. Carril was a long-time assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings and helped Rick Adelman translate the offense to the NBA.

The Princeton offense revolves around constant motion, passing and backdoor cuts, all of which should be familiar to fans of the Kings, Houston Rockets, and now the Minnesota Timberwolves, as Adelman has enjoyed a great deal of success with the offense. Eddie Jordan had less success, though that was due largely to the unreasonable number of injuries he had to deal with as a head coach. Mike Brown believes Jordan is the perfect person to help him implement the same offense in Los Angeles.

HOOPSWORLD’s Eric Pincus says the Lakers have already put a lot of time and thought into how they can go about implementing the Princeton offense, and adding Jordan to the coaching staff may be the final piece to that puzzle.

GNC wrote:I like this hire. Hopefully he can help make a difference with our offensive schemes/sets.

Murdock wrote:from what I've read it focuses on C passing the ball ... I am kinda worried about Drew ...

jamabile wrote:Also, I might be mistaken but didn't the New Jersey Teams he was the assistant coach for reach the Eastern Conference Finals in back to back years? I might be mistaken...

Center Court wrote:is an all time great PG like Nash needed to run this offense? Until Rubio, Adleman really never had a true pg: Brooks, Bibby, etc.

Alcindor wrote:

Center Court wrote:is an all time great PG like Nash needed to run this offense? Until Rubio, Adleman really never had a true pg: Brooks, Bibby, etc.

Adelman had an entire team, including the center, in Sac that could pass well.

Jason Kidd ran the offense to the finals twice in NJ so an all-time great can certainly change the results.

therealdeal wrote:

Alcindor wrote:

Center Court wrote:is an all time great PG like Nash needed to run this offense? Until Rubio, Adleman really never had a true pg: Brooks, Bibby, etc.

Adelman had an entire team, including the center, in Sac that could pass well.

Jason Kidd ran the offense to the finals twice in NJ so an all-time great can certainly change the results.

This. No, a great PG isn't necessarily needed but he could help for damn sure. You just need solid passers. I think this team could really benefit from the system. We've got good passers from 1-6 and from 7 on we can run some pick and roll.