There’s a reason why we never quite saw this side of Andrew Bynum during the Phil Jackson era of the Lakers. It’s because Phil’s “zen” approach handles players and their egos a different way. Jackson was contacted recently to give his insight on the Bynum situation and had this to say.
One of the biggest issues I had with the Mike Brown hiring was that I knew he wouldn’t be able to contain the Laker locker room. The job requires a certain presence. The ability to manage bigger than life personas within the glare of Hollywood. I recognize that he had LeBron for many years but that was a different situation than LA.
For the Lakers to be a serious title contender, Andrew has to be locked in.
