“Ball don’t lie”, “AD: I am scared”, “Our coaching staff is having a tantrum“ bullying our players to play better”

The LA Lakers has established key personnel ahead of next season. Designated Franchise Darvin Ham as head coach and has appointed Rasheed Wallace to Ham’s coaching staff.

After this date, fans of the franchise couldn’t help but point to a time when Wallace and Ham were teammates. The duo played for Detroit Pistons and won the championship as a teammate in 2004. Coincidentally, they beat the Lakers in the NBA Finals.

Known for their no-nonsense approach, fans flooded Reddit and reacted to the appointment of Rasheed Wallace as the Lakers’ assistant coach.

NBA fans react to Wallace joining Darvin Ham’s coaching staff

Lakers fans never forget that having coaches like Ham and Wallace will elevate the team’s level of play. The players have been accused of complacency this season under former head coach Frank Vogel.

That certainly shouldn’t seem like a problem with rough riders like Wallace and Ham as your coaching staff.

Another group of fans also talked about how excited they were to see Rasheed Wallace on the bench for the LA Lakers. They care about how he will get along with the players LeBron JamesRussell Westbrook and Anthony Davis.

Last but not least, former LA Lakers player Kyle Kuzma also took to Twitter to react to Wallace joining Ham’s coaching staff. Kuzma wrote:

“It’s so hardhhhhhhh.”

Is Darvin Ham the right man for the LA Lakers?

First, the most important player on the team, LeBron James, is a huge fan of Darvin Ham. James is said to have promoted him as the team’s head coach. This alone is enough to help Ham keep his mind when he walks into the dressing room.

Ham has trained his fingers to the bone with assistant coaching gigs for the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. He also played for the Lakers from 2011 to 2013.

He has progressed through the ranks from G-League coach to NBA coach.

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For the past few years, Ham has been the lead assistant coach for Mike Budenholzer with the Milwaukee Bucks. He made a name for himself as a player’s coach. As a former player, he can relate to modern NBA players in a much better way.

Having a strong personality is important when you’re the head coach of a franchise like the LA Lakers. Being able to develop players is also one of the key things the franchise has considered when hiring a head coach as they look to the future.