La lakers coach 2004. In 2003 the los angeles lakers approached the offseason looking to end an era with a bang. The 200405 los angeles lakers season was the franchises 57th season in the national basketball association and 45th in the city of los angeles. 2005 06 to 2010 11.
The previous season had ended with a crushing defeat in five games to the detroit pistons in the 2004 nba finals despite the lakers being heavily favoredthe 200405 season is best remembered as a tough one for the lakers winning only 34 games. Hired as head coach by the los angeles lakers. 2004 05 los angeles lakers roster and stats.
Reassigned from head coach role by los angeles lakers. Although the lakers headed by kobe bryant and shaquille oneal were considered the. 987 12th of 30 opp ptsg.
34 48 finished 4th in nba pacific division coach. Rudy tomjanovich 24 19 frank hamblen 10 29 executive. Resigns as head coach of los angeles stars.
Head coach phil jackson who had guided the. The 2004 nba finals was the championship round of the 200304 national basketball association season and the conclusion of the seasons playoffs. The los angeles lakerswere defeated by the underdog detroit pistonsin the 2004 nbafinals.
But the unique part about his career is that he had two separate stints as the lakers coach. First was from 1999 2004 and then he came back in 2005 to re takeover the team. 10 29 256 0 titles.
The most recent coach on this list jackson is still loved in los angeles. While other teams were gearing up to stop the awesome duo of kobe bryant and shaquille oneal the. Following the loss a major rebuilding program began in la.
10 29 256 dnq interim head coach for the final 39 games of the 2004 05 his record doesnt include 2 wins he coached because tomjanovich was still the official coach. The lakers held home court advantage and the series was played under a best of seven format. Overall jackson coached los angeles for 11 seasons between 1999 and 2011.
24 19 558 left after 43 games because of health issues 2004 05. This seasons nba finals was contested between the western conference playoff champion los angeles lakers and the eastern conference playoff champion detroit pistons.