to put all things into perspective my thoughts are kupchak is just an obedient general under the president or the loyal right hand under the king.
if we look at the news, wasnt it kupchak who said that brown is secured on his coaching job only to change just after 24 hours ?
That was Jim Buss. And Kupchak's the one who's done those deals (Howard... Nash... Pau). Jim/Jerry Buss sign off on them, but the legwork is done by Kupchak.
And as far as the salaries, the Lakers have to be competitive at the very top levels... the Buss family's money comes from the team. And even tho' the team costs a helluva lot to run (salaries in excess of 100 million!), it's still nothing towards the money they get from their TV deal with TWC, the merchandising, the ticketing. If LA aren't a competing team, then relatively soon that money will cease to flow. The Buss family have done brilliantly with this tho': the team is a self-perpetuating juggernaut.
edit: I guess the alternate view would be that the Buss family have been INCREDIBLY lucky... Last edited by malice at 11/14/2012 8:52:48 AM
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