Just when you thought Laker media storms had subsided, for a few years at least, we get a coaching crisis. With Rudy Tomjanovich reportedly on his way out, Phil Jackson is said to be "mulling" a return. Jackson is vacationing in Australia with Luc Longley and brought up a return in an e-mail, writing: "[I am] mulling that over in my mind. Luc and I are going for a swim this p.m. [in the]......

According to ESPN's Andy Katz, USC and Rick Majerus have come to terms on a five-year deal. USC fans should be jumping for joy. Rick Majerus is without question, one of the best coaches in all of college basketball. He's in the same league as Coach K, Roy Williams, Lute Olson, Jim Calhoun, or Rick Pitino. UCLA probably should have hired him two years ago. Majerus was amazing at Utah, turning a nothing program......

After turning the basketball world upside down for the past few days, Mike Krzyzewski has calmed everything down, by opting to remain at Duke. Perhaps Coach K really does want to go to the NBA, but has little interest in being a part of the Lakers psychodrama. Perhaps, he's just happy ruling over college basketball. But whatever the reason, this is probably not great news for the Lakers. Without Coach K, Kobe Bryant may......

This may be an extended holiday weekend for most of you, but for the Lakers it will feel like an eternity. Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski will be observing the Fourth of July at his North Carolina beach house, where he will make up his mind on whether to accept a $40 million offer and become the Lakers Head Coach. He reportedly is being recruited by Kobe Bryant. While many college coaches have failed......

According to ESPN.com, Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski is in "serious discussions" with the Lakers about their head coaching vacancy. Jim Gray added on SportsCenter that Mitch Kupchak (a North Carolina alum) was in the Tar Heel State today visiting Krzyzewski and has offered him the job. The move is something of a shock. It had been reported for weeks that Rudy Tomjanovich was the front-runner for the job. Today, the LA Times added......