Hope you read this Dr.Buss, I'm one of the many very loyal Laker Fan(Silent-Majority), who believes in the Lakers as an Organization. I been a quiet fan all my life but with what is happening to the team today I just can't keep quiet anymore, pls Sir the Lakers don't need any more negative publicity(the Lakers isn't like one of those hollywood stars of whom no matter what kind of publicity they get it's great). Everytime a bad publicity happens(to the Lakers) We the loyal laker fans gets hurt. Haven't "We" gone thru enough! Isn't it enough that we have put up with the team going thru this rebuilding stage, do we still have to put up with all the unnecessary negative publicity your "Chat" in the net have brought about. Sir I Love the Lakers and it hurts alot to see what the team is going thru and it hurts a lot more seeing You the Owner start to alienate almost everybody from the media, to the fans. If your not going to hire Phil Jackson(or if your want to hire him then do so ASAP), then please move on and get a Coach that the team needs ASAP. Please don't put US thru another season like the one we just had, coz your gonna starting losing many fan with what is happening. And we all know that, that isn't good for the Lakers. Stop All the bad publicity.......Lakers forever!