Lakers Rumors: Unhappiness with Offense Means LA Is on Verge of Mutiny

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown is about to completely lose his locker room. The Lakers are not scoring, and they are struggling mightily on the road. 

They have lost two of their last three games. All of which came on the road, and all of which were against less than elite opponents. 

At the center of their problems is their offense. This is a team that is used to being able to score points at will, and their struggles on offense is not sitting well with the players. 

At least according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles. Shelburne lets us know that the players miss their old friend, the triangle offense. 

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Sources close to the team have found there is a “growing concern among some Lakers players as to whether first-year coach Mike Brown and his staff have the X-and-O wherewithal to fix a Lakers offense that is averaging its lowest per-game point total (94) since before the advent of the 24-second shot clock in 1954-55.”

Brown's effect on the Lakers' defense has been undeniable, but sources say the team's ongoing struggles on the road -- with L.A. dropping to 6-14 away from Staples Center following a loss in Detroit and blowing a 21-point lead to the undisciplined Wizards -- have some veterans longing for a return to the trusty Triangle offense preferred by Brown's predecessor, Phil Jackson.

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This is a veteran team. They are not just going to sit idly by if they feel their coach is leading them down the wrong path. 

That much became apparent when the team called a players-only meeting after a win against Portland on February 21st.

ESPN's Chris Broussard offered up some insight on the nature of that meeting: 

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Their message was clear: Trade rumors do not matter; your feelings about management or the coaching staff don't matter; all that matters is that the 14 men in that locker room support and believe in one another. If they stay together and stay on the same page, they can get to where they want to go as a team.

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This team is about to stay together and stay on the same page—only without their coach. This core group of players knows how to succeed on offense, and they don't think their coach does. 

This will lead to them ignoring the plays and game plan of Brown, and instead running things they way they want to. 

At that point, Brown can coach, teach, scream and yell all he wants but no one will be listening. It will be the player's show, and Brown will merely be a spectator with a great seat.