Letters: Lakers hitting new lows The Lakers are 5-9 since Mike D'Antoni took over as head coach. Rob Carr / Getty Images / December 14, 2012 December 14, 2012, 7:16 p.m. And people wondered why Phil Jackson had to think it over? Cal Teraoka Costa Mesa I kept trying to TiVo "The Biggest Loser" and the Lakers game kept coming on. Ron Yukelson San Luis Obispo The Lakers are now the Clippers and the Clippers are now the Lakers. Who goofed? I've got to know. Bart Miller Oxnard If anyone thinks Kobe is running Mike D'Antoni's offense, they're nuts, yet all we hear about is how it doesn't work. There will always be a power forward who can't shoot open for a three-pointer in the corner when Kobe has the ball and Howard is camped in the lane. Meanwhile, I've watched the last string of losses and have yet to see a pick-and-roll or even a pick-and-shoot involving Kobe and Dwight. While T.J. has the tar boiling and the feather pillows stacked up for D'Antoni, the reality is we're still watching the same bad movie that always runs when Kobe thinks the answer is the ball in his hands. Rich Holland Aliso Viejo Who are the only guys in the galaxy who could prevent the Lakers, with a five-time champion superstar and one of the best players in NBA history, and his sidekick, the dominant center, perennial All-Star and three-time defensive player of the year, from making the playoffs? Two guys named Mike, one a former video coordinator, and the other until recently unemployed. Tom Lallas