With the Los Angeles Lakers officially pushing the panic button and firing their head coach Mike Brown, the team is now a position to find a replacement for interim man Bernie Bickerstaff that will be able to turn the struggling, star-driven team around. Immediately after the firing, the first name that surfaced was former Lakers coach Phil Jackson. The 11-time NBA champion retired in 2010 after a second round sweep at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. Prior to that he had won five titles as a Lakers coach and had proven to be the only one capable of leading Kobe Bryant to a championship. Jackson left the Lakers once before, following the teams 2004 NBA Finals loss to the Detroit Pistons and did return, but under entirely different circumstances, as he was re-hired prior to the 2005-06 season and had not already announced his retirement. He would seem to be the man for the job, but was very firm in his assertion that the 2010-11 season would be his last, so a return to the bench for what would be his third tour of duty in LA would be anything but a sure thing. Besides Jackson, another name that has gotten traction is former Knicks and Suns head man, Mike DAntoni. DAntonis familiarity with Steve Nash and his past experience running the type of up-tempo, showtime offence Lakers executive vice president Jim Buss has wanted to implement would be drawing cards. Still, he has never won an NBA championship and his teams have always struggled to defend – the area the Lakers have struggled with the most this season, ranking in the bottom half of the league in points allowed. There is also the issue of him not being physically capable of being able to patrol the sidelines after having knee replacement surgery just a couple of weeks ago. It was being reported he is currently going through rehabilitation and would not be able to return to work until December. Besides those two experienced candidates, there is also speculation LA may be willing to consider former Lakers player and assistant coach Brian Shaw. Now an assistant with the Indiana Pacers, Shaw was a favourite of Bryant and was thought to be a candidate for the same position when LA decided to go with Brown. Unfortunately, the relationship between Lakers management and Shaw was soured after the team decided to pass him over, and according to the Indianapolis Star, he laughed when asked about a possible return. Former Utah Jazz head man Jerry Sloan was another name thrown into the fray. The 70-year-old resigned in 2011 after coaching the Jazz for 22 years. He led the team to 15 consecutive playoff appearances and his track-record of getting stars like John Stockton and Karl Malone to buy into his no-nonsense, hard-nosed approach may be appealing to Lakers ownership. Still, going from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles would be a huge jump for the notoriously private, media-averse Sloan. Stan Van Gundy dispelled any rumours he may be in the running by telling the Orlando Sentinel that the firing of Brown was "the most ridiculous firing in the history of the NBA" And he later joked: "Im sure Im at the top of their list." His brother Jeff was also a name tossed out, but he last coached in the league in 2007 and is known for running the type of isolation, slow-it-down offence that is opposed by Lakers ownership. Other possible fits include, Nate McMillan or Flip Saunders but their lack of playoff success and experience in big markets may automatically disqualify them. 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Meanwhile, the Sounders are slumping, and with a rivalry game at Portland coming up Sunday. Despite the draw, Seattle coach Sigi Schmid was pleased with the improved effort over last Saturdays 4-1 loss at Montreal. Seattle nearly pulled out the victory in the 88th minute when Fredy Monteros shot beat goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen, but deflected off both posts and stayed out of the net. "I thought it was a major jump forward from the way we played in Montreal," Schmid said. "I thought our effort and our desire was very good and unfortunately it didnt bear the ultimate fruit for us in terms of winning the game." Much of the focus from Seattles perspective never left the bench area, where Steve Zakuani sat as a potential substitute for the first time since suffering a broken lower right leg in a game at Colorado in April 2011. Zakuani warmed up at halftime with the rest of Seattles possible subs, but remained on the bench with coach Sigi Schmid choosing to use his subs on Andy Rose, Alvaro Fernandez and Sammy Ochoa. Schmid said the physicality of the game caused him to hesitate about using Zakuani, a decision Zakuani agreed with. "The referee wasnt really protecting players and I didnt think that was a good environment to throw him into in the first game," Schmid said. The physical game took an ugly turn during second-half stoppage time when Seattles Alvaro Fernandez was given a red card for his retaliatory tackle on Roger Espinoza. There was pushing and shoving, and plenty of complaints for referee Jair Marrufo, but onlyy a few cards shown.dddddddddddd "Players should never try and control what the referee is doing or not doing," Fernandez said through an interpreter. "I made a mistake and it wont happen again." Petersons goal came when his shot from the edge of the penalty area deflected off Seattle midfielder Osvaldo Alonso and past goalkeeper Andrew Weber. It was the kind of start Kansas City was hoping to get having lost its previous five games to the Sounders. It also continued Kansas Citys impressive rebound from a three-game losing streak earlier this season. "We talked about silencing the crowd. Its a tough place to come play, tough place to come get a point. However long theyve been in the league, I dont think Ive gotten a point here," said Peterson, who scored his first goal of the season. "They were on a bit of a slide, if we could get on them early, hopefully take them out of it. They scored pretty quickly after that, but getting a point was what we wanted." The Sounders got even just seven minutes later when Iannis volley off a free kick from Mauro Rosales blew past Nielsen for his first goal of the year. Alex Caskey twice had chances in each half to give Seattle the lead. His left-footed shot on a breakaway in the second half beat Nielsen, but went wide of the post. "Best goal in practice, games, since I was born," Ianni said. Kansas City nearly took the lead in the 71st minute when defender Chance Myers, pushing forward on a corner kick, saw his header stopped at the goal line by Weber. It was an impressive stop by Weber, making his first start for Seattle after Bryan Meredith allowed four goals to Montreal in a 4-1 defeat last weekend. Both Weber and Meredith are filling in while starter Michael Gspurning recovers from a hip injury. Kansas City played without regular starters Bobby Convey and Matt Besler, both out with injuries. "To come up here and get a result like we did I think was big time, especially since we have five games in 14 days, so it was imperative for us," Kansas City coach Peter Vermes said. ' ' '