Phil Jackson isn't going to make the decision on who the Lakers will hire to replace him.

The coach maintains that this season will be his last.

Brian Shaw is believed to be next in line for the position, but Jackson said the coaching search could go in any direction and that the team's signature triangle offense may no longer be employed.

"It depends upon who that guy is and how much he's interested in making changes," Jackson said. "If there's a veteran group of guys who are still here, they're going to want to do things that they know how to do.

"I would imagine the coach would be amenable to using the information that Kobe [Bryant] and Fish [Derek Fisher] and other guys on this team, Pau [Gasol], have here but you never can tell," he added. "That's up to ownership. If ownership wants to do something entirely different, they may shred this team and start over. Who knows?"

Jackson said he expected to be consulted by the Lakers' front office for his opinion on who the next coach should be, but said the decision will ultimately be general manager Mitch Kupchak's and owner Dr. Jerry Buss' to make.

"I'm sure we're going to talk about it at some level, but that's got to be a fit," Jackson said. "It has to be someone that Mitch is comfortable with; it has to be something that Dr. Buss sees as the program ahead."