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Would you want any of these guys as HC?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 8:43 am
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Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:12 am to WeeWee
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Sean Miller, University of Arizona head coach
Yes, please.
I don't mind going the assistant route but:
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Tyronn Lue, Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:16 am to WeeWee
Just don't go after Ime Udoka.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:25 am to WeeWee
There is an elephant in the room that no one seems willing to address, but there isn't much evidence to refute it based on results.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:31 am to c on z
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Just don't go after Ime Udoka.
He's clearly qualified by his journey.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:47 am to WeeWee
Hoiberg or Calipari
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:50 am to Galactic Inquisitor
I want Fred Hoiberg. But there are rumors of him to Chicago.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:51 am to Sprung
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Calipari
Why? What is the most success he has had with average talent?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:10 am to Sprung
Calipari is successful because of his awesome recruiting skills. You put 5 McDonald All-Americans on the court and good things happen even if you coach from the locker room. I'm not sure how that translates to the pro level.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:17 am to WeeWee
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Michael McNamara @McNamara247 1 hour ago
Talking to a friend inside the Hawks organization. Can't stop raving about Kenny Atkinson as a potential Head Coach. Says he'd be fantastic.
MM's source is obviously biased working for the Hawks, but the blurb from the article does make him sound interesting. Would they fire Monty just to hire an assistant? That is how Payton got the job, so maybe.
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Kenny Atkinson, Atlanta Hawks assistant coach
The arrival of a new head coach often signals the exodus of the previous staff. But when Budenholzer was brought on in Atlanta in 2013, Ferry strongly recommended retaining Atkinson, his first hire. Budenholzer didn't need much persuading. Player development was Atkinson's strength and it was a priority in Atlanta. And feedback among the Hawks players was so overwhelmingly positive bringing Atkinson back was a no-brainer.
After four seasons under Mike D'Antoni in New York, Atkinson has flourished in Atlanta as far more than a player-development guy. He's earned a reputation as an affable teacher who is both cerebral and a high-level communicator. He thoroughly enjoys getting on the floor with a player and sees that individual development work as a collaboration between player and coach.
"He believes you can improve as a player, even at the highest level, and that there's always something you can add to your game," Hawks big man Al Horford says. "He's been here for three years with me, and he's challenged me. For instance, before he got here, I was pretty much a shooter on the pick-and-pop. I was never really driving. Kenny has challenged me to put the ball on the floor. It's something we've worked on together, and now it's something I feel comfortable doing."
After a nice college career as a point guard at Richmond, Atkinson had a long career in Europe, where he stayed to coach before heading to New York. He's worldly, with a curiosity for forward-thinking ideas, everything from injury prevention to analytics. He's someone who would look for new solutions as a head coach rather than insist he has every answer and rely on tired conventional wisdom.
Philadelphia general manager Sam Hinkie gave Atkinson a look in 2013, and there's a strong belief around the league that he's earned another series of interviews as one of the top assistant coaches currently on the market.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:27 am to TigerinATL
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He's earned a reputation as an affable teacher who is both cerebral and a high-level communicator. He thoroughly enjoys getting on the floor with a player and sees that individual development work as a collaboration between player and coach.
"He believes you can improve as a player, even at the highest level, and that there's always something you can add to your game," Hawks big man Al Horford says. "He's been here for three years with me, and he's challenged me. For instance, before he got here, I was pretty much a shooter on the pick-and-pop. I was never really driving. Kenny has challenged me to put the ball on the floor. It's something we've worked on together, and now it's something I feel comfortable doing."
This sounds a lot like Monty, to be honest.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:28 am to pleading the fifth
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Calipari is successful because of his awesome recruiting skills. You put 5 McDonald All-Americans on the court and good things happen even if you coach from the locker room. I'm not sure how that translates to the pro level.
That's my big issue with Cal. Recruiting has no CBA.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:33 am to Galactic Inquisitor
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Why? What is the most success he has had with average talent?
1. AD won a championship with Cal. The Monty-AD relationship question would be irrelevant as he's still close to him.
2. This team does not have average talent due to AD alone.
3. I don't care how many 5 star recruits you have. That team always has no ego, plays incredible defense, and shares the ball.
4. You don't potentially go 40-0 with a mediocre coach.
Cal would be a slam dunk hire. Even better, we have a better chance than anyone to lure him away because of AD.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:38 am to ShamelessPel
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1. AD won a championship with Cal. The Monty-AD relationship question would be irrelevant as he's still close to him.
So, he won with an absolutely loaded roster. That doesn't make him a good NBA coach
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2. This team does not have average talent due to AD alone.
We're not top 5 in talent, much less embarrassingly more talented than everyone we play.
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3. I don't care how many 5 star recruits you have.
Calipari certainly does.
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4. You don't potentially go 40-0 with a mediocre coach.
You don't potentially go 40-0 without a major talent disparity, something that he would never have in New Orleans.
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Cal would be a slam dunk hire.
That explains the NBA teams lining up at his door...
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 10:39 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:39 am to Galactic Inquisitor
#RideforThibs
Posted on 3/27/15 at 10:51 am to Galactic Inquisitor
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Galactic Inquisitor
Deliberately chopping off parts of a quote to fit your argument. A big question mark with Monty is how close AD and him are. A Cal hire would erase that question mark entirely.
I am not saying he would be a top 5 coach in the league. I think you could see him in the 8-15 range though, which is ideally what we end up with after Monty. He certainly wouldn't be the liability Monty is.
ETA: I'm with Lobos though. Thibs is my pipe dream.
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 10:56 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 11:07 am to ShamelessPel
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I think you could see him in the 8-15 range though,
Based on what? Being a great recruiter or previously failing in the NBA?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 12:54 pm to WeeWee
Billy Donovan from UF please.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 1:20 pm to SouthMSReb
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Calipari
If his players love him as much as it looks, AD stays and he recruits some more players
Posted on 3/28/15 at 1:06 pm to Lithium
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Calipari
If his players love him as much as it looks, AD stays and he recruits some more players
Just going to throw this out there.
Lebron and AD both love Calipari and both are free agents in 2016 when the salary cap skyrockets.
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