re: Ryan Anderson has been diagnosed with a herniated disc.

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What Monty appears to be good at is convincing lifelong prima donas what they need to maximize and minimize

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What lifelong prima donnas has he actually had to deal with in your opinion?

I ask because Thornton didn't work, CP3 forced his way out, Eric Gordon is still lazy as hell, and Austin Rivers is sitting at the end of a bench despite seemingly having the exact opposite attitude you would have expected.

Tyreke Evans being the lone exception? Everyone was a prima donna in Sactown. Crediting Monty for Evans playing like he's on a team that has a shot at accomplishing something seems unfair.

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but I do think he seems pretty good at getting players to focus on what skills to develop.

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I do think this is correct concerning bigs. He is a fantastic coach for 3-5s. He'd be an enormous asset as a head assistant for a legitimate head coach. I'd kill to say, hire Karl and keep Monty on the bench; but we all know that is impossible. Once you're out, you're out.

I think there is a misconception on this board regarding the Monty "haters" vs. the Monty "defenders". I don't think the majority of us hate Monty Williams at all. We just simply think he is in WAAAAYY over his head concerning the responsibilities that come with being the head coach of a winning basketball team.