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Come up with an "off the wall" candidate that Griffin may have interviewed

Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:03 am
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115868 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:03 am
One has to think that out of the 9 candidates, at least one is someone we have never considered at all. Someone totally out of left field, out the box, or inspired that we just wouldn't come up with.

So let's come up with a name that is just out there, not considered on here, etc.

I'll start:

Zeljko Obradovic -- Best Euro League coach of all time, there have been rumors for years that he would come to the NBA, and there were several this offseason that a team or two may be interested, but just whispers. He is an extremely sharp basketball mind, considered the Pop of the Euro league...but he's a big time screamer. Really coaches angry at times and really gets on his players, that would not work as well in the NBA. He has won a TON of titles in Euro.

The flipside of this is that Griffin did NOT want to hire David Blatt, was forced into it, and fired him the first chance he got and hired HIS guy, Lue.

So not sure he wants to take this kind of risk and bring in a guy with a very very very large personality, and someone that would have significant adjustment with dealing with NBA Players.

This one is probably totally inaccurate, I'm just trying to have fun.

So throw out a total wildcard (I know I've done a similar thread before...this one is designed for more out there candidates, not just assistants we hadn't talked about).
Posted by saints5021
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2010
17480 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:16 am to
Jeff Bower
Posted by dafif5
Member since Nov 2012
629 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:20 am to
Mark Few from Gonzaga
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115868 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:21 am to
quote:

Mark Few from Gonzaga


This would definitely be out of nowhere. I'd love it, personally.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115868 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:29 am to
quote:

Jeff Bower


This would be great for shear comedy purposes, and I would know for a fact that we are going to lose Zion and BI so there would be no anxiety over it.

We could just watch the world burn and have fun.
Posted by SLafourche07
Member since Feb 2008
9928 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:34 am to
Phil Jackson.

Watched the presidential debate and then felt young again. Wants to give it one more go around.
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 10:35 am
Posted by Parrish
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2014
2125 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:50 am to
Coach Dell Demps

Purdue's Matt Painter

Celtics' Jay Larranaga
Posted by eyeran
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2007
22096 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:54 am to
Dont think he'd be a real HC candidate yet, but Quentin Richardson as one of the lead assistants
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
61506 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:56 am to
Chauncy Billups. Not exactly an under the radar name, because he's already gotten some consideration for HC this season (Indy). He is Lue's top choice as lead assistant wherever he ends up, and is who Cleveland tried really hard to replace Griff with after he left the Cavs. Those are endorsements that I'm sure mean something to Griff.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115868 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:56 am to
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Celtics' Jay Larranaga


Been mentioned a few times on here so not really off the wall.

Painter certainly would be out of nowhere.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278413 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:49 am to
Most of the ex players they are interested as coaches have been guard/wing players, roghtfully so. The game has shifted to that. Buy a guy I think they could connect with as far as culture & accountability would be someone like Jarron Collins. They’d have to build a strong, veteran assistant staff around him, but he’s a bright young mind. Being an older generation-type big man is a knock though.
Posted by sertorius
Third Plebeian
Member since Oct 2008
1510 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 12:08 pm to
Tony Bennett


Posted by NOFOX
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9945 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 12:14 pm to
Lionel Hollins
Igor Kokoskov (worked in PHX and CLE with Griff)
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 12:24 pm
Posted by Not Cooper
Member since Jun 2015
4689 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 12:20 pm to
Rajon Rondo
Posted by whatiknowsofar
hm?
Member since Nov 2010
21045 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 12:34 pm to
Charles Barkley.


Let's be real. We all want to see it.
Posted by Eman5805
West Bank
Member since Nov 2010
5098 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 3:54 pm to
Me. He interviewed me for the job.

I turned it down though. Not enough of an elven blood stipend.
Posted by ellishughtiger
70118
Member since Jul 2004
21135 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 6:55 pm to
Coach K, JJ will retire after two seasons and takeover as HC.
Posted by andwesway
Zachary, LA
Member since Jun 2016
1509 posts
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:58 pm to
Larry Brown might be interested.
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