If Gentry is fired,

Fizdale. Easy

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frick Alvin Gentry

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Informative.

I am interested in opinions on a replacement.

Will Wade

If Gentry is fired, then Dell is fired and I'd put Cal on top of the list. He begged for it last time. Dell blocked.

I'm not completely sold on Cal, but I wouldn't be too upset if he got the shot.

Most would be excited and then a Fire Cal thread would appear after game 6. Then again after game 24, then again....

Fans are so simple minded and predictable. History will just repeat itself with most failing to realize it is the organization that is rotten

I am saying every fan base for every fan base thinks the answer is firing the coach. It's the easiest thing to change, so its the thing you want to believe is the answer. Sometimes it is. Far more often than not, it isn't.

Usually the organization is rotten and/or the players are equally or even mores responsible.

Gentry isn't good. But unless you get Pop or Stevens or someone like that, it's not gonna make much of a difference. But you want to believe it will.

Fans aren't necessarily stupid. Not all of them. They are just biased, emotional, and hopeful. This clouds logic.

I had this debate with someone before the season. I told them that coaching, especially in the NBA is way overvalued. I listen to a show from Houston called the Blitz where they do a weekly talk with RJ Bell. He was talking about a ranking system that they have for coaches and they assign value based on +/- victory totals for each coach. The highest, at that time, was Kerr and his value was put at +6. Which would mean he would only add 6 wins a season.

For those that think coaching really is that critical. All you have to do is look at Rick Carlisle. Carlisle is one of the most brilliant basketball minds and is a tremendous coach. But his team is one of the worst in the leagues. You need talent to win and it has to fit together.

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The craziest thing I read all the time is that the coach didn't motivate them for the game

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Pop has specifically said in the past that he doesn't motivate players because if they need that, that's not the kind of player they'd add to the team in the first place. For everyone thinking Gentry should manage Cousins better, Pop would probably bench Cousins and eventually trade Cousins rather than fix Cousins.