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re: Pelicans receive permission to speak with Alvin Gentry
Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:43 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:43 pm to Chad504boy
I'd be happy with Gentry. I don't think he's a slam dunk hire but our offense with him as HC would be pretty amazing. If he hired a top level defensive assistant then he could be really successful here, IMO.
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Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:47 pm to Fun Bunch
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Its amazing that this guy is a hot HC name again. He just keeps failing as a HC, going back to being an assistant and lighting it up, and then getting another HC job.
Guy is a great offensive assistant coach. I mean absolutely great. He has consistently failed as a HC though.
This. I'd be disappointed, if we hired Gentry.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:56 pm to Mickey Goldmill
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If he hired a top level defensive assistant then he could be really successful here, IMO.
I'm sure 3 other franchises thought the same thing
Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:58 pm to saintsfan92612
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The other being the 2001 Lakers...the team that went 15-1 in the playoffs.
So no one won a championship that year?
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:01 pm to rondo
Gentry has a losing record in 12 years as a HC. Please no. New sign pic tomorrow
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:02 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
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I'm sure 3 other franchises thought the same thing
They didn't have Anthony Davis.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:07 pm to Mickey Goldmill
he killed it with a good roster in PHX...can't really blame him for sucking when Stoudemire left and Nash was a shell of himself. That roster sucked.
...dunno anything about his HC days before PHX.
...dunno anything about his HC days before PHX.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:09 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
Gentry is only being reported due to needing permission.
Pels have/will talk to others.
This won't be a quick process
Pels have/will talk to others.
This won't be a quick process
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:11 pm to drake20
quote:This is how I feel. His only other coaching stint in the past 20 years was with an absolute shithouse Clippers team tat was doing Clippers things for his one year there.
he killed it with a good roster in PHX...can't really blame him for sucking when Stoudemire left and Nash was a shell of himself. That roster sucked.
...dunno anything about his HC days before PHX.
Plus, it's silly to think he hasn't grown up at all as a coach over 20 years of working on the staffs of some of the best basketball minds in the game.
Again, I don't think there's such a thing as a slam dunk hire in NBA coaching anymore, but I think he's as good a candidate as any. There are plenty of reasons to doubt him, but same goes for any other available coach.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:12 pm to rondo
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So no one won a championship that year?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that was when the first round was still best of 5
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:14 pm to Jamohn
Anthony Davis in that high octane prime Stoudemire role is very appealing
...and I agree, this team is built to absolutely destroy in that type of offense...would definitely be fun to watch.
...and I agree, this team is built to absolutely destroy in that type of offense...would definitely be fun to watch.
This post was edited on 5/18/15 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:15 pm to rondo
Before 2003, the first round was only a best of 5.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:25 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
This sounds like a power move aimed at the Bulls as much as a legit interview.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:28 pm to Chad504boy
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Alvin Gentry
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:53 pm to Jamohn
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Again, I don't think there's such a thing as a slam dunk hire in NBA coaching anymore
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There are plenty of reasons to doubt him, but same goes for any other available coach.
Yep. If anyone read that article I linked the other day that analyzed all hires since 2001, you see that it's kind of scary (if not depressing
) I have to believe they'll talk to multiple candidates. In the end, though, it's a crapshoot.
ETA: If it's possible to have an offensive minded head coach with a top defensive assistant and make it work, great. Thing is, if you're pushing and scoring, it automatically follows that there are plenty of scoring opportunities on the other end. Oh, lawd, I don't know what we should do.
This post was edited on 5/18/15 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:01 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
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osing record in 12 years as a HC
to be fair, he has been an interim coach 3x's, that are included in those 12.
What teams has he coached that should have made the playoffs?
those Clipper teams were bad. What a horrible franchise until recently.
Phoenix was pretty meh after Stoudemire.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:14 pm to VOR
The only way I'd be pumped for a Gentry hire is if he took Ron Adams with him, too. I think that would be a fantastic hire, in that case.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:19 pm to Fun Bunch
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Thibs- 5 years as a HC, Playoffs every single year.
Gentry - 12 years as HC...playoffs twice in his entire HC career.
these aren't apple to apple situations.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:27 pm to Fun Bunch
Why would anyone want gentry dude hasn't done shite
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:31 pm to Macintosh504
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Why would anyone want gentry dude hasn't done shite
Other than Thibs (for the sake of argument), who's available and has "done shite" in the NBA? Serious question.
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