Walton fired
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Both good examples of the dangers of tanking. KAT was the best selection of his draft, there’s a good argument that Boogie was the best selection in his (alternates being Wall or George, neither of whom are the talents the tank crew dreams of). You can “win” the tanking race to the draft, nab the best player, and still find yourself on the same old treadmill
Kenny Atkinson turned guys who were G-Leaguers into starting level NBA players and literally every since guy that played on his squads prior to Kyrie had the best season of their careers on what became a winning team after they got enough decent pieces.
Russell: Allstar
RHJ: starting PF (moved him from SF) on a winning team
Kurocs: rookie season looked super promising and could be a starting SF for a long time now he's playing for Partizan averaging like 2ppg
Harris and Dinwiddie were G-:leaguers who are probably two of the most sort after role players in the NBA
Carroll : revived him career after injury
It's crazy what he did to turn them around
Russell: Allstar
RHJ: starting PF (moved him from SF) on a winning team
Kurocs: rookie season looked super promising and could be a starting SF for a long time now he's playing for Partizan averaging like 2ppg
Harris and Dinwiddie were G-:leaguers who are probably two of the most sort after role players in the NBA
Carroll : revived him career after injury
It's crazy what he did to turn them around
But they'd have their draft picks. The Nets literally had nothing for years so while Atkinson's ability to develop dudes with bad knees into functional NBA players and find undrafted dudes is commendable, the thinking is that he was only able to do it precisely because there was no chance for them to bring in anything better/anyone with more leverage than dudes scrapping for their next NBA contract.
Whether you consider it a big deal or not, it's experience. Also, she's been mentoring under Pop and not the Keith Smarts and Luke Waltons of the NBA world.
I'm not bashing Bobby at all here. I like what he's been doing and am very curious to see how this plays out. Hopefully he's successful and becomes an NBA HC - I'd like to see that.
I'm not bashing Bobby at all here. I like what he's been doing and am very curious to see how this plays out. Hopefully he's successful and becomes an NBA HC - I'd like to see that.
Coaches from the Spurs is a brand in the league now. Like it or not, Bobby won't mentioned in the upcoming assistant coaches that will get a head coach job.
I think his next step will be the associate head coach, the guy who will take over when the head coach is out, then he will start to get interview opportunity for head coach vancanies.
I think his next step will be the associate head coach, the guy who will take over when the head coach is out, then he will start to get interview opportunity for head coach vancanies.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...amento-kings-firing-of-head-coach-luke-walton
not sure if this was posted but looks like Gentry knew Walton was gonna get booted eventually so he can get another head coaching gig
not sure if this was posted but looks like Gentry knew Walton was gonna get booted eventually so he can get another head coaching gig
WALTON TO REPLACE VOGEL AS LAKERS COACH
After a couple of devastating losses at home (Spurs, Nets), Lakers Coach Frank Vogel is expected to be relieved of his duties before 2022, according to The Indefatigable (link at end).
Luke Walton was recently invited back to pose with Laker championship trophies and one thing led to another.
No new agreement has been reached (yet), pending Lebron James final opinion (which officially counts as 2.5 votes, compared to 1 for every other player).
James has often lamented the departure of Walton:
"Luke did what needed to be done here. He got rid of all the unproductive young players (Randle, Russell, Clarkson, Ingram, Ball, Hart, Nance, Zubac, ect) and made room for my favorite veterans, which directly led to our 'bubble championship'. Not many people realize that we voted that Luke receive a ring for that and without Luke Walton, the Lakers would have one less trophy. Let's do it again."
Walton, fresh off an interview for the head coaching position at Emory University (spoiler alert - he wasn't hired), expressed some surprise, not that he would be considered, but that Vogel would be relieved of his duties so early into a season:
"Any team which gives up on a coach this early in the season has got to be dysfunctional,, but unlike Frank, I have an amazing second half record, piling up victories over teams which have already quit. So I am privileged to be considered."
Asked for comment after the trophy ceremony, Brian Shaw, who spent three years as LAL associate head coach (two during Walton's previous time there) after a two year stint as the head man in Denver (where he was replaced by former Kings coach Mike Malone), said, "Oh, pshaw, this is just a carousel anyway"
Byron Scott (also a former Lakers head coach who Walton first replaced), and who began his coaching career by serving two years (1998-2000) as an assistant in Sacramento's "Golden Age" explained, "Great scott - EVERYBODY gets a third chance in the NBA - hell i've had FOUR chances".
Scott had also served as Cleveland Head Coach for three years, until Lebron James returned to the team after spending those three years in Miami. Prior to that, Scott previously served as head coach in New Jersey and New Orleans.
Asked if he would be interested in returning to the Lakers, Walton told The Indefatigable, "I'll have to watch the tape first".
After a couple of devastating losses at home (Spurs, Nets), Lakers Coach Frank Vogel is expected to be relieved of his duties before 2022, according to The Indefatigable (link at end).
Luke Walton was recently invited back to pose with Laker championship trophies and one thing led to another.
No new agreement has been reached (yet), pending Lebron James final opinion (which officially counts as 2.5 votes, compared to 1 for every other player).
James has often lamented the departure of Walton:
"Luke did what needed to be done here. He got rid of all the unproductive young players (Randle, Russell, Clarkson, Ingram, Ball, Hart, Nance, Zubac, ect) and made room for my favorite veterans, which directly led to our 'bubble championship'. Not many people realize that we voted that Luke receive a ring for that and without Luke Walton, the Lakers would have one less trophy. Let's do it again."
Walton, fresh off an interview for the head coaching position at Emory University (spoiler alert - he wasn't hired), expressed some surprise, not that he would be considered, but that Vogel would be relieved of his duties so early into a season:
"Any team which gives up on a coach this early in the season has got to be dysfunctional,, but unlike Frank, I have an amazing second half record, piling up victories over teams which have already quit. So I am privileged to be considered."
Asked for comment after the trophy ceremony, Brian Shaw, who spent three years as LAL associate head coach (two during Walton's previous time there) after a two year stint as the head man in Denver (where he was replaced by former Kings coach Mike Malone), said, "Oh, pshaw, this is just a carousel anyway"
Byron Scott (also a former Lakers head coach who Walton first replaced), and who began his coaching career by serving two years (1998-2000) as an assistant in Sacramento's "Golden Age" explained, "Great scott - EVERYBODY gets a third chance in the NBA - hell i've had FOUR chances".
Scott had also served as Cleveland Head Coach for three years, until Lebron James returned to the team after spending those three years in Miami. Prior to that, Scott previously served as head coach in New Jersey and New Orleans.
Asked if he would be interested in returning to the Lakers, Walton told The Indefatigable, "I'll have to watch the tape first".
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