Is Reggie A Good Choice?
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Wait and See.
He has no NBA coaching experience, so it's not fair to instantly throw him under the bus...
If it would have been say for example, P.J. Carlisimo with his .400 winning percentage, then it would be fair to throw under a bus.
Not my first choice (Shaw was), but it really could have been worse, see Brown and the before mentioned Carlisimo.
He has no NBA coaching experience, so it's not fair to instantly throw him under the bus...
If it would have been say for example, P.J. Carlisimo with his .400 winning percentage, then it would be fair to throw under a bus.
Not my first choice (Shaw was), but it really could have been worse, see Brown and the before mentioned Carlisimo.
A three scale lacks some nuance. On a 5 scale, this is a 2. Not the confirmed godawful 100% disaster, but the deeply suspicious choice almost certainly made for many reasons that had nothing to do wiht his ability to coach NBA basketball.
The lone comfort in this matter has to be that out of the remaining candidates, there may have been no 5s. 4s, 3s, 2's, MAYBE a 1 somewhere. But our closest bet to a 5 skipped town on us, and was never really THAT sure of a thing anyway. Shaw and Porter would likely have been the best remaining bets. But Porter worked for Adelman, and the Maloofs are still attempting to prove that that era was all about them as owners and not that regime's doing. And Shaw...not sure why there wa a lack of enthusiasm there, unless Shaw himself was really more interested in ust sticking it out and eventually landing the super-juicy Lakers gig. In any case, he's clearly going to be an NBA coach one day.
The lone comfort in this matter has to be that out of the remaining candidates, there may have been no 5s. 4s, 3s, 2's, MAYBE a 1 somewhere. But our closest bet to a 5 skipped town on us, and was never really THAT sure of a thing anyway. Shaw and Porter would likely have been the best remaining bets. But Porter worked for Adelman, and the Maloofs are still attempting to prove that that era was all about them as owners and not that regime's doing. And Shaw...not sure why there wa a lack of enthusiasm there, unless Shaw himself was really more interested in ust sticking it out and eventually landing the super-juicy Lakers gig. In any case, he's clearly going to be an NBA coach one day.
im actually curious to see which assistants are hired...
any of the staff from last season gonna stay on board? is brooks gonna stay here as an assistant...?
whatever happens im glad we finally got a coach! now lets get the ball rolling into next season with a good draft pick, and good trades and signings...!
any of the staff from last season gonna stay on board? is brooks gonna stay here as an assistant...?
whatever happens im glad we finally got a coach! now lets get the ball rolling into next season with a good draft pick, and good trades and signings...!
Maloofs ties with Theus
The Maloofs have been tied in with Theus and NMSU for awhile. Their dad was a University of New Mexico alumni and big booster, but the kids have been unhappy that UNM won't kiss their butts, so they've thrown their support to NMSU. They aren't hiring him because he can coach (he has almost no head coaching experience), they're hiring a personality. Theus is cocky and flashy. Just like the Maloofs.
The Maloofs have been tied in with Theus and NMSU for awhile. Their dad was a University of New Mexico alumni and big booster, but the kids have been unhappy that UNM won't kiss their butts, so they've thrown their support to NMSU. They aren't hiring him because he can coach (he has almost no head coaching experience), they're hiring a personality. Theus is cocky and flashy. Just like the Maloofs.
I'm definitely on the wait-and-see bandwagon. I guess the most important question is whether or not ol' Reggie wowed the Maloofs with a PowerPoint Presentation! 
Unfortunately Reggie would be more likely to wow them by comparing notes about who the hottest chick in the bar is, and whether to hit on a 15 with 4 face cards showing.
I'm very indifferent to the selection. Better or worse ways to have gone IMO. Better hope he gets some real good assistants.
Priority Number One! Get rid of Artest. Theus or anyone else in the league has no chance of forming a team with him in the mix. Lose him quickly so the team can move forward. I'd still be happy with the Lakers pick and whatever else makes it work to rid us of Ron-Ron. Kupchak is dumb enough to take on Artest and ruin the Lakers even further. Go Lakers. He's all yours.
Priority Number One! Get rid of Artest. Theus or anyone else in the league has no chance of forming a team with him in the mix. Lose him quickly so the team can move forward. I'd still be happy with the Lakers pick and whatever else makes it work to rid us of Ron-Ron. Kupchak is dumb enough to take on Artest and ruin the Lakers even further. Go Lakers. He's all yours.
His immediately mentioning getting an old ex-head coach in the league gives some hope on that front. Its also true that often a single assistant from a previous regime is kept around for continuity. Of course as always "continuity" may be the last thing you want from the Muss disaster..but nonetheless, I wonder if Brooks is a possibility or not. Geting bypassed for a guy who never put in the assistant coaching dues might be galling to him, and the wise old head ex-head coach might effectively be ahead of him in the assistant coach pecking oreder (although not necessarily). So not sure if he would accept or not. Highly doubtful he would be Reggie's #1 -- all coaches want to pick their own right hand men -- and I am not sure at all he would want to come back to a rookie coach's staff after basically a demotion. If he would though, and you had a staff of:
HC -- Reggie
#1 -- respected #1 assistant
#2 -- Brooks
#3 -- wise old head ex-coach
#4 -- videotape guy/doughnut gopher
That would be about as good as could be expected given the circumstances. Of course one of the problems of Reggie's complete absence from the NBA for the better part of two decades, is I have no idea who he would tap as his #1 guy with NBA experience. (I think there are some names from his past who might potentially do the wise old duties).
HC -- Reggie
#1 -- respected #1 assistant
#2 -- Brooks
#3 -- wise old head ex-coach
#4 -- videotape guy/doughnut gopher
That would be about as good as could be expected given the circumstances. Of course one of the problems of Reggie's complete absence from the NBA for the better part of two decades, is I have no idea who he would tap as his #1 guy with NBA experience. (I think there are some names from his past who might potentially do the wise old duties).
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