As much pushback as #3 is going to receive, this is the right thing to do. Doug was brought in to coach a below mediocre at best roster, not even a mediocre one, and had very little to work with, in my honest and humble opinion. The right thing to do here is to have a sit-down, lengthy, conversation (or multiple sit-down, lengthy, conversations) involving Vivek, Scott, and Doug. Scott leads, Doug is #2. Vivek is there just to listen, as he is the owner. Scott needs Doug's input on the type of roster Doug would feel comfortable coaching, and then they need to work together to go out there and acquire the pieces that most accurately fit that mold. Vivek shouldn't be the one telling Scott, "Hey, give Doug these players, and tell him to run with it...". Doug and Scott should be talking it out together, and be working together to bring the right pieces in so that Doug has the best chance to succeed.
Knowing the type of owner Vivek is, the right thing most likely will never even be discussed as being a possibility, so that leaves us, unfortunately, being stuck in some random, unpleasant, and uncomfortable, cycle.
