Voisin: Laimbeer would be a fit for Kings

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Next up is Rick Mahorn. LoL here is a thought.. Want to see some media coverage for the Maloofs and the Kings and a sellout crowd everynight. Get Dennis Rodman as the coach he wants in the NBA and he can't hack it as a player anymore.

 

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Is Ken Carter still coaching in the Sacramento area??

 

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And let's not forget that Laimbeer was coached by the great Chuck Daly. A coach that knew how to deal with egos and deal with unruly players. Laimbeer was there during the days when Coach Daly kept Dennis Rodman under control. And Laimbeer wasn't exactly the easiest player to coach either. I'm sure Bill learned quite a few things playing under Coach Daly.

You also have to consider the track record of former Pistons (from the Daly era) that have had success in coaching / front office. Isiah Thomas has developed into a decent coach and Joe Dumars has become one helluva GM. That should trend shouldn't be completely overlooked.

EXCELLENT POINT!

 

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Why I wonder?

Because he was more famous than most of the other guys, so even the layman knows the name?

I have generally stayed out of this because if he had been on the list, I would have not particularly raised an eyebrow. But it very much would have been another Reggie Theus out of left field candidate. There is NOTHING on Laimbeer's resume to particularly suggest NBA coaching success. Nothing. Does not mean that he would necessarily fail, but coaching a WNBA team for 2 months of every year is no better indicator of success in the NBA than college, or maybe even below that. Vastly different game, and different world when it comes to money, egos, pressure. Now he was a long term NBA player, and that would put him well ahead of a guy like Whiz in my book -- that would be why there is a chance. But then again, so was virtually every other name on that list. And most of them were the smart, hardworking, easy to coach guys soaking up all the knowledge they could get rather than an arogant troublemaker who wasn't even popular in his own locker room. And all of them, Theus aside, have had extensive experience in the NBA coaching world since their playing days ended 10-15 years ago.

You notice Laimbeer's name has not been attached to any of the various vacancies this summer. There is a reason for that. If Big Bad Bill really wants a shot at coaching an NBA team, he's going to have to swallow his ego and come pay his dues as an assistant in the NBA for a few years. See how the players react to him, how he reacts to them.

The only problem with that line of reasoning is that the assistant-player relationship is totally different from the head coach - player relationship. An assistant can get along just great with the players as an assistant, but that doesn't come close to meaning that he can handle them as a head coach. I don't see anything of substance that Laimbeer could "get" being an assistant that he doesn't already have.