2014 NBA Coaching Carousel thread

I get the sense that with a couple exceptions, very few NBA teams are deterred at all by firing a coach who has a shitload of $$$ left on their deal. It's why if you're a top college coach, the asking price should be at least twice what they're getting from their schools, which I'm assuming would be $7-$8 mil a year for someone like Calipari or Donovan.

 

They shouldn't be. In any capped sport, teams should spend as much as they need to on substantive costs that don't count under the cap. It's a rare opportunity to gain a competitive advantage for "just" money.

 

I truly wonder how much difference most coaches make in the NBA. I think the best ones are the guys who can get the most out of superstars without pissing them off or getting feuding stars to play nice. But most teams don't have that problem.

 

ESPN says Kerr to Golden State.

 

I am very enthusiastic that Kerr will be a coach who can lead the Ws deeper into the playoffs. He's a guy who's played in the league, won, and played for tow of the greatest coaches while still keeping a modest ego. He was a GM for several years already. He was ready to be a head coach.

Most importantly, I think he's a smart person; someone who was always filing away his player experiences, not just playing. He'll apply what he knows to do the best job that he can do. That will be his greatest asset. Oh and he gets along with the owner too.

 

As a Knicks fan, this is exactly what we should have expected. What a mess.

 

Why not get Mark Jackson? Does Phil Jackson control everyone with his Zen so much that it seemed like Kerr was the only guy they wanted? How is a guy who has never been a head coach such a lock to be a great coach?

 

Not a chance. Phil will get one of his guys, as he should. Not sure who's plan B.

 

It sounds like there wasn't a plan B. Kerr seems to have the makings of a good coach, but it's not like
he's proven anything yet. Heard Shaw and Cleamons mentioned. I'd take Jackson over them, but guess
it's not gonna happen.

 

I heard Dolan didn't want to shell out the fifth year to Kerr. There is just no way Phil Jackson is there when his contract ends.
I don't think it's not getting Kerr so much, the Knicks will find a decent coach - but Jackson isn't going to want to spend the next five years on knees.

(begging, he'd be on his knees begging you sick turds).

 

Boy, Warriors come out swinging. They definitely have their vision in place now, we'll see how it works.

I still never like the owner's son being part of the decision making. That doesn't tend to work out well.

 

And two of the marquee jobs in the NBA, Knicks and Lakers, still open.