martin wrote:
Jay Wright it is.
Panos wrote:DLeethal wrote:Borrego is interesting
Obviously, its going to be Jay Wright.
They are going to have to get DDV back to make it complete.
Chandler wrote:Nalod wrote:Chandler wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:Surprised but not surprised. I clearly have been toeing the line on what it would take to move on from Thibs but clearly thought he bought himself another year. My underdog is Johnnie Bryant.
My lead candidate is Mike Budenholzer.
My also ran is Mike Malone.
My dark horse is Dan Hurley.
With the coaching change I would argue that no one is safe, but there isn't a ton of room to make trades to change personnel this season.
I kike your choices and order
I was also thinking about the post about exit interviews and wondering if maybe it wasn't Thibs interview but Bryant's. Maybe something stuck in Leon's mind form last season, like Bryant saying Thibs doesn't really listen to the assistants, then Thibs goes out and gets dinosaur Mo Cheeks. If so, then the idea of adding innovation to the team through the addition of an assistant takes a hit, i.e., if Bryan reinforced the idea that Thibs is simply set in his ways
Danny Hurley!!! Perhaps he regrets not taking lakers job but being an east coast guy might be the draw?
Handing him the keys to this roster in this time is interesting. With Lakers the expectations would not be like this.
I don't love retreads but I respect Vogel, Bud and Malone and if thats where Leon wants to go I'd cool with it.
Ok if I call you Nalod, again?
Thibs was a "retread" by some measure.
I advocated for Vogel way back when post Indy days, pre- Magic but am over him. DOn't think he'd be a good fit in NYC
I think whoever gets the job is the one who gives Leon the best answer to the question "What do you do with KAT/Brunson"? That simple.
I kind of thought "The Great Satan Nalod" was cool!
Non of this personal. We speak to our posts given we don't know each other.
Thibs was a retread of sorts and it worked out. He improved the team every year and made playoffs 4 of 5 years. Go him a COY award and players mostly elevated.
Did watching Obi fly around the last two weeks piss of Leon?
Im sure there is a long list of things that might have aggregated for "Moving on".
Its done. That Leon is a players kind of guy I assume he had Jalen's imput at some level? For all we know Jalen might have called for it in part?
Uncle Thibs Is owed 30million dollars on his deal. He gonna be just fine!
In my opinion the sign of an elite franchise in this position would be plucking a great assistant and making them one of the next great coaches. Like the Kerr hire or Nurse hire. Hiring Malone or Bud would be something the Suns would do. Quinn or Borrego or Bryant would be signs of a franchise with conviction in their ability to spot one of the next great coaches.
That piece about the FO suggesting Robinson in the SL and getting rebuffed just for him to go do it after falling 0-2 is a recipe to getting fired for sure when you are already on the hot seat.
And I think it’s clear the player exit interviews didn’t go well for Thibs
DLeethal wrote:In my opinion the sign of an elite franchise in this position would be plucking a great assistant and making them one of the next great coaches. Like the Kerr hire or Nurse hire. Hiring Malone or Bud would be something the Suns would do. Quinn or Borrego or Bryant would be signs of a franchise with conviction in their ability to spot one of the next great coaches.
Van Gundy an assistant right now!! Do it LOL
martin wrote:Ha
That's Great
ToddTT wrote:
Odd cheerleader pic choice
martin wrote:ToddTT wrote:
Odd cheerleader pic choice
Time to put up another intern employment listing, huh?
Btw, ESPN should follow the Knicks lead and fire SAS. Its time.
DLeethal wrote:And I think it’s clear the player exit interviews didn’t go well for Thibs
Sounds like some players were complaining about not having clear, defined roles....
LivingLegend wrote:VDesai wrote:LivingLegend wrote:In regard to Malone and Malone being another Thibs.I live in Denver and there is truth there - he's an old school, hard headed, tough SOB.
Two things though in his favor....
- he got thru to Joker who got in GREAT shape & improved defensively after some tubby early years (something to think about with Kat)
- he allowed &/or forced Joker/Murray to run 2 man game over and over and over (something we totally negated with Jalen/Kat this year)
Wouldn't be my first choice.
If we're choosing between the guys that have won a title I'd take Malone over Bud based on his work with Joker.
Bud always felt soft to me.
Jeff Teague has talked about his time under Thibs and Bud. Bud is the opposite of soft. Bud is the type to yell at his players to stop playing like pussies during the course of a game. His offensive and defensive schemes seem rigid from what I've seen tho.
We will miss the mullet
Thank you Thibs. I truly appreciate what you have given this franchise this past 5 years. I wish you nothing but the best moving forward.
Panos wrote:DLeethal wrote:Borrego is interesting
Obviously, its going to be Jay Wright.
Wait. Kenny Atkinson is still the Cavs coach right? I don't understand the odds
Becky "1A" Hammon? @ +2500? She should be below SAS.
Nalod wrote:Chandler wrote:Nalod wrote:Chandler wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:Surprised but not surprised. I clearly have been toeing the line on what it would take to move on from Thibs but clearly thought he bought himself another year. My underdog is Johnnie Bryant.
My lead candidate is Mike Budenholzer.
My also ran is Mike Malone.
My dark horse is Dan Hurley.
With the coaching change I would argue that no one is safe, but there isn't a ton of room to make trades to change personnel this season.
I kike your choices and order
I was also thinking about the post about exit interviews and wondering if maybe it wasn't Thibs interview but Bryant's. Maybe something stuck in Leon's mind form last season, like Bryant saying Thibs doesn't really listen to the assistants, then Thibs goes out and gets dinosaur Mo Cheeks. If so, then the idea of adding innovation to the team through the addition of an assistant takes a hit, i.e., if Bryan reinforced the idea that Thibs is simply set in his ways
Danny Hurley!!! Perhaps he regrets not taking lakers job but being an east coast guy might be the draw?
Handing him the keys to this roster in this time is interesting. With Lakers the expectations would not be like this.
I don't love retreads but I respect Vogel, Bud and Malone and if thats where Leon wants to go I'd cool with it.
Ok if I call you Nalod, again?
Thibs was a "retread" by some measure.
I advocated for Vogel way back when post Indy days, pre- Magic but am over him. DOn't think he'd be a good fit in NYC
I think whoever gets the job is the one who gives Leon the best answer to the question "What do you do with KAT/Brunson"? That simple.
I kind of thought "The Great Satan Nalod" was cool!
Non of this personal. We speak to our posts given we don't know each other.
Thibs was a retread of sorts and it worked out. He improved the team every year and made playoffs 4 of 5 years. Go him a COY award and players mostly elevated.
Did watching Obi fly around the last two weeks piss of Leon?
Im sure there is a long list of things that might have aggregated for "Moving on".
Its done. That Leon is a players kind of guy I assume he had Jalen's imput at some level? For all we know Jalen might have called for it in part?
Uncle Thibs Is owed 30million dollars on his deal. He gonna be just fine!
I'm fine with sticking to the Great Satan, if you are
the Knicks players will be better for their time with Thibs. He taught and valued grit, resilience, attention to detail, other fundamental principles
But the killer IMO was his inability to beat the top tier teams during the season; not a good look if the singular focus is winning a championship. Players and coaches should cherish those opportunities to beat the best.
NYKBocker wrote:Panos wrote:DLeethal wrote:Borrego is interesting
Obviously, its going to be Jay Wright.
Wait. Kenny Atkinson is still the Cavs coach right? I don't understand the odds
LOL classic interwebs
