The NBA Thread

[dontdrink36]

Wow, crazy they actually fired Doc. He won't be unemployed long. I'm sure there are many other teams willing to blow 3-1 leads.

[neumdogg]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

who are they going to get better than rivers? why is hiring someone like ty lue the move? I just don't get it

if it's an up and coming team, and they are looking to hire an up and coming coach, sure

Why stick with the guy who can't get you out of the 2nd round for YEARS? It's obviously isn't working. They need to try something else.

Are you saying they should keep Doc??

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

Why stick with the guy who can't get you out of the 2nd round for YEARS? It's obviously isn't working. They need to try something else.

Are you saying they should keep Doc??

I don't know. I just have a hard time thinking about changing coaches for a win-now team to someone less seasoned than doc. why wouldn't they have done that last year? I would assume because they thought doc would be a good steward for the talent to do the work

obviously it didn't work out. but I'm not sure which replacement is going to be a better option (outside of coaches that are already coaching other teams)

[justinandimcool]

i mean that’s the exact reason why Lue is the obvious choice. seasoned and already on the team, just a new voice and fresh mind

[justinandimcool]

proven coaches that are better than Rivers: Joerger, D’antoni, both Van Gundys, and you have Atkinson who has more upside but not much equity

i don’t like recycling coaches but that’s probably the direction the Clippers need to go in with an all in season

[jwehaeDMB]

Lue is so overrated lol, luckiest coach in the league

[Lee3691]

Originally Posted by jwehaeDMB

Lue is so overrated lol, luckiest coach in the league

Lets be honest, Lebron was the HC of that team.

[neumdogg]

Originally Posted by justinandimcool

proven coaches that are better than Rivers: Joerger, D’antoni, both Van Gundys, and you have Atkinson who has more upside but not much equity

i don’t like recycling coaches but that’s probably the direction the Clippers need to go in with an all in season

D'antoni is proven?

[thebridge15]

grabbing a coach that's perennially on the carousel seems so uninspired to me. might as well hire pj carlissimo while you're at it

[justinandimcool]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

D'antoni is proven?

proven that he can improve a team? yep

[jwehaeDMB]

Originally Posted by Lee3691

Lets be honest, Lebron was the HC of that team.

without a doubt. My buddy played ball at my college, alongside John Holland who was a 2-way player on that Cavs squad. We all met up for a beer after they came to town to play the Celtics (not LBJ). He told me Lebron straight up ran shit

[justinandimcool]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

grabbing a coach that's perennially on the carousel seems so uninspired to me. might as well hire pj carlissimo while you're at it

well yeah. obviously the best long term play is hiring a new young coach no ones heard of. but the Clippers situation is unique- you get one year, one shot, no time to waste

[justinandimcool]

Originally Posted by jwehaeDMB

without a doubt. My buddy played ball at my college, alongside John Holland who was a 2-way player on that Cavs squad. We all met up for a beer after they came to town to play the Celtics (not LBJ). He told me Lebron straight up ran shit

2 way contracts didn’t exist then


but you’re prob talking about Jordan McRae lol

[justinandimcool]

wait i can’t read nvm

[Balor3012]

Atkinson and the Pelicans seem like a great fit.

[jwehaeDMB]

Originally Posted by justinandimcool

2 way contracts didn’t exist then


but you’re prob talking about Jordan McRae lol

nope 2-way contract, it was 1000% John holland lol, I know him. Might've been with Larry Drew, but point being Lebron was the "coach"

edit; nope it was still Lue. 2 way contracts were around in 2017

[Rodey]

D'Antoni might be worse than Doc, tbh.

[dontdrink36]

Originally Posted by Rodey

D'Antoni might be worse than Doc, tbh.

Doc is definitely better than D'Antoni

[neumdogg]

Originally Posted by Rodey

D'Antoni might be worse than Doc, tbh.

Originally Posted by dontdrink36

Doc is definitely better than D'Antoni

D'antoni is awful. All he does is want you to shoot more 3s. Plus he looks like the Pringles mascot.

[dontdrink36]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

D'antoni is awful. All he does is want you to shoot more 3s. Plus he looks like the Pringles mascot.

Hes like a HC in the Big 12. No attempt at a defensive strategy.

[Rodey]

Only argument I can see is that D'Antoni actually tries to coach. Feel like Doc had just given up at this point.

[neumdogg]

Bring back Larry Brown!

[Speilmen230]

at thinking LeBron doesn't run shit wherever he goes.

Lue has shown the ability to make on the fly changes game to game in big time series. He also is really good at drawing up ATO plays.

If I were a clippers fan, I be rooting for them to hire Lue. Especially to get an ex-Lebron Coach in the building when you're gonna be facing him the next few years.

[unccrombie]

Lakers in cinco

[Lee3691]

This is coming from my ass: Clippers hire Jason Kidd

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by Lee3691

This is coming from my ass: Clippers hire Jason Kidd

Ballmer and, more specifically, Winger, seem way smarter than that.

[Lee3691]

Originally Posted by Rodey

Ballmer and, more specifically, Winger, seem way smarter than that.

True or false - Jason Kidd has been the best Bucks coach this century

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by Lee3691

True or false - Jason Kidd has been the best Bucks coach this century

Is this a trick question? False x1000.

[Rodey]

Common sense tells me Lakers in 5. Or, worst case scenario, Lakers in 7. Bubble has been anything but common sense, though. Feel like if the Heat win its going to be in 6.

[Lee3691]

Originally Posted by Rodey

Is this a trick question? False x1000.

He did help develop Greek Freak