Isiah Thomas One of 6 NBA Coaches in the Hot Seat

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<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">1. Doc Rivers, Boston
It's year three for Rivers and Paul Pierce isn't getting any younger. A playoff berth is a must.

2. Isiah Thomas, New York
Just how owner James Dolan will define improvement remains to be seen, but Thomas has to show he can win with the talent he assembled.

3. Eddie Jordan, Washington
Yes, Jordan signed a three-year extension but GM Ernie Grunfeld won't be afraid to pull the plug if the defense doesn't improve.

4. Jerry Sloan, Utah
Let's be clear: Larry Miller will never fire Sloan. But another year of mediocrity and Sloan will show himself the door.

5. Jeff Van Gundy, Houston
The talent is there. Van Gundy has to prove he can win outside of New York.

6. Sam Mitchell, Toronto
Don't be surprised if Mitchell is the first one to go. A slow start by the Raptors will give Bryan Colangelo all the cover he needs to bring in Phoenix assistant Marc Iavaroni.
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[Mr. J]

Isiah Thomas' seat is definitely the hottest. If he doesn't improve significantly he is gone. No questions about it. The other coaches have a good possibility of being fired for failing, but Isiah Thomas is a definite.

 

[The One & Only]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">Isiah Thomas' seat is definitely the hottest. If he doesn't improve significantly he is gone. No questions about it. The other coaches have a good possibility of being fired for failing, but Isiah Thomas is a definite.</div>

Yeah. Isiah is going to get burned by that hot seat if he doesn't atleast make an 8th spot in the playoffs. Call me crazy though, all this hype surrounding the Knicks especially from the players themselves got me thinking they can do it.

 

[Skiptomylue11]

lol 4 of those teams are from the east.

I have a feeling some coaches are going to get fired this year. I don't see Raps, Knicks, and Boston making playoffs.

Miami, Detroit, New Jersey, Chicago, Cleveland. I see these 5 making it.

Then Washington (pretty solid team), Milwaukee, Orlando (was very hot end of last year), Raps, Knicks, Boston, Phili, Bobcats, you name it fighting for the final 3 spots.