OT- Warriors reportedly hiring Mark Jackson as coach.

[MickZagger]

I've never understood how he is a coaching commodity. What coaching experience does he even have?

 

[Natebishop3]

I've never understood how he is a coaching commodity. What coaching experience does he even have?

But he was a point guard! That's all you need to be a head coach... Byron Scott... Nate McMillan.... Isiah Thomas.... Magic Johnson..... Avery Johnson.... oh wait... I was trying to support the idea that point guards make good head coaches. My bad.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I'll bet he does an outstanding job, if he is given the talent and patience from ownership like Nate was given.

 

[julius]

I'll bet he does an outstanding job, if he is given the talent and patience from ownership like Nate was given.

I am unable to tell if you are being serious or joking here. Well done!

 

[illmatic99]

I hope ESPN replaces him with Shaq.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I give him a year. Tops.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Why?

 

[BBert]

As long as I don't have to listen to him announcing NBA games, it's a great move!

 

[Wheels]

As long as I don't have to listen to him announcing NBA games, it's a great move!

co signed

 

[BlazerBeav]

As long as I don't have to listen to him announcing NBA games, it's a great move!

My first reaction to the news! No more ridiculous sayings like "mama, there goes that man".

 

[Minstrel]

Hopefully for him, his coaching wisdom is very different from his broadcasting wisdom. Because he's one of the least insightful commentators I've ever heard.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think Jackson is a good hire, on paper anyway? He has learned under some very good coaches, and is a natual born leader.

 

[RR7]

I actually like him as an announcer, but it could be that I like JVG, and him making fun of Jackson. As a whole, though, i really enjoy the broadcast team. I just look forward to peeks into their huddle next season, when you hear him yell at his players "hand down, man down"

 

[DaRizzle]

I actually like him as an announcer, but it could be that I like JVG, and him making fun of Jackson. As a whole, though, i really enjoy the broadcast team. I just look forward to peeks into their huddle next season, when you hear him yell at his players "hand down, man down"

ROFL!!!!!!!

 

[PapaG]

But he was a point guard! That's all you need to be a head coach... Byron Scott... Nate McMillan.... Isiah Thomas.... Magic Johnson..... Avery Johnson.... oh wait... I was trying to support the idea that point guards make good head coaches. My bad.

There are some decent coaches on that list.

 

[RR7]

But he was a point guard! That's all you need to be a head coach... Byron Scott... Nate McMillan.... Isiah Thomas.... Magic Johnson..... Avery Johnson.... oh wait... I was trying to support the idea that point guards make good head coaches. My bad.

Scott Brooks. Doc Rivers. Larry Drew. Lionel hollins. I'd say Scott is a decent coach. Avery as well. And Nate. so I'd say you did prove your point, even though you didn't want to.

 

[PapaG]

Scott Brooks. Doc Rivers. Larry Drew. Lionel hollins. I'd say Scott is a decent coach. Avery as well. And Nate. so I'd say you did prove your point, even though you didn't want to.

Larry Brown was a decent coach too. Hell, I thought Danny Ainge had potential as a coach, although he was a bit of a combo-guard.

What would the list "Centers who became great NBA coaches" look like?

 

[tlongII]

I think it's a stupid hire. I think you need to have some experience as an assistant before becoming head coach. I will be shocked if the Warriors improve their record next season.

 

[Run BJM]

I think it's a stupid hire. I think you need to have some experience as an assistant before becoming head coach. I will be shocked if the Warriors improve their record next season.

I believe Jerry West brought Pat Riley out of the broadcast booth into being an NBA coach for the Lakers way back when. Also Larry Bird had a damn good record with no experience. Doc Rivers is another guy who was a HC with no NBA coaching experience. Not saying its the norm but it happens.

I'm still skeptical but Jackson has grown on me. Lots of NBA people have been quoted as saying hes brilliant when you talk to him one on one. Seems like his TV persona is just that. Hes played for 4 or 5 HOF coaches, one of the most successful PGs of all time even though he wasn't the most naturally talented, went to the playoffs in 14 of his 17 years as a player, "coach on the floor" as described by Donnie Walsh. Looking at the twitter feeds the guy seems to have INSANE connections and if nothing else he seems like a guy who can get players to play hard for him (though with that pedigree you'd think he knows some x's and o's even if they aren't proven). Lacob just outbid the Lakers to get Mike Malone as the lead assistant. Malone is supposed to be a good x's and o's guy- he was on Mike Brown's staff in Cle and lord knows he needed help with x's and o's and he was also Monty Williams' lead assistant in NO last season. He seems to have the veteran-#2-x's-and-o's job down to a science.

Its a risky move by W's management. The next best options appeared to be Lawrence Frank and Dwane Casey who may be decent options but also seem to have limited potential. As a W's fan the hire is certainly growing on me though.

 

[Minstrel]

I believe Jerry West brought Pat Riley out of the broadcast booth into being an NBA coach for the Lakers way back when.

NBA assistant coach, not head coach. He was Westhead's assistant coach before eventually taking over.

I agree that you don't necessarily have to have coaching experience to succeed, but nothing Mark Jackson has ever said suggested to me that he was a brilliant NBA mind who was just ready to step into a head coaching position. That said, I think the effect of NBA head coaches is somewhat overstated, except for the very few that are difference-makers either in the positive or negative direction. PJ Carlisimo, for example, in the negative direction and Phil Jackson in the positive.

 

[Natebishop3]

Scott Brooks. Doc Rivers. Larry Drew. Lionel hollins. I'd say Scott is a decent coach. Avery as well. And Nate. so I'd say you did prove your point, even though you didn't want to.

Avery Johnson inherited a Mavs team as his first head coaching job and totally botched it. Byron Scott had a Jason Kidd in his prime and a pretty stacked Nets team that beat up on an extremely easy eastern conference. The jury is still out on Nate imo. He's had some pretty talented teams over the past few seasons and hasn't been able to get past the first round so I don't think he is definitely in the "proves this point" category.

 

[KingSpeed]

But he was a point guard! That's all you need to be a head coach... Byron Scott... Nate McMillan.... Isiah Thomas.... Magic Johnson..... Avery Johnson.... oh wait... I was trying to support the idea that point guards make good head coaches. My bad.

Byron Scott was not a point guard.

 

[RR7]

Avery Johnson inherited a Mavs team as his first head coaching job and totally botched it. Byron Scott had a Jason Kidd in his prime and a pretty stacked Nets team that beat up on an extremely easy eastern conference. The jury is still out on Nate imo. He's had some pretty talented teams over the past few seasons and hasn't been able to get past the first round so I don't think he is definitely in the "proves this point" category.

Avery has a career winning percentage over 600, and that's including having to coach the crpa that was NJ last season in a rebuilding effort. Yep, byron Scott won with good teams. What a concept. Thing is, that;s how it works. Coaches win, generally, with good teams and lose with bad ones. Ground breaking, I know. But, we just pointed out a good group of PGs who have done good as coaches. Did they have good teams? Yep. Don't know what to tell you though. Good teams win. Coaches might make a small difference.

 

[STOMP]

I wish it weren't so, but I've long believed how well a coach relates to the general public matters a great deal in the NBA. It's a PR driven league and having a guy with some celebrity and a gift for gab is an asset for a franchise whether they're contending or not. Following his long playing career and now a few years as a top national analysts, Mark Jackson is probably the most well known person associated with the Warriors including The Logo. In this league where it's acknowledged that stars get calls... probably not a bad idea to add another star

those are the same reasons I'd suggested McHale as a potential Blazer coach. He'd have been the face of the franchise for much of the country and the nightly go to quote machine. Whatever people think of Nate, I'd hope we can all agree that he's neither a basketball royalty celeb or an especially bubbly outgoing personality. Hell, throw Rick Adelman in there too.

I'd like to see Portland land another star... sign Jaric!

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