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JoshuaHall said:
Probably because Minnesota is a young team that doesn’t have playoff aspirations and is quite clearly still building.

Kidd won a championship last year and has HC experience.

Pretty easy to see why, really.
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Won a championship on a team with 2 of the top 5 players in the league, that was never really well prepared and had to be punched in the mouth before it out-talented every team it beat.

I'd gladly take Stotts championship experience with Dallas over Jason Kidd's with the Lakers.
 
Can't be serious about D'Antoni. His teams are a flash in the pan in the regular season but have a track record of flaming out of the playoffs every year. We've been complaining about a lack of defense over the past few years so I don't see why we would want to go FURTHER in that direction.
 
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Phatguysrule said:
Won a championship on a team with 2 of the top 5 players in the league, that was never really well prepared and had to be punched in the mouth before it out-talented every team it beat.

I'd gladly take Stotts championship experience with Dallas over Jason Kidd's with the Lakers.
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Once again, did you even read the post?

It was in response to someone’s comment about Dame wanting Kidd and not Vanterpool.

nothing to do with Stotts.
 
JoshuaHall said:
Who would your top 4 candidates be?
People love to complain without a solution.
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Spoelstra for one, but I'm guessing he's not an option....Becky Hammond is interesting for a variety of reasons

not Billups or Kidd because of baggage, although, I guess you could factor in some redemption for Billups

for a better list, pay me what Olshey is being paid this month, and give me a scouting and analytical staff, and I'll post one
 
JoshuaHall said:
Who would your top 4 candidates be?
People love to complain without a solution.
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Not retreads. I don't want Kidd. I don't want Van Gundy. I don't want D'Antoni.

I'd like Hammond. I guess I'm fine with Billups. I want someone with a fresh approach to the game. I don't want another guy who's going to bring in a system that hasn't worked before. D'Antoni hasn't been able to make it work with Steve Nash. He hasn't been able to make it work with Harden. What makes anyone think he can make it work with Dame?
 
To be honest I thought I would be a lot more happy to see Terry leave than I actually am. Not because I didn't think we needed a change because we clearly did, but because he does seem like a genuinely good guy who was beloved by the players and organization. I wish him the best moving forward wherever he ends up.
 
JoshuaHall said:
Probably because Minnesota is a young team that doesn’t have playoff aspirations and is quite clearly still building.

Kidd won a championship last year and has HC experience.

Pretty easy to see why, really.
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Kidd was assistant on championship team like Stotts. In my eye he wasn't successful at that job either.
 
wizenheimer said:
Spoelstra for one, but I'm guessing he's not an option....Becky Hammond is interesting for a variety of reasons

not Billups or Kidd because of baggage, although, I guess you could factor in some redemption for Billups

for a better list, pay me what Olshey is being paid this month, and give me a scouting and analytical staff, and I'll post one
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Then you admit you have no idea what you’re talking about and Kidd and/or Billups could be a top 4 candidate for all you know.

You’d think you’d be able to come up with 4 candidates if you’re this vehemently against the current crop.

For example, my top 4 would be:
Billups
Johnnie Bryant
Hammond
Edit: Forgot Howard whoops

probably Joeger / Kidd / Clifford (no particular order)
 
Jason Kidd is essentially Mark Jackson, with the added resume line of domestic abuse.

Like Jackson, Kidd was a power-hungry, credit-demander who marginalized his assistant coaches and created an atmosphere of paranoia where no one felt comfortable speaking up in case they offended Kidd. So, even if you're the type who doesn't care about domestic abuse, him being a terrible person carries over into the basketball arena, too.

My top choice would be Becky Hammon, because I want someone fresh and new to the role but who has built up a solid track record of working within the NBA, and working with the Spurs' players under Popovich seems like the ideal type of training.
 
I'm sorry to be the guy but it needs to be asked when it comes to Becky Hammon: Would players truly respect and get behind a female head coach?
 
Becky Hammon stood for the national anthem when the players were taking knees.

racist?
Meyers 2.0?

give her the same treatment you gave Meyers
 
My top 2 coaches from any of the names I've heard would be Erik Spoelstra and Chauncey Billups. The other names, especially Kidd and D'Antoni, don't sound very good at all.
 
JoshuaHall said:
Becky Hammon stood for the national anthem when the players were taking knees.

racist?
Meyers 2.0?

give her the same treatment you gave Meyers
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I'm not sure if this is a response to me or not but I personally have nothing against Hammon. But for her to become an NBA head coach is treading into unknown territory.
 
JoshuaHall said:
Then you admit you have no idea what you’re talking about and Kidd and/or Billups could be a top 4 candidate for all you know.

You’d think you’d be able to come up with 4 candidates if you’re this vehemently against the current crop.

For example, my top 4 would be:
Billups
Johnnie Bryant
Hammond
Edit: Forgot Howard whoops

probably Joeger / Kidd / Clifford (no particular order)
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first of all, for the "don't know what you're talking about" remark, go pound sand...with your forehead

as far as Kidd and Billups, I happen to have enough respect for women to actually believe there are better candidates, because those past acts I find pretty disqualifying. I did say, maybe, Billups could deserve some redemption. Still, at this stage, I'd really prefer a coach that hasn't been listed on a police blotter
 
MadeFromDust said:
My top 2 coaches from any of the names I've heard would be Erik Spoelstra and Chauncey Billups. The other names, especially Kidd and D'Antoni, don't sound very good at all.
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Erik Spoelstra? Where are you reading this?
 
MadeFromDust said:
I'm not sure if this is a response to me or not but I personally have nothing against Hammon. But for her to become an NBA head coach is treading into unknown territory.
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no, general comment to everyone who wants Hammond but is bringing up Kidd’s (albeit much, much worse) personal history.

isn’t taking a knee a bit of a red flag?

I mean when Meyers did it people were freaking out, no?

but since they want hammon, it’s all good right?
 
I really don't want to politicize this but I don't think loving and showing respect for your country should disqualify you from a coaching position. Literally should be the least of our worries.
 
MadeFromDust said:
I'm sorry to be the guy but it needs to be asked when it comes to Becky Hammon: Would players truly respect and get behind a female head coach?
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Players tune out coaches not because they don't like them personally but because they don't see results from the coaching and instructions given. If what Hammon is telling the players to do is delivering results the players will listen. They're professionals and want to win.
 
Obvious caveat - none of us know for certain who is or is not interested in the job.

Top of the list long-shots: Spoelstra, Monty Williams.
Other: 1) Udoka, 2) Howard, 3) Billups.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Players tune out coaches not because they don't like them personally but because they don't see results from the coaching and instructions given. If what Hammon is telling the players to do is delivering results the players will listen. They're professionals and want to win.
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I mean in a perfect world that's how it should be, right?
 
JoshuaHall said:
no, general comment to everyone who wants Hammond but is bringing up Kidd’s (albeit much, much worse) personal history.

isn’t taking a knee a bit of a red flag?

I mean when Meyers did it people were freaking out, no?

but since they want hammon, it’s all good right?
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Yeah beating your pregnant wife is the same as not taking a knee for the national anthem.
 
I think it will come down to D'Antoni or Billups. Not sure where people are hearing Erik Spoelstra name. Sounds more like a pipe dream.
 
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