What if Thibs is available?

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Pinwheel1 said:
If I were Thibs I would take a year off, work in the media where he can watch a lot of games up close and get paid, figure out how he needs to adjust his coaching style, learn from his mistakes,and come back better like Carlisle did.
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This would be ideal, from my POV. It'd give us time to properly fire Stotts - I just don't see us firing him this summer. But after another season where we falter half-way through I think the writing will be on the wall and everyone will be on-board with a coaching change.
 
From what I've read, Thibs wants to coach in a major city. So think LA or NY. Maybe Boston.

Seems he's not interested in one of the 3 open jobs.

I could see both LA and NY going for it.
 
Denny Crane said:
From what I've read, Thibs wants to coach in a major city. So think LA or NY. Maybe Boston.

Seems he's not interested in one of the 3 open jobs.

I could see both LA and NY going for it.
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Seriously? This is hard to believe. Sounds like this came from someone in a "major city" and not from Thibs. If the guy works 20 hours a day as reported, why would he care where he lives.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Seriously? This is hard to believe. Sounds like this came from someone in a "major city" and not from Thibs. If the guy works 20 hours a day as reported, why would he care where he lives.
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FWIW



Just one example, there are others.
 
Denny Crane said:
Someone told him. Who's telling you anything? :)
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The little voice in my head.

How many times has Peter Vecsey over the years been accused of making up sources? Way too many times. He may not be interested in New Orleans, but did he ever say it was because he wanted to work in a major city? That sounds like something a columnist from New York or LA would write. Vecey is the worst of the worst. At least that is what my source tells me. (Charles Barkley)
 
I was somewhat bashing Vecsey there.

My preference would be he goes to the Knicks to join the other great coach fired by Reinsdorf. It seems like it has all the things he'd want in a job: GM who gets it, excellent ownership, big city, attract big name FAs. Plus it would stick it to The Chairman.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
The little voice in my head.

How many times has Peter Vecsey over the years been accused of making up sources? Way too many times. He may not be interested in New Orleans, but did he ever say it was because he wanted to work in a major city? That sounds like something a columnist from New York or LA would write. Vecey is the worst of the worst. At least that is what my source tells me. (Charles Barkley)
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I've read several places his preference is a big city.

That he isn't interested in the open jobs supports this.

Orlando is willing to pay him and give him the GM job, basically. Their roster has huge potential and he would surely make them a top team.

Denver has never really been linked to him as a possibility.

New Orleans is a small town with an elite player who may or may not bolt. Thibs already coached for a team that acted like it was a small market team. I don't think he wants more of the same.

LA and NY are at the very beginning of rebuilding. Those are situations he can mold teams fully in his vision.
 
Denny Crane said:
I've read several places his preference is a big city.

That he isn't interested in the open jobs supports this.

Orlando is willing to pay him and give him the GM job, basically. Their roster has huge potential and he would surely make them a top team.

Denver has never really been linked to him as a possibility.

New Orleans is a small town with an elite player who may or may not bolt. Thibs already coached for a team that acted like it was a small market team. I don't think he wants more of the same.

LA and NY are at the very beginning of rebuilding. Those are situations he can mold teams fully in his vision.
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OK I can see that. Orlando does seem like a good situation but the city might not fit his personality. Although it wouldn't surprise me if he just wanted to take the year off and re energize while figuring things out. He needs that IMO. But I can see where he might not want a laid back atmosphere since he is not a laid back guy......
 
Pinwheel1 said:
OK I can see that. Orlando does seem like a good situation but the city might not fit his personality. Although it wouldn't surprise me if he just wanted to take the year off and re energize while figuring things out. He needs that IMO. But I can see where he might not want a laid back atmosphere since he is not a laid back guy......
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There's that and then there's the salary he'd make if he took a job coaching this season.

From what I've seen, he might make $1M as a TV analyst on top of his $4.xM from the Bulls.

If he took a job this year, he'd likely make $9M, maybe more.
 
Denny Crane said:
Denver has never really been linked to him as a possibility.
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Nuggets management fired George Karl for being mouthy to them, so why would they hire someone who was just fired for the same reason.
 
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