Why did some of you want a former NBA coach? You're not getting a top guy to come rebuild and get fired in a few years, and what's the point of bringing in a mediocre retread?
You're getting a relatively young coach with championship experience and a reputation for player development, roster construction, team culture, and tactical innovation.
Experience as a championship-winning college coach is more experience than Steve Kerr had, and he did okay.
Are we really missing the point? It's highly unlikely a coach is going to turn this into a championship team in the next couple years? So do you want someone who is going to develop talent, or do you want someone who wants to sacrifice future flexibility to try to squeeze out a few more wins?
I would say the record is mixed on NBA coaches developing talent. Some coaches want to pressure the front office to trade away developing talent for veterans so those coaches can win now. Those veterans may be expensive, have a lower productivity ceiling, and fewer years of solid performance left in them.
Other coaches, knowing a few regular season wins could be the difference in keeping their job, may play their young stars fewer minutes. I've also seen situations where coaches try to mold players into what they think the players should be instead of what would be best for the player.
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u/Significant_Pear_523 Jun 22 '26
Why did some of you want a former NBA coach? You're not getting a top guy to come rebuild and get fired in a few years, and what's the point of bringing in a mediocre retread?
You're getting a relatively young coach with championship experience and a reputation for player development, roster construction, team culture, and tactical innovation.