Kanyewest wrote:fishercob wrote:I care less about the opnions of those who write about hoops than of those who work in it -- players, coaches, execs, etc. Hands makes a good point that this organization was once viewed as a cracker jack outfit; this hire seems to suggest that in the the process of changing.
Signing a high profiled coaches doesn't necessarily lead to sucess like Mike Dunleavy signing with the Clippers or Larry Brown signing with the Knicks. I'm going to take what players have to say about the moves with a grain of salt, especially the current ones in Washington who have not been coached by Flip Saunders. Most players are going to be diplomatic. I can't imagine Richard Hamilton saying that Flip Saunders is a terrible coach to the national media. Remember, most players speak with a flilter unlike Gilbert Arenas.
No one is saying that signing a high profile coach inherently leads to success. I'm saying that its emblematic of the fact the Wizards no longer seem to carry a "second rate" tag that would preclude them from being able to land a first class coach. And being perceived as first class -- or at least not as second class -- in league circles can only be a good thing.
And Mike Dunleavy? Seriously?
