Would you trade the 8th pick for Thibodeau?

[ThirdMan]

Yes.

Obviously the draft is a crap shoot but I don't see any elite talent at the 8th position. Thibs is an elite coach and it's not that easy to duplicate what he does. Anyone saying that it's a "scheme" or that we could get the same production from his assistants is silly. If that was true then the NBA would have a ton more great coaches. More often then not Ast. Coaches end up flaming out, not suceeding in the NBA. The only way that the Pistons are going to have a great coach is if they trade for one because no one wants to come after the numerous coaches we've burned through.

[mercury]

It depends on the length of his current contract... if it's only two years remaining then NO... he could easily get frustrated and move on to greener pastures..

[theBigLip]

It would need to be longer than a two year commitment.

He would have more of an impact than the #8 pick.

We already have talent on this team - they need to learn how to play team D (Thibs specialty) and be smarter on offense (better % shots, where to run the offense).

This all being said, I'd like to think we can get a good coach (George Karl, Stan Van Gundy, etc) without giving up a pick.

[Pharaoh]

From what I've read we could have hired SVG IF we were willing to give him power over personnel decisions!

I understand why that wasn't put on the table but...if we hire clowns I'll be extremely pissed

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