You have the choice of any coach who is not currently coaching another NBA team...

ElectricMayhem · Post #1 » by **ElectricMayhem** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:26 am

Who do you choose for the Pistons right now?

Pharaoh · Post #2 » by **Pharaoh** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:32 am

Kenny Atkinson

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MotownMadness · Post #3 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:33 am

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ElectricMayhem · Post #4 » by **ElectricMayhem** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:33 am

Personally, I think we should wait until the end of the season when we get our high draft pick. We'll be able to attract a better coach once we're assured a Cunningham/Suggs/Green/etc.

I think Joerger is probably the best available coach out there, but I don't want him just because he seems like a jackass who undermines the front office and only looks out for himself.

Atkinson may be the best retread option. He did a good job developing a bunch of no-names. I don't know much about up and coming assistants.

bstein14 · Post #5 » by **bstein14** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:35 am

Izzo or Beilein for a young team looking to develop players an instill the right way to play. If you have a 1 on 1 ISO star on your team perhaps another coach is better at managing NBA egos/talent but if you're starting from the bottom with a culture rebuild I think either of those guys would be solid for us.

thesack12 · Post #6 » by **thesack12** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:32 am

If current assistant coaches are fair game give me Chauncey Billups or Becky Hammon or Ime Udoka in that order

If assistant coaches are out give me Jerry Stackhouse or Kenny Smith

ByeByeDre · Post #7 » by **ByeByeDre** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:37 am

Laimbeer

jakebernat · Post #8 » by **jakebernat** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:07 am

mrroboto4889 · Post #9 » by **mrroboto4889** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:44 am

thesack12 wrote:If current assistant coaches are fair game give me Chauncey Billups or Becky Hammon or Ime Udoka in that order

If assistant coaches are out give me Jerry Stackhouse or Kenny Smith

Cant believe D'Antoni didnt get mentioned there.

I'd go Coach K. Theres no evidence a guy like Izzo wouldnt end up like Beilein in the NBA. But at least Coach K has coached the national team. The problem is idk what the ratio of Coach K's success is related to recruiting vs things universal to coaching basketball (strategy/gameplan/teaching/etc)

Kilo · Post #10 » by **Kilo** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:30 pm

Juwan Howard.

thesack12 · Post #11 » by **thesack12** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:50 pm

mrroboto4889 wrote:
thesack12 wrote:If current assistant coaches are fair game give me Chauncey Billups or Becky Hammon or Ime Udoka in that order

If assistant coaches are out give me Jerry Stackhouse or Kenny Smith

Cant believe D'Antoni didnt get mentioned there.

I'd go Coach K. Theres no evidence a guy like Izzo wouldnt end up like Beilein in the NBA. But at least Coach K has coached the national team. The problem is idk what the ratio of Coach K's success is related to recruiting vs things universal to coaching basketball (strategy/gameplan/teaching/etc)

I'm not particularly interested in retreads personally. Also, never really liked D'Antoni all that much. When he first broke in, his "7 seconds or less" Suns were fun to watch for a while, but his style/philosophy never has been all that conducive to winning. He's also going to be 70 years old in a few months and while his coaching isn't as antiquated as Casey's, his age makes Dwane look youthful.

My biggest concern with Coach K would be, again, age. He is soon to be 74 years old. I honestly don't think he'd be interested in taking the Pistons job. I'm not sure he would even want to be in the NBA at all.

vic · Post #12 » by **vic** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:35 pm

I like Chaucey:

- Point guard IQ to understand strategy
- Personality to be able to make adjustments (sometimes these system guys win in the regular season but are too rigid to win playoff series).
- Champion at highest level knows how to develop players and win
- Piston DNA

He just seems like he'd be a perfect coach to lead the Pistons back to relevance.

ByeByeDre · Post #13 » by **ByeByeDre** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:34 pm

thesack12 wrote:
mrroboto4889 wrote:
thesack12 wrote:If current assistant coaches are fair game give me Chauncey Billups or Becky Hammon or Ime Udoka in that order

If assistant coaches are out give me Jerry Stackhouse or Kenny Smith

Cant believe D'Antoni didnt get mentioned there.

I'd go Coach K. Theres no evidence a guy like Izzo wouldnt end up like Beilein in the NBA. But at least Coach K has coached the national team. The problem is idk what the ratio of Coach K's success is related to recruiting vs things universal to coaching basketball (strategy/gameplan/teaching/etc)

I'm not particularly interested in retreads personally. Also, never really liked D'Antoni all that much. When he first broke in, his "7 seconds or less" Suns were fun to watch for a while, but his style/philosophy never has been all that conducive to winning. He's also going to be 70 years old in a few months and while his coaching isn't as antiquated as Casey's, his age makes Dwane look youthful.

My biggest concern with Coach K would be, again, age. He is soon to be 74 years old. I honestly don't think he'd be interested in taking the Pistons job. I'm not sure he would even want to be in the NBA at all.

I loved those Seven Seconds or less Suns. They really screwed themselves when half of them left the bench against San Antonio up 3-1 in the WCF. I think things might have turned out much differently for the franchise.

If D’Antoni coached the Pistons, he would definitely play the players that most posters want to play. Which is probably the reason why Troy would never hire him lol.

Coach K is at the end of the line. I’m guessing he’ll retire in a year or two tops.

Manocad · Post #14 » by **Manocad** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:42 pm

Kilo wrote:Juwan Howard.

Whoa, slow down there. Let him win the NCAA national championship first.

MotownMadness · Post #15 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:49 pm

Manocad wrote:
Kilo wrote:Juwan Howard.

Whoa, slow down there. Let him win the NCAA national championship first.

Gonzaga is gonna eat everyone alive this year. That team is so stacked.

Manocad · Post #16 » by **Manocad** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:07 pm

MotownMadness wrote:
Manocad wrote:
Kilo wrote:Juwan Howard.

Whoa, slow down there. Let him win the NCAA national championship first.

Gonzaga is gonna eat everyone alive this year. That team is so stacked.

No worries. He's got the #1 recruiting class coming in next year.

MotownMadness · Post #17 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:09 pm

Manocad wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:
Manocad wrote:Whoa, slow down there. Let him win the NCAA national championship first.

Gonzaga is gonna eat everyone alive this year. That team is so stacked.

No worries. He's got the #1 recruiting class coming in next year.

Nice, the Michigan Basketball program is awesome. MSU should have the #1 player in Emoni Bates next year as well so it should be a fun year.

mrroboto4889 · Post #18 » by **mrroboto4889** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:11 pm

thesack12 wrote:
mrroboto4889 wrote:
thesack12 wrote:If current assistant coaches are fair game give me Chauncey Billups or Becky Hammon or Ime Udoka in that order

If assistant coaches are out give me Jerry Stackhouse or Kenny Smith

Cant believe D'Antoni didnt get mentioned there.

I'd go Coach K. Theres no evidence a guy like Izzo wouldnt end up like Beilein in the NBA. But at least Coach K has coached the national team. The problem is idk what the ratio of Coach K's success is related to recruiting vs things universal to coaching basketball (strategy/gameplan/teaching/etc)

I'm not particularly interested in retreads personally. Also, never really liked D'Antoni all that much. When he first broke in, his "7 seconds or less" Suns were fun to watch for a while, but his style/philosophy never has been all that conducive to winning. He's also going to be 70 years old in a few months and while his coaching isn't as antiquated as Casey's, his age makes Dwane look youthful.

My biggest concern with Coach K would be, again, age. He is soon to be 74 years old. I honestly don't think he'd be interested in taking the Pistons job. I'm not sure he would even want to be in the NBA at all.

Oh, yeah, Coach K wouldnt be realistic at all. I saw some of the other answers and assumed that wasnt part of the criteria.

Houston didnt win a ring but they went toe-to-toe with the Dubs when we all thought they were the greatest team ever assembled. Up 3-2 and winning game 6 when CP3 pulled his hammy. It's bad luck, which everyone has to deal with, but I would never make the blanket statement that his style cant win a championship. The regular season record speaks for itself.

thesack12 · Post #19 » by **thesack12** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:56 pm

mrroboto4889 wrote:
thesack12 wrote:
mrroboto4889 wrote:
Cant believe D'Antoni didnt get mentioned there.

I'd go Coach K. Theres no evidence a guy like Izzo wouldnt end up like Beilein in the NBA. But at least Coach K has coached the national team. The problem is idk what the ratio of Coach K's success is related to recruiting vs things universal to coaching basketball (strategy/gameplan/teaching/etc)

I'm not particularly interested in retreads personally. Also, never really liked D'Antoni all that much. When he first broke in, his "7 seconds or less" Suns were fun to watch for a while, but his style/philosophy never has been all that conducive to winning. He's also going to be 70 years old in a few months and while his coaching isn't as antiquated as Casey's, his age makes Dwane look youthful.

My biggest concern with Coach K would be, again, age. He is soon to be 74 years old. I honestly don't think he'd be interested in taking the Pistons job. I'm not sure he would even want to be in the NBA at all.

Oh, yeah, Coach K wouldnt be realistic at all. I saw some of the other answers and assumed that wasnt part of the criteria.

Houston didnt win a ring but they went toe-to-toe with the Dubs when we all thought they were the greatest team ever assembled. Up 3-2 and winning game 6 when CP3 pulled his hammy. It's bad luck, which everyone has to deal with, but I would never make the blanket statement that his style cant win a championship. The regular season record speaks for itself.

His regular season record is solid, but IMO not really a big feather in his cap. His career winning percentage is .560. To provide some perspective here are a couple other coaches career percentages:

Billy Donovan .602 in 415 games
Tom Thibodeau .585 in 615 games
Stan Van Gundy .573 in 921 games
Quin Snyder .566 in 497 games
Scott Brooks .561 in 874 games

Not exactly a who's who list of coaches there. Dwane Casey currently sits with .518.

I don't doubt that D'Antoni can do a decent job when he has some talent to work with. However when that isn't the case, he doesn't really seem to be able to elevate a team.

In 3.5 seasons with the Knicks he went 121-167, making the playoffs once while getting swept in the 1st round. Best season was a mere 42-40.

In 2 seasons with the Lakers he went 67-87, making the playoffs once and again getting swept in the 1st round. Best season was 40-32. His 1st season was the Kobe/Dwight/Gasol/Nash motley crue team. His second season Kobe only played 6 games.

I just don't see D'Antoni as the right guy for the current state of the Pistons. Not sure, he would even want the job. Despite him being almost 70, he will probably have a few options to evaluate.

ByeByeDre · Post #20 » by **ByeByeDre** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:14 pm

D’Antoni made a ton of money off those Knicks and Lakers deals, though. He had horsecrap rosters in New York and bad luck in LA, but he banked it.

By the way, Casey has three years and $21 million AFTER THIS YEAR - one thing’s for sure - he’s not quitting!