MrDollarBills wrote:NyCeEvO wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:
don't even bother. losses like tonight should be expected. these guys act like this is some nba powerhouse just **** up games. in reality, this is a team with a young core of players who are going to experience failure more times than success until things start clicking.
some fans who think lazily feel entitled to perfection. it doesn't work like that.
How is giving up a 23 point lead against a team that is 30-41 something that should be expected?
The complaints from fans aren't just kneejerk reactions to a single game.
The realization that Kenny is pretty bad with in-game adjustments and is too rigid with sticking to the pre-game plan have been espoused by some people since Day 1.
I was one of (if not) the first ones to publicly state that just like the players, Kenny needs to be judged like he's developing as well.
The irony is that as a coach Kenny has developed players into much improved versions of themselves, but in spite of his many critiques and quotes of "It's on me...I need to be better" he really hasn't gotten better as an in-game manager.
I have all praise for Kenny as a development guru. It's clear he's top notch.
But as in-game manager, he's made so many in-game decisions (whether it be rotations, clock management, defensive assignments, et al) that I think it's completely rational to question whether he is cut out for that particular aspect of coaching. Unfortunately, in-game management is usually what the head coach is supposed to be most responsible for.
alright cool my guy you want to fire the coach state your plan and where we should go from there.
First of all, nothing should be viewed as a binary. A critique of a player or coach should not be taken as an ultimate condemnation.
If you fail a test, it doesn't mean that you will never become good at the subject matter you are studying; it means that you should look at what you have done wrong, analyze why you erred, and try your best to prepare for similar questions the next time you are able to take an exam.
Many associate head coaches and assistant coaches are responsible for managing offensive/defensive schemes and play sets, player preparation and development, tracking timeouts, shot clock, etc.
But the head coach is responsible for managing what happens in the game.
Just about every head coach was an assistant coach at some point, and someone believed that they are good enough to switch over to managing the game as a head coach. Being an excellent assistant does not mean that one is or will become an excellent head coach. In fact, the overwhelming majority do not succeed in a head coaching role and are either kicked out of the league or return to being an assistant. (Two that immediately come to mind are Mike Brown and Larry Drew.)
Kenny was a great assistant coach known for developing players. But now that he's been asked to be a head coach, he must be responsible for in-game management of the team.
Just like with any student or employee, you expect them to get better at the task they are assigned to complete over a period of time. If they don't show marked growth or improvement in the specific tasks/areas they are responsible for, it needs to be highlighted and addressed.
Kenny is deep into season 2 and has shown glaring flaws/weaknesses that we've seen since Day 1.
If an employee is aware that they've made mistakes (and Kenny has admitted so himself on myriad occasions), you are happy that they realize that something is wrong BUT you expect them to make progress and adapt the next time they are put in these situations.
Just like with players, it often takes a lot of reps before you start to see improvement in a particular area. The problem is that with each passing game, Kenny is in essence getting these reps, but he's not showing the improvement that one would expect from someone who claims to be aware of their flaws and will do everything they can to fix it. And just like with players, if they do not improve, you begin to question whether they are good enough to be handle the job they are assigned to do.
As far as whether I want Kenny to be fired, I just responded to another poster calling for his head. Here is what I said:
I don't think Kenny should be fired now.
It's expected that NBA players ought to show significant improvement within the first 3 years of being in the league. I think that's also a good model for coaches as well, unless it can be proven without a doubt that they absolutely do not belong.
Kenny is still a young, sophomore head coach, who needs to be afforded an olive branch until the expected time of maturation is up.
Last year, I had complaints but I considered those to be growing pains.
This year, your expectations increase a little because he's got an entire season's worth of experience under his belt. The same mistakes he's made in the past, you expect him to be a bit more aware of them. Yeah, he'll probably still miss a good chunk of stuff but he's still young as a coach.
Next year is when a serious evaluation should begin. Just like how teams decide whether to give extensions to rookies in their 3rd year, Kenny needs to prove his worth as an in-game coach and convince others that he deserves to have his contract renewed.
