NetsForce wrote:Freaking CLAM IT man! I want a real coach. I miss the days of when the Nets could lose and the coach could be interviewed and he'd actually have some idea what he's talking about.
Hire Frank, hire Van Gundy, hire just about anybody (note just about anybody SPECIFICALLY excludes Avery Johnson and Kiki Vandeweghe)...
I think even the biggest LFHs can admit the Nets biggest misstep this season was firing Frank so early into the season.
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We've discussed this before, but not recently, who should the Nets hire as their coach next year?
(Seriously nobody say Avery Johnson. Seriously.)
While I was glad that Frank finally got the ax, I didn't think the 0-18 start was his fault at all. Anytime you depend on ONE of these guys; Bobby Simmons, Eduardo Najera, Rafer Alston and Trenton Hassell, you know you're in trouble yet we depended on ALL FOUR for the first month of the season.
Kiki is the ultimate example of a ''coach'' who has no idea what he's doing. I laugh whenever I hear knicks fans calling D'Antoni ''the worst coach ever'' or Mavericks fans calling RIck Carlisle an idiot.
I want Jeff Van Gundy or Mike Fratello.
Jeff Van Gundy because he's one of the smartest guys available. He anticipates plays like no other, has been successful as a defensive minded coach AND he knows how to handle players egos/personalities.
I'd like Mike Fratello because he knows how to coach, he's been around the team for almost a year now and knows first hand what our young players' faults are. He'd do wonders to Lopez' game.
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