#Spacing - Steve Clifford Thread

catch20two · Post #141 » by **catch20two** » Wed May 29, 2013 2:17 pm

doc.end wrote:
Red Larrivee wrote:
James Gatz wrote:Didn't George Karl speak highly of Dunlap?

He probably did, I just don't remember a flood of players, coaches and reporters coming out in support of it.

Well, how many players Dunlap had coached before he gets the job actually made to it NBA...

Chase Budinger...and Moe Harkless was months away.

Red Larrivee · Post #142 » by **Red Larrivee** » Wed May 29, 2013 3:50 pm

doc.end wrote:Well, how many players Dunlap had coached before he gets the job actually made to it NBA...

He was with the Nuggets from 06-08 as an assistant and worked in the same role at a lot of big programs in college basketball. Yet, there wasn't a swarm of positivity upon the hire.

With Clifford, it seems the consensus is the Bobcats might have got this one right. Assuming they give it time, he could be one of the next great assistant hires.

I'm interested to see how Clifford, Malone and Budenholzer, three assistants who've been praised for an extended period time, do in their first jobs.

Logander · Post #143 » by **Logander** » Wed May 29, 2013 4:31 pm

Cats will hold 2:30pm media presser today at Time Warner Cable Arena to introduce the team's new head coach. SportSouth will carry the presser live without interruption according to Bobcats facebook page.

http://www.foxsportscarolinas.com/nba/c ... eedID=3737

edit: I saw it said Tuesday, but I believe they meant Wednesday.

Post #144 » by **fatlever** » Wed May 29, 2013 4:55 pm

bonnell has a nice article up today about clifford

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/0 ... erson.html

Post #145 » by **fatlever** » Wed May 29, 2013 4:59 pm

i dont think its fair to compare clifford and dunlap (or vincent). clifford has a lot more NBA coaching experience than either of our two previous first time head coaches.

KembaWalker · Post #146 » by **KembaWalker** » Wed May 29, 2013 5:02 pm

hopefully there will be some news on assistants

Logander · Post #147 » by **Logander** » Wed May 29, 2013 5:26 pm

fatlever wrote:bonnell has a nice article up today about clifford

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/0 ... erson.html

Very nice article. I am pretty sold on this guy, I know the press usually builds up a move but hes really been around the league and everyone seems to love him. I haven't heard anyone say a negative thing about him yet, other than the fact that hes like a defensive coordinator, but to me that's not a bad thing at all. I'm really excited about hearing him talk today.

Liver_Pooty · Post #148 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed May 29, 2013 5:43 pm

fatlever wrote:bonnell has a nice article up today about clifford

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/0 ... erson.html

Bonnell actually did a really good job for once.

mrknowitall215 · Post #149 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed May 29, 2013 6:16 pm

The press conference for Steve Clifford's introduction as Charlotte's new head coach can be view on NBATV @ 2:30 PM ET

Radu_Hornets · Post #150 » by **Radu_Hornets** » Wed May 29, 2013 6:50 pm

http://www.nba.com/bobcats/bobcats-head ... ay-29-2013

Radu_Hornets · Post #151 » by **Radu_Hornets** » Wed May 29, 2013 6:52 pm

It just ended when I started watching it..

How was him ?

Post #152 » by **fatlever** » Wed May 29, 2013 6:52 pm

Charlotte Bobcats ‏@bobcats 11m

Coach Clifford: "Any good coach has a clear, definitive vision of how they want their team to play, to work, to practice. I have that."

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell 11m

"My sole effort is to be the expert on these players. I'm inexperienced, but I'm confident." -- Steve Clifford.

Charlotte Bobcats ‏@bobcats 10m

"Balance wins. That's the challenge for any team. You can't just be good at defense or just good at offense."

Charlotte Bobcats ‏@bobcats 9m

"From now until the 1st week in October, our sole mindset is to get individual games together so when we start, our game is in rhythm"

Charlotte Bobcats ‏@bobcats 8m

"I don't know anyone who's been more fulfilled in their coaching career as I have. You have to challenge yourself as an asst. everywhere."

Charlotte Bobcats ‏@bobcats 7m

"In order to be successful you have to challenge yourself to be prepared every single day." Bobcats Head Coach Steve Clifford

Charlotte Bobcats ‏@bobcats 4m

Rich Cho: "Steve's work ethic, preparation, personality, game management, (and) player relations are everything you want in a coach."

amcoolio · Post #153 » by **amcoolio** » Wed May 29, 2013 6:58 pm

I liked everything he said, but remember, we were just as optimistic with Dunlap until late November.

I think we made the right hire, though. This team is going to look very sexy next offseason and we'll have a lot of bandwagon fans, especially if the ping pong balls fall our way.

mrknowitall215 · Post #154 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed May 29, 2013 7:06 pm

Solid interview

Liver_Pooty · Post #155 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed May 29, 2013 7:17 pm

http://www.nba.com/bobcats/video/2013/0 ... ov-2491309

link if you didnt get to watch

Edit: Not sure if link is working.

vorbis · Post #156 » by **vorbis** » Wed May 29, 2013 7:37 pm

fatlever wrote:bonnell has a nice article up today about clifford

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/0 ... erson.html

gotta give it up - good stuff from bonnell. he is at his best with background type stuff, showing off his breadth of knowledge and connections around the league.

catch20two · Post #157 » by **catch20two** » Wed May 29, 2013 7:47 pm

Red Dog is almost as articulate of a talker as Dunlap.

James Gatz · Post #158 » by **James Gatz** » Wed May 29, 2013 9:03 pm

catch20two wrote:Red Dog is almost as articulate of a talker as Dunlap.

I disagree. He's fine but doesn't have the suave of Dunny.

Liver_Pooty · Post #159 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed May 29, 2013 9:53 pm

James Gatz wrote:
catch20two wrote:Red Dog is almost as articulate of a talker as Dunlap.

I disagree. He's fine but doesn't have the suave of Dunny.

Good.

Fred Williamson · Post #160 » by **Fred Williamson** » Wed May 29, 2013 10:47 pm

he's gonna get fired next year anyway