Coaches on the Hot Seat for the 08/09 Season?
Posted: Wed Jul 9, 2008 9:52 pm
I'll start with the East:
Mike Brown: Good defensive minded coach, seems to have respect of players but another early exit in the playoffs with arguably the best player in the game could mean his job, IMO.
Eddie Jordan: The longest tenured coach in the East may be out of a job if he can't get his team past the first round. With Arenas, Butler, and Jamison as well as some young talent in Blatche and Young we should expect more from the Wiz.
Stan Van Gundy: There is a coach out there that will get Howard to the NBA finals, whether or not it's Van Gundy remains to be seen. I don't think he'll be out of a job this season, granted the Magic don't tank; but you gotta think there are coaches just itching to work with D12.
Lawrence Frank: This is my pick for coach most likely to lose his job in the east. The Nets are in rebuilding mode but if the Nets struggle at the beginning of the season, Frank will be out before the All Star break.
Sam Mitchell: Coach of the year two years ago, since then he's been mediocre. Tons of talent on the Raptors team but Mitchell's fast paced shooting style doesn't win games in the playoffs.
Now the West:
George Karl: Now IMO Karl is the last thing wrong with the Nuggets. The group of players Denver has are a bunch of me first players and it shows when they play. On paper they have the best starting 5 but don't have the chemistry. If the Nuggets don't clean house a shake up the players, Karl could be the one who gets the axe.
Marc Ivaroni: Memphis, nuff said.
Reggie Theus: Kings seem to be right there as far as being in contention but another so so year will see Sac towns attendance drop again, as well as support for their coach.
Randy Whittman: Like Memphis this team has just got too far to go, I doubt the fire Randy on account of the number of coaches the Wolves have gone through recently. Maybe the should try and get Flip back.
Mike Brown: Good defensive minded coach, seems to have respect of players but another early exit in the playoffs with arguably the best player in the game could mean his job, IMO.
Eddie Jordan: The longest tenured coach in the East may be out of a job if he can't get his team past the first round. With Arenas, Butler, and Jamison as well as some young talent in Blatche and Young we should expect more from the Wiz.
Stan Van Gundy: There is a coach out there that will get Howard to the NBA finals, whether or not it's Van Gundy remains to be seen. I don't think he'll be out of a job this season, granted the Magic don't tank; but you gotta think there are coaches just itching to work with D12.
Lawrence Frank: This is my pick for coach most likely to lose his job in the east. The Nets are in rebuilding mode but if the Nets struggle at the beginning of the season, Frank will be out before the All Star break.
Sam Mitchell: Coach of the year two years ago, since then he's been mediocre. Tons of talent on the Raptors team but Mitchell's fast paced shooting style doesn't win games in the playoffs.
Now the West:
George Karl: Now IMO Karl is the last thing wrong with the Nuggets. The group of players Denver has are a bunch of me first players and it shows when they play. On paper they have the best starting 5 but don't have the chemistry. If the Nuggets don't clean house a shake up the players, Karl could be the one who gets the axe.
Marc Ivaroni: Memphis, nuff said.
Reggie Theus: Kings seem to be right there as far as being in contention but another so so year will see Sac towns attendance drop again, as well as support for their coach.
Randy Whittman: Like Memphis this team has just got too far to go, I doubt the fire Randy on account of the number of coaches the Wolves have gone through recently. Maybe the should try and get Flip back.