Lloyd Pierce named new Hawks Head Coach

[kg01]

Any word on his staff yet? I'd love to see Casey on the bench to help CLP get his sea legs under him. Would be a short-term assignment since Casey's likely to HC again, but our guy needs a vet presence to help. What's ol' crogedy Lionel Hollins doing these days?

How about Nash? I guess he's enjoying life too much to bother with coaching

There's no way Nash would be anybody's assistant. That's like asking Grant Hill to be an asst coach. Why would he do that? It'd require more work than he's not getting paid more money to not do. (Yeah, follow that sentence.)

Get that weak sauce outta here, macd.

[macd-gm]

Any word on his staff yet? I'd love to see Casey on the bench to help CLP get his sea legs under him. Would be a short-term assignment since Casey's likely to HC again, but our guy needs a vet presence to help. What's ol' crogedy Lionel Hollins doing these days?

How about Nash? I guess he's enjoying life too much to bother with coaching

There's no way Nash would be anybody's assistant. That's like asking Grant Hill to be an asst coach. Why would he do that? It'd require more work than he's not getting paid more money to not do. (Yeah, follow that sentence.)

Get that weak sauce outta here, macd.

This sentence describes reading your posts.

It'd require more work than he's not getting paid more money to not do.

[Jamaaliver]

While I agree Nash is unlikely to take a role as FT Assistant, I could see him coming in and working as a mentor/advisor should we grab a guy like Doncic or Trae.

They each share some defensive/athletic limitations but have gotten by on smarts, guile and lights out shooting.

[kg01]

How about Nash? I guess he's enjoying life too much to bother with coaching

There's no way Nash would be anybody's assistant. That's like asking Grant Hill to be an asst coach. Why would he do that? It'd require more work than he's not getting paid more money to not do. (Yeah, follow that sentence.)

Get that weak sauce outta here, macd.

This sentence describes reading your posts.

It'd require more work than he's not getting paid more money to not do.

... you're welcome.

Also, I think you both are overvaluing the fact that Nash and CLP were teammates/friends.

[Jamaaliver]

Q-and-A: Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce oversaw ‘everything’ with Sixers defense


MC: We’ve heard that you oversaw the defense under Brett Brown in Philadelphia. What were your responsibilities?

LP: Everything. And I say that with humility. Brett empowered me to run our defense. I’m not taking credit from a selfish standpoint. He presented the opportunity to me I think three years ago and said I want to make you the single voice. I am going to rely on that to make the decisions, the executive decisions of what we do in-game and how we prepare. It was more of his empowerment than me leading. But he gave me full autonomy on what we were going to do on the defensive end whether it’s the drills, the game plan—I game-planned for all 82 games—the concepts and kind of creating that defensive culture.

I would come out to the coaches’ huddle and [Coach Brown] would say, “Go tell them what you need, go tell them our coverages, our concepts.” The responsibility he gave to me was a little bit uncomfortable at first because I didn’t know how much he was really going to allow me to take. By the end, by the time I left, our communication still existed but he wanted that single (defensive) voice and he was the one that created that position for me.

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[Spud2nique]

Any word on his staff yet? I'd love to see Casey on the bench to help CLP get his sea legs under him. Would be a short-term assignment since Casey's likely to HC again, but our guy needs a vet presence to help. What's ol' crogedy Lionel Hollins doing these days?

I have a bar of soap for you ready in the bathroom... umm

Ok that sounded weird..

I got a bar of soap for ur mouth in the sink..(still weird..)

Look, just go wash ur mouth somewhere for suggesting Casey ...

[Jamaaliver]

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[macd-gm]

There's no way Nash would be anybody's assistant. That's like asking Grant Hill to be an asst coach. Why would he do that? It'd require more work than he's not getting paid more money to not do. (Yeah, follow that sentence.)

Get that weak sauce outta here, macd.

This sentence describes reading your posts.

It'd require more work than he's not getting paid more money to not do.

... you're welcome.

Also, I think you both are overvaluing the fact that Nash and CLP were teammates/friends.

I was actually just joking about Nash coaching. I think he has things he'd much rather be doing. I think a lot of guys go into coaching because they don't want to leave the lavish lifestyle of the NBA after their playing days are over. Nash doesn't strike me as a guy who cares much about that. Still, if we draft Trae we may want to have him 'consult' a little bit.

[kg01]

CLP was interviewed on NBARadio this morning. Pretty impressive-sounding dude. Nothing really earth-shattering that we didn't hear in the intro press conference. Spoke about being a hard-working team, 'effort' mattering.

They did not ask about Dennis although I wished they had. When asked about the incoming picks the next couple years, he mentioned there were a couple of young guys already on the roster that he needs to get to know as well.

Was a pretty long(ish) interview mainly was asked a lot of questions about his time in CLE/PHI. Told a few stories about Brett Brown, Embiid, etc. Again, nothing we hadn't heard already. Said it's amazing James is still great after 15 years. Brett Brown empowered him, blah, blah.

He just had a pretty impressive presence about him. Mentioned that the Selltics had some young guys that were contributing at a high level. Suggested that's what he'll be looking for in our young(s). There's no reason you can't come in right away and contribute, STTE

[DirtybirdGA]

Pierce to throw the first pitch... Who does it the last week in June?

[jayu70]

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[Buzzard]

I like Pierce. Every interview, written or on video, he responded with poise and intelligence. With Schlenk's propensity to be in the background, Pierce is a great fit.

Very view front office people are often in front of the media but a coach is expected to be out front, win or lose, every night. He deserves a shot after over a decade of coaching experience and I hope it works out to perfection for us!

[Jamaaliver]

1. This is messed up.

2. There might be some new assistant coaches becoming available real soon.

3. I bet they might have some insight on the Bucks draft plans...

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[kg01]

1. This is messed up.

2. There might be some new assistant coaches becoming available real soon.

3. I bet they might have some insight on the Bucks draft plans...

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MIL will certainly have a good idea of what we plan to do. Although Coach Buttz has been gone for a little while, he's certainly been privy to what scouting they've done throughout the year. Whatever happened to that non-descript former GM who sat in the chair while Buttz' had POBO duties, btw? Hope he's not a potential leak now.

Prunty would be a good bench-add regardless. The fact that he's basically taking draft notes for the Bucks is just a value-add.

ETA: What TF?! Just realized they pick 2 spots in front of our 19 pick! Ermahgard, it's Giannis all over again!!! Dang you, Larry Drew! Dang you to heck!

[jayu70]

1. This is messed up.

2. There might be some new assistant coaches becoming available real soon.

3. I bet they might have some insight on the Bucks draft plans...

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MIL will certainly have a good idea of what we plan to do. Although Coach Buttz has been gone for a little while, he's certainly been privy to what scouting they've done throughout the year. Whatever happened to that non-descript former GM who sat in the chair while Buttz' had POBO duties, btw? Hope he's not a potential leak now.

Prunty would be a good bench-add regardless. The fact that he's basically taking draft notes for the Bucks is just a value-add.

ETA: What TF?! Just realized they pick 2 spots in front of our 19 pick! Ermahgard, it's Giannis all over again!!! Dang you, Larry Drew! Dang you to heck!

Did I not mention the whole Bucks pick in front of the Hawks again when the Bud to Bucks surfaced, smh.

[kg01]

1. This is messed up.

2. There might be some new assistant coaches becoming available real soon.

3. I bet they might have some insight on the Bucks draft plans...

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MIL will certainly have a good idea of what we plan to do. Although Coach Buttz has been gone for a little while, he's certainly been privy to what scouting they've done throughout the year. Whatever happened to that non-descript former GM who sat in the chair while Buttz' had POBO duties, btw? Hope he's not a potential leak now.

Prunty would be a good bench-add regardless. The fact that he's basically taking draft notes for the Bucks is just a value-add.

ETA: What TF?! Just realized they pick 2 spots in front of our 19 pick! Ermahgard, it's Giannis all over again!!! Dang you, Larry Drew! Dang you to heck!

Did I not mention the whole Bucks pick in front of the Hawks again when the Bud to Bucks surfaced, smh.

Dang it, jb. You know I'm only halfway paying attention most of the time. This is horrible. But everybody worry about poor lil Coach Buttz. smdh

[Jamaaliver]

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[MaceCase]

Whatever happened to that non-descript former GM who sat in the chair while Buttz' had POBO duties, btw? Hope he's not a potential leak now.

Wilcox? He's sitting in one of the business suites playing mahjong with Sund, it appears that the Hawks only really let guys go when they want to go .

Forgotten tidbit, Wilcox interviewed for the Bucks GM job last summer. It appears that the Bucks outsource all of their intel gathering to the Hawks.

[Jamaaliver]

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Since Budenholzer left, his assistants have remained in Atlanta. Several have helped with pre-draft workouts and several attended the introductory news conference of new head coach Lloyd Pierce on Monday.

Much of the Hawks’ front office and Pierce are in Chicago for the NBA scouting combine following the draft lottery Tuesday.

Pierce said Monday. “As Travis just mentioned, it’s important to really follow through on what you’re talking about and building an organization and having the right people in the organization to address the players, address (principal owner Tony Ressler) and Travis’ vision for the organization. It’s important, and it’s not just about friendships or relationships that you’ve had before. It’s about finding the right people, the right character and the right match.”

[Jamaaliver]

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