OT: Another coach fired

Truthiracy · Post #1 » by **Truthiracy** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:15 pm

http://www.nba.com/2008/news/12/13/chee ... index.html

Was he even the problem in Philly?

Celts09 · Post #2 » by **Celts09** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:49 pm

so this is the 4th fired coach?

Celts09 · Post #3 » by **Celts09** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:05 pm

nvm hes the 5th.

"Cheeks became the fifth NBA coach fired this season following P.J. Carlesimo (Oklahoma City), Eddie Jordan (Washington), Sam Mitchell (Toronto) and Randy Wittman (Minnesota).."

threrf23 · Post #4 » by **threrf23** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:33 pm

This one puzzles me. The others I could have seen coming. But I have generally had a high opinion of Mo Cheeks and think he should have been given more time to work things out

Truthiracy · Post #5 » by **Truthiracy** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:55 pm

Elton Brand doing his best Shareef Abdur-Rahim impression-lose where ever you go.

How odd they both made the playoffs in 05/06, and in no other year.

sixers_610 · Post #6 » by **sixers_610** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:37 pm

lose wherever you go? Didn't Brand help take the clippers to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 30 years?

Truthiracy · Post #7 » by **Truthiracy** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:51 pm

sixers_610 wrote:lose wherever you go? Didn't Brand help take the clippers to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 30 years?

That's one year, the point I made went right over your head. He's a career loser overall, that's not "dissing" Brand, it's just a fact I stated. Lighten up, Sixer fan.

sixers_610 · Post #8 » by **sixers_610** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:27 pm

No, I believe I got the point. I wasn't getting angry. Just stating. And it takes a team to win, not just one player, so not sure you can blame him.

PP34RA10 · Post #9 » by **PP34RA10** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:33 am

cassell was a the reason clips made it to the playoffs, it was his arrival that got them there, brand was with the clips since 01' and didnt make it to the playoffs until the alien had arrived

sixers_610 · Post #10 » by **sixers_610** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:33 am

PP34RA10 wrote:cassell was a the reason clips made it to the playoffs, it was his arrival that got them there, brand was with the clips since 01' and didnt make it to the playoffs until the alien had arrived

Which supports my argument that it takes more than one player to win.

underpressure · Post #11 » by **underpressure** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:38 am

How about KG? He did not get out of the first playoff-round for like six consecutive years. I am sure he is also a pretty big loser. The point is, as sixers_610 has already aforementioned, that you ought to have a good team in order to compete.