Who should/will be new Sixers coach?

[Gant]

I secretly wish that Ime Udoka was still available.

Now everybody knows.

[PhillyFan11]

Anybody but D’Antoni. Please don’t let Morey continue to try and rebuild his failure of a Rockets team here

[Jailblazers7]

Of the externals, Nurse for sure. I do like the idea of giving Sam Cassell a chance. He has a relationship with the current players, had a rep as a big game player who’s cool under pressure, and wouldn’t be a retread of a coach who already failed elsewhere.

he is a Doc apprentice tho.

Team needs new voices and new ideas.

Eh, I think the team needs new leadership which doesn’t always have to come from outside the org. I don’t know what the internal dynamics but I’d bet Sam Cassell has some strong opinions on what needs to change for this team.

Not against the idea of an external hire but it’s not a requirement imo.

[Mik317]

honestly tho as long as the new guy has a plan beyond hoping Biid or Harden can just bail us out...I am good.`

Take Biid's silly 5 on 5 comment to heart and create a system that doesn't rely on just one dude

[Sixersftw]

I'm ready to buy one of those very stylish Nurse "NN" hats that I have never made fun of and have always thought were the coolest.

[Jailblazers7]

I always wonder in these situations who the top assistants are around the league like a Will Hardy that we should try poaching.

[Arsenal]

Whoever we hire needs to know exactly how to counter the Celtics double-big lineup. I'd also like to see us poach one of their assistants to join the staff to give us insight into their strategies.

[Arsenal]

I always wonder in these situations who the top assistants are around the league like a Will Hardy that we should try poaching.

Normally I'd like that but if we're trying to contend I expect a proven commodity with so many available.

[Negrodamus]

It's gotta be D'Antoni. Harden is fully in Steve Nash mode as a pass first guy and D'Antoni will inherit the MVP to be that "Stoudemire" to Harden's Nash. The East isn't as treacherous as the two times he was a contender in the West (Suns had the Lakers and Spurs to deal with; Rockets obviously had the Warriors). Harden and Morey obviously love him. Embiid gave his "blessing" for it to be D'Antoni. It was about to be him before Brand did his final botch before handing the keys over to Morey by signing Doc.

If it's not D'Antoni, then Harden is likely leaving and Morey can't convince him otherwise.

[Arsenal]

It's gotta be D'Antoni. Harden is fully in Steve Nash mode as a pass first guy and D'Antoni will inherit the MVP to be that "Stoudemire" to Harden's Nash. The East isn't as treacherous as the two times he was a contender in the West (Suns had the Lakers and Spurs to deal with; Rockets obviously had the Warriors). Harden and Morey obviously love him. Embiid gave his "blessing" for it to be D'Antoni. It was about to be him before Brand did his final botch before handing the keys over to Morey by signing Doc.

If it's not D'Antoni, then Harden is likely leaving and Morey can't convince him otherwise.

I'd be ok with it except he's too old... if somehow we could get Nurse + Dan Tony as an assistant it would be perfect.

Larry Brown was the oldest coach to win an NBA title at age 63. Dan Tony is 72 now.

[Negrodamus]

It's gotta be D'Antoni. Harden is fully in Steve Nash mode as a pass first guy and D'Antoni will inherit the MVP to be that "Stoudemire" to Harden's Nash. The East isn't as treacherous as the two times he was a contender in the West (Suns had the Lakers and Spurs to deal with; Rockets obviously had the Warriors). Harden and Morey obviously love him. Embiid gave his "blessing" for it to be D'Antoni. It was about to be him before Brand did his final botch before handing the keys over to Morey by signing Doc.

If it's not D'Antoni, then Harden is likely leaving and Morey can't convince him otherwise.

I'd be ok with it except he's too old... if somehow we could get Nurse + Dan Tony as an assistant it would be perfect.

I think it'll be packaged as a final 3-4 year window for him to win one and then he can retire. He's old, but this would be his final (and possibly best) attempt to bring home a championship. Don't agree with hiring him, but it's all lining up, timing wise, for how Morey would like the next few years to go (Harden and D'Antoni finish out career here)

[Jailblazers7]

If the plan is to build our offense around the Harden/Embiid PnR, then MDA does make a lot of sense as maybe the greatest PnR tactician ever.

[Hipster Doofus]

Whoever we hire needs to know exactly how to counter the Celtics double-big lineup. I'd also like to see us poach one of their assistants to join the staff to give us insight into their strategies.

I would make that one of the interview questions, straight up outta left field, and let's see what the potential candidate says.

[76ciology]

I prefer Cassell, because he’s familiar with our guys already. We can work on what has been working well and improve on it. Than running a completely different system. I think we need some continuity for chemistry reasons

[Ferry Avenue]

What kind of organization gives players who don't show up for a game seven in the round of the playoffs in which they always lose the power to determine the head coach?

You would think those players showed up big time and the loss was attributable to coaching. Where is this organization's head? Is it not able to perceive the objective reality right in front of it?

If Harden and Embiid experience this situation in such a way that they believe they had the power in getting Rivers ousted and determining the future coach, this team culture will get even worse.

You think Embiid is coddled now? Wait till the new coach believes Embiid had to sign off on him.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

Kenny Atkinson deserves a vote, but he's not on the list. That's ultimately who I would pick to coach this team. I absolutely love what he did for the Nets a few years ago and I thought he got a raw deal with them in the end. He had them playing with energy and charisma from what I remember. Just a tough minded dude. Hate that he's not even on our list of options. I'm not interested in retreads at all. I think MDA is a bad option, I'm not super stoked about Budz either. In fact none of the names outside of Nurse that we have suddenly been linked to are doing anything for me. I did list the order in which I would want those names, but honestly if it's not Nurse, then it's a retread.

[Magicman125]

Nick Nurse is a great coach, my only concern would be how many minutes he plays his best guys in a rotation. If Nick Nurse can commit to limiting Embiid's regular season mpg and load managing him a la Kawhi 2019 then I think he'd be a great pick with his ability to implement in game adjustments and game-to-game adjustments in a series.

D'antoni seems like who Harden would want, but who knows if Harden stays and he hasn't had success in winning it all. I also don't know how Embiid would do in a 7 seconds or less style offense that D'antoni tends to run and his lack of attention to detail on defense is worrisome with how weak this team is from a transition D standpoint.

Frank Vogel's a good defensive coach but I don't trust his offensive creativity when 76ers hit lulls in their offense like they did in games 6 and 7.

Monty Williams is a good coach and sets up creative half court offensive schemes utilizing a lot of off-ball motion with cuts and screens to generate clean looks, which may benefit an Embiid centered offense to get easy looks for the role players if their primary scorers are having rough shooting nights or having difficulty getting to their spots.

Sam Cassell seems to be willing to coach hard from clips I've seen of him working one-on-one in practices with Maxey and Harden and he's willing to make them work to do things the way he wants them to. He could be a good hire, but isn't proven in a HC capacity that ownership may be looking for to get over the hump (2nd round exit curse).

Tough decision. I think order of preference for Sixers to hire a head coach would be: Nurse > Monty > Vogel > Cassell > D'antoni > Budenholzer

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

What kind of organization gives players who don't show up for a game seven in the round of the playoffs in which they always lose the power to determine the head coach?

You would think those players showed up big time and the loss was attributable to coaching. Where is this organization's head? Is it not able to perceive the objective reality right in front of it?

If Harden and Embiid experience this situation in such a way that they believe they had the power in getting Rivers ousted and determining the future coach, this team culture will get even worse.

You think Embiid is coddled now? Wait till the new coach believes Embiid had to sign off on him.

So you're saying that Doc doesn't deserve any of the blame? He definitely doesn't deserve all of it, but he should get some. The fact is we need some new energy with this team. I think Harden went behind closed doors and gave an ultimatum about Rivers. Harden knows that we need him and that if he were to leave, then Embiid would eventually leave too and a rebuild would be on the horizon. There's a part of me that feels like Harden manipulated this to an extent because he wants one more bag before retiring. Harden has deflected his diminishing play in every possible direction he can over the last two years. The most recent deflection was aimed at Doc for making him play a certain way. It's laughable really that Harden is this delusional about his decline. Still, that's a separate subject for later on I guess. In short, I think Doc DID have to be fired regardless of whether Harden had anything to do with it or not. It just wasn't going to work. We've had multiple playoff choke jobs already with him in the last three seasons. Can't keep doing this with an aging roster.

[Magicman125]

I prefer Cassell, because he’s familiar with our guys already. We can work on what has been working well and improve on it. Than running a completely different system. I think we need some continuity for chemistry reasons

Feel like Cassell would really depend on how much roster turnover occurs this offseason. If they largely run it back, it'd make more sense than if they make significant moves as that'd need new systems to be implemented and he may not be the best equipped candidate for that.

[Murray_17]

If people don't like Vogel because he's only a defensive guy, i don't see why you would like Nurse.......Has someone see the Raptors Offfense with Nurse at the helm?