Netaman wrote:TheNetsFan wrote:3pt_chucker wrote:Never saw what made JV a good coach other than not being Steve Nash. He doesn't do anything at a super high level and was the exact same coach as in Orlando. Not a bad person, just a horrible head coach.
The JV extension was a bad move from the moment it happened. Felt like organization has been trying to pretend like trading KD wasn't a franchise altering move and JV firing might finally be a sign they admit that.
Lots need to change in the offseason imo. Even if Ollie turns out to be excellent, the roster is barely .500 level in a weak east and I'm not sure this fanbase can survive another season like this one.
The Vaughn extension always felt like a thank you golden parachute, and an incentive to stick around to absorb some losses. In an ideal world, I don't think Marks wanted to hire a coach of the future until after we landed a star of the future.
Firing Kenny was a mistake. Firing Nash mid-season was a mistake. Marks is not completely wrong about certain coaches being better suited for building or rebuilding a foundation, and others being ego managers that can get the most out of stars. But we now find ourselves in a half way limbo between needing a builder for right now & possibly needing an ego manager within a year or two if we can pull off a star trade with our assets.
In an ideal world, he can pull off a star trade early this off-season & get that star's input on the next coach. I don't know how feasible that is. In teh event you can't do that, then Budenholzer is the closest thing to a person that has proven to been able to do both.
Firing Kenny in-season was a mistake, but firing him wasn't. He is generally overrated. There's a reason he hasn't gotten a chance since. His claim to fame is going 42-40 once and a non-competitive 5 game series. They were 6 games under .500 the next year when he got fired. Sure Kyrie was/is nuts, and hard to coach, but he was also still an upgrade on DLo so personnel wise they shouldn't have regressed. Washed up Jared Dudley was a starter the year before.
Hiring Nash was a mistake but that was on KD. Not firing him earlier was also a mistake.
It sucks Udoka had his issues because he'd be the ideal coach.
Kenny had an offer to coach the Hornets. He turned it down because the Hornets were unwilling to pay the assistant coaches he was going to bring commensurate with their worth/experience. He's been a finalist for a few others. He has had a cushy job as the lead assistant on a Championship team where he's viewed as the heir apparent if/when Kerr retires. He has the ability to be very picky when selecting another HC position.