WSJ: LK not allowed to coach his way

[carmelbrownqueen]

The best job security LK could have had was winning. If he thought sitting Redd would have done that, then he should have done that. The problem was that that would have taken too much balls.

This isn't college.. you can't just do something like that based on the politics involved in this league.

[El Duderino]

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This isn't college.. you can't just do something like that based on the politics involved in this league.

Part of the problem was LK was a low paid first time head coach with only a two year contract. Players know these things and know he had very little power.

It's quite obvious the players didn't respect their head coach much and the players could see LK had little pull or backup from those above him.

That usually spells trouble when a season starts spiraling into the gutter.

[old skool]

Phil Jackson openly feuded with Jerry Krause. Jackson complained that Krause would not get him the players that he wanted. Michael Jordan complained that Krause would not make the roster moves that he wanted.

That acrimony hastened the Tim Floyd era.

That situation might have made it more difficult for Jackson to control his team, but he did a fine job nonetheless. Jackson even stressed the divide between the coaches and the GM, using that to his advantage.

oLd sKool

[Legend_Returns]

To piggyback of Duder's point a little bit, it's clear that the players didn't respect LK from the word "go," and why should they have?

The guy was brought in to replace an equally ineffective loser and proptly lost as many games as he could!

Then he comes in the next season preaching all this defense-first, no-nonsense BS, things that NO NBA player ever wants to hear, and we're surprised that the players quit on the guy?

I think LK might still be of some use to a college program somewhere, based on this idea:

LK comes to his college team with his message, and a young player looks at him and says, "Hey, this guy mae it to the NBA, and had a relatively long career. Maybe some of what he has to say can help out my game."

Whereas, conversely, LK brings that message to an NBA team, where the average player likely thinks, "Wow, this guy was a journeyman player who barely ever started. How the hell is HE gonna tell me how to improve MY game?"

So, my question to you guys is: What was the goal for the team coming into this season - honestly?

Well, there are 16 teams every year who go tothe Playoffs, and given the weakness of the East, you could pretty much fall @ss backwards into the Playoffs.

But, do ANY of you honestly believe the Bucks were gonna win an NBA title at any point in the Larry Krapstowiak Era?

Think the players did?

Think Kohl did?

So, why SHOULD anyone have respected LK?