coldfish wrote:From wiretap
If Paxson hires a guy like Del Negro, Casey or Person without talking to Thibodeau, I will be firmly on the fire Paxson now list.
Agreed. This is the one reason I can see our front office being justified in taking so long. Once we lost out on D'Antoni, we really had no clear cut favorite candidate. There were even questions about D'Antoni because of our organization's emphasis on defense. Thibodeau is the best option for a defensive minded coach.
IMO, if the coaching search has stalled because of disagreement between Paxson and JR, then Paxson needs to go even if JR is really to blame. We need our management to see eye to eye and be on the same page. Those kinds of things would prevent us from making the best possible business decisions (aka using our assets to bring in a top-notch player...maybe Gasol, Bryant, or KG?). Anyhow, I hope this is not the reason for missing out on all those guys.
If we sign Thibodeau, that would be an even bigger reason to draft Beasley. If he can turn Paul Pierce into a good defender, then I would be very confident he can get Beasley to play D as well.