Coaches on the Hot Seat for the 08/09 Season?

[miller31time]

Eddie Jordan's job is very much on the hot-seat. He's been in D.C for a while now and each season, we've come up short and disappointed. However, there have been extenuating circumstances in almost every scenario (mainly injuries). He's going to be given a healthy squad next season, with Gilbert coming back at 100%. If the Wizards fail to get out of the 1st round and win a few games in the 2nd, I can't see him lasting long.

[LLcoleJ]

Add Phil Jackson in there. The dude is stubborn guy that refuses to believe defense wins championships and continues to play crappy players.

lol.. he is on your " hotseat" but he is not going anywhere. As much as you dont like him.. you should know better.

[rpa]

Reggie Theus: Kings seem to be right there as far as being in contention but another so so year will see Sac towns attendance drop again, as well as support for their coach.

Honest question: have you been living under a rock for the last, oh say, 3 years?

In contention? wtf

[KF10]

Reggie Theus: Kings seem to be right there as far as being in contention but another so so year will see Sac towns attendance drop again, as well as support for their coach.

Honest question: have you been living under a rock for the last, oh say, 3 years?

In contention? wtf

He meant playoffs aspirations. In the past 3 season, we were in the playoff hunt every year. But for like couple of weeks. We always come out short. Again, if this team is healthy significantly, it has a chance to sniff the playoffs IMO.

[rpa]

He meant playoffs aspirations. In the past 3 season, we were in the playoff hunt every year. But for like couple of weeks. We always come out short. Again, if this team is healthy significantly, it has a chance to sniff the playoffs IMO.

But without being healthy (which Theus can't control anyways) this team is still well outside the playoffs. Contention is pretty well off the mark. The Kings missed it by 12 games last year and 9 the year before. Both are significant number of games. And, as a matter of fact, the Kings didn't finish about .500 either of those years. In a conference as good as the West it's hard to consider a team being in playoff contention without at least being at .500.

[KF10]

He meant playoffs aspirations. In the past 3 season, we were in the playoff hunt every year. But for like couple of weeks. We always come out short. Again, if this team is healthy significantly, it has a chance to sniff the playoffs IMO.

But without being healthy (which Theus can't control anyways) this team is still well outside the playoffs. Contention is pretty well off the mark. The Kings missed it by 12 games last year and 9 the year before. Both are significant number of games. And, as a matter of fact, the Kings didn't finish about .500 either of those years. In a conference as good as the West it's hard to consider a team being in playoff contention without at least being at .500.

Yeah I understand that. But I'm just saying that the Kings were in the playoff hunt in the last 3 seasons even with various obstacles. i.e. different head coach in the last 3 years, injuries, and etc. It's not like the Kings are bottom feeders or anything. I view the Kings as a sleeper team.

[andrewww]

the leading candidate is george karl, although it's not his fault his roster is full of one on one players and cant play defense.

sam mitchell will also have a lot to prove with a better roster overall.

i cant believe the original thread starter listed lawrence frank and esp. stan van gundy as candidates. i dont like the nets or magic, but lawrence frank's situation isnt dictated by how well the team does, as there will be no expectations given their rebuilding mode.

stan van gundy is one of the best coaches in the league imo, he's a great tactician, something sam mitchell is not. if he isnt the one to lead the team to better success, it wont be his lack of good coaching, but most likely bad GMing by otis smith since dwight and rashard lewis will be eating up most of the team's cap space.

[Reks]

I thought of Karl the second I read the title. That guy should already be gone. If the Nuggets are one-and-done in the playoffs again, he's screwed.

[jenn_gp]

I voted for "other" because I think PJ Carlesimo is and should be on the hot seat. As an avid Sonics fan who didn't miss a game last season, I watched the players tune him out towards the mid-way point of the season.

He is a very average-below average coach. For one thing, he hasn't really done a great job of utilizing Durant..he let him take way too many shots with no offensive set up whatsoever. There also doesn't appear to be any type of clear offensive/defensive set up, which is quite baffling. It felt like no one knew what they were doing on the court 75% of the time, and their record showed that.

IMO the only reason why he was hired is because he suited Clay Bennett's needs while the team played in Seattle. He's the perfect lame duck coach for a lame duck team. Now that Clay has the team where he wants, I would expect to see PJ fired by the All-Star break this coming season. Not that I'll be tuning in to find out.

PJ is nothing more than an assistant these days IMO.

[Bulls_Dynasty6]

I call Lawrence Frank the first coach to be fired next season.

[Hood President]

where is mike woodson on that list.

[shaqfan1]

I call Lawrence Frank the first coach to be fired next season.

Why? He has no expectations put on him. Everyone, including the Nets fans and the Nets organization, know that they won't make the playoffs next year. They can't fire him for not making the playoffs because probably no coach could get that team to the playoffs. What could possibly be the reason to fire him?

[Serpo]

If anything he's more likely to get an extension if the team plays well.

[tylero87]

I'm not saying Stan Van Gundy will lose his job for bad coaching. Like a previous poster said it could be because of poor use of cap space by the management which could prevent Orlando from landing a great PG (which is what I think this team needs). My main argument though is how the Magic fare in the post season. The last two dominant big men are on their way down (Duncan, Shaq) and the only other established C in the league right now other than Howard is Yao (who can't stay healthy). There is always high expectations when you have a skilled young big man. Championships are usually won with a solid big like Howard; and if 1st or 2nd round exits become the norm in Orlando Stan will lose his job.

[halfHAVOC]

dont think eddie jordan will be, i think its more that they dont stay healthy.

[Relentless88]

George Karl....Nuggets fans would be happier to see Karl fired than sign LeBron James.

[Roxflynorth]

Randy whittman is the first one to go. He usually gives up early when his teams not performing. Pretty amazing he can still be head coach.
Mike D. is probably the next one. Two years in a row he blamed on injury. Now Clippers renounce injury prone Livingston, who he's going to blame?

[pillwenney]

It's gotta be Karl. I mean I can't even totally blame him. Trying to mesh AI and Melo can't be an easy tastk, but with that kind of talent, they've gotta try something different.