The Coaching Thread/SF76 Update: Page 54

[PhilasFinest]

I like pritchard's gm skills. What he did in Portland was awesome and a succesful rebuild.

LB is the best coach available...period. And jar like drafting players you gotta take the best one available.

If he wants to come back... I've got open arms. He is a hof coach, who has proven wherever he goes (except nyk) he can turn a team around and become winners. He plays the game the right way which is great and you know you can expect effort every night.

People say we need to get over the past but I think that's foolish.If Phil Jackson wanted to go back to te bulls you think they would decline because he was apart of the past? No

LB is a winner and that's what we need.

[pointguard86]

^^^^ I agree. The main thing is we need to have a winning coach who would demand accountability on the floor. Players dogging it out will get castrated by LB. Hopefully we can the best possible coach available.

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So if CHAR loses tonight...............Press Conference Wednesday at Noon?

[Mojo7]

I don't have a problem with Brown coming into coach the team. Even if he's here for 2+ years or so, having him during Jrue, Thad and 2010 pick's formative years would be great for the future. Likely, he would reduce Dala's reliance on the 3 as well.

Assuming its LB, who do you think the staff would be?

My guess is McKie is definitely safe. ESnow is a possibility, as well as Tyrone Hill or Lynch. I also would not be surprised to see DC here as a Big Man coach, especially given his current issues. Add some recently fired college coach who wants into the pro game and another vet type, and that would do it.

[dbodner]

This coaching "search" is beginning to sound more like a "wait".

[bballin76]

This coaching "search" is beginning to sound more like a "wait".

Derek - just out of curiosity...what coach out of every coach in the NBA do you feel would be the best fit for this team? LB has to be one of them, right?

[dbodner]

Straight coach, just X's and O's?

Absolutely.

He'd turn Jrue's presser defense into an absolute nightmare.

[Sixersftw]

This coaching "search" is beginning to sound more like a "wait".

Good. The only real suspense should be if he is Coach or Coach/Gm or Coach/President ect.

[dbodner]

According to that article, it's sounding like he wants to take coach out of the equation, and just be the President.

I don't know how that makes sense with Brown's track record...

[bballin76]

I would think that he'd get bored quickly with the President job and start mixing it up at practices and following the team around while working the phones to try to make trades, haha.

He's 70, no way he's changing his nature now.

What's the scouting report on Mike Woodson if that report is true? The Hawks played a similar style to the Sixers of 08-09 last time I checked.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-brown042610

Anybody seen this?

[LongLiveHinkie]

I know nothing of Milt Newton. Mike Woodson is meh.

[sweetlou23]

Woodson's coaching record has been impressive, a steady progression over six years.

Head coaching record
Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
ATL 2004-05 13 69 .159 5th in Southeast - - - -
ATL 2005-06 26 56 .317 5th in Southeast - - - -
ATL 2006-07 30 52 .366 5th in Southeast - - - -
ATL 2007-08 37 45 .451 3rd in Southeast 3 4 .429 Lost to Boston Celtics in First Round
ATL 2008-09 47 35 .580 2nd in Southeast 4 7 .364 Lost to Cleveland Cavaliers in Conference Semifinals
ATL 2009-10 53 29 .646 2nd in Southeast 2 1 .667 In Progress. . .
Total 206 286 .419 9 12 .429

[pointguard86]

Interesting twist but it seems far fetched. Too many steps in order for this to happen, also why would Woodson move from a talented ATL team and move to Philly? I'm actually a Woodson fan but I'm skeptical until I see him with LB in a press conference.

EDIT: who the heck is Milt Newton?

[Sixersftw]

I'd be all for Mike Woodson but why on earth would he leave ATL? The team is on the upswing and though they will not be winning anything anytime soon they are in a much better situation than us.

[dbodner]

I'd be all for Mike Woodson but why on earth would he leave ATL?

Sounds like monetary concerns, according to the article.

[panacea]

If you want LB next year, his end of season presser sounds promising

[Stills12]

i seem to be getting a impression from posters that LB being in control is not necessarily good, can anyone explain to me why? i wasnt watching nba when he was with sixers.

[tk76]

Will we see this type of turnover?
Scoring leaders:

Year before LB:
Allen Iverson
Jerry Stackhouse
Derrick Coleman
Clarence Weatherspoon
Mark Davis
Rex Walters
Don MacLean
Scott Williams
Lucious Harris
Doug Overton
Michael Cage
Mark Hendrickson
Adrian Caldwell
Mark Bradtke
Frankie King
Joe Courtney

Team after 2 years of LB
Allen Iverson
Toni Kukoc
Tyrone Hill
Theo Ratliff
Larry Hughes
Matt Geiger
George Lynch
Aaron McKie
Eric Snow
Billy Owens
Todd MacCulloch
Stanley Roberts
Nazr Mohammed
Kevin Ollie
Jumaine Jones
Bruce Bowen
Antonio Lang
Ira Bowman

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Only one player remained… the other 15 were gone.

It was a needed flush. But is that the kind of change we should expect in the next 2 years?

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Will we see this type of turnover?
Scoring leaders:
Team after 2 years of LB
Allen Iverson
Toni Kukoc
Tyrone Hill
Theo Ratliff
Larry Hughes
Matt Geiger
George Lynch
Aaron McKie
Eric Snow
Billy Owens
Todd MacCulloch
Stanley Roberts
Nazr Mohammed
Kevin Ollie
Jumaine Jones
Bruce Bowen
Antonio Lang
Ira Bowman

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It was a needed flush. But is that the kind of change we should expect in the next 2 years?

With the exception of Kevin Ollie, all remaining active players are on the CHA roster.