The Coaching Thread/SF76 Update: Page 54

[philly10]

Doug Collins did say in his interview that changes to the personnel should be made because there are some pieces that arent great fits here. If we hire him...maybe Stefanski is basically agreeing and gonna be active this offseason?

This is one of the reasons why I actually like the idea of hiring Collins. I think he has a strong belief on how to win and given his strong analysis for TNT, I would be shocked if he came in here and thought he could just take this team as it exists and make it a contender for anything other than the 8th seed each year.

Does anybody think there is a possibility that if Collins comes here eventually he ends up retiring from the sideline and taking Stefanski's job? Somehow, I could see Ed Snider pulling that, especially if McKie/Snow is here as a designated successor

Dear Sir,

I find your statement to be quite an excellent point. I believe Mr. Stefanski, never gave Collins serious consideration in the first coaching search is due to that very fact. While I believe Mr. Collins is a good coach, I believe his reputation far supersedes his actual results. In addition to his Philadelphia connection, any type of improvement the Sixers would achieve, would without a doubt be accredited to Mr. Collins. I could easily see some type of power move taking place as mentioned if there would be a disagreement between the two.

I do not think Mr. Stefanski would want to hire his own successor, and I have a difficult time buying into the rumors that this is a done deal, unless Mr. Stefanski, figures being forced out winning is better than forced out losing with one's tail between their legs.

Thank you very much and have a good day.

[Kobblehead]

Philly10: If you're going to keep this "writing formal letters" shtick up, at least know when to properly use a comma.

Is anyone concerned that Doug Collins will be Ping Pong Dahmer for us? I'm not sure if we need a coach to max out our current roster right now.

[BringBackKorver]

Philly10: If you're going to keep this "writing formal letters" shtick up, at least know when to properly use a comma.

Is anyone concerned that Doug Collins will be Ping Pong Dahmer for us? I'm not sure if we need a coach to max out our current roster right now.

IMO developing your players is never a bad thing. Plus when you look at where players are drafted, the spot doesn't always matter. Yes, you have a better shot at your elite player in the top 5 or 10, but there is plenty of talent available at 16 if you make the playoffs.

Just as an example, let's say that we had a team in 2004-2005 that was the 14th pick. You take Granger at 14 and improve your record, so now you have the 17th pick next year. That year you take Rajon Rondo at 14, and improve again. Let's say you're the 20th pick in the 2007 draft. You take Marc Gasol at 20, improve once more, and suddenly you are an elite team. Now in 2008 you have the 24th pick and select Ibaka or George hill, improve again and have the 25th pick selecting Roddy buckets.

I know that's not the way it is typically done, but it just shows that you can improve your team through the draft regardless of where you pick. There is talent everywhere in the draft, you just need to have good evaluators.

[philly10]

Philly10: If you're going to keep this "writing formal letters" shtick up, at least know when to properly use a comma.

Is anyone concerned that Doug Collins will be Ping Pong Dahmer for us? I'm not sure if we need a coach to max out our current roster right now.

Dear Sir,

In order to improve and correct any grammatical errors in my writing, I would appreciate your help in specifically pointing out such errors. Proper grammar is not a particular strength of myself and I truly would appreciate your help in improving this weakness.

Thank you very much and have a nice day.

[The Guilty Party]

Gimmick or no gimmick... I find it hilarious that philly10 gets under everyone's skin because he is polite and proper.

[76STholder]

Doug Collins did say in his interview that changes to the personnel should be made because there are some pieces that arent great fits here. If we hire him...maybe Stefanski is basically agreeing and gonna be active this offseason?

This is one of the reasons why I actually like the idea of hiring Collins. I think he has a strong belief on how to win and given his strong analysis for TNT, I would be shocked if he came in here and thought he could just take this team as it exists and make it a contender for anything other than the 8th seed each year.

Does anybody think there is a possibility that if Collins comes here eventually he ends up retiring from the sideline and taking Stefanski's job? Somehow, I could see Ed Snider pulling that, especially if McKie/Snow is here as a designated successor

I mentioned that exact statement on another site. And, that maybe the reason why Ed S did not interview Collins last year. Makes sense to me.

That is one reason why I personally think Collins is the choice. We need stability and hiring Collins gives us stabilty no matter what in the future. Higher ups can fire Ed S without any disruptions or looking like idiots (like Ed does these days).

I believe Collins being hired is a higher up decision. Of course, all guesses by me.

[LongLiveHinkie]

Collins loves Philly and has a daughter that lives here.

Chances that by the time his expected tenure here is over that he never steps a foot within 100 miles of this town ever again?

[Kobblehead]

Dear Sir,

I find your statement to be quite an excellent point. I believe Mr. Stefanski, never gave Collins serious consideration in the first coaching search is due to that very fact. While I believe Mr. Collins is a good coach, I believe his reputation far supersedes his actual results. In addition to his Philadelphia connection, any type of improvement the Sixers would achieve, would without a doubt be accredited to Mr. Collins. I could easily see some type of power move taking place as mentioned if there would be a disagreement between the two.

I do not think Mr. Stefanski would want to hire his own successor, and I have a difficult time buying into the rumors that this is a done deal, unless Mr. Stefanski, figures being forced out winning is better than forced out losing with one's tail between their legs.

Thank you very much and have a good day.

- The sentence "I believe Mr. Stefanski, never gave Collins serious consideration in the first coaching search is due to that very fact." makes no sense.

- In your third sentence, you should have added an "also" before the second time you said "I believe"

- The sentence "In addition to his Philadelphia connection, any type of improvement the Sixers would achieve, would without a doubt be accredited to Mr. Collins." makes absolutely no sense and has misplaced use of a comma.

- That last little paragraph is a major fragment.

Final Grade: Terrible, take a lap.

[Kobblehead]

Collins loves Philly and has a daughter that lives here.

Chances that by the time his expected tenure here is over that he never steps a foot within 100 miles of this town ever again?

very possible.

[philly10]

Dear Sir,

I find your statement to be quite an excellent point. I believe Mr. Stefanski, never gave Collins serious consideration in the first coaching search is due to that very fact. While I believe Mr. Collins is a good coach, I believe his reputation far supersedes his actual results. In addition to his Philadelphia connection, any type of improvement the Sixers would achieve, would without a doubt be accredited to Mr. Collins. I could easily see some type of power move taking place as mentioned if there would be a disagreement between the two.

I do not think Mr. Stefanski would want to hire his own successor, and I have a difficult time buying into the rumors that this is a done deal, unless Mr. Stefanski, figures being forced out winning is better than forced out losing with one's tail between their legs.

Thank you very much and have a good day.

- The sentence "I believe Mr. Stefanski, never gave Collins serious consideration in the first coaching search is due to that very fact." makes no sense.

- In your third sentence, you should have added an "also" before the second time you said "I believe"

- The sentence "In addition to his Philadelphia connection, any type of improvement the Sixers would achieve, would without a doubt be accredited to Mr. Collins." makes absolutely no sense and has misplaced use of a comma.

- That last little paragraph is a major fragment.

Final Grade: Terrible, take a lap.

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for the time and effort it took to properly critique my grammar. I will make a more concerted effort to properly proofread my posts prior to submission.

I would like to thank you very much for your contribution and wish you the very best day,
Philly10

[corwin]

eh, sorry no link or any 'source.' Just as i look at the available field, and consider how much they are probably going to have to pay a guy like Collins to come in here and right the ship, it just leads me away from the idea of making major moves and anything to do with rebuilding. It seems like a 'we have the talent just make it work' (maybe with a minor move). I could be/probably am totally wrong. But I remember reading some one say that Iggy was in favor of Collins. Which, if Iggy had anything to do with it, he doesn't get traded, and I think that trading him would be a BIG part of rebuilding/righting the ship.
But I could be totally wrong. We could still blow it all up and hope Collins is a guy that can teach young guys the game correctly. *shrug*

Thanks. Wish we knew for sure though.

[corwin]

Does anybody think there is a possibility that if Collins comes here eventually he ends up retiring from the sideline and taking Stefanski's job? Somehow, I could see Ed Snider pulling that, especially if McKie/Snow is here as a designated successor

I definitely see this as a possibility. The other thing is that this appears to be a hire by committee process with Gene Shue & Di Leo either representing ownership/chaperoning Stefanski (take your pick). I'm starting to think that any continued failure will be laid right at Stefanski's door. My guess is that they'll make minor changes & if Stefanski's plan isn't working by the trade deadline, then there will be major changes. Let's just hope that AI2 doesn't get injured this season.

[Foshan]

Is anyone concerned that Doug Collins will be Ping Pong Dahmer for us? I'm not sure if we need a coach to max out our current roster right now.

This is actually another thing that worries me, unless we land top 3 this year. If not I think we could really use another year in the lotto, which I'm not sure happens (unless its at like 12+) with collins.

[doctor him]

I mentioned that exact statement on another site. And, that maybe the reason why Ed S did not interview Collins last year. Makes sense to me.

That is one reason why I personally think Collins is the choice. We need stability and hiring Collins gives us stabilty no matter what in the future. Higher ups can fire Ed S without any disruptions or looking like idiots (like Ed does these days).

I believe Collins being hired is a higher up decision. Of course, all guesses by me.

IMHO...I do think Collins ends up outlasting the GM. Perhaps he's the next GM or maybe it's DiLeo, but this hire seems to come from higher than the GM and I think I'm ok with it.

Correct that...I'm trying to be ok with it and I'm sure I'll get there in short order.

I'm not sure if Collins will be a world beater, but I do know he'll be light years better than the coach we had last year. I can't seem to remember his name...

[Kobblehead]

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for the time and effort it took to properly critique my grammar. I will make a more concerted effort to properly proofread my posts prior to submission.

I would like to thank you very much for your contribution and wish you the very best day,
Philly10

Alright, you win.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

"philly10"

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for the time and effort it took to properly critique my grammar. I will make a more concerted effort to properly proofread my posts prior to submission.

I would like to thank you very much for your contribution and wish you the very best day,
Philly10

Dear Sir,

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

[Sixersftw]

Dear sir,

Veterans day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day. Have a wonderful tomorrow.

[Dedicated_76ers_fan]

Dear sirs,

can we stick to bball?

[BringBackKorver]

Dear sir,

Veterans day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day. Have a wonderful tomorrow.

Consecutive was the key word.

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Woo, I've beaten the Riddler.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

Dear sir,

Veterans day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day. Have a wonderful tomorrow.

Consecutive was the key word.

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Woo, I've beaten the Riddler.

Dear Sir,

You forgot to answer it with Dear Sir

Thank you so very much and have a glorious day.