hhvo wrote:Looks like Shaw/Malone is out the running for the Blazers. 2 highly rated ass. Coach with no HC job?! What are these guys doing wrong it the interview?
Just to keep in in perspective tho, for the last 5 years, up till the day the Bobcats hired him for a job no one thought he had ANY chance of actually landing, folks were saying the exact same thing about Mike Dunlap - except they were talking about his inability to land a D-1 COLLEGE head coaching job.
It just takes the right opportunity at the right time....and that WILL come for Shaw/Malone.
BTW, with Dunlap at D-1, it was never a question of his actual coaching ability, and not even so much his ability as a recruiter. It was perceived that there are certain aspects of high D-1 college that require some things that AREN'T Mike's strongpoints. Gladhanding alumni. Kissing-A$$ for bigwhigs, and the entourages of elite recruits, the fundraising side of things. The need to paint a rosy picture at all times. Mike's much more suited to a Pro organization that has a Owner/EVP, PR Department, and a Sales organizaion, and a scouting department those issues, where his main focus can be pretty much just the actual basketball side of things.
