OFFICIAL: Vinny Del Negro will not return as head coach

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Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 4m
The Clippers have fired Vinny Del Negro, source tells Y!

[ClipperDomination]

Glorious day. Glorious.

[Verballer]

it's worth nothing if we dont hurry soon and get a new good coach.We need a great coach.
But anything is better than VDN to be honest

[azncorruptedo17]

yay!

[mttwlsn16]

Bout fkn time! I do wish him luck on the future tho he seems like a good guy

But yayyyyyy

[JayClips92]

finally.

[azncorruptedo17]

VDN did a good job, but it's time for 'ship.

bring in the elite coach next plx.

[mkwest]

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[mkwest]

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[Don Tommy]

I actually wouldn't mind seeing him in a front office role. He seemed to be very good at that. Not so much of a coach but he is a great talker

[mkwest]

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[mkwest]

Do Chris Paul, Blake Griffin know best who should coach Clippers?

"So I wonder, is this decision being made because the players are now calling the shots? Am I off base?"

"No, you're not off base," Sterling said. "This is a players' league, and, unfortunately, if you want to win you have to make the players happy. Don't you think that's true?"

"It's not entirely true. Money is not the only thing that makes them happy," Sterling said. "They want to win, and they want the best opportunity to win. Do they know what the best opportunity to win is? I frankly don't know.

"But if you have special players, and special players think that they know the best opportunity to win, you have to support them."

"I really wanted to keep coaching the Clippers," Del Negro said, and how many people can say that?

He took the high road upon hearing the Clippers had no interest in his returning. But he did veer off slightly when told maybe it was his own players who led to his demise.

"Like any coach, you get your complaints and complainers in players, but I think we had a very good working relationship," he said. "But I think if you let players run your organization, you are behind from the start."

TJ Simers, LA Times

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Donald made the right decision. Unfortunalteyl it came too late. I always wnder how far this team could have gotten with a different coach.

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Good quotes MK. It just amazes me he lasted this long as the coach. I never thought i would seethis day, but it is a good day indeed

[mj_shoefanatic]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 4m
The Clippers have fired Vinny Del Negro, source tells Y!

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I can't remember if I posted this after the game I sat court side vs Min a few weeks ago, but CP3 got possession after a DReb with 14 sec left in 3rd qtr, VDN calls 'Flex! Flex!' CP dribbles up court and waves hand in VDN's direction and shoots him a look, then calls clear out. CP beats the buzzer with a mid range 2 off an ISO, VDN looked like his 15 year old dog had died.

[Neddy]

well glad DTS has finally conformed to the fanbase, his FO and players. Vinny will be fine coaching somewhere else where making the playoffs would grant him approval rather than going deep into it. charlotte bobcats/hornets comes to mind.

[mkwest]

Vinny Del Negro packs up belongings and thanks Clippers again

Vinny Del Negro eased into a chair in what was now his former office as the coach of the Clippers.

Del Negro was preparing to pack up his belongings Wednesday, a day after the Clippers had let him go after three years coaching the team. He also had come to say goodbye to the same front office that no longer wanted him as the coach, to chant with the people who helped make his stay fun and to take his coaching staff to lunch.

“It’s definitely disappointing because I’m an all-in person,” Del Negro said. “I give everything in terms of my commitment to the organization. It’s the sweat equity you put into things, the time. It’s the things you go through to develop and grow as a team and organization.

“When you’re not able to see things through the way you want to, that’s disappointing and frustrating. A lot of coaches have gone through it. But I appreciate the opportunity being here with the Clippers.”

“Yeah, I’m going to coach again,” Del Negro said. “I just want to handle this situation the right way and thank all the people and the fans and the organization and the coaches and obviously the players and everyone that’s worked hard to get this franchise to where it is right now. I’ll take a step back. There are a lot of opportunities out there.”

Brad Turner, LA Times

[mike3]

That CP quote shocks me even more that he wasn't fired earlier. How can I coach, let alone a NBA coach be held onto that long when 'its basically all' the star player calling the shots

[azncorruptedo17]

we basically need our 'thibodeau' of a coach next... the one that puts us over the top.