George Karl named Coach of the Year

[Phish Tank]

Collapse? The only time he ever lost a playoff series in which he was favored with the Nuggets was this year. Sure, he could have had a couple upsets here and there but to say HIS team was upset every year is absolute revisionist history.

The only team that was outmanned heading into the playoffs were the 1st one Karl came to the Nuggets. Fact is year after year the Nuggets under performed, many of those teams did it in the regular season as well, yet Karl was allowed to keep coaching. Finally the Nuggets owner ship is saying just above average is not good enough.

+1.

About time Karl was fired.

Rebel, I like your insight on the Nuggets board. You will definitely agree with most of our Nugget viewpoints on the Knicks board, especially of George Karl

[The Rebel]

I have long known Kizla was not a fan of Karl, and as bad as it sounds I don't think he is wrong here.

OK, I get frustrated with McGee's amazing lack of hoops instinct and wavering focus, too. But Karl got paid handsomely to coach up the big man. As has been the case too often in the past, rather than be a player's ally, Karl pointed a finger of blame at McGee. The coach has done it to players more talented than McGee (see Ray Allen). Karl has done it to people worse than McGee (see J.R. Smith). In the NBA of 2013, a coach who thinks he's the star would be better served working a gym on a college campus.

The beauty of basketball is the scoreboard. The scoreboard never lies. But Karl constantly acted as if the final score was a negotiable item. Sure, he would take responsibility for defeat, as the driver of the bus, but not until he ran the bus over everybody else along for the ride.

One example: During a recent golf junket to California with folks who love the Nuggets, Karl wanted it known Danilo Gallinari's recovery from a gruesome knee injury was proceeding far slower than anybody desired, pushing back the timetable for the forward's return to active duty next season.

http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_234 ... ke-nuggets