Randy Wittman to join Magic coaching staff + other staff changes

Post #1 » by **Knightro** » Sun Sep 3, 2017 4:24 pm

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Greenraida · Post #3 » by **Greenraida** » Sun Sep 3, 2017 11:57 pm

Wittman had a good defence but not great offence. Not sure how to see this one.

Post #4 » by **Howard Mass** » Mon Sep 4, 2017 3:27 am

Randy Wittman was previously with The Magic as an assistant coach for the 2005-2006 season.

It's a gig for him inbetween gigs.

drsd · Post #5 » by **drsd** » Mon Sep 4, 2017 6:52 am

Howard Mass wrote:Randy Wittman was previously with The Magic as an assistant coach for the 2005-2006 season.

It's a gig for him inbetween gigs.

He has experiences that exceed these job duties. Indeed it sounds like a bridge position.

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drsd · Post #6 » by **drsd** » Mon Sep 4, 2017 9:53 am

Love this quote:

As a coaching consultant, it is unclear what his role will be.

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And the speculation to the role:

He may be someone who comes in to observe practices and help advise coach Frank Vogel as well as offer other coaching advice. It does not appear he will be on the bench as an assistant coach.

His role may be similar to Gordon Chiesa, .... The Magic hired Gordon Chiesa in 2012 to assist Jacque Vaughn in his first year as a head coach. The former Utah Jazz assistant coach would come to practice and observe the team, discussing what he saw with Jacque Vaughn and the staff.

So it sounds like he will be an eye-in-the-sky type. Sounds like the video man will get his pay in preparing game tapes for Wittman, and more generally, that the Magic will value pre-game preparation to opponents. That makes a great deal of sense now that there is more time between games (that is, the players have mental time to absorb forthcoming game film).

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Skybox · Post #7 » by **Skybox** » Mon Sep 4, 2017 11:45 am

Is this the kind of setup by the front office where if they start slow, the replacement is already up to speed? I hope not