If Lloyd doesn’t last as coach
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FIRE LLOYD!!!!
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I really hate that we missed out on potential HC prospect Chris Finch out of TOR/HOU/NOP.
He's been on my radar for years...
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I think Chris Finch is going to do wonders for the young Minnesota players. I look forward to watching them to see how he does.Jamaaliver wrote:
I really hate that we missed out on potential HC prospect Chris Finch out of TOR/HOU/NOP.
He's been on my radar for years...
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An excerpt from The Athletic
Potential candidates as Atlanta Hawks search for next coach
Kenny Atkinson, Clippers assistant coachSpoiler:
Nate Tibbetts, Blazers assistant coachDave Joerger, 76ers assistant coachSpoiler:Spoiler:
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I got Atkinson and Mark Jackson. Possible Dantoni as well. And who could forget about hottie Becky H!
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Atkinson all the way for me. But full disclosure, I don't know who a couple of those names are.
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No Alvin Gentry that’s like taking a side step shuffle. We can’t do that to ourselves. It’s gotta be a vet type coach or a former point guard. Who knows maybe Mr. Sonic isn’t just gonna be interim. If he gets us in the playoffs and we play well under him then let’s roll. If you earn it you earn it.
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shakes0 wrote:Atkinson all the way for me. But full disclosure, I don't know who a couple of those names are.
I’m only not too familiar with Tibbetts. The rest I know and wouldn’t mind for the most part. I wouldn’t mind Mark Jackson as well he can get the people going.
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For now I'm just going with Nate. He's already there, hopefully he eliminates the need
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He did not, in the end, join a staff for this season, but now Payton says something is in the works and that could change shortly. He was coy with specifics, but when asked, he told me about his desire to coach, “It is still the case. I got a surprise coming for a lot of people pretty soon. I don’t want to announce it right now, but you’ll see it pretty soon in the next couple of weeks, I hope everybody will be excited about it.”
Vague, for sure, but it seems that Payton could find his way onto an NBA bench for the first time since he left the game in 2007—and soon. He didn’t name any teams, but Payton has said he would like to work with young players, and logical speculation would hold that he could land in Atlanta to mentor star guard Trae Young. Payton’s old teammate and close friend, Nate McMillan, took over the Hawks job after Lloyd Pierce was fired this week.
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tbhawksfan1 wrote:For now I'm just going with Nate. He's already there, hopefully he eliminates the need
Nate's making it real hard to consider anyone else for the position...
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I'm firmly in the keep Nate opinion. I don't see how anyone can see his performance as anything but positive. Anyone care to make a case to replace him....with who, why?
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Nate is really a players coach and guy you need for hawks at this point..
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tbhawksfan1 wrote:I'm firmly in the keep Nate opinion. I don't see how anyone can see his performance as anything but positive. Anyone care to make a case to replace him....with who, why?
Nate is looking really strong. Keep it going Mr. Hawk
Sorry Sonics, he’s ours now.
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That's all GM-speak. Of course they've had conversations on Nate and his fit in this role long-term. It's become damn-near impossible to bring in another candidate. Nate's been phenomenal.
I still have Kenny Atkinson at the top of my wish list; I believe he's more capable of getting Trae to be an MVP-caliber player. But the job is Nate's too lose.
The only way he isn't the choice is if he loses in the play-in game(s)...or gets swept out of the playoffs.
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The AthleticJeff Schultz wrote:McMillan’s future: He had a remarkable .711 winning percentage after taking over — the third-best record in the NBA. That, along with the Hawks achieving their stated primary objective of making the playoffs, should be enough to give him job security. But only Ressler really knows where the bar is.
Ressler and Schlenk have to be pleased with how players have responded to McMillan, and it’s difficult to imagine anything happening in the first round that would change that position. But McMillan’s postseason failures as a coach have been well-chronicled. He has lost seven straight first-round series, including consecutive four-game sweeps. He has dropped nine of 10 playoff series overall with a cumulative record of 17-36. Remember, this is about finding a coach who can compete for championships.
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