Bullets sign Wes Unseld Jr. to 4-year contract to become the franchise's 25th head coach!

FAH1223 · Post #1 » by **FAH1223** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:00 pm

Alright, so Scott Brooks' 5 year $35M contract expires in a few months.

No secret extension has been announced yet.

No idea if the President of Basketball Operations post will be filled by a Masai Ujiri or some other figure like that.

But let's say that IT IS...

Who do you want to see as the next HC?

Frichuela · Post #2 » by **Frichuela** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:46 pm

Kenny Atkinson please!

doclinkin · Post #3 » by **doclinkin** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:50 pm

Jay Wright of VIllanova.
Tony Bennet of UVA.
Penny Hardaway of Memphis.
Tim Duncan, big fundamental. Or coach Manu with Tim as an assistant.

DCZards · Post #4 » by **DCZards** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:14 am

David Vanterpool, currently the lead assistant coach with Minn. Timberwolves. From Silver Spring, MD. Attended Montgomery Blair HS. Played 22 games with the Zards in 2000-2001.

gambitx777 · Post #5 » by **gambitx777** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:20 am

Bring back eddie Jordan lol .

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FAH1223 · Post #6 » by **FAH1223** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:38 am

DCZards wrote:David Vanterpool, currently the lead assistant coach with Minn. Timberwolves. From Silver Spring, MD. Attended Montgomery Blair HS. Played 22 games with the Zards in 2000-2001.

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum speak very highly of him.

Frichuela wrote:Kenny Atkinson please!

A guy who has a legit system and would be able to change culture.

Dat2U · Post #7 » by **Dat2U** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:30 am

gambitx777 wrote:Bring back eddie Jordan lol .

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I wish I could downvote.

Dat2U · Post #8 » by **Dat2U** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:31 am

doclinkin wrote:Jay Wright of VIllanova.
Tony Bennet of UVA.
Penny Hardaway of Memphis.
Tim Duncan, big fundamental. Or coach Manu with Tim as an assistant.

Juwan Howard

Dat2U · Post #9 » by **Dat2U** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:33 am

DCZards wrote:David Vanterpool, currently the lead assistant coach with Minn. Timberwolves. From Silver Spring, MD. Attended Montgomery Blair HS. Played 22 games with the Zards in 2000-2001.

Great guy. My cousin went to high school with him. Knows him well. He's been grinding for years. Would love to see him get a shot.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #10 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:50 am

Dat2U wrote:
gambitx777 wrote:Bring back eddie Jordan lol .

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I wish I could downvote.

verbal8 · Post #11 » by **verbal8** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:52 am

Not certain she should be the choice, but I hope Becky Harmon is on the list.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #12 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:53 am

Dat2U wrote:
doclinkin wrote:Jay Wright of VIllanova.
Tony Bennet of UVA.
Penny Hardaway of Memphis.
Tim Duncan, big fundamental. Or coach Manu with Tim as an assistant.

Juwan Howard

I feel the same way about Howard that you feel about EJ.

Juwan wanting to fight Mark Turgeon, all 5’10” and 175 pounds of him, because he “felt threatened“, just made me lose all respect for him. Real douche move IMO.

NatP4 · Post #13 » by **NatP4** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:09 am

Jay Wright

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #14 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:16 am

Ed Tapscott. He can coach them into perfect lottery position.

Eli Babak · Post #15 » by **Eli Babak** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:58 am

I wish they'd fire Brooks right now. Trade Lopez (and any other vet) and hopefully Bertans too. Figure things out with Westbrick and Beal in the summer. Tell the interim coach to put youngsters (Winston, Brown, Bonga) in rotation. And this time do a proper search for a coach instead of signing someone based on their reputation or just being a nice guy...

doclinkin · Post #16 » by **doclinkin** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:56 am

Eli Babak wrote:I wish they'd fire Brooks right now. Trade Lopez (and any other vet) and hopefully Bertans too. Figure things out with Westbrick and Beal in the summer. Tell the interim coach to put youngsters (Winston, Brown, Bonga) in rotation. And this time do a proper search for a coach instead of signing someone based on their reputation or just being a nice guy...

You don't fire him now if there is a chance you are bringing in a new GM. A new guy will want to make his own choice. I personally think the Masai rumors were simply floated by his agent as a means to start the Raptors thinking about what it will cost to retain him. And if he chooses to move on there will be a bidding war for his services, where almost every team in the league will ante up to sit at the table. If the Wizards have any chance (or interest) then the job becomes more attractive with: Beal, a high lottery pick, and an open seat at coach.

NatP4 · Post #17 » by **NatP4** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:50 pm

Eli Babak wrote:I wish they'd fire Brooks right now. Trade Lopez (and any other vet) and hopefully Bertans too. Figure things out with Westbrick and Beal in the summer. Tell the interim coach to put youngsters (Winston, Brown, Bonga) in rotation. And this time do a proper search for a coach instead of signing someone based on their reputation or just being a nice guy...

I want this too, but I am okay with tanking for a better pick. If you put all those guys into the rotation and hired a competent coach, they would start winning games.

Post #18 » by **nate33** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:06 pm

Dat2U wrote:
DCZards wrote:David Vanterpool, currently the lead assistant coach with Minn. Timberwolves. From Silver Spring, MD. Attended Montgomery Blair HS. Played 22 games with the Zards in 2000-2001.

Great guy. My cousin went to high school with him. Knows him well. He's been grinding for years. Would love to see him get a shot.

I don't profess to know anything about his coaching abilities, but being the lead assistant coach of the worst team in basketball does not inspire confidence.

Post #19 » by **nate33** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:07 pm

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Ed Tapscott. He can coach them into perfect lottery position.

Brooks has got that job covered.

FAH1223 · Post #20 » by **FAH1223** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:32 pm

People have talked about Wes Unseld Jr.

Besides the obvious connections, would Wes be a good fit based on his body of work?