Bluedawg
06-16-2008, 02:53 PM
Looking for CWS news I found this article: Blog: Why NBA coaches don't matter much (http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/8243544/Blog:-Why-NBA-coaches-don't-matter-much-) by Yardbarker.com, Special to FOXSports.com
Say what you will about Chicago Bulls GM John Paxson and his recent coaching hire, but I think ol' Johnny got it right. Why pay top dollar when coaches don't matter very much anyway?
While one could argue there are a few top-notch coaches that could make any NBA team good, like Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, and Gregg Popovich, it's a tough make your argument stick.
He has 6 bullets to make his point, but the two i find the most ineresting are:
4) NBA coaches have no leverage. Ninety percent of NBA coaches have no power over their players ninety percent of the time
6) Most NBA players are too immature to be coached.
So my quetion is, if they don't matter why evern have them. The team captain can make the schedule. Save the money and bring down ticket prices.
Say what you will about Chicago Bulls GM John Paxson and his recent coaching hire, but I think ol' Johnny got it right. Why pay top dollar when coaches don't matter very much anyway?
While one could argue there are a few top-notch coaches that could make any NBA team good, like Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, and Gregg Popovich, it's a tough make your argument stick.
He has 6 bullets to make his point, but the two i find the most ineresting are:
4) NBA coaches have no leverage. Ninety percent of NBA coaches have no power over their players ninety percent of the time
6) Most NBA players are too immature to be coached.
So my quetion is, if they don't matter why evern have them. The team captain can make the schedule. Save the money and bring down ticket prices.