tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post4236477044675363171..comments2023-10-20T04:16:20.694-05:00Comments on Cracked Sidewalks: The morning buzzUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-40799365720525277882007-03-27T13:03:00.000-05:002007-03-27T13:03:00.000-05:00The NBA involves much more coaching than college. ...The NBA involves much more coaching than college. It's not even close. Except for about a dozen players, the talent level is almost identical. These are the best of the best. There are no crappy players. In addition, the playoffs are 7 game series. You can't just throw guys out there and hope that yours are more talented than theirs. You've got to strategerize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-2038493008500842302007-03-27T11:29:00.000-05:002007-03-27T11:29:00.000-05:00To your point PJS, I see NBA "coaches" of today mo...To your point PJS, I see NBA "coaches" of today more like "managers". At least, the situation you presented - adapting to players and situations - isn't necessarily "coaching", it's managing personalities.<BR/><BR/>On the college level, you need a "coach", but a "coach" may not make a good manager and that's why I think you see such problems w/college guys going to the pros to coach.Gene Frenklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219722201995664841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-53238796197799346952007-03-27T11:22:00.000-05:002007-03-27T11:22:00.000-05:00Larry Brown seems to have had no problems in colle...Larry Brown seems to have had no problems in college or the pros, for three-years-at-a-time-before-torching-bridges-intervals anyhow.<BR/><BR/>It does seem to be dicey, but I also notice that a number of highly-regarded longtime assitants fail when they take over crappy teams. Give Avery Johnson the Mavs, he may be coach of the year, give Lon Kruger the Hawks and he's out of a job.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that on some level. a good coach is a good coach, especially one who can adapt to players and situations (a must in the NBA). More to the point, I would be curious and intrigued to see Crean on South Beach... much more than Lexington or Lansing anyway.PJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360931785294836590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-14510474725665040162007-03-27T10:13:00.000-05:002007-03-27T10:13:00.000-05:00a fair point, PJS.....however, as Majerus pointed ...a fair point, PJS.....however, as Majerus pointed out this morning the last college coach to succeed in the NBA was Chuck Daly. And Chuck did it after three years on the bench as an NBA assistant.<BR/><BR/>Now, I think Pitino did a pretty good job with the Knicks - but that's about it.TBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897641917011759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-83600243373078380912007-03-27T10:05:00.000-05:002007-03-27T10:05:00.000-05:00College coaches umping to the pros hasn't worked s...College coaches umping to the pros hasn't worked so well as of late, but how much is due to the fact that they always go to shoddy teams with little talent?<BR/><BR/>The NBA is a player's league and if you don't have the guys, all the schemes in the world will fail. Dealing with egos is a major change, but if Crean went to the the Heat with a healthy Wade and Shaq...it ain't the Hawks is all I'm saying.PJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360931785294836590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-29775356124299944472007-03-27T09:08:00.000-05:002007-03-27T09:08:00.000-05:00Tom is not going to Iowa or Michigan. Please.At t...Tom is not going to Iowa or Michigan. Please.<BR/><BR/>At this point, Marquette can be considered a top 30 job. Since his name comes up for every job, including the super elite ones (read: UK) why would he jump to another program, unless it was top 10 or top 5? Iowa is no top 10 job.<BR/><BR/>He's young. He's got a couple decades of coaching ahead of him, and he'll be linked to super elite jobs another dozen times. Iowa is not on that list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-83131411105364899522007-03-27T08:45:00.000-05:002007-03-27T08:45:00.000-05:00Regarding our Iowa friends frequenting the site no...Regarding our Iowa friends frequenting the site now, I don't see Crean going there for two reasons in addition to the ones mentioned: Izzo and Sampson. <BR/><BR/>They are both two of Tom's best friends and him and Izzo have already discussed their disdain for playing each other. How about doing it four-six times a year?Gene Frenklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219722201995664841noreply@blogger.com