Sounds like you are defending Alvin Gentry.
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If we hire Kidd will anyone else be out on the team? If so, what team will you follow? I’m leaning more towards the Heat or the Jazz, but I am undecided until he is hired.
Jason Kidd is not a part of the Pelicans process right now says Shams https://t.co/ZWaamsAtdK pic.twitter.com/GcMxlHH6CO
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) October 15, 2020
Shams just reported Kidd is not a part of the process
Like, I said, weeks ago we were told that Kidd and Becky had zero chance. I never worried about him for a second after that. This wasnt just a random source. Almost as high as you can go. Kidd never had a shot. This was like early Sept
Don’t know if this puts us closer to Lue?
ESPN Sources: Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is stepping down. https://t.co/NTmplVtWcl
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 15, 2020
Not sure. On one hand there's the obvious ''do you want to be the HC of a franchise clearly in a moment of flux, or do you want to come to a franchise that's got the FO in place, got an ethos in place, has future options open''?
Houston has a hideous cap situation. Their owner is notoriously cheap. Their two best players are both on monstrously huge contracts, both on the wrong side of thirty, and one of those two players is actively harmful on court most of the time. Now they don't even have a GM.
Those are all potential turn-offs, sure.
VIDEO:
— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) October 15, 2020
Shamit Dua @FearTheBrown and I discuss why Stan Van Gundy @realStanVG is the perfect head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans.https://t.co/uZ9b7fpObO
off topic question. how do you embed a tweet into a post here?
Ty lue 5 year deal with clips
Former Kings and Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger has agreed to join Doc Rivers' staff as an assistant coach, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 15, 2020
I’ve been told by several people the discussions between David Griffin and Stan Van Gundy have gone very well, and there’s “an obvious mutual respect there”.
— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) October 15, 2020
This isn’t to say SVG is the front runner — but he’s clearly a viable candidate.
Silas to Houston?
Former NOLA assistant.
— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) October 16, 2020
Good guy! https://t.co/zyjRVawF8x
Do we REALLY like Van Gundy or are we just happy it's not looking like Kidd?
It's like, I'm slightly excited.....but also kinda underwhelmed.
Upset because Pelicans sat on their hands and let coaches get scouped up in hurry with us getting left table scraps?
I mean... It is what it is. Only Pelicans fans thinks this team is attractive landing spot when it's really a complete mess and needs a lot if work.
I like Van Gundy. He's a good coach who has run good teams in the past, and has shown himself to be at least sometimes willing to innovate (see his Orlando teams).
He might not be the most thrilling prospect in the world, I get that, and maybe I still would have taken a swing on a riskier prospect but then, it's not my job on the line if that fails so I have the luxury of bravery here.
Is SVG maybe a bit of a safe option? Sure. But that doesn't necessarily mean he's an awful one.
Who did we miss out on? The Philly job and LAC job are simply more appealing right now to those specific coaches and Griff went after both of them. Missing out in nobody else he wanted in the process. He wanted Lue. A job with a team that could win the next few titles and the richest owner in the league opened up. And Griff now has his pick of anyone else he wants, and has interviewed all the top assistants and former HC's and will make his decision.
So, what would you have done differently?
This may have already been answered, but is there any news on our current assistants? I know Finch seems to be in the running for the Indiana job, but what about Vinson? Really hoping we keep some of them around.
I was asking from his perspective, because it seem like he felt we missed out.
Yet, I'm not really all too worried who is coach. We have a talent and roster construction problem more so than coaching. What's attractive to coaches is win now talent. Which we clearly don't have for another 4 or 5 years once we really can start building.
With the short life span of coaches, how you gonna selll the squad you're going to develop is gonna hit its prime with a new coach.
Picks and future assets aren't talent. It's just assets.
You remember that Homer Simpson, ''money can be exchanged for goods and services'' moment?
Picks and assets can be exchanged for talent, either through drafting well or executing trades.
If we run the Danny Ainge gauntlet of just refusing to trade anything ever and hanging on to the 2025 2nd round pick from the Royals, then it'll be a problem. But otherwise we're in a good position.
When it comes to the roster construction, I think it has to be remember that as of the end of last season, we don't actually know what our roster looks like. Okafor, Favors, Ingram, Kenrich, Frank, and Moore have all expired. Now, we know Ingram's getting that max, but aside from him any of those guys could be gone, and we have no idea who would be coming back to replace them. Maybe our roster will look much more balanced when game 1 of next year rolls around. Who knows?
My post was an honest question. I've watched a lot of New Orleans ball over the years but I don't really pay attention to the Eastern Conference. I know SVG by name and reputation but I didn't notice him much when he coached. On the surface, his record seems mixed. Great stuff in Miami with a loaded team, pretty good in Orlando with a pretty good roster, and then kinda meh in Detroit. The roster in Detroit wasn't great but it always wasn't bad by Eastern Conference standards. Seems like they should have performed better. But that's just me looking at records and being ignorant about the context that went into it. It seemed from reading the comments here that posters were more excited about who we didn't get as opposed to SVG himself. Not unlike the US presidential election. Hearing he was more innovative in Orlando is promising.
It's happening taker I'm telling you man big trade get used to it because it's gonna happen soon....or beginning of season.....or midseason......it'shappening
I would just like a coach to be named...maybe before training camp starts would be nice.
But what do I know?
Gotta make sure we get this one right.
You like to poke fun and I do get it, but it's kind of besides the point. The reality is that most GMs are not Danny Ainge, and therefore most GMs do not turn down high value trades in order to preserve extremely distant, unknown assets.
I know that Danny Ainge passed on Kawhi, and then on Jimmy Butler, and then passed on AD, and then passed on Paul George because he really really wanted that 2020 Memphis pick and he couldn't stand the idea of moving Jaylen Brown, but the reality is that that is the exception rather than the rule. Most GMs, with a stash of distant assets, will pull the trigger on a relatively young star when given the chance.
I'm not saying that Griff is destined to use these assets to make a huge trade. Obviously there's no way for me to say that with any confidence, I would just be speculating and calling it fact.
But what I am saying is that completely handwaving assets away as if they hold zero value or potential use is just being obstinate for the sake of cynicism.
Oh no. That wasn't poking fun at you. I had just made my "big trade" post on the other thread so it was in support of you and I meant for the gif to be taken as me.
I think it would be foolish not to cash in our assets and not go after someone big, at some point. Maybe not this season....maybe we wait Zion closer to his prime....but we don't have room on a roster for even 1/3 of our assets. I definitely don't see us stockpiling more. We don't want to force it on an undeserving player, but a big trade sometime is the most logical scenario. So I AM going to take the stance they were are destined to use a huge chunk of assets on a big trade.
Every season there is always a team or two blowing up that wasn't predicted to blow up. Players available that no one that would be available. We'll see.
Has there been any mention why the two Miami Heat assistants no longer seem to be in the running?
Pacee hires Raptor assistant Nate Bjorkgren
What an interesting hire. Indy obviously isn’t one of the most exciting coaching openings, however I wasn’t expecting them to go in the direction of Nate Bjorkgren. Good for them going with a Nick Nurse guy (surprised that it wasn’t Griffin, but I suppose his legal troubles are the fly in that ointment).
Stan Van Gundy agrees to deal to become next coach of Pelicans.
- Adrian Wojnarowski retweeted Andrew Lopez
https://twitter.com/_Andrew_Lopez/st...79586743521280
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/sta...75624506204162
Thanks for the breaking news lolz.
https://www.pelicansreport.com/showt...Stan-Van-Gundy
Mac was right again (more about his reasoning than anything)
Van Gundy is a good coach. The polar opposite of Gentry. The man emphasizes defense. A disciplinarian that holds players accountable. The run and gun frenetic pace on offense is done look for a more structured offense and slower pace. They may move Favors for a big that can shoot I think Ibaka would fit. I wonder what he would do with Lonzo. I think Ingram will handle the ball more in the half court probably much more pick and roll. Expect some roster changes to fit Van Gundy's system.