Jerry Stackhouse
The 45 year old upcoming coach has been touted as one of the next head coaches in this league for the last couple of years. The 2017 D-league coach of the year, has 17 years of playing experience, in which he was an allstar averaging nearly 30 ppg one season. He is known for his defense as a coach, and while his D-league teams were near last in pace. He has acknowledged that he is willing to switch styles depending on personnel. His Vanderbilt team is 23rd in the country in ppg this season. He is tough, disciplined, no nonsense while also being very likeable. He will command respect from this team from day one.
What's really impressive about Stackhouse is he knows exactly what he wants to do offensively and defensively.
Offensively
DefensivelyThe 905's slow pace and defensive intensity may suggest a Luddite at odds with the spirit of our time, but Stackhouse says that’s not him. “People say I may not like pace,” he told Lowe. “I want to get out and run every opportunity we can. But if we don’t have something initially, let’s bring it back out, get into my Carolina secondary offense...I like the [three-pointers]. I like to have weakside action, making sure that guys aren’t stagnant and just standing, making sure that we’re keeping guys occupied...We want [the guys driving the ball] to finish, but if the helps comes, I want that corner filled, and I want that slot filled, so I can sit there blind,” and here Stackhouse closed his eyes; he wants his players to know the right play so intuitively they don’t need to see it to recognize it.**If you watched Stackhouse the player, you may see his coaching philosophy as somewhat surprising. He sees it, too.
“I probably wouldn’t like my game as a coach. Midrange twos...I tell guys, ‘All right, If it’s the shot clock and [a] guy runs you off and you gotta take a one-dribble pull-up, OK, do it. But otherwise, let’s try to get into the paint, pull another trigger, or find something else on the weakside, or just sidestep him and take the three...Guys who have efficient midrange games are always outliers.’”
https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2...rry-stackhouseSwitching is...secondary. That’s kind of hustling backwards, for me...If you start out switching, what do you go to? I’m a no-paint, no-middle team...keeping [the opponent’s offense] on the sideline, directing and dictating...where you want them to go, and you prepare to adjust when you have a breakdown...I like switching...in the mid-pick and rolls, because that way you can stay with shooters more. The one that I have a problem with is...1/4 [point guard/power forward] pick and rolls. You got Pascal Siakam, who can sit down and guard a point guard. Cool. Now, [the center] comes up and sets the pick. Now you have 4 and 5 in a pick and roll, and you don’t want to switch 5...and a lot of schemes with switching 1-4 are not switching with 5, so 5 is not ready to switch; he’s still ready to play his coverage and call his coverage in the pick and roll, and X4 is not used to doing X1, X2, X3 things...so that’s my...peeve against getting into too much switching.”
Contrary to the answers we get from Gentry "guys just need to make shots" "move the ball" "guard their man". He actually has deliberate schemes of what he wants to do.
Stack imo has that IT factor where you just knows he is going to be a great coach. Sure, we could go with a retread. But I believe Stack is so far beyond every other available coach, he is going to be a great one. He has the DNA that needs to be injected into this team. Tough, disciplined, skilled, high IQ. He will light a fire underneath this team and bring out the dogs in them. Also, at 45 years old, he is young enough to relate to a young team and grow with them over the years.
P.S. He doesn't discuss his coaching in this clip. Video from 2013. But this highlights his toughness, no nonsense as a player.
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