Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins able to take long view

La Bomba · Apr 1, 2009

Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins doesn't own the best record among them.

But each of the NBA's seven coaches labeled interim this season is trying to achieve Hollins' status.

None of those coaches -- although a couple of them are close -- have been rewarded with a permanent position on the bench. That includes Washington Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott, who the Griz will face tonight in FedExForum.

Tapscott joined Philadelphia's Tony DiLeo, Toronto's Jay Triano, Phoenix's Alvin Gentry, Minnesota's Kevin McHale, Oklahoma City's Scott Brooks and Sacramento's Kenny Natt as coaches charged with turning around their teams with more than half the season remaining.

While Hollins is the only one of these replacement coaches to come from outside his current organization, he insisted that changing addresses mid-season wouldn't have been viable without a guarantee next season.
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