I think just the opposite...someone with a bunch of young players who need to be taught to play together the right way and scrap. CHA would be perfect. He could let Kemba do the Iso's, MKG and Biyambo just 'focus on defense', and play scrappy scrap D. Easy 10-game improvement over last year.
Maybe. Problem is that those kind of crappy teams are also really bad at drawing fans in. That Bobcats team won 7 games last year. I agree Nate would add 10 wins to that, but that's still 17 wins. Meanwhile the franchise is stuck trying to market a bad team playing grind-it-out Nateball. From a player development standpoint, Nate makes a lot of sense. From a long-term marketing standpoint, he also does (because eventually those developed players will finally start to be competitive). But I can easily imagine as a team president, you look at Nate and say, "Nateball is effective, but not much fun to watch. Do I really want to risk my job and absolutely crush ticket sales this year even worse than they already are?" Portland had the deep pockets and the Jail Blazer trainwreck that made it all worth while to think long-term. But I don't think all bad franchises do.
Absolutely. Probably next season I would guess, unless someone gets fired mid-season and he likes the job.
I believe Nate has a great rep around the league. He is highly employable still. Just not by me. I have also stated I think he'd work well for the Lakers.
Given the shithole that is their bench and his experience with Roy/Ray Allen, he does seem like a pretty nice fit for Kobe and crew. Especially if Nash is going to be gimpy. I can see him getting some "scrap" out of those role players. The Lakers would be a nightmare in a low-possession low post game with Howard and Pau rebounding. If you get down by 7 or 8 points, it's going to be practically impossible to claw your way back against Nateball.
Welcome back, Mags. I kept meaning to call you.....heh, but then ended up laying down until the feeling passed. Hope you are well.
Most of all it makes me realize how rare players that can really create by themselves are. I think Nate would have been fine letting Lillard do what he does because he's so good at it.
