Horrible horrible horrible decision. Nice guy but a terrible head coach. No backbone at all. Time to fire dumars... first huge mistake was darko... second and third was ben gordon and charlie v.... now this. Time to go Joe. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
Mo's greatest moment as head coach in Portland. First-class human being, third-class NBA head coach. [video=youtube;q4880PJnO2E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4880PJnO2E[/video]
Sometimes I think I should change my name to that of a former NBA player and see if I can sucker one of the many idiot GMs into hiring me as a head coach. Obviously, the name is much more important than any history of coaching success.
This is such an incredibly awful hire - what did they find in reviewing his career that led them to believe he would bring them success? I legitimately wonder if he has even an average NBA player IQ?
Damn, that's fucking hilarious. From now on whenever a poster here says, "Well, these GM's have access to info you and I don't so...." I'm going to cite the decision to hire Mo Cheeks over Nate McMillan. I'm not eager to get Nate back, but fuck.....
Sometimes coaches evolve at their 2nd and 3rd stops. I'm not holding my breath thats the case with Cheeks.
It's not like Cheeks was fired from the Blazers and hasn't been seen or heard of since. He has been an assistant coach for years and involved in the NBA. There have been plenty of chances to evaluate him outside his coaching time in Ptd. I am happy for Cheeks and hope he finds success in Detroit. I wouldn't assume Cheeks won the job over Nate. Nate is also being consider for some other coaching positions and has the luxury to be patient and pick the right spot for him. Probably a mutaul understanding with Detroit that it was not the right situation for him.
Maybe it's a one-year tank job strategy and Cheeks will become known as Mo Ping Pong Balls, aka The Cooler.
I don't get it. Cheeks has proven to be a mediocre coach in two different cities. Why not go for a fresh face?
Cheeks wasn't terrible, but I'm glad we replaced him with McMillan. McMillan wasn't terrible, but I'm glad we replaced him with Stotts.
I love him as a person, but were I a GM (dream on) I'd hire George Karl over Mo Cheeks. In a heartbeat.
The only thing that Mo has over Nate, in terms of coaching, is that he knew when he was outclassed by his players and just stepped back and let them play rather than trying to manage his intellectual superiors.
