<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (noballer07 @ Jun 1 2007, 10:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If Reggie Miller went to coach Indiana for instance, the whole area would love it. But I'm not too sure if he would succeed; let's remember some of these former players who became coaches---Isiah Thomas, Bill Russell...but of course there are the good ones like Avery and Lenny Wilkens (to an extent). I always thought Bob Knight should have gotten an NBA coaching job down the line, even somebody like Kareem Abdul Jabaar who has been trying for a while.</div>I agree with WTTJ on the Bobby Knight part. He wouldn't last in the NBA long at all, especially if he started acting like he does at college. None of the players would be scared of him, and I don't believe any of them would really respect him as a coach or person with him acting like that. As for Isaih Thomas, I don't think he's a bad coach at all. He was a good coach, that develops young talent well, and plays to his teams strengths alot instead of trying to change the players on his team. Guys like David Lee, Jermaine O'neal, Ron Artest, Brad Miller, Eddy Curry and many others made great improvements under Isaih Thomas, and got better after his coaching. So him as a head coach is not a bad coach in the league.
I used to think Greg Anthony, but his comments annoy me sometimes. He flip-flops more than a politician. Last year he said Kobe was the best in the game bar none and could be the best ever when all is said and done. Now, he says it's James and Duncan just because they're in the Finals. Make up your mind! I think Steve Kerr would make an excellent coach because he's been on teams with great systems (Spurs, Blazers, Bulls). I think he's learned so much in his playing days.And on Isiah, I think that Curry and Lee improved under Larry Brown, but he had his players on a tight leash. Isiah just gave them a bit more freedom. It's more fun and comfortable to play under Isiah than Brown.I think Avery Johnson is an overrated coach. He inherited a supremely talented roster that Don Nelson built. He just put in a system where they actually played some defense, but I don't think he's as good of a coach as Don Nelson.I wanna throw Mark Jackson into the mix also. He was a very intelligent player and had played under Larry Brown, Pat Riley, and Jeff Van Gundy. Although he was a horrible defender at best during his playing days, I think he would know how to run a good defensive scheme because of the types of coaches he's played under. Maybe he'd bring back the amazing playing style of the 90s Knicks?!!!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Let Em Hear This @ Jun 9 2007, 10:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And on Isiah, I think that Curry and Lee improved under Larry Brown, but he had his players on a tight leash. Isiah just gave them a bit more freedom. It's more fun and comfortable to play under Isiah than Brown.</div>I don't think either of them improved under Larry Brown, nor would you be able to tell they did, because of Brown not playing them like Isaih does. Playing your young talent, is more than half of the battle in developing young talent. He is not a coach for developing young talent, or playing young talent, which is why Darko was never even worked with in Detroit. He is a coach for playing with established older talent, and riding veterans. David Lee barely got the playing time, that he has gotten with Isaih as coach, and the same with Curry because Curry was not a defensive player. Eddy Curry and David Lee both have developed this season, with alot of help from Isaih Thomas.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (valo35 @ Jun 9 2007, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think either of them improved under Larry Brown, nor would you be able to tell they did, because of Brown not playing them like Isaih does. Playing your young talent, is more than half of the battle in developing young talent. He is not a coach for developing young talent, or playing young talent, which is why Darko was never even worked with in Detroit. He is a coach for playing with established older talent, and riding veterans. David Lee barely got the playing time, that he has gotten with Isaih as coach, and the same with Curry because Curry was not a defensive player. Eddy Curry and David Lee both have developed this season, with alot of help from Isaih Thomas.</div>What I mean is they learned how to play under a system. Eddy Curry was a starter. Finally, he grabbed some rebounds and defended. And Lee was a rookie not playing any minutes. Isiah increases minutes and naturally numbers improved.
Curry was a starter, but he didn't play nearly as many minutes as what he did this year under Isaih Thomas. Playing your young talent in the games, is just as necessary to developing, as teaching them during practice. If they can't go onto the court and show what they have learned, then what is the point in teaching them? So in that role Isaih Thomas has had a much better impact on developing both, than what Larry Brown did. As for teaching them in practice though, I really don't believe he taught them all that much. He gets impatient with young talent, and stops teaching them. Darko is Brown's prime example. He didn't learn anything in Detroit, because Larry Brown just didn't teach him anything. Darko didn't understand simple pick and rolls coming to Orlando, and with teaching and actual playing time he learned alot about basic NBA offense. So I really don't think he taught Curry and Lee much when it came to playing in a system.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (valo35 @ Jun 9 2007, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Curry was a starter, but he didn't play nearly as many minutes as what he did this year under Isaih Thomas. Playing your young talent in the games, is just as necessary to developing, as teaching them during practice. If they can't go onto the court and show what they have learned, then what is the point in teaching them? So in that role Isaih Thomas has had a much better impact on developing both, than what Larry Brown did. As for teaching them in practice though, I really don't believe he taught them all that much. He gets impatient with young talent, and stops teaching them. Darko is Brown's prime example. He didn't learn anything in Detroit, because Larry Brown just didn't teach him anything. Darko didn't understand simple pick and rolls coming to Orlando, and with teaching and actual playing time he learned alot about basic NBA offense. So I really don't think he taught Curry and Lee much when it came to playing in a system.</div>So you credit it all to Isiah? All Isiah did was let them play. Larry Brown is not impatient teaching players. He just doesn't usually play young guys big minutes.
Actually, yeah I am crediting Isaih Thomas most. Without consistant playing time in a real game players are never going to develop. Larry Brown never sticks around long enough to develop the young talent, nor does he work with them very much. Once again, look at Darko not even knowing how to run a basic pick and roll when he came to Orlando, as well as his fundamentals being all off. If he was good at developing young talent, why didn't he even attempt to develop the second overall pick of a draft? Isaih Thomas is the one that got Eddy Curry into the gym and got him to get into condition this year. Isaih is the one that gave David Lee a chance to be a good young player.Furthermore, his track record speaks for itself on developing young talent. Ron Artest, Jamal Tinsley, Jermaine O'neal, Brad Miller, Eddy Curry, David Lee all made major improvements playing under Isaih Thomas. Larry Brown's track record is not very good when it comes to developing young talent, and playing young talent. So I am going to lean towards Isaih Thomas for being the one to develop Eddy Curry and David Lee.
A guy who played for the Pistons and I always thought had huge potential to be a coach was Michael Curry. I dont know if much people remember him, but he had some of the best basketball smarts in the league.Currently the guy is the NBA Vice President of Operations, but he might have a coaching career.As for current players, Lindsey Hunter could be one to. Hes very smart.
