The Coaching Staff

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  1. C_note

    C_note Active Member

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    Watching today's Summer League championship game, I started looking into our coaching staff for the upcoming season.

    We've got Chauncey - don't need to say much. Championship-level experience, PG and defensive mentality.

    What stood out to me though, was the well-rounded staff he's got around him.

    Scott Brooks - NBA head coach since 2008 with OKC (2008-15) and Washington (2016-21). 2010 Coach of the Year. And he's our assistant. NBA player experience. Wow.

    We've got more NBA experience with Roy Rogers, a long-time assistant coach in the league.

    Rodney Billups/Matt Brase - Lengthy collegiate-level playing and coaching experience.

    Edniesha Curry - Former WNBA player, and extensive player development experience, both internationally and collegiately.

    Last but not least - Steve Hetzel. Current Summer League head coach.
    Steve might be one of the more interesting paths to NBA-level coaching. An outside nonplayer perspective beginning with video coordination in 2006 with the Cavs, and working his way up through player development roles/assistant coaching in the league.

    I know NBA fans don't often give much thought to the coaching staff, but wanted to call out the interesting and experienced group Chauncey has built around him.
     
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  2. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Coach Curry pretty much runs practices.
    The players, 100% would run through a brick wall for her.
    Coach relies a lot on Roy Rodgers...
    They are a confident, cohesive group.
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Hetzel has been a riser and was considered a future head coach not long ago. Brase also has great bloodlines, he’s lute olsons grandson.
     
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    Is Scott Brooks gone now? I think Chauncey's brother is also on the coaching staff as well
     
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    How do one go about and apply for video coordination job?
     
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    YamTastic I'm Trans Issues

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    A player's coach surrounded by experienced assistants, taking over to help make a superstar finally reach his potential. Where have I heard this one before?

    *glances over at Rick Adelman circa 1989*
     
  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That was Kerr's model too, no?
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Kerr’s model was to have a top 1-2 pg in NBA history on his team
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Ohhhhhhhhhh hot take.

    I think we almost need a sub category of "lead guard" or something to that effect. I have never really thought of Curry as a point guard. Not in the same vein as a Magic Johnson, or John Stockton, or Jason Kidd, or Steve Nash.

    He's a pure scorer, so it almost feels wrong to call him a point guard. Dame is in kind of the same boat though. Dame has only averaged 8 assists once in his career. Curry has also only done it once.

    Is Curry a top 5 player of all time?
     
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  10. Wade Garrett

    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Yes.
    After these past Finals, he is.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Interesting. Between Jordan, Lebron, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Russell, Chamberlain, Duncan, Olajuwon, O'neal--which 6 do you place behind Curry in the all-time rankings?
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    Yep, I understand.
    These rankings.....it's like when people ask me my favorite Rolling Stones songs/albums (obsessive follower here!), it is absolutely impossible to do.
    However, maybe even more than most, Steph completely changed the way the game is played with his 3pt shooting, so he is on any list for me.
    Plus, he is a great Ambassador for the game.
     
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    Day drinking again sir?
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Steve Nash says hi from Brooklyn.
     
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    Wade Garrett Exactly right.

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    I don't drink alcohol anymore. (reached my life's quota a while back)....but, today would be a great day for it!
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I hear you--personally I differentiate "greatest" and "most influential". I think Steph is more the latter than the former.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think Curry is the hands down best shooter of all time. But is he a top 5 player? I don't know... Maybe?
     
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    He holds records and he's got rings. He changed the way the game is played fundamentally. I don't see why we have to play coy here. He's, what... Top 2 in the last 20 years? I'd put him above Kobe and below LeBron, but only barely. He's gotta be Top 5 in the last 40 years surely.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It's not really playing coy... it's an extremely subjective topic. Different people value different things. For some people, the top five is something like:

    Jordan
    Kareem
    Bird
    Magic
    Wilt

    You could substitute in:
    LeBron
    Kobe
    Steph
    Durant

    It's so hard. Do you go off rings? Do you go off accolades like scoring titles, All-NBA selections, MVP trophies, records like points or assists.... Or as you mentioned, do you go off of something like changing the game? If that was the case, I think the top 5 could be:

    MJ
    Wilt
    Kareem
    Steph
    Magic

    LeBron could also be on that list.
     
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