Fratello to Memphis?

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  1. Mr. J

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"Assistant coach Lionel Hollins was named interim coach, Grizzlies president Jerry West said. ESPN's Jim Gray reported that Mike Fratello is the leading candidate to replace Brown. Brown was not available for comment Thursday. The team scheduled a news conference for Friday."</div>

    Fratello will be a good coach but, obviously not up to Brown's caliber. What do you guys think.
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    Perfect replacement. Fratello is my favorite coach of all time, one of the very few guys who preaches the importance of defense. Also, he doesn't baby his players like other coaches *cough* Lenny Wilkens *cough*. I love Fratello, his slow game in which the clock is the main factor is so well thought out. I think West is smart enough to pull the trigger, unlike some racist GMs *cough*Isiah Thomas*cough*.

    Go for it, Jerry. The perfect fit. Mark my words that if Memphis hires Fratello, they will make some noise.
     
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    Yeah Fratello would be a great fit in the Grizzlies. He wants to come back to coaching in the NBA and he`ll like the raw and young talent. I`ll miss him on TNT though!
     
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    Fratello could be anounced as Memphis's coach by tuesday according to local reports, I will really miss him on TNT. Him and Marv Albert really made me laugh with some of the statements/jokes they came up with.
     
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    With Fratello gone (It should happen) I wish they would have Sir Charles commentate some games.
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting AllNet:</div><div class="quote_post">Fratello could be anounced as Memphis's coach by tuesday according to local reports, I will really miss him on TNT. Him and Marv Albert really made me laugh with some of the statements/jokes they came up with.</div>
    Yeah same here one of the ebst one two duo's in the commentary booth. i will miss him, but I wish him luck in Memphis if that is how it turns out (which it most likely will).
     
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    Fratello? Ugh. Yeah Fratello preaches D, but the Grizz are a high energy team which also needs to run. Fratello will be walking the ball up, just like Van Gundy is doing in Houston.

    While Muss will be the top assistant, he should have been named the coach. Muss has got the energy and skills to be a top coach (I saw what he did with the Warriors the last two years) and with an upgrade in talent, Muss would have blossomed. Muss is not afraid to let the players freelance on offense and he would have been the perfect fit.
     
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