I think Bayless wants to play, not coach. Though, I guess if he were coach, he could put himself in the game 48 minutes per game.
He said no way he wants to be a coach. When Canzano asked him what he'd like to do when his playing days are over he responded, "I want to own something." (as in a business, I'd imagine.) BTW, he LOVES Portland. Says that he's really been enjoying the "seasons" here and that he loves walking all over town. Used to live in Lake Oswego, now lives somewhere in Portland itself.
The best players turned coaches have typically (though not always) been mediocre to flat out bad NBA players. So Blake is more than qualified.
Maybe because it's not the best players who need the most coaching on a team. Shaq or Duncan or Chris Paul are going to be who they are going to be. You can tweak around the edges some, but they are what they are. Maximizing guys like Blake or Outlaw or Sergio is a different matter, though. They've been the best or second best player on every team prior to the NBA, but suddenly they are forced to deal with being a role player. Understanding how to make that happen would seem to be a pretty difficult but incredibly important part of the job of coaching. A guy who was a former role player could probably do it better than a guy who was always a star.
