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Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:23 pm
by Mori Chu
Ws up 36-21 over Spurs so far. Spurs do seem to be actually trying. Hmm.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:46 pm
by Indy
JCSunsfan wrote:Indy wrote:Sunsfan4life wrote:
Saying we haven't hired anyone with experience vs saying we were outbid for someone is completely different.
Besides...Jay Wright doesn't have NBA experience, so how is that applicable to the conversation? If we hired him you could say the same thing. I'm not sticking up for Sarver either. He reminds me alot of The Dolphins owner (my fav football team) Stephen Ross, except I like Ross better because he leaves more to the Football guys. He just hires the wrong football guys.
Agreed they are different. But not ever trying to get the experienced FO guy tells me something.
I realize Wright is not an experienced NBA coach. There really are not many of them out there. But he does have plenty of experience coaching in a very competitive league. He has been working his way up the ranks for 30 years.
He has no NBA experience at all. How many decent NBA coaches had no NBA experience at all first? Really, I don't know.
Cotton
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:22 pm
by Mori Chu
The Spurs have Kevin Martin? I think that will prove to be a savvy signing.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:59 pm
by Superbone
Indy wrote:JCSunsfan wrote:Indy wrote:Sunsfan4life wrote:
Saying we haven't hired anyone with experience vs saying we were outbid for someone is completely different.
Besides...Jay Wright doesn't have NBA experience, so how is that applicable to the conversation? If we hired him you could say the same thing. I'm not sticking up for Sarver either. He reminds me alot of The Dolphins owner (my fav football team) Stephen Ross, except I like Ross better because he leaves more to the Football guys. He just hires the wrong football guys.
Agreed they are different. But not ever trying to get the experienced FO guy tells me something.
I realize Wright is not an experienced NBA coach. There really are not many of them out there. But he does have plenty of experience coaching in a very competitive league. He has been working his way up the ranks for 30 years.
He has no NBA experience at all. How many decent NBA coaches had no NBA experience at all first? Really, I don't know.
Cotton
John MacLeod. Suns coach who took the '76 Suns to the NBA Finals.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:09 pm
by JCSunsfan
Superbone wrote:Indy wrote:JCSunsfan wrote:Indy wrote:Sunsfan4life wrote:
Saying we haven't hired anyone with experience vs saying we were outbid for someone is completely different.
Besides...Jay Wright doesn't have NBA experience, so how is that applicable to the conversation? If we hired him you could say the same thing. I'm not sticking up for Sarver either. He reminds me alot of The Dolphins owner (my fav football team) Stephen Ross, except I like Ross better because he leaves more to the Football guys. He just hires the wrong football guys.
Agreed they are different. But not ever trying to get the experienced FO guy tells me something.
I realize Wright is not an experienced NBA coach. There really are not many of them out there. But he does have plenty of experience coaching in a very competitive league. He has been working his way up the ranks for 30 years.
He has no NBA experience at all. How many decent NBA coaches had no NBA experience at all first? Really, I don't know.
Cotton
John MacLeod. Suns coach who took the '76 Suns to the NBA Finals.
Both of those were a long time ago. Recent?
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:09 pm
by Indy
JCSunsfan wrote:Superbone wrote:Indy wrote:JCSunsfan wrote:Indy wrote:
Agreed they are different. But not ever trying to get the experienced FO guy tells me something.
I realize Wright is not an experienced NBA coach. There really are not many of them out there. But he does have plenty of experience coaching in a very competitive league. He has been working his way up the ranks for 30 years.
He has no NBA experience at all. How many decent NBA coaches had no NBA experience at all first? Really, I don't know.
Cotton
John MacLeod. Suns coach who took the '76 Suns to the NBA Finals.
Both of those were a long time ago. Recent?
brad Stevens.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:29 am
by Hermen
What about Blatt? Would you be interested in him? I don't think his firing had much to do with his coaching skills.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:38 am
by OE32
Blatt hasn't shown anything.
This is the most interested I've been in a coaching search in a long time, just because I think a good coach could do wonders for this team next season. I don't remember the last time so much was riding on a coaching hire - which is why I don't think Watson will be coming back. Like him a lot, great guy, great leadership, but probably not what we need at this juncture.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 7:55 am
by Mori Chu
LOL, look at this. The New Jersey Nets almost changed their name to the "Swamp Dragons" in the 1990s. They drew up logos and everything.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15155 ... mp-dragons
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:40 am
by ShelC
I remember that! Must've been around '96-'98 they were talking about making that switch.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:42 am
by dragickingdom
Wow, looks like Charlotte Hornets colors too...that's pretty damn funny.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:03 am
by Cap
dragickingdom wrote:Wow, looks like Charlotte Hornets colors too...
Kinda resembles the old DBacks colors too.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:12 am
by Aztec Sunsfan
Looks like a highschool fan's work
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:03 pm
by carey
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/24 ... t-Of-76ers
Thoughts? I think Jerry C. definitely could have leaked it. He's very OG and I wouldn't put it passed him.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:02 pm
by TOO
Colangelo just looks like a bitter ol puss in this mess.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:21 pm
by Indy
The fact that he regularly wrote manifestos like this tells me many could have leaked it.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:53 pm
by The Bobster
Pretty strange story, but to many it just looks like Jerry wanted to hire Bryan (who wasn't really a hot property after his stint in Toronto).
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:54 pm
by The Bobster
As for the Swamp Dragons - I thought it was awful at the time and even worse now.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:13 pm
by EDC
The only person who has claimed it was JC that leaked the letter was the guy who wrote a 13 page manifesto. I think it is much more likely that Hinkie leaked the letter himself.
Like others have said the other owners got tired of the 76'ers making a mockery of the league. It isn't good for business.
Re: Around the League: Week 24 4/4-4/10
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 7:23 pm
by dragickingdom
When your draft pick puts off surgery so they can go on vacation and relax all summer, there is problems with your players taking anything seriously.