2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

[Mainstreet]

Mike Brown was Coach of the Year in 2023. He also signed a new contract.

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[Hoop Head]

The Kings fire head coach Mike Brown. Doug Christie is expected to be the interim head coach.

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I finally get how some of you older folks felt seeing the players you grew up watching become coaches. With Kidd, Christie, Luke Walton, Willie Green, and others becoming coaches I can't help but feel old.

Hope Christie does well in Sac-Town.

 

[Hoop Head]

Mike Brown was Coach of the Year in 2023. He also signed a new contract.

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I remember a running joke where Coach of the Year was a death sentence. It raises expectations and puts a timebomb in your lap. There was that year George Karl won it in Denver, I think, and he was fired shortly after. As in the same off-season.

 

[Mainstreet]

I finally get how some of you older folks felt seeing the players you grew up watching become coaches. With Kidd, Christie, Luke Walton, Willie Green, and others becoming coaches I can't help but feel old.

Hope Christie does well in Sac-Town.

Losing five home games in a row doesn't help, with the last loss coming at the hands of the Pistons.

 

[Mainstreet]

I remember a running joke where Coach of the Year was a death sentence. It raises expectations and puts a timebomb in your lap. There was that year George Karl won it in Denver, I think, and he was fired shortly after. As in the same off-season.

Yeah, in 2023 Monty Williams was fired after winning NBA COY in 2022 with Phoenix.

 

[Lorenzo]

I just saw ESPN SC played a clip of Denver's coach coming to the defense of Mike Brown. When speaking of Sacramento's management he said something like no class no balls lol. wow!

 

[Hoop Head]

I just saw ESPN SC played a clip of Denver's coach coming to the defense of Mike Brown. When speaking of Sacramento's management he said something like no class no balls lol. wow!

Kind of funny but the last coach who should be speaking right now. If Jokic wasn't amazing and carried Denver through a cakewalk of a playoff run for a finals, Malone wouldn't have a job. He's regularly bashed by NBA media for how poor of a job he's done actually coaching. Their entire system is "Pass to Jokic" and they even tried alleviating his non Jokic issues by giving him Westbrook, who is far beyond the point he can run a system on his back consistently. Russ needs talent also and putting him in charge of the Nuggets B Team hasn't worked that well.

It was a bit harsh to fire someone right after Christmas but we are talking about millionaires with guaranteed contracts. I won't pity any of them for being canned, regardless of the date.

 

[Covert Rain]

Yeah, in 2023 Monty Williams was fired after winning NBA COY in 2022 with Phoenix.

This is partially because the bar is so high. If you win coach of the year, the general idea is you were capable of miracles. When you don't follow that up with a bad season? It appears most of the time you are gone.

 

[Lorenzo]

Kind of funny but the last coach who should be speaking right now. If Jokic wasn't amazing and carried Denver through a cakewalk of a playoff run for a finals, Malone wouldn't have a job. He's regularly bashed by NBA media for how poor of a job he's done actually coaching. Their entire system is "Pass to Jokic" and they even tried alleviating his non Jokic issues by giving him Westbrook, who is far beyond the point he can run a system on his back consistently. Russ needs talent also and putting him in charge of the Nuggets B Team hasn't worked that well.

It was a bit harsh to fire someone right after Christmas but we are talking about millionaires with guaranteed contracts. I won't pity any of them for being canned, regardless of the date.

it seemed like the Denver coach had an axe to grind. I think they showed comments from Rick Carlisle as well. I didn't hear what he said, but I'm not the biggest fan of Rick anymore with how much of an A-hole he is.

 

[95pro]

What is weird is what happened this off-season. Did you see the photos a couple months prior? He was in the best shape I had ever seen him in. Then something happened and he let his weight balloon up again. Why do all that off-season work just to throw it away come season time?!? It baffled me.

It’s a weird thing that happens. Same thing with Diaw and Zion. Summer pics show them lean and more trim.

 

[Hoop Head]

It’s a weird thing that happens. Same thing with Diaw and Zion. Summer pics show them lean and more trim.

It takes months to look good but a gluttonous 2-3 weeks to lose that look. It's dedication, some don't have it.

 

[Phrazbit]

What is weird is what happened this off-season. Did you see the photos a couple months prior? He was in the best shape I had ever seen him in. Then something happened and he let his weight balloon up again. Why do all that off-season work just to throw it away come season time?!? It baffled me.

He probably stayed in shape for the olympics, took him a bit longer to fatten up.