Retread piece of shit coach
335-370 lifetime coaching record....47%
He`s a loser!
335-370 lifetime coaching record....47%
He`s a loser!
335-370 lifetime coaching record....47%
That record don`t sound solid to me.
He sucks!
You know anything about Gentry beyond using basketball reference to look up his career record? Do some research on what happened in LA. He had that team heading the right direction until Donald Sterling stepped in and pissed all over it. How about leading an aging Suns team that looked dead under Terry Porter to the Western Conference Finals. He's had success. He's a good coach and players like him. New Orleans could have done much worse.
Yeah, talent is a huge factor. There's a reason Doc Rivers went from fired in Orlando, and nearly fired in Boston to NBA Champion... Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Gentry's a solid coach. He's not Pop, he's no Thibs, but that doesn't mean he's terrible. But hey, who am I to argue with Korean Basketball League expert.
Coaching in the NBA is underrated as can be. Yes talent is a huge part of it, but coaching and organization is equally important. Great coaches can also attract the talent they need to continue success. But it's ridiculous to say coaching is overrated.
But on the topic I think Gentry is a mediocre hire. They didn't make the team any better in my opinion. It's just his association with the Warriors that got his stock up.
I was just making more of a general commentary on how it sucks when good players are stuck on bad teams and this is the latest example of that.
I think Thibs would've been better but Gentry isn't bad. Good offensive coach, understands the way the game is going, trends, good rotations guy etc. Obviously he had a lot to do with the shift in how GS has played this year vs with Jackson as coach.
Van Gundy was a good coach but that was a long time ago now. 8-9 years a lot changes in the game and being a coach is just a totally different animal than being an announcer. He never really coached offense well either.
Chop,
If you want one huge reason Gentry is a safer hire than Thibs, he's not the type of guy that wears on players like Thibs can. AD will love Alvin. He's a players' coach. He'll listen to guys. That doesn't mean he'll be the reason Davis stays, but he also won't be the reason Davis leaves.
If you want one huge reason Gentry is a safer hire than Thibs, he's not the type of guy that wears on players like Thibs can. AD will love Alvin. He's a players' coach. He'll listen to guys. That doesn't mean he'll be the reason Davis stays, but he also won't be the reason Davis leaves.
