The Layup Line
A Series of Short Shots
From Indecisive to Impetuous?
Steve Kerr and John Paxson waited weeks to hire replacement coaches for their teams, and when they did their choice was to roll the dice on two men whom were not exactly hot with a bullet. I can’t help but think that each man was foolish not to wait another week to at least interview Tom Thibodeau. Perhaps Porter and Del Negro’s stars would have remained brighter than Thibodeau’s, but wouldn’t you like to know for sure if you were the GM of a team that, given the right coach, could compete for their respective conference?
A little over a week ago Kobe Bryant was torching Bruce Bowen and the Spurs, the leagues best defensive guard and team over the last decade. This week, Tom Thibodea’s Celtics are two games up on Kobe and the Lakers in the NBA Finals. Is it possible he’d make a good head coach?
