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re: Racking brain : Is there another situation like Johnson to Alabama?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:54 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:54 am to SummerOfGeorge
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That isn't the way the NBA works. At all. Do you actually watch NBA games? Do you watch the Hawks, Grizzlies, Spurs, Warriors, Rockets, Blazers, etc? Teams that do what you describe end up being the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks of the Joe Johnson/Dwight Howard era. Those teams suck and don't win. And again, Chuck Person was a down the bench assistant. Johnson was a head coach for 5 years. I mean, are you seriously comparing the two right now? GTFOH.
Wasn't trying to compare as a coach, just explaining why Programs are reluctant to hire them at the College level. Why do you think when there is an opening at NC, Kansas or KY do you not see them go after a Pro Coach. Why do you think successful College coaches have failed at the next level. It is a different game.
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:57 am to Irons Puppet
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Wasn't trying to compare as a coach, just explaining why Programs are reluctant to hire them at the College level. Why do you think when there is an opening at NC, Kansas or KY do you not see them go after a Pro Coach. Why do you think successful College coaches have failed at the next level. It is a different game.
I think everyone understand there is some risk here. If Johnson didn't have the type of personality and specific attributes that he does have then it would be a really terrifying hire. Most NBA guys are lifer basketball guys who wouldn't want to recruit or deal with the issues involved with teaching young kids and dealing with less team to do it. Johnson isn't in that mold. Doesn't mean it will work, but he isn't the same as if PJ Carlisemo or Kevin McHale came to college.
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