Erik Spoelstra was asked at practice about the significance of 2 of the remaining Playoff coaches being rookie coaches.
He spoke about how disturbing it is to see “proven, experienced coaches” lose their jobs. Said it’s been a blessing to have the team’s support all this time. pic.twitter.com/aoSOHBHIIr
— alex (@tropicalblanket) May 15, 2023
Erik Spoelstra was asked at practice about the significance of 2 of the remaining Playoff coaches being rookie coaches.
He spoke about how disturbing it is to see “proven, experienced coaches” lose their jobs. Said it’s been a blessing to have the team’s support all this time.
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I might be ill-informed on the bucks so a potentially bad take. I just don’t see how the bucks replace Bud. I really thought he was a good coach. I can see the Nurse firing tho.
Hard to build a system if you keep trying to tear it down and rebuild it every couple years
He’s right tho, guys like Spo and Kerr are untouchable at this point, you can add mike malone in that mix too.
Blane shitty owners like mat ishba
Honestly I wouldn’t expect anything different as far as loyalty and culture from Pat Riley. Swear dude is a Mob Boss lol
Coaches always stick up for other coaches. I remember some of these dudes taking up for trash ass Dave Fizzdale on the Knicks.
Because the NBA is a star league.
This isn’t the NFL where the coach is the most important piece.
15 years on, and Phil is the only guy who gets it.
Quin Snyder and Ime Udoka kicking themselves for not just waiting a couple months.
They coulda been coaching KD, Book, and CP3. They coulda been coaching a generational talent in Giannis. Even that Raptors core has a very good amount of talent.
Instead Quin’s coaching a trainwreck of a roster in Atlanta, and Udoka gets to try and repair the damage Silas had done.
How many points a game is Spo worth in this series going against a rookie coach that he is going to adjust and scheme to death?
If I’m a coach these days, regardless of the team, I want a huge buyout or essentially a no-fire clause
No job is safe now
In soccer they fire coaches without even thinking twice lol
Spo tryna gas up mid coaches so he can keep waxing them you ain’t slick
I feel like old school coaching used to be managing players, establishing a culture, and none of that shit matters anymore.
Players and coaches are both easily and quickly replaced cogs if something goes wrong. They all know it (or should) and are just trying to play as best they can in a way that shows their own value.
The coach has to be an quick/sharp tactical mind and be able to counter-play the strategic game plan of any championship level opponent with the pieces he has on the roster. Any situation where the coach fails to do that exposes him and shows his lack of value.
It’s a brutal competitive league and that’s how it goes these days. The days of giving coaches time to do what they want over several seasons is over. Coaches have to over-perform with whatever team composition they got or they are going to get fired.
Spoelstra is fortunate in that he was a great coach in both the old school and the new school. He’s standing up for guys he thinks would have made it further in the old school but can’t hang in the new school.
It’s because they can’t beat you Spo
With a pretty restrictive salary cap, sometimes the only change you honestly can make to get over the hump is at coaching.
It’s not disturbing gmafb. Any more than it is disturbing for veteran players to get traded.
These guys make millions and have contracts protecting their interests.
How about feeling disturbed at Florida having no severance pay laws?
It’s alright Spo. You good here no need to sweat
If you think it’s bad now, wait until the next cap spike and the super max guys are making $80 million and the mid-level guys are into 8-figure salaries. Teams are going to cater to their every whim at that point, and coaches will be ousted left and right.
Disturbing to see proven, experienced coaches lose their jobs while asked about 2 rookie coaches in the conference finals. Seems like canning the “proven, experienced coaches” is working out.
People make fun of Doc for losing 10 game 7s. But they sorry ass team cant even consistently make it to the playoffs lmao
Well maybe you should stop beating them, coach.
I am old af so this might be generational, but I understand where he is coming from. Take Spo. Early in his career people wanted him fired when the Heatles started slow. Then they wanted him canned when they lost to Dirk. Now he is respected as an elite coach.
Do I think Bud or Monty are two of the top 5 coaches? Maybe not. Are they both in the top half? Yes. That’s a high standard to get canned.
NNA is becoming a lot like soccer, where good coaches loose their jobs because you need a fall guy/it is easier to replace a coach than a star player/they lost the locker room or have a bad relationship with one the stars on the team.
Eh, Monty had to game after two straight blow out elimination games.
Bud’s feels like a bit more of a raw deal though. Good but very flawed coach, but it sounds like they are considering bad and very flawed coach Mark Jackson.
As long as doc has a coaching job, something ain’t right
Y’all are millionaires. No one should shed tears for professional coaches getting canned.
proven, experienced coaches… doesn’t mean they’re good. Doc Rivers isn’t a good coach. But has a ton of experience. Doesn’t mean he’s any good with that experience
Imagine Spoelstra coaching Giannis though
It’s because fans are fucking rabid, so they need a scapegoat. Oh your season didn’t go exactly perfectly? Get rid of the coach. They don’t realize getting good at something requires many mistakes. They want perfection immediately, and it’s a bad long term strategy.
The way coaches are fired is some big bs too. Whatever teams do, the first person they blame is always the coach. Few people consider that coaches need time to implement a system and most importantly a culture. Some of the greatest teams in history were great thanks to a culture being built.
Think for example the Warriors: I can imagine many people would’ve shouted for Steve Kerr’s head after losing a Finals series after leading 3-1, especially considering he did it with the best RS team in history. But the Warriors did the smart thing and kept him. And he built a dynasty.
There is a culture in sports surrounding coaching hires that is inherently toxic. One bad thing happened? One season only went okay and not great? A single important game was lost? Fire the coach! Sometimes there’s no one to blame. Just run it back and let the coach do his job.