Basketball Cheers

If one coach is fired, other teams don’t feel as bad getting rid of theirs. Why teams care about what others is doing is stupid, and they should only worry about their organization. Coaches fired so far: P.J. Carlesimo, Thunder. Fired Nov 22, team record: 1-12. Unfortunate for Carlesimo, but this team was expected to be the worst team in the NBA this year. Seems a little early to fire him, but I guess the front office didn’t like the way players were developing under him and the direction he was leading the team. Eddie Jordan, Wizards. Fired Nov 24, team record: 1-10. Hard to win with 40% of your starting lineup out, especially $111 million of it. The Wizards played well with Arenas out last year, but PJ’s firing gave the Wizards a quick excuse to get rid of Jordan and get a fresh face in there. Sam Mitchell, Toronto. Fired Dec 3, team record: 8-9. Mitchell’s team played decent but were expected to do big things this year in Toronto. O’Neal has played decent and was a good trade becau …

NBA Coaches Playbook: Techniques, Tactics, and Teaching Points This book will take the reader into the practice sessions and sideline huddles with detailed Xs and Os from the game’s best at maximising performance on the court. Let the likes of Phil Jackson, Mike D’Antoni, Avery Johnson, Stan Van Gundy, George Karl, Eddie Jordan, Mike Dunleavy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and many other head and assistant coaches provide new insights to benefit the team and individual players.