Would you? Please choose the first thing you'll do or at least the closest thing to it and explain how
I wouldn't do anything. I would leave it up to the basketball people I hired to come up with a plan of action. I would for sure want to replace the coaching staff, but I'd leave it up to the basketball people to figure out who they think is the best fit.
- Keep counting the money - and then celebrating with Ted Brown while watching and laughing at fans waiting on line to buy the season tickets.
I am confused Didn't he already fire the coaching staff and bring in a couple of overpaid "free" agents? I am going to go with he will fire the coaching staff for my answer. Let me know if I get it right
[youtube]7R1vT87nrUQ[/youtube] I would try to build on the team you have but, this is the way the world is in the movie... Im just saying .. Les and morey at it there.. lol
It's not what he will do / did do - it's what YOU would have done in his shoes, if I'm reading correctly.
Coaching staff is a given considering how poorly the JBB experiment went, but I'll go ahead and make that my answer anyways considering I wanted McHale out as well. I wouldn't have picked the coach they did, I was definitely chomping at the bit for Frank Vogel, but certainly step 1 is getting a legitimate coach with a legitimate system in, and they did that. It was also clear a player upgrade was necessary. I would have pushed Morey to pursue the shards of the team breaking up in Atlanta (which Morey basically did). Given that pretty much every team in the league had max cap space, it's a really tough time to be a team with a visible chemistry problem. When you can go anywhere, why roll the dice with a big chemistry question mark like the Rockets? After missing on Horford/Bazemore/Millsap/Teague, I probably would have preferred to shut it down, suck for a year, and throw big money around in 2017 rather than committing long term money to two veterans from a perennial loser. Bottom line is that the Dwight experiment failed so hard that there was no right move for Les to immediately get back to contention. Either you have to completely rebuild, find another big player of Howard's caliber, or settle for being high-scoring and likely making the playoffs, as we actually did. If I sound mad about the actual path, I'm really not. I was aware of how tough getting a star would be coming in - our ticket was punched to unattractive-ville when the team started actively (if quietly) feuding with each other last year. I wouldn't be too inclined to change management. Morey's track record of luring talent and winning trades is solid; his only serious offense was building around Dwight and James, which at the time I would have risked too.
I wouldn't have panicked and fired McHale then signed two above average guys to 4 year deals that kill flexibility for all 4 years. We're basically less than 1% to win the championship in the next 4 years. I would have brought in JVG (if we're assuming McHale is fired, or if Morey wanted to fire him anyway) and not meddled with Morey plans. I'd let Morey sign super short deals if necessary to retain flexibility. If the team again sucked this year with guys out of shape and not playing defense, I'd let him trade Harden just like he did Francis for TMac (hopefully for another star) and we'd start over. Alas, we aren't starting over until these next 4 years of mediocrity are over.
I think I'd be a great GM so I'd go all Jerry Jones and make decisions. I'd keep Morey to do the legwork and give me information but it would be me making the decision. And that would feel great. Problem is, without being on the inside, we can only speculate about what options are actually available.
I would fire the coaching staff, but let Morey and co. do their damn job and not influence who gets hired.
