Without a guy(GM) who determines what type of players fits a coaches style , you get the Larry Browwn Isiah Thomas fiasco.

I think both positions are equally important and they need to be on the same page. With that said I think the GM has to have a say in picking the coach. Right now Donnie Walsh is the team president. He said he would hire a gm......well ok.....if he hires a coach first......the gm he hires would have to like the coach already here. His philosophy would have to be on par with the coach so he/she can get the coach what he needs to win.

Just look at steve kerr in pheonix. Kerr has a beef with D'antone. Kerr just got there, but yo....if the gm doesn't like the coach guess who's getting fired?

It also can work the other way like with jvg and grunfeld, and billy king and cheeks. In those cases, the coach seemed to have trouble with the players the gm picked up, only for the players to step up and begin to turn it around after the gm was fired.

I just think Donnie needs to have a gm in place before he get his coach.....maybe he also is waiting till a certain date.....a guy like kiki is still under contract until june I believe.....maybe he wants kiki or someone that already has a job. At least in this case jackson is familiar with KiKi and they should be able to work together....that's if Jax is named coach.

It depends on the team. On the Knicks, it will be the coach, because Donnie will make all of the important personnel decisions. The gm will handle the details so Donnie doesn't have to bother with them.

Originally said by Bill Parcells:

"If you want me to cook the dinner, at least let me shop for the groceries.""

No one can make a filet mignon and red wine dinner with Spam and Tang.

[Edited by - joec32033 on 07 May 2008 17:24]

Posted by Ira:

It depends on the team. On the Knicks, it will be the coach, because Donnie will make all of the important personnel decisions. The gm will handle the details so Donnie doesn't have to bother with them.

They all have a job to do and are equally important. Im sure avery nor mike D wanted those trades. as it essentially took them back a step. Im sure IT didn't want francis, and I no for a fact JVG didn't approve of that Ewing trade especially with Glenn Rice involve. It's a tough call as to who is more important, we just know they all best to be on the same page.

We gotta get the right mix on all fronts.......Donnie and Jax have history. Maybe another guy from the Pacer family might jump in to be GM.....Chuck Person came out of his grave as a coaching option.....maybe Travis Best or Rik Smits might also resurrect from their tombs to GM........guys in power tend to bring in their people......like Mark Aguirre for Isiah.....who knows.

I just can't wait till the lottery so we can focus on the draft. I expect Donnie to have his team intact for that war room.

GM is more important but right now Walsh is making all the decisions for us so coach is more of a priority than a GM.

I voted coach because a very good one has as much credentials to run a franchise as a GM as far as putting a team together.

Posted by Bippity10:

The most importatn is having a GM and coach on the same page to make decisions together.

Yeah, just like Isiah did the last 2 years.

You'll be happy to know that he's still here. With as much input as he's always had.