Thibs can learn the triangle as the guy is a hoops junkie and first class work-a-holic. He is not married, not openly gay or even gay for that matter, but I have read the guy eats and sleeps hoops and does not even date. I have read he is not an easy person to to have in an organization. His friends have told him to take vacations, take a year off, and freaking learn to be a human being.
He was not liked by Chicago's management but loved by Reisendorf.
People can change and learn from their pasts. They often do. This is why articles written by amateurs (such as I) don't hold a lot of cred because the assumption is they stay the same. They assume Brian Shaw would still not get long with his young players no matter what! Rambis would continue to fail even though had no support by Kahn as mentioned did not have his own assistants either who stabbed him in the back.
Its also assumed by many that Walton is the "Golden Child" despite he has the best player in the league, the best back court in the league and took over for a team that just won a championship and is healthy and intact!!! There was not system change over or assistants to introduce team to. Other than Gentry leaving, its very much the same!!! Walton be his own man or have to work under Rambis and Cleamons? Is that a good thing or a bad from either Phil or young Luke? Fish wanted to be his own man and he bought in his own OKC guys. Its a good move on paper but it did not work. Would Luke want that too? Would Phil be ok with it, and can luke make it work??
Others like Larry Brown and George Karl know how to win even if not loved by his players or organization. They have succeeded multiple times so its assumed you hire them you'll win, but drama will ensue.
Knicks need to win and not have discord so they can recruit.
We know its the players that count. Rambis went to work for the Moron who drafted Rubio and Jonny Flynn over Steph Curry. Karl is instinctively right and following in the Larry Footsteps having tried to undermine Vlade and Cousins!!! Kerr took over for a team already having won 55 games and built on it, not tearing it down and rebuilding.
Durant was always a long shot but if reports that Fisher and his OKC cronies were not listening to Phil and his gang of Bling Masters not having results, it was safe to assume then Durant was not coming based on just being friends with Fish. Rumor mill has him going to GSW. Winning matters.
Coach's are not players so you don't always know what your getting regarding transposing stats. Reading into each its not to be assumed a coach can transpose the past success as the players are different and staff can be different. Thus, Walton is not bringing Curry with him, Thibs is not bringing young Noah, Deng and Rose with him either. We don't know if Phil is staying long term either.
So who does Nalod endorse? Rambis for now!!!!!
Im not naive to think just starphuch wish's about other coach's magically changing this team. I will root for him to succeed this season and make it hard for Phil to look elsewhere. He has the experience and knowledge and obviously the endorsement of enough players for phil to make this change in his direction.
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