Comments on: First-time coaches can succeed – just not ones as meek as John Kuester

By: C-Foe

C-Foe — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:31:33 +0000

This was a bad situation for Joe Dumars and the Pistons organization because either decision sends a bad message. If Joe didn’t fire Kuester then would that affect his ability to get free agents to sign in Detroit? If there is a chance to sign a big name, would Kuester’s reputation prevent that? By firing Kuester, it sends a message to potential coaches that the players have more influence than the coach in Detroit. The fans have heard about Kuester’s “communication issues” but others only remember the “player boycott.” How do you get a coach to apply for the job when he might lose that job because favorite Player X doesn’t respect him because he isn’t happy or thriving in his system? Whomever they hire, I think they are going to have to give him no less than 3 years to try and establish that “culture” that Dan mentioned in his article or the organization will really lose credibility.

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[...] • Dan Feldman of Piston Powered brings the heat in this analysis of John Kuester’s time in Detroit. [...]

By: sop

sop — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:29:35 +0000

This is a great article. So much of coaching has to do with leading and developing respect, which is why I think Woodson is our best option.

By: gordbrown

gordbrown — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:03:37 +0000

I agree with Laser. Although part of this might be that Kuester could only play the rotations that were available in his first year and in the second year when he had choices he made such poor ones that he lost the team, which resulted both in turmoil and those games when the effort was mailed in. But certainly the results with the talent available and significantly better health should have been much better.

By: Laser

Laser — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:25:51 +0000

i know it’s like the difference between getting stabbed to drowning, but curry > kuester. kuester actually got worse his second year, possibly much worse.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:09:43 +0000

I agree get Laimbeer. He at least deserves a chance. The guy left a winning team became an assistant and helped improve there big men. If he was Mini’s coach maybe improves team as a whole.

By: the Devastator

the Devastator — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:34:27 +0000

What about Laimbeer? I think we should be the ones that give him his first shot. He led the Shock to 2 championships so we know his Xs and Os are good. We know he has a strong personality. We also know he values defense.

I think we should be the ones…

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:54:55 +0000

Sampson is also a former assistant with the Spurs and he was a successful head coach at Oklahoma and Indiana in the NCAA, although he left both of those programs, particularly Indiana, with program-hurting recruiting violations.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:31:21 +0000

Does anyone know much about this guy Kelvin Sampson?? I know he was an assistant in Milwaukee, but I’m a little leary about him being our head coach.