But from reports, a few other teams actually wanted Kerr, including said Knickerbockers.DannyDarwinism said:Same contract Kerr got, I believe.
I don't agree with this at all. Phil allowed his assistants a ton of input when he was a head coach. Not to mention he isn't even going to be in the country the week leading up to the draft which is simply ridiculous to be going on a 2-week vacation while the draft and player movement surrounding this time is going on.Kliq said:Some media members are acting like their has been some sort of great chain of success of players turning into head coaches without any previous experience. Mark Jackson won some games, but he also just got fired. Kidd's first few months were a fiasco, and he took a team swollen with contracts to a hapless second round exit. It isn't like that his a great track record.
I think this is just Phil wanting to coach a team, without having to handle any of the other day to day tasks of coaching, and not traveling all over the places to play sometimes meaningless games. Fisher is essentially an overcompensated assistant coach. The overall gameplans, the strategy, the roster, the playing time etc. that stuff is all going to be handled by Phil. He just needed someone he could trust that could run his stuff when he is out playing golf.
Kerr was a GM of the Suns for three years and has a legit resume to be a coach. Fisher doesn't have any of that.DannyDarwinism said:Same contract Kerr got, I believe.
ifmanis5 said:Kerr was a GM of the Suns for three years and has a legit resume to be a coach. Fisher doesn't have any of that.
HomeRunBaker said:I thought Kidd did a tremendous job last year. He took over a team with zero chemistry and a ton of veteran egos who were all accustomed to having the ball go through them......figured things out on the fly and had the leagues best record over the final 50 games or so.
That ship easily sinks with a weak leader. I hated that team, was not a fan of a rookie coach being able to handle that roster but he really impressed me. Credit where credit is due.
...
Fisher had a ton of leverage. Phil clearly wanted one of "his guys" steering the ship but didn't build a strong stable when he was coach. That contract was what Fisher demanded for ending his playing career and was what it was going to take. Fisher got real lucky with Phil being so desperate and having that relationship with him......like many things in life this was perfect timing and not typical market value.ifmanis5 said:Kerr was a GM of the Suns for three years and has a legit resume to be a coach. Fisher doesn't have any of that.
Would Fisher have turned down 3 yrs./$4 million per?HomeRunBaker said:Fisher had a ton of leverage. Phil clearly wanted one of "his guys" steering the ship but didn't build a strong stable when he was coach. That contract was what Fisher demanded for ending his playing career and was what it was going to take. Fisher got real lucky with Phil being so desperate and having that relationship with him......like many things in life this was perfect timing and not typical market value.
You really feel spmeone with Derek Fisher's reputation is going to be one of the lowest paid coaches in the league? Anything less than the negotiated 5/25 and Fisher is playing for the Thunder next year which is what the Knicks were bidding against as he had given no signs of retiring this offseason.Sox and Rocks said:Would Fisher have turned down 3 yrs./$4 million per?
I don't understand who the Knicks were bidding against to pay so high. It's one thing to think highly of Fisher and believe that he will be a good coach. It's another to give him 5/25 just to verify this hypothesis.
Tony C said:
have to agree with that... am begrudging in saying so since I share the same sentiment as you in re hating them (and hating Kidd -- what an ass), but was trying to imply a similar sentiment.
I won't be too harsh I'll only suggest that you research his time as president a little more diligently because you are as close to 100% off as can be on Fisher's tenure with the players union in confusing him with Billy Hunter. Derek was the one guy who earned the respect of the players in fighting a battle he had little chance of winning.Nick Kaufman said:On the face of it, it looks to me as a terrible hire. My opinion is also colored by his tenure as head of the player's union which was marred by allegation of nepotism and betraying the players' interests.