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Earl Watson anyone?

This is exactly what the Kerr and Kidd signings have done to damage the coaching profession. Ex-players now think they should go straight to the front. Watson MIGHT become a good head coach someday. When he signed with Utah, I remember there was even talk of him finishing out his career and then becoming "a" coach. Even Hornacek had a few years as a part-time and then bench coach before making the jump.

And yes, AKMVP, Watson could do a WHOLE lot worse than Corbin.
 
Core4 said:
This is exactly what the Kerr and Kidd signings have done to damage the coaching profession. Ex-players now think they should go straight to the front. Watson MIGHT become a good head coach someday. When he signed with Utah, I remember there was even talk of him finishing out his career and then becoming "a" coach. Even Hornacek had a few years as a part-time and then bench coach before making the jump.

And yes, AKMVP, Watson could do a WHOLE lot worse than Corbin.
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This. Wouldn't mind him on the bench here, but only in an assistants rrole.


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I would love him on the bench but not sure about HC. We all know the organization loves him. And it seems so do the players. So could be possible.
 
Everyone knows ex-players can't become immediate head coaches because the JF armchair says so. There's no way a player with a lifetime of experience knows more than us.
 
franklin said:
Everyone knows ex-players can't become immediate head coaches because the JF armchair says so. There's no way a player with a lifetime of experience knows more than us.
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Not saying they can't, just pointing out the success rate is EXTREMELY low of making the jump straight from player to coach with no other experience.
 
Core4 said:
Not saying they can't, just pointing out the success rate is EXTREMELY low of making the jump straight from player to coach with no other experience.
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Locke showed otherwise. According to him it was one of the more successful coaching paths. Listen to that podcast.
 
I'd love to have him as a lead assistant. Not sure that's what he wants, though. Not sure any particular coach that the Jazz would hire that isn't Earl Watson would choose him as a lead assistant. Pretty much set in stone that he'll be a head coach before he's 45.
 
Beantown said:
Locke showed otherwise. According to him it was one of the more successful coaching paths. Listen to that podcast.
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Give me names. Ex-players of course can make great coaches. However, I posted a table of the top-15 winningest coaches in NBA history and there was absolutely no correlation as to type of player (superstar vs. rotation vs. bench player) or even to playing professionally or jumping into coaching out of college or another profession.

And of the successful coaches who were NBA pros, almost every one of them came up through the coaching ranks.
 
He's tough, he's smart, he wants the job. At least interview him and see what you think. I always thought when he was here that he'd make a great coach.
 
Core4 said:
Give me names. Ex-players of course can make great coaches. However, I posted a table of the top-15 winningest coaches in NBA history and there was absolutely no correlation as to type of player (superstar vs. rotation vs. bench player) or even to playing professionally or jumping into coaching out of college or another profession.

And of the successful coaches who were NBA pros, almost every one of them came up through the coaching ranks.
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Listen to the podcast.
 
Core4 said:
Don't need to. Locke has no factual basis. I've already shown there is no historical correlation.
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He based it on 200 or more wins and a higher than 50% winning percentage. One of the more successful paths was the player straight to coach path.

stats > your opinion
 
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