Tank, Ty, and Tomorrow

[gomretat]

This is Locke-speak. Lots of fired coaches were just fine in the locker room even while their teams lost. Ty will join their ranks.

Have no clue what you mean by Locke speak. Karl has been an absolute disaster on managing the locker room and dealing with his teams motivation and emotional issues. If David Locke agrees he is right. This was clear when Karl was at Seattle and ever since. His teams will not win when the pressure is on. If you hire him, your team better be ready to win in the first few years because after that he does not have the respect of his team.

 

[billyshelby]

Have no clue what you mean by Locke speak. Karl has been an absolute disaster on managing the locker room and dealing with his teams motivation and emotional issues. If David Locke agrees he is right. This was clear when Karl was at Seattle and ever since. His teams will not win when the pressure is on. If you hire him, your team better be ready to win in the first few years because after that he does not have the respect of his team.

Locke-speak is the cliche garbage Locke throws around about Ty managing a locker room, or guys "fighting", or how great he manages vets, all designed to cover up Ty's putrid performance. Locke is not objective however hard he tries to pretend he is.

I've never heard this stuff about Karl's locker rooms being bad. Maybe you're right, I really don't know. But he is 7th all time in victories for coaches, so he's doing something right. I just admire the way his teams play basketball, and the way he has constantly adjusted to the guys he has. He's an old coach who sees the modern game and evolves, much better than Jerry ever did if you want a comparison.

 

[Bodhi]

Another vote for SVG.

 

[akirac73]

Karl's a great coach AND at the end of his career AND hasn't won a championship. My guess is he'll hold out for a more championship ready team. Even with a top pick, we're a project.

That said, if the right offers aren't there and he has the itch, he could be seduced.

I can buy that. The reason I questioned why GK wouldn't want to coach the Jazz is that, IMO, the Jazz HC position is one of the more desirable destinations for a head coach. Although we may not be an attractive free agent destination to young PLAYERS looking for a more hip/glamorous place to live like Miami, NY, or LA, I think Jazz's reputation as one of the more successful and stable franchises in the NBA would be highly attractive to coaches.

I'd take Karl in a heartbeat if he wanted to come here. If he were coaching the Jazz this season, we'd probably be a .500 team or better right now.

 

[NUMBERICA]

1. Favors. he's already better than Chandler.

Oh come on.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

His teams always run.

The Nuggets were unbeatable at home because of the altitude and the speed at which they played. We are currently wasting an advantage we hold over 28 of the other 29 teams in the league.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

The Nuggets were unbeatable at home because of the altitude and the speed at which they played. We are currently wasting an advantage we hold over 28 of the other 29 teams in the league.

Dont tell that to Tyrone, we've never played professional basketball so we'd obviously never know.

 

[GVC]

I'd take Karl in a heartbeat if he wanted to come here.

Yep. George Karl has been at the top of my list since the Nuggs let him go. He's a smart, flexible coach, who has historically done a very good job handling young players. He may not be the best option for the Jazz 5 years down the road, but I can't think of a better coach for this roster right now. Too much is made of his playoff failures.

If Dallas ever got rid of him, Rick Carlisle would be my next choice. I'm less enthusiastic about the Van Gundys.