Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
- AbeVigodaLive
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Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
Now that I have your attention... that's where the Wolves are at.
I know Sam Mitchell isn't the answer. We all know that. Heck, even Glen Taylor probably knows it by now. But things could be so much worse. The team wasn't prepared for this. It wasn't prepared for Mitchell to take on the lead role. It wasn't prepared for Newton to be the POBO.
So what do you want them to do?
With the most promising collection of young talent in 20 years, you want them to make a knee-jerk reaction that could affect the next 10 years? You want Mitchell fired and Lowe and the Wonder Twins to take over? You want Taylor to make a rash decision and hire the first relatively decent name guy he can find to throw Mitchell under the bus mid-season?
The Wolves are F'd this season. They always were. And as fans... so are we. We're used to losing. Big. Often. And I'm usually the one most fed up about it around here. But this isn't a normal season. This isn't a normal decision.
Hiring the RIGHT POBO and coach is the most important decision this franchise will make in long, long, long time. They cannot screw it up. (Sweet fancy Moses... please don't screw it up!) The odds of screwing it up are a lot higher if the team (Taylor) makes that call right now.
It's gonna suck. It's gonna hurt. But we're a hardy bunch. We've been through bad seasons before. We're gonna lose some blood with another one. But, we'll be stitched up on the other side if we're patient.
Hopefully.
I know Sam Mitchell isn't the answer. We all know that. Heck, even Glen Taylor probably knows it by now. But things could be so much worse. The team wasn't prepared for this. It wasn't prepared for Mitchell to take on the lead role. It wasn't prepared for Newton to be the POBO.
So what do you want them to do?
With the most promising collection of young talent in 20 years, you want them to make a knee-jerk reaction that could affect the next 10 years? You want Mitchell fired and Lowe and the Wonder Twins to take over? You want Taylor to make a rash decision and hire the first relatively decent name guy he can find to throw Mitchell under the bus mid-season?
The Wolves are F'd this season. They always were. And as fans... so are we. We're used to losing. Big. Often. And I'm usually the one most fed up about it around here. But this isn't a normal season. This isn't a normal decision.
Hiring the RIGHT POBO and coach is the most important decision this franchise will make in long, long, long time. They cannot screw it up. (Sweet fancy Moses... please don't screw it up!) The odds of screwing it up are a lot higher if the team (Taylor) makes that call right now.
It's gonna suck. It's gonna hurt. But we're a hardy bunch. We've been through bad seasons before. We're gonna lose some blood with another one. But, we'll be stitched up on the other side if we're patient.
Hopefully.
- Coolbreeze44
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Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
I think an interim coach with a proven history of success would be a positive step. Our young guys are lost right now, and the search party can't go back out until the storm clears. Failure to make a move is more dangerous in my opinion. We have too much to lose.
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CoolBreeze44 wrote:I think an interim coach with a proven history of success would be a positive step. Our young guys are lost right now, and the search party can't go back out until the storm clears. Failure to make a move is more dangerous in my opinion. We have too much to lose.
That's my point. There's MORE to lose in choosing the wrong guy(s).
Interim coach? Who's taking that gig without a POBO in place? An interim guy for half a season? An NBA lifer that would see the tough position Sam Mitchell (another lifer) was put in and would jump in to be a 40-game "savior" at his expense?
It's possible Taylor is working angles behind the scenes for a marquee guy to come in and do it all. POBO and coach. And maybe it's the perfect fit. But I think that's a long shot.
The team is in disarray right now... and because the entire franchise is still reeling... it's not a normal or easy fix. The worst thing to do is to make it worse. Maybe it's time to...

- Mstermisty [enjin:6864008]
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Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
Here's a few simple ideas for the rest of the season:
1) Let Ryan Saunders take over. He has a more laid back demeanor than Sam, and is obviously familiar with his dad's schemes. I don't see him as the long term solution but maybe the team really responds to him and he lasts past the year. On the flip side we might even get worse so it works as a tanking strategy. And who knows, we could find a diamond in the rough like Luke Walton.
2) Name KG player/coach with the idea of Ryan Saunders being his main guy on the sidelines. Just the idea of KG actually playing and coaching would make me pay to see another game (as it stands right now I'm not sure I will). Again though this would be more of a half season audition for Ryan Saunders.
3) Drop a match in Target Center.
1) Let Ryan Saunders take over. He has a more laid back demeanor than Sam, and is obviously familiar with his dad's schemes. I don't see him as the long term solution but maybe the team really responds to him and he lasts past the year. On the flip side we might even get worse so it works as a tanking strategy. And who knows, we could find a diamond in the rough like Luke Walton.
2) Name KG player/coach with the idea of Ryan Saunders being his main guy on the sidelines. Just the idea of KG actually playing and coaching would make me pay to see another game (as it stands right now I'm not sure I will). Again though this would be more of a half season audition for Ryan Saunders.
3) Drop a match in Target Center.
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Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
Mstermisty wrote:Here's a few simple ideas for the rest of the season:
1) Let Ryan Saunders take over. He has a more laid back demeanor than Sam, and is obviously familiar with his dad's schemes. I don't see him as the long term solution but maybe the team really responds to him and he lasts past the year. On the flip side we might even get worse so it works as a tanking strategy. And who knows, we could find a diamond in the rough like Luke Walton.
2) Name KG player/coach with the idea of Ryan Saunders being his main guy on the sidelines. Just the idea of KG actually playing and coaching would make me pay to see another game (as it stands right now I'm not sure I will). Again though this would be more of a half season audition for Ryan Saunders.
3) Drop a match in Target Center.
Sadly, (3) might be the most feasible.
I don't see how handing the reins to a young, unproven guy who only has the job he has now via nepotism is the answer. In fact, it could be disastrous.
As bad as Mitchell is, he has some (maybe?) clout with players from his playing days, previous coaching gigs and relationship with super duper mentor, Garnett. Do we know for sure Saunders has much more experience than running ballhandling drills?
[Note: Maybe he has potential. I don't think now's the time to throw him into the fire.]
- Mstermisty [enjin:6864008]
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Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
I agree it's not time to throw him into the fire. But what are the alternatives? Finding a coach right now might not be possible. At least not the guy we want. So I say remove Mitchell and give someone a shot with no expectations. Also I can see our young team rallying around a young, positive leader. There would also be little pressure for them to perform for an unproven coach, so maybe they would play much looser. That might be enough to turn the season around on it's own, even if Ryan is not ready to be the long term answer yet.
The bottom line is they need to remove Mitchell now, he's lost the team. And I have no interest in hearing him speak anymore about lack of energy, fundamentals, blah blah blah Rambis-speak bullshit.
The bottom line is they need to remove Mitchell now, he's lost the team. And I have no interest in hearing him speak anymore about lack of energy, fundamentals, blah blah blah Rambis-speak bullshit.
Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
Everything Abe is saying is perfectly logical! Of course that means nothing to me while I'm stomping feet in an emotional temper tantrum!!
Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
Can someone explain why they think we have a better chance of signing a good coach or POBO at the end of the season as opposed to right now.
At the end of the season the good options will have more opportunities. Right now, only the wolves position would be an option.
Our offensive system is our biggest problem right now, and Sam (or any other members of the country club) don't seem to understand that.
At the end of the season the good options will have more opportunities. Right now, only the wolves position would be an option.
Our offensive system is our biggest problem right now, and Sam (or any other members of the country club) don't seem to understand that.
Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
TheSP wrote:Everything Abe is saying is perfectly logical! Of course that means nothing to me while I'm stomping feet in an emotional temper tantrum!!
You expressed my thoughts perfectly.
Re: Sidney Lowe should be coaching!!!
sjm34 wrote:Can someone explain why they think we have a better chance of signing a good coach or POBO at the end of the season as opposed to right now.
At the end of the season the good options will have more opportunities. Right now, only the wolves position would be an option.
Our offensive system is our biggest problem right now, and Sam (or any other members of the country club) don't seem to understand that.
I agree with this. Get out the checkbook now. JVG baby.