Izzo to the Lakers

You heard it here first.

Fine with me but think they'll go with Walton

does this mean I get to run down to the basement and resurrect my "Don't Leave Me" yard sign like an insecure, emotionally abused middle-school girl??

Robert J Sakimano wrote:does this mean I get to run down to the basement and resurrect my "Don't Leave Me" yard sign like an insecure, emotionally abused middle-school girl??

Bwaaaa haaaaa. Fuck the fanboys

Robert J Sakimano wrote:does this mean I get to run down to the basement and resurrect my "Don't Leave Me" yard sign like an insecure, emotionally abused middle-school girl??

That was a key incident in my flameout as a RCMB mod. Mel was a ringleader of that effort and even planted those fucking signs from Izzo's house to the office.

I was a bit more critical and thought it extremely creepy.

If somebody leaves you thank them for all they've done, shake their hand and wish them luck.

Kind of like dating you don't put the pussy on a pedestal.

Fuck. Fuck

Dr. Strangelove wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:does this mean I get to run down to the basement and resurrect my "Don't Leave Me" yard sign like an insecure, emotionally abused middle-school girl??

That was a key incident in my flameout as a RCMB mod. Mel was a ringleader of that effort and even planted those fucking signs from Izzo's house to the office.

I was a bit more critical and thought it extremely creepy.

If somebody leaves you thank them for all they've done, shake their hand and wish them luck.

Kind of like dating you don't put the pussy on a pedestal.

glad we're on the same page about that.

It was just a bizarre thing to do. Seemed like battered wife syndrome.. "don't leeeave.. please.. you're all I have, I'll change"....

JFC - if the person in question decides that it's best for him and his family to leave, thank him, wish him luck and move on. It's f**king basketball.

Dr. Strangelove wrote:Fine with me but think they'll go with Walton

This.

Also is it just me or does anyone else think Izzo in the NBA would be a disaster?

steveschneider wrote:Also is it just me or does anyone else think Izzo in the NBA would be a disaster?

If he ever does bolt, he would get a job with a bad team.

The losing would kill him.

steveschneider wrote:Also is it just me or does anyone else think Izzo in the NBA would be a disaster?

not too many success stories from college coaches to the professional level. Brad Stevens, to my surprise, has shown a moderate level of success but he's the only one in recent memory that stands out.

I understand the temptation - serious cash, you don't have to babysit, it's not a year 'round job in the way the college game is, no recruiting kids from the time they're a zygote until they're 17 years old only to have a rouge coach with a suitcase full of cash to show up and swoop him away.

Managing the egos would be the real nightmare.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

steveschneider wrote:Also is it just me or does anyone else think Izzo in the NBA would be a disaster?

not too many success stories from college coaches to the professional level. Brad Stevens, to my surprise, has shown a moderate level of success but he's the only one in recent memory that stands out.

I understand the temptation - serious cash, you don't have to babysit, it's not a year 'round job in the way the college game is, no recruiting kids from the time they're a zygote until they're 17 years old only to have a rouge coach with a suitcase full of cash to show up and swoop him away.

Managing the egos would be the real nightmare.

Spot on Bob.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

steveschneider wrote:Also is it just me or does anyone else think Izzo in the NBA would be a disaster?

not too many success stories from college coaches to the professional level. Brad Stevens, to my surprise, has shown a moderate level of success but he's the only one in recent memory that stands out.

I understand the temptation - serious cash, you don't have to babysit, it's not a year 'round job in the way the college game is, no recruiting kids from the time they're a zygote until they're 17 years old only to have a rouge coach with a suitcase full of cash to show up and swoop him away.

Managing the egos would be the real nightmare.

John Kundla, Greg Popovich, KC Jones & Chuck Daly hear you talking over their 14 NBA titles....

duffy munn wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:not too many success stories from college coaches to the professional level. Brad Stevens, to my surprise, has shown a moderate level of success but he's the only one in recent memory that stands out.

I understand the temptation - serious cash, you don't have to babysit, it's not a year 'round job in the way the college game is, no recruiting kids from the time they're a zygote until they're 17 years old only to have a rouge coach with a suitcase full of cash to show up and swoop him away.

Managing the egos would be the real nightmare.

Spot on Bob.

thanks.. oh, and Vote here to ban bob sak

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:not too many success stories from college coaches to the professional level. Brad Stevens, to my surprise, has shown a moderate level of success but he's the only one in recent memory that stands out.

I understand the temptation - serious cash, you don't have to babysit, it's not a year 'round job in the way the college game is,  no recruiting kids from the time they're a zygote until they're 17 years old only to have a rouge coach with a suitcase full of cash to show up and swoop him away.

Managing the egos would be the real nightmare.

John Kundla, Greg Popovich, KC Jones & Chuck Daly hear you talking over their 14 NBA titles....

well, two of those four guys are dead, one being born in 1916.. the young, spry whipper-snapper of your esteemed group is 67 years old.. the other one that has managed not to die yet is 83 years old.

anyone wanna nail a couple of peach baskets up to the side of the barn and have a rousing game of basketball on a dirt driveway.. maybe we could enjoy a big glass of Ovaltine afterwards.

players aspiring to play for John Kundla..

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

John Kundla, Greg Popovich, KC Jones & Chuck Daly hear you talking over their 14 NBA titles....

well, two of those four guys are dead, one being born in 1916.. the young, spry whipper-snapper of your esteemed group is 67 years old.. the other one that has managed not to die yet is 83 years old.

anyone wanna nail a couple of peach baskets up to the side of the barn and have a rousing game of basketball on a dirt driveway.. maybe we could enjoy a big glass of Ovaltine afterwards.

OK - I wasn't aware that history didn't count. I wish even one of them was still relevant and acclaimed as the best coach in the league.....oh - wait.....

Robert J Sakimano wrote:players aspiring to play for John Kundla..

Teams that wish they had John Kundla's 5 NBA Titles:

EVERY team except the Celtics, Lakers, Bulls & Spurs.

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
well, two of those four guys are dead, one being born in 1916.. the young, spry whipper-snapper of your esteemed group is 67 years old.. the other one that has managed not to die yet is 83 years old.

anyone wanna nail a couple of peach baskets up to the side of the barn and have a rousing game of basketball on a dirt driveway.. maybe we could enjoy a big glass of Ovaltine afterwards.

OK - I wasn't aware that history didn't count. I wish even one of them was still relevant and acclaimed as the best coach in the league.....oh - wait.....

Hey Goose.. here's a picture from last year's NBA developmental league championship final..

Coach Kundla: "Hey, Lebron.. where are you going? We're right in the middle of running give-and-go drills"..

Lebron James: "I'll be right back, coach.. I gotta run to the "coloreds only" drinking fountain to fill up my water bottle"..

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
well, two of those four guys are dead, one being born in 1916.. the young, spry whipper-snapper of your esteemed group is 67 years old.. the other one that has managed not to die yet is 83 years old.

anyone wanna nail a couple of peach baskets up to the side of the barn and have a rousing game of basketball on a dirt driveway.. maybe we could enjoy a big glass of Ovaltine afterwards.

OK - I wasn't aware that history didn't count.    I wish even one of them was still relevant and acclaimed as the best coach in the league.....oh - wait.....

Goose, I get that it's Bob and you just had to fight with him, but there are a metric ton of examples of college coaches not working out. Just because 4 college coaches did work out doesn't mean that the odds aren't overwhelmingly against a college coach working out, because they are. It's not an indictment on them, it's just a rejection of the assumption that coaching = coaching. It doesn't. The two jobs are way way different.

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:not too many success stories from college coaches to the professional level. Brad Stevens, to my surprise, has shown a moderate level of success but he's the only one in recent memory that stands out.

I understand the temptation - serious cash, you don't have to babysit, it's not a year 'round job in the way the college game is, no recruiting kids from the time they're a zygote until they're 17 years old only to have a rouge coach with a suitcase full of cash to show up and swoop him away.

Managing the egos would be the real nightmare.

John Kundla, Greg Popovich, KC Jones & Chuck Daly hear you talking over their 14 NBA titles....

Lon Kruger (Illinois to Atlanta Hawks): 69-122 from 2000-03, no playoffs
Rick Pitino (Kentucky to Boston Celtics) 102-146 from 1997-2001, no playoffs
John Calipari (UMass to New Jersey Nets): 72-112 from 1996-99, 0-3 in playoffs
Tim Floyd (Iowa State to Chicago Bulls): 49-190 from 1998-2002, no playoffs
Mike Montgomery (Stanford to Golden State Warriors): 68-96 from 2004-06, no playoffs
P.J. Carlesimo (Seton Hall to Portland Trail Blazers): 136-109 from 1994-97, 3-9 in playoffs
Reggie Theus (New Mexico State to Sacramento Kings): 44-62 from 2007-09, no playoffs
Leonard Hamilton (Miami Hurricanes to Washington Wizards): 19-63 in 2000-01, no playoffs
Brad Stevens (Butler Bulldogs to Boston Celtics): 113-133 from 2013-present, 2-6 in playoffs

duffy munn wrote:

steveschneider wrote:Also is it just me or does anyone else think Izzo in the NBA would be a disaster?

If he ever does bolt, he would get a job with a bad team.

I think the Lakers would qualify as a very bad team.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

John Kundla, Greg Popovich, KC Jones & Chuck Daly hear you talking over their 14 NBA titles....

well, two of those four guys are dead, one being born in 1916.. the young, spry whipper-snapper of your esteemed group is 67 years old.. the other one that has managed not to die yet is 83 years old.

anyone wanna nail a couple of peach baskets up to the side of the barn and have a rousing game of basketball on a dirt driveway.. maybe we could enjoy a big glass of Ovaltine afterwards.

Damn bob. Whoa!

Dr. Strangelove wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

John Kundla, Greg Popovich, KC Jones & Chuck Daly hear you talking over their 14 NBA titles....

Lon Kruger (Illinois to Atlanta Hawks): 69-122 from 2000-03, no playoffs
Rick Pitino (Kentucky to Boston Celtics) 102-146 from 1997-2001, no playoffs
John Calipari (UMass to New Jersey Nets): 72-112 from 1996-99, 0-3 in playoffs
Tim Floyd (Iowa State to Chicago Bulls): 49-190 from 1998-2002, no playoffs
Mike Montgomery (Stanford to Golden State Warriors): 68-96 from 2004-06, no playoffs
P.J. Carlesimo (Seton Hall to Portland Trail Blazers): 136-109 from 1994-97, 3-9 in playoffs
Reggie Theus (New Mexico State to Sacramento Kings): 44-62 from 2007-09, no playoffs
Leonard Hamilton (Miami Hurricanes to Washington Wizards): 19-63 in 2000-01, no playoffs
Brad Stevens (Butler Bulldogs to Boston Celtics): 113-133 from 2013-present, 2-6 in playoffs

Billy D is another meh.


With that said, I never did buy Izzo's "Spartan for life" comment. Dude is still young enough with energy. Honestly, I wish he'd give usa bball a shot first since that's the best of the best, and neither K or boehmem have made that jump despite their success

DWags wrote:No wonder he didn't give a shit about Jackson not coming or Davis leaving.

Or the middle Tennessee game.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:You heard it here first.

Real question; if that actually happened, and you're Hollis, who is your first phone call to replace Izzo?

NigelUno wrote:Grand Valley?

LSSU hockey.

InTenSity wrote:So every college coach has been named as the next HC for the Lakers?

Did




get named?

Dr. Strangelove wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

John Kundla, Greg Popovich, KC Jones & Chuck Daly hear you talking over their 14 NBA titles....

Lon Kruger (Illinois to Atlanta Hawks): 69-122 from 2000-03, no playoffs
Rick Pitino (Kentucky to Boston Celtics) 102-146 from 1997-2001, no playoffs
John Calipari (UMass to New Jersey Nets): 72-112 from 1996-99, 0-3 in playoffs
Tim Floyd (Iowa State to Chicago Bulls): 49-190 from 1998-2002, no playoffs
Mike Montgomery (Stanford to Golden State Warriors): 68-96 from 2004-06, no playoffs
P.J. Carlesimo (Seton Hall to Portland Trail Blazers): 136-109 from 1994-97, 3-9 in playoffs
Reggie Theus (New Mexico State to Sacramento Kings): 44-62 from 2007-09, no playoffs
Leonard Hamilton (Miami Hurricanes to Washington Wizards): 19-63 in 2000-01, no playoffs
Brad Stevens (Butler Bulldogs to Boston Celtics): 113-133 from 2013-present, 2-6 in playoffs

Golly that's quite the list.....I wonder how long the list would be of failed NBA head coaches that started as NBA assistants?

Why would you want to coach in the NBA?

Signed,



 

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Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Goose, I get that it's Bob and you just had to fight with him, but there are a metric ton of examples of college coaches not working out. Just because 4 college coaches did work out doesn't mean that the odds aren't overwhelmingly against a college coach working out, because they are. It's not an indictment on them, it's just a rejection of the assumption that coaching = coaching. It doesn't. The two jobs are way way different.

Take it any way you want. The list of failed NBA Assistant/Player coaches failing as head coaches is as long or longer. Coaches fail all the time and most times it has very little to do with where they came from and much more to do with the players they have.

Give me Larry Bird, Keven McHale, Robert Parrish, Danny Ainge & Dennis Johnson and give Bob Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Ac Green, Cooper, Scott and we'll both make the finals. Give us the '86 Clippers roster and we'll still finish last.

NigelUno wrote:See what you started WBH?

P.S. Izzo's not going to the Lakers.

Uh, people have been tweeting pics of him in Sault Ste. Marie all morning.

LooseGoose wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Goose, I get that it's Bob and you just had to fight with him, but there are a metric ton of examples of college coaches not working out. Just because 4 college coaches did work out doesn't mean that the odds aren't overwhelmingly against a college coach working out, because they are. It's not an indictment on them, it's just a rejection of the assumption that coaching = coaching. It doesn't. The two jobs are way way different.

Take it any way you want. The list of failed NBA Assistant/Player coaches failing as head coaches is as long or longer. Coaches fail all the time and most times it has very little to do with where they came from and much more to do with the players they have.

Give me Larry Bird, Keven McHale, Robert Parrish, Danny Ainge & Dennis Johnson and give Bob Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Ac Green, Cooper, Scott and we'll both make the finals. Give us the '86 Clippers roster and we'll still finish last.

You know what is definitely longer than the 4 college coaches that did well? The number of NBA assistants that did well. We can both play that game.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:

Take it any way you want. The list of failed NBA Assistant/Player coaches failing as head coaches is as long or longer. Coaches fail all the time and most times it has very little to do with where they came from and much more to do with the players they have.

Give me Larry Bird, Keven McHale, Robert Parrish, Danny Ainge & Dennis Johnson and give Bob Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Ac Green, Cooper, Scott and we'll both make the finals. Give us the '86 Clippers roster and we'll still finish last.

You know what is definitely longer than the 4 college coaches that did well? The number of NBA assistants that did well. We can both play that game.

don't forget John Kundla.. a basketball innovator who Lebron James, Steph Curry and Jahlil Okafor all cite as an influential mentor in their development..