10-10-2023, 05:44 PM
I don't think he's the best coach for the team, but I'm not sure that Nico has the authority or ability to find someone better, or that a better coach would want the job. If you are a coach with other options do you want to gamble on being able to manage Luka and Kyrie into contention? If you can't the team is fucked long term and you're going to get fired before you have a chance to build anything else. You either need a guy old enough and with enough skins on the wall that he isn't afraid of his reputation taking a hit if it doesn't work out (a Van Gundy? or barf Doc Rivers) or roll the dice on a young college coach or NBA assistant who still has enough testosterone to try and fight Luka when he cusses him out on the sideline.