NEWS: RC out | Kidd hired as head coach & assembling staff

[omahen]

I think getting a better coach than Carlisle is going to be very difficult.  But that is ok.   If you can find a guy who really communicates well and maybe carries some weight (former player?), this could be fine.   If it is a younger coach (Billups?) having a veteran staff will be extremely important.

Agree. Coach mainly needs to be a good manager, dealing with different characters, keeping Luka on the ground, managing KP if he stays. This is way more important than X and O's. Allowing him to build competetent and trustworthy stuff perhaps with a big name or two would also mean a lot in the process of improving the image of the team.

The much more important hire is the GM/VP imo.

Agree. Perhaps the idea Following and Prescott gave is good - have Finley in some position as the guy who knows the environment and above him the new GM, president or whatever you call him.