06-06-2021, 02:44 AM
(06-05-2021, 11:17 PM)Branduil Wrote: Imagine if the Mavs fired Rick to please KP and then it turns out he still sucks with a new coach. Luka would be gone in minutes.
I mean it's not like RC is the best coach in the NBA right now. His coaching performance in game 6 was atrocious. Which is mind boggling because his adjustments in game 5 were amazing.
Kamm said a little bit ago that it's a mixed bag right now with RC and I tend to agree. Further, taking a bird's eye approach on RC's tenure with the Mavs and it's not a pretty one.
Since 08-09 when RC was hired, the Mavs made it to the playoffs 9 times in 13 years which is solid. However he's only made it out of the first round 2 times. Both of them occurring in his first 3 years as a coach. Carlisle has had 5 straight first round exits.
Of course we can delve into the details and say the front office never gave RC a good enough roster, or that RC has overperformed at times with little talent, especially during the later Dirk years circa 2012-2015.
But at the end of the day RC is still the coach and has to take some accountability.
I think RC has lost it a bit. Our offense has become so one dimensional. That much is obvious to me at least. If there was an adequate replacement for RC I'd be all for a new voice in the locker room. Unfortunately I don't think Sotts/Clifford/JKidd are better than RC. If Stevens was still open to coaching I'd be making that call as fast as I could.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.