I wonder if Stef would be interested in playing with Lebron.
Lamelo, Stef, Miller, Lebron & Williams.
Not a lot of de but it could score buckets.
I can dream 
We started with the premise of a wide net, which is fine and makes sense, even though theres a championship winning coach available who is known by the front office and ownership.
Having said wide net expanded now twice with newer candidates each time makes you wonderā¦was the initial batch not good enough? Or are they resistant to the Hornets?
Maybe Jordi was our #1 and he decided on the Nets. I thought Lee was in strong contention, but the silence is quite loud. Heās been a known name, but never really the top target of anybody going on a few seasons, is he a bad interview or something? Why did Milwaukee choose Griffin over Lee for the head coach job? Especially seeing how bad it mustāve been for them to can him after less than a year.
Or is Boston holding tight, if Mazzulla chokes against the Heat again, would the Celtics want to keep Lee to give him the job next? Just seems 4-5 weeks, no indication of strong interest, no whispers of a 2nd interview or final round. Mike Brown was hired by the Kings during the Warriors playoff run, so I donāt think itās a playoff thing.
Should Chris Quinn be a stronger consideration as well. Riley and Spo might have that special magic only few names in history have, so we canāt assume Quinn also has it. But damn does the Heat always turn on every single post season. I hate ātHe KuLtUrEā as much as anybody, but I would kill for the success and identity that theyāve established down there. Heās been there for 10 years, maybe the new Sith Lord is ready to strike out on his own.
JJ definitely has the basketball mind, especially the modern game. He appears to have a good player connection and good temperament of a coach, not too buddy buddy, but not a driving asshole, as far as I know. I just hate the idea of on the job training for how to manage a game, how to manage player personalities. Heās going to make mistakes. How does he manage frustration and friction in a locker room? How does he handle pressure at the end of games? How does he motivate the group if they go through lulls?
Bud probably wants a Monty Williams contract, which probably creates some hesitation. Stotts is known as an offensive mind
Iāll agree QC, this wide net thing I get, but weāve had a lot of time to put into this search now. The longer it goes I think itās less and less likely that itās any of the names we heard initially. Because those guys would have been the pick by now.
Peterson talked a good game, but maybe some of these young guys donāt want a young team to start with? Maybe thatās why some of these veteran retreads and Redick are being mentioned now. If I was a young coach Iād prefer a more veteran group honestly to help navigate some things.
Everything points to us really being ready to compete in 2027, so maybe these guys donāt want to take some lumps the next two years as a first time coach and kill their overall record and momentum to a long term job too. Itās just a little strange honestly.
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Cross Dawn Staley off the list
She always seems so cool (as in neat, not cold) to me.
If we were to get Lebron I would probably have to root for another team for a couple of years.
Thats like signing a deal with the devil.
As far as coach goes, I would like Lee, Quinn or Redick
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Speaking of Lakers, we can probably get Darvin Ham in a few days
People that know their calling and stick to it even when āgreener pasturesā present themselves is very respectable
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Why would we get Lebron?
I think I started it as a joke since he does a podcast with JJ and it has turned into a āwhat ifā scenario.
We wonāt but he is going to go crying to another franchise this summer I just feel it coming.
Wonder what Money-Mike Dunlap is up to these days. Maybe heāll return if we strike out at the altar again.
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Is it a done deal? Lol
On the broadcast of the Mavs game last night there was an interesting moment where Mike Breen said āmaybe I shouldnāt phrase it like this, but if you were a coachāā¦ and then JJ said oh my God and Doris and Breen laughed like crazy. It was like they knew something we didnāt.
Hopefully itās just much ado about nothing
If thatās the case, why are we doing this? Have we really struck out on every more qualified candidate?
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āIs that where you are going?ā
JJ: āI donāt know yet.ā
If this is true, Im speechless. What I read from all of this is that it is a testament to no one wanting to be here. Unfucking real.
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Iām sure weāre not a hot destination for a coach, but I also think the team isnāt interested in a mediocre option either. If JJās the pick, itās probably just as much that the team see him as a more dynamic option that whatās available.
Dice roll for sure.
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Some big arsed dice.