Comments on: Maurice Cheeks – Well-Deserved Contract Extension http://www.reclinergm.com/maurice-cheeks-well-deserved-contract-extension/ Philly sports blog for diehard Sixers & Phillies fans Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:50:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: It’s March – Let the Madness Begin « The ReclinerGM Sports Blog http://www.reclinergm.com/maurice-cheeks-well-deserved-contract-extension/#comment-393 It’s March – Let the Madness Begin « The ReclinerGM Sports Blog Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:18:53 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=82#comment-393 [...] in the second game of their last 12 back-to-back situations.  This is huge to me and shows why Mo deserved that extension.  The other, Andre Iguodala showed he can step up and take over a game in stretches against a good [...] [...] in the second game of their last 12 back-to-back situations.  This is huge to me and shows why Mo deserved that extension.  The other, Andre Iguodala showed he can step up and take over a game in stretches against a good [...]

]]> By: Dannie http://www.reclinergm.com/maurice-cheeks-well-deserved-contract-extension/#comment-392 Dannie Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:45:38 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=82#comment-392 Brian - Simple these are well-paid, spoiled grown men. Not kids like in college basketball. NBA coaches aren't really paid to babysit, make immature men grow up or scold these guys like parents for actions off the court. Sure you fine, bench or suspend them, or try and talk some sense into them, but thats about all you can do. It had nothing to do with those clowns not respecting Mo as a coach, rather they didn't respect themselves, their families, their teammates or the entire organization and city they played for by doing the things they did. Fact of the matter people always want to blame coaches for everything and it's unjust and far from reality. It's about players. Winning is about the players first and foremost, Doc Rivers says it all the time now. The reason the Celts struggled they didn't have enough good players, now that they are winning Rivers gives all the credit to the players. If a coach makes bad decisions during the game or can't seem to motivate talent to play to their capabilities, get on him then. Not when a knuckle head smokes pot in his free time or gets in trouble with the law. Brian – Simple these are well-paid, spoiled grown men. Not kids like in college basketball. NBA coaches aren’t really paid to babysit, make immature men grow up or scold these guys like parents for actions off the court. Sure you fine, bench or suspend them, or try and talk some sense into them, but thats about all you can do. It had nothing to do with those clowns not respecting Mo as a coach, rather they didn’t respect themselves, their families, their teammates or the entire organization and city they played for by doing the things they did.

Fact of the matter people always want to blame coaches for everything and it’s unjust and far from reality. It’s about players. Winning is about the players first and foremost, Doc Rivers says it all the time now. The reason the Celts struggled they didn’t have enough good players, now that they are winning Rivers gives all the credit to the players. If a coach makes bad decisions during the game or can’t seem to motivate talent to play to their capabilities, get on him then. Not when a knuckle head smokes pot in his free time or gets in trouble with the law.

]]> By: Brian http://www.reclinergm.com/maurice-cheeks-well-deserved-contract-extension/#comment-391 Brian Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:05:05 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=82#comment-391 Ok ok you win, last night he did do a real good job, grant it, it was against the woeful Knicks but he managed to get 9 guys 20 minutes or more. One final note, I will disagree with your comment here; "The reason the team was nicknamed the “Jailblazers” and why they enevitably fell apart. I don’t hold Mo responsible for that at all." How can you not hold the coach, the leader responsible for his teams actions? It was his starting point guard and PF that were caught smoking weed numerous times. Also Zach Randolph and Ruben Patterson got in a fight during practice, with Randolph sucker punching his teammate in the jaw. Yea this was an epic team of screw-ups, but come on you have to have some control over your team. Hence where the "decline" started. I believe he has that here, some respect that was not given to him from the misfit squad in Portland. Ok ok you win, last night he did do a real good job, grant it, it was against the woeful Knicks but he managed to get 9 guys 20 minutes or more.

One final note, I will disagree with your comment here;

“The reason the team was nicknamed the “Jailblazers” and why they enevitably fell apart. I don’t hold Mo responsible for that at all.”

How can you not hold the coach, the leader responsible for his teams actions? It was his starting point guard and PF that were caught smoking weed numerous times. Also Zach Randolph and Ruben Patterson got in a fight during practice, with Randolph sucker punching his teammate in the jaw. Yea this was an epic team of screw-ups, but come on you have to have some control over your team. Hence where the “decline” started.

I believe he has that here, some respect that was not given to him from the misfit squad in Portland.

]]> By: Mike Donnelly http://www.reclinergm.com/maurice-cheeks-well-deserved-contract-extension/#comment-390 Mike Donnelly Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:23:11 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=82#comment-390 Not possible to critize this move, the season is already half over and it's time to start thinking about who will coach next year and most importantly it's only for ONE year. Billy would have given him a 6 or 7 year deal. Not possible to critize this move, the season is already half over and it’s time to start thinking about who will coach next year and most importantly it’s only for ONE year. Billy would have given him a 6 or 7 year deal.

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