Looks like Eddie Jordan is scheduled to interview with the Sixers this week (Friday) according to Kate Fagan and Philly.com. I guess that this was 100% expected right?
Since his name is the first to come up might as well tackle my thoughts on him as the Sixers coach.
What concerns me is this comment that makes too much sense:
Another source close to Jordan said that between the two vacancies, Jordan would prefer the Sixers because of their immediate ability to contend.
I read that as if Ed offers Jordan is accepting – period. Let’s hope Stefanski isn’t in love with this choice and goes in another direction. Although I worry Ed would prefer a lap dog coach. I say that with the assumption you all (most) are on the same page with my belief that Eddie Jordan isn’t the best choice.
With that said I do believe he could help the Sixers offense. By all accounts he is equivalent to Tom Thibodeau on the offensive side the ball in terms of what he can do.
That brings up an interesting question though. We already know Stefanski wants to resign Andre Miller. In Jordan’s Princeton style offense (lots of moving, cutting and passing) is Miller a good fit to run it? Compared to a coach that really commits and wants to get after it defensively? Something to consider.
Also how does the interview go with a guy that has worked for you before? Does he get off easier or have a tougher time making his case?
My problem I have is I don’t think offense is the right side of the ball to focus on for long-term success. Clearly you need to score and clearly the Sixers have a hard time of that systematically and largely due to their lack of offensive talent and shooting ability. But my philosophy is no matter how well or poorly you shoot, you can always play good defense to win games. That side of the ball isn’t (shouldn’t) be predicated on your hot and cold streaks putting the ball in the hole. In fact it should be the backbone of your winning strategy that remains consistent no matter what.
The identity of this team should be that of a smothering, in your face, quick, relentless bunch of defenders working in unison. And more than anything else I think the team’s current personnel is better equipped to make significant improvements defensively immediately. Whereas no matter what system Eddie Jordan implements we still have guys that can’t consistently knock down perimeter shots and while offensive bodies will be spaced better the defense will still be packed in preventing the higher percentage shots the Sixers need to score consistently.
Another thought…
Should we believe Stefanski that this will be a long, deliberate process to find the “right guy?” If so there has to be a good chance Sacramento offers Jordan the job before the Sixers are prepared to, which at least for me would be a good thing. Jordan really can’t afford to wait too long if he isn’t given any guarantees from the Sixers right? I mean if his competition is the likes of Avery Johnson and Doug Collins among others it would be highly risky to turn down or even attempt to stall the Kings if they make him a prompt offer.
One question for you: If Eddie Jordan is packaged with a very strong defensive lead assistant and he gives that coach autonomy and stern support to run the defense would you be cool with an Eddie Jordan hire at head coach?
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All along, ever since Mo Cheeks got fired and the Eddie Jordan idea first surfaced, I have said that I am fine with Eddie Jordan as long as he has a defensive deputy(a la Thibodeux). The only requirement I demand is a shooting coach(a demand Eddie is very eager to meet). Plus, I look at a guy like Adelman who went from having a mediocre defense in Sac to having a premier defense in Houston.
You look at the roster in Washington, only good defenders were Haywood and Butler. And those guys were hurt quite often. Given the fact that Eddie Jordan subscribes to the Princeton Offense(which does not need a true point to flourish), I would not mind seeing what he could do with Dala and a shooter in the backcourt, while turning over the defense to a pedigree assistant preferably from one of the Texas Two.
That said, I still rank Collins over him. Either way, I don’t want Miller back.
Too many guys named Ed or Eddie in this post.
I’m with Stu. Too many Eddies will have us running around in circles. [Definition of eddy from merriam-webster: a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)]
This is a link of Iggy’s last messages on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/ai9
He was at the Lakers game yesterday to see his man Kobe. And Doug Collins broadcasted the game. Coincidence? (despite Collins mentioning no communication between his party and the Sixers party.)
Also, I am “fine” with Eddie Jordan on the offensive end, just as long as we can a top defensive coach in the staff.
No defensive coach(in staff), then no Jordan!
Please no, this guy can’t be our next head coach, he knows nothing of basketball…sorry wrong guy, but you are all welcome for the arm candy shot.
Seriously, I am on board the Thibodeau or bust wagon. I know that’s not the way to be, someone has to do the job if not him, but I really wouldn’t have any more confidence in this team with the NBA’s Eddie Jordan in charge.
I hope we can find a coach that will make the players play with effort for every game. Look at the Celtics and the way they won Game 5 yesterday. I may be anti-Celtic, but I strongly appreciate the way they play the game on both ends of the floor. To win under tough circumstances, speaks volumes. And thank the Celtics for making the playoffs interesting.
The Sixers NEED mental toughness and accountability. Eddie Jordan would be a third option. If we do hire Eddie Jordan, a great defensive minded coach better come along!! If not, I am pro-Avery Johnson and Doug Collins (if he wants to; we will probably find out after the Eastern Conference Finals on TNT!)
Jeff Van Gundy, would certainly be out of the box thinking!!
Here is the actual proof that neither Doug Collins nor Sixers representatives have spoken to each other regarding the coaching vacancy. He in fact spoke with Phil Jasner at yesterday’s Rockets-Lakers game.
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2009/05/13/nba_20090512_collins_reax.nba/
Now NBA.com has acknowledged Eddie Jordan’s interest in coaching the Sixers with further detail from Jordan himself.
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/05/13/jordan.76ers.ap/index.html
If he can improve the Sixers offense in organized fashion and mask (or perhaps) improve our defense, then so be it.
For the Sixers to finally have a style with a familiar name on it (the Princeton offense), would be great. Our ball movement was not very good this season, even without Brand on the floor and there would be too much dribbling around. Only the Andres were making plays and moving the ball. Ball movement should be a team concept and a sense of trust.
But then again, the defense would be the mystery. That is my problem with the choice unless Jordan picks a great defensive coach(like Doc Rivers did with Thibodeau).
GO SIXERS!!
Dannie, we all for the most part feel the same way about him on the defensive end, lets look at his supposed strength [offense]. Did his players buy into his system in Wash., because offensively they probably had more talent than us?
Here’s what we do know, the Sixers have Eddie Jordan and Doug Collins(although both sides have not talked) as candidate choices.
For the record I love Eddie Jordon. Being from Jersey and being around a lot of Nets fans I will tell you that many of them give credit for their great run to Eddie Jordon and his beautiful offense more so then Byron Scott their head coach at the time. If he hires someone well respected to be his defensive coach then this is a perfect fit!
And from watching many of those Nets games during the Jordon days I could tell you that that offense is a thing of beauty. And the best thing about it will be that Sam Dalembeart will be left out in the cold. Dikembe Mutumbo was murder to the Princeton offense, Sammy would be 10 times worse. The good news is that Jason Smith will flourish at the 5, although I think that we should take it easy on him because of his knee this year. Speights would also flourish under Jordon, as well as Brand.
“The identity of this team should be that of a smothering, in your face, quick, relentless bunch of defenders working in unison.”
Wishful thinking. Too many guys who just don’t care about getting those crucial stops.
…I think the team’s current personnel is better equipped to make significant improvements defensively immediately.
Wishful thinking, also. You should try out for the team, Dannie. Who knows what could happen. I was actually thinking about this for a bit way back when. My brief scouting report on you, based on what I’ve read: smart player first and foremost, a winner, but not possessing NBA-type athleticism; loves defense; needs to be paired with a smart and progressive organization and coaching staff that understands and utilizes role players well. So I think that makes you a perfect fit for Houston; second would be the Lakers, with Dallas 3rd.
For Houston, it’s obvious – the most innovative organization out there. If anyone is going to be the first to run with the passionate-basketball-blogger-turned-NBA-player story it would be them. They would be most likely to give it a shot.
Phil Jackson doesn’t like undersized guards, but he values the intelligence needed to run the triangle, and all you would need to do is fill the Derek Fisher role of hitting big 3s and passing to Kobe. He would also love that you would be able to communicate great with him.
Dallas – simply put, J.J. Barea or Dannie Evans? All kidding aside, Cuban is also an owner who’s open to a variety of ideas. And they’ve needed good backup PG play for ages! You could probably sell your self as the Bruce Bowen/Shane Battier of point guards.
That was fun… Just wanted to get that out of my system… Back to what kind of team this should be – I think that they should finish the turn they were making from runrunrun to slowitdownforhalfcourtplay (by signing Brand).
BTW, I googled “Sixers sign Brand” (don’t ask why) and got this as one of the links. Here are some money lines: …Brand’s arrival signals the Sixers are ready to become a threat to contend in the East…Brand said Wednesday night he was 100 percent and ready to go. “I won’t let anybody down,” he said…”I feel even stronger and tougher once I’ve got Elton Brand behind me,” Stefanski said. “I’d have to say, yes, we have closed the gap.”…Stefanski said Brand – even coming off an injury – fits in fine with their running game. “This guy can run,” Stefanski said…The Sixers still need a legitimate outside shooter to fill the role vacated by Korver. “That’s something we’re definitely going to address,” Stefanski said…Stefanski has worked wonders since he left New Jersey and took over for the fired Billy King in early December…”So much for the three-year plan,” quipped Peter Luukko…Brand appears to have moved on to a contender…
Yes, in Eddie we trust… Having a hard time NOT getting sidetracked… Anyway, build around Brand. Surround him with guys who are going to be comfortable with him getting most of the touches, guys who will make you pay if you double-team him. On defense, he’s a smart guy who’s capable of smart defense, but that kind of defense can’t have any weak links intelligence-wise, so cash in some of your young guys for some in-their-prime NBA guys. (hey Greek, if you had to, like some big Haitian guy was dangling you off a roof and demanding an answer, who would you trade Thad for?) I’ll say it again for the millionth time – things generally don’t take time in the NBA, you know from the get-go if something works or not; do you think Detroit is going to give the Allen Iverson experiment another shot? Steve Nash clicked instantly with Mike D’Antoni. Mahorn and Barkeley. Plus countless other examples. And you could tell – from preseason (check out the comments) you could tell – signing Brand messed everything up. So ditch him and go with the young group, or stay with the guy. I say stay with the guy; first, it would be much more fun – lots of moves would have to be made to try and surround Brand with the “right” – not necessarily better – players. Second, let’s say Stefanski was able to make a good team around Brand – that kind of team would be much better than a really good young team.
Damn, that’s not really the issue, is it? One tangent after another… Okay, so I’m disagreeing with Dannie on the kind of team this team should be… I think recommendations for a particular style of play with this roster aren’t worth the keystrokes because… there’s no reason for the franchise to even exist right now. What’s the point of the Sixers?
Seriously – why buy an Iguodala jersey? What’s so special about the Philadelphia 76ers? There’s no personal story there. It’s an incredibly hollow entity in the Philadelphia psyche right now… You know what, I kind of wanna save this rant for another day. But basically, to somewhat counter Dannie’s point – there’s a lot that defines an NBA team, both tangible and intangible. Saying they should try to be this or that just isn’t enough.
Zach, in the words of C.Walken, “We need more K.Weaver”. I agree with you sort of, but the problem with this whole situation is E.S. has a plan and the coach he hires is gonna have to go along with that plan, that is why Van Gundy,Collins and anybody else with a controling personality won!t get this job. Dannie has brought this up before, build a team that has the option of running, not a running team only. I bet E.S. does most of the talking during these interviews, telling the coach what he wants, not what the coach would do with this roster. E.Jordan may be the best candidate for this scenerio, he has experience and can at least work with our offensively challenged team. But how is he not brought in before a draft that may add the key to this teams future, a point guard, being that he was a p.g. and knows what he wants at that position. The only thing I!ll say positively is E.S., in the back of his mind, feels the Sam,Elton, Thad,Iggy and A.Mill. [or new p.g.] will be good defensively when out there together and he wants a coach that can work the other end.
Zack, Interesting post. Agree, there ARE termites and other insects in the Seventy-Sixers’ foundation. The organization is overrun by cockroaches that JUST WON”T DIE no matter how many times they’re stomped on by the leg of disappointing performance. Because a lot of the braintrust (and vicinity sycophants) are Philadelphia “family,” (”sorry, Mo, you’re from Chicago”) they operate like a jock campus fraternity, without much genuine accountability (Jasner, Dei Lynam, Salmi, Zumoff – jokes), and offer glibness and street-sparkle as substance while continuing to erode an institution of a once-proud legacy with personnel blunders and directional malaise. (Enabling is done by basketball-clueless-and-delegating Ed Snider.) Moving to the kitchen, let’s face it, our junior hamberburger of a team is the result of pedestrian homecooking. Next season’s menu special: “Parochial Stew” (all you can eat). Welcome to “Dinner At The Homesick Restaurant.”
Eddie Jordan: no special charisma or “crackle.” What’s the big deal, other than a shared history with Ed Stefanski and cooperative Nets success as a 2nd or 3rd fiddle on bench? Runs a pretty offense – wow. Let the Kings score with his maestro touch on that end. Is not impressive in a head coaching capacity. Would be another Stefanski puppet to some degree.
The “Princeton Offense” name-dropping in basketball circles makes me laugh. People speak of it as though it came from on high, not from carpenter Pete Carill. It’s a sometimes-effective patterned offense for the instinctively-challenged that, when run with precision and smarts, will get you opportunity buckets. Holy back door cut and bounce pass, what did we ever do without it?
spelling corrections: hamburger (#15), Carril (#17).
If Collins wants too much power, then I’d go with Jordan(and a defensive guru plus shooting consultant). No matter who the coach is, the core of this team should be Dala, Thad & Brand with M16 possibly making this a big 4. The beautiful thing about that 3(or 4?) is that they all require the same type of complementary pieces, shooters who can defend. The biggest thing this team needs to do is eliminate the offensive liabilities(Like Sam, Willie or Reggie) and replace them with “passive” or opportunity threats. They need players that do not need the ball in the hands but can make the defense pay when the time comes.
Doesn’t get more doom and gloom than that.
I think Iguodala, Thad, Ivey, Green, Brand, sometimes Sam, possibly Smith and toss in a smart draft choice that’s hungry do actually care about getting stops. The problem is I don’t think they know how to do it consistently and beyond an individual player basis. That can be taught by the right guy, with the right approach.
I said defense can be impacted immediately with the current roster comparatively to the other side of the ball that needs roster help to improve greatly in my opinion.
Agreed. I never said all this team does is play defense and ignore everything else. I said their identity should be that of a tough defensive team. Meaning that’s their calling card amongst the other things they may do well (run, offensive rebound etc).
I say that for two main reasons:
If you subscribe to Dean Oliver’s Four Factors of basketball success which are:
(%’s are weighted importance and all factors apply to offense and defense)
I think the roster could really improve in all areas on the defensive side whereas the most important factor on offense (shooting) needs serious life support.
To simplify: If you don’t have guys who are good (efficient) at putting the ball in the basket, focus on keeping the opponent from putting the ball in the hoop efficiently and limit their attempts at doing so.
“M16″? Doesn’t a guy have to become a player first before he gets annointed with a household nickname? Right now, if Speights needs a tag, I go with “1/2Empty.”
Here is a quick and good read on Eddie Jordan’s interview with the Kings.
If shooting is indeed 40% of the game, gunners would be more warmly received by teammates. Oliver’s percentages look wacky to me.
JJG – Your comment doesn’t make much sense to me at all. Gunners who make or gunners who miss? I think his percentages look wacky because you don’t understand them.
The shooting factor is measured by eFG% on both sides of the ball (all factors are measured on both sides of the ball). So it’s how efficiently you shoot from the floor and (maybe more importantly) how inefficiently you force your opponent shoot from the floor.
So in essence you could say there are 8 factors.
Dannie, Ones who make (at a greater rate than ones who miss). The implication of “gunner” is a player with coaching license to fire, early & often – and who accepts the compliment without hesitation. Oliver’s
percentages suggest starting 2 great shooters, 1 great rebounder, 1 great free thrower & 1 ballhandling wizard. Some recipe. Defense (a factor not included, not easily given to exact measurement and seldom seen in a gunner’s possession) and rebounding are the 2 most critical factors in winning, long haul. His numbers don’t come close to
reflecting my belief.
JJG – Oliver suggests nothing of the sort. I have no clue why you jumped to talking about gunners or decided to break it down to individual players when the four factors apply to winning – team success.
So it’s shooting efficiency as a team. Preventing your opponent from shooting well as a team. Rebounding on both sides of the as a team. Taking care of the ball and forcing turnovers as a team. And getting to the line and shooting them well as a team while limiting your opponents attempts as a team.
With the two most important being putting the ball in the hole and preventing your opponent from putting the ball in the whole equally over the long haul and with everything variable in the short term.
In order to achieve a team that shoots efficiently, defends well, rebounds well on both sides, takes care of the ball and gets to the line often it takes more than a bunch of specialists.
That isn’t the point of the Four Factors. The point is aid in building a team and game-to-game strategy by identifying what wins in basketball that is supported statistically in addition to basketball subjectivity developed through experience. You need both.
In the end it speaks to player mix and utilization towards what really wins games based on a sufficient sample of historical data.
Huh? Defense certainly is included.
And I am just curious who would you categorize as a gunner in the pro game based on your definition.
Dannie and JJG, I feel as if I am overhearing a conversation at a local Harvard bar like Matt Damon from that “How do you like these Apples” movie that I can’t remember the name of.
Zach, if by some chance a 6′11 Haitian has me hanging over a bridge and demands the names of the players that I would trade Thad for then my answer would be drop me if the f’n ocean Sammy.
Trade Iggy not Thad, because If i have to watch that kid at the all star game wearing another Jersey I will not be happy. This pathetic franchise has been getting raped on just about every trade since the Moses deal, I think that deal brought about a curse on the Sixers franchise. If we go and decide to package Thad in a trade for anything less then a young superstar the equal to Chris Paul then I am done watching basketball. Just like Judge Dredd I will take the walk, 29 years of following this team would be over just like that. I would then move to Haiti and attempt to find and train a player to make the NBA, because no country deserves having Sammy D. as there start athlete.
correction, not country deserves having Sammy D known as their star athlete!
Dannie, in reply to your last question: gunners, in my view, are those scoring divas who only know defensive stops from others’ efforts. Present examples: Gilbert Arenas, Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony.
Past examples: Lloyd/World B. Free, Reggie Theus, Mark Aguirre.
Overinvolved on O, ushers on D.
As for Oliver’s army of stats, I respectfully decline further discussion.
I might’ve misinterpreted during quick scan. If you like his stuff, I assume that it’s got some merit, however esoteric it may be. Doesn’t float my boat though.
The Greek, Were you referring to “Good Will Hunting” maybe? I’m more South Boston than Cambridge.
Sam & Olden Polynice: Haiti’s best.
Billy Joe McCallister jumped of the Tallahatchee Bridge, but don’t let Sam make you into a song and a motion picture. You ‘bring it’ to the court more consistently than he does.
The tablet of Moses: 1. John Nash shall not go away.
2. Jeff Ruland shall be tested like Job.
3. Cliff Robinson shall come and go.
4. Perry Moss shall defend and shoot bricks.
5. Brian Oliver shall imitate Perry Moss.
6. Willie Burton shall perform a miracle.
7. Brad Greenberg shall profit as brief prophet.
8. Jerry Stackhouse shall be seen as messiah.
9. Glenn Robinson shall walk desert for 40 mpg.
10. Jimmy Lynam shall not go away.
Funny shhiiit JJG, love the tablet! Although we could probably have more tablets of Moses made. A little roy hinson, andrew lang, tim perry, etc…..
Yes that was the movie, good call.
Olden Polynice made a tremendous fake under cover cop, what a bizarre fetish that dude had pulling them over and flashing a fake badge!
The day has finally arrived … Eddie Jordan is being interviewed!
Stefanski’s about to turn the corner with Sixer’s car… into a comfy cul-de-sac. Mark Iavaroni was better than his record too. That’s why he got fired, but not as often as Jordan. With a proud Ivy League grad conducting the interview, smart money says ‘Princeton’ will be strategically inserted by Jordan in discussion of residence, offensive tactics and for it, coincidentally, being Kings GM’s alma mater (in an
attempted squeeze for a quick decision). Ed’s face will turn red while zoning out and flashing back to Armond Hill picking his pocket, and the interview will be cut short.
“If we go and decide to package Thad in a trade for anything less then a young superstar the equal to Chris Paul then I am done watching basketball. ”
I’m with you, Greek. If we feel like we have to move a young player, we should move either Marreese or Jason… and I’d probably say the former. He probably has more value, based on his superior athleticism and surprisingly good range, but his defense is highly suspect and I’m not at all confident that it’ll get any better. I could be proven wrong, but… yeah.
Anyway, the most important thing to me is that we move Lou Williams. I’d move Lou and Marreese with the expectation that we can get at least one highly competent player in return… or maybe two fairly competent players, particularly if they fulfill positions of need (like 3-point shooting, for example). Add our draft pick to the mix and we’ve got three servicable new players for next year’s rotation.
It seems like Eddie Jordan will be choosing the Kings over the Sixers.
http://csnphilly.com/pages/landing_09?Lynam-Jordan-Interviews-With-Stefanski=1&blockID=54229&feedID=717
So, for the Sixers, who’s next?
-1st–Avery Johnson should be my candidate!
-2nd–Doug Collins (also offer him a spot as the Sixers color commentator)
Stefanski’s relative silence and close-to-the-vest m.o. on head coach direction ["... someone who's a good communicator" - gee, thanks for that nugget, Ed; thought you might want a deaf mute] since Game 6 disaster doesn’t help Sixers in public standing; a PR gaffe. Read where Kings are actually soliciting fan input towards their vacancy and pending selection (if only a bone, generates goodwill). The longer
Stefanski’s tenure extends (in light of decisions, both active and passive), the more I’m thinking he’s in over his head … and the Sixers are toast for the foreseeable future.
Tom Thibodeau would not be a bad idea. That would be out-of-the-box thinking in Stefanski’s part, who is known to make bold moves or steals without the pre-hoopla. Thibodeau could be having the kind of coaching career that Mike Brown is having now (talent aside).
Also, Eddie House is a free agent, with a player option. Stefanski signed him once with the Nets before. This would be an upgrade over Rush and will get more minutes given his consistency as a role player. House also moves without the ball constantly and his defense is a little better than before since joining the Celtics.
But it would be very strange having a plethora of Eddies. Maybe two will do (Stefanski and House).
food for thought, including reader commentary:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/175692-the-origin-of-the-role-player
jjg: It’s great to hear, that I am not the only one right now in terms of talking about the Sixers. Sure we may have had our ups and downs with this team, but a couple months without the Sixers can be boring.
Thank you for the article, plus 950 AM ESPN had Bob Salmi over. He believes a guy like Doug Collins or Mark Jackson would be best for this team. Of course, Salmi has connections with those two.
I have a feeling that we will probably get someone from the “School of Jeff Van Gundy”.
Better yet, why not offer Jeff Van Gundy and he can bring Mark Jackson, Tom Thibodeau, and Patrick Ewing to his staff and call it a day (or an offseason) for the 76ers.
This team needs that defense and that mental toughness. Look at the Rockets (VanGundy’s creation).
http://www.950espn.com/Audio/tabid/183/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3714/Former-Sixers-Broadcaster-Bob-Salmi.aspx
The Real Rob, You’re welcome. Thanks for Salmi feed. If you can get the 4 you mentioned coaching Sixers in one haul, gotta go for it. Now that would be a staff that would enact change in Sixers culture!
According to two GMs, they said that Doug Collins would be hard to hire as a head coach, since he looks for high-maintainence guys.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2009/05/16/2009-05-16_kings_hoping_to_hit_lottery.html?page=1
If the Sixers cannot get him as a head coach, then they should offer him the job as the Sixers color commentator along with Marc Zumoff, the two nicest guys in the booth and truly resemble “Brotherly Love”.
Jeff Van Gundy would be interesting and he also has a sense of humor (a big plus in chemistry). I admire guys that get trampled in a scrimmage between two teams (see Knicks and Heat rivalry). And the School of Van Gundy would be ”Great & Tough Brotherly Love”.
My coaching choices in that order:
1) Avery Johnson
2) Doug Collins
3) Jeff Van Gundy
4) Tom Thibodeau
5) Eddie Jordan
I guess the search will continue after the NBA season is over, but hopefully before the NBA Draft!
GO SIXERS!!
jjg and calling all Sixers fans: Where is everybody?
This just in: The Sixers are going to interview Tom Thibodeau–a diamond in the rough!!
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/76ers_set_to_interview_Thibodeau.html
Dannie, where are you? We definitely need your insight on this one!
Rob – Calm down. Already knew about Thibodeau interviewing with us this a few hours ago from a Boston source that reported it before Kate Fagan did. I will have a post up in a little bit.
Dannie– sorry about that. It feels like a ghost town in here.
Also, here is a game Thibodeau coached while Doc had to attend a funeral:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMbE_CWFw8s
In simple terms, DEFENSE is EFFORT!!
Remember Thibodeau as a low-key Sixers assistant during the Lucas years from 1994-96. He’s all about defense.
this is great news! looking forward to the post dannie. i was calling for TT months ago and i will be extremely pleased if for once im right, if it does happen and turns out to be a bust, forget i ever mentioned him
Great a low key coach, I hope that Dileo doesn’t see any Dileo in him.