Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
Youre right you should learn your apprenticeship. For a former NBA player it really should be no more than 5 years as an assistant. If you really want to be a head coach.
Not saying this is JJ. But in other sports sometimes there are some people whose ideas/vision/philosophy of how to play can only work with high iq talent. Could say Steve Kerr fits this best in recent times. But a lot of the time they dont get to have that luxury because of the talent they do have at their disposal. Just like some coaches are suited better developing younger talent but struggle with seasoned players/vets and Vice Versa.
A lot of coaches follow the same tried and tested blueprint/textbook which they were taught by someone else and don't really adapt/evolve that into their own. That's why you see those former players whove been 10-15 year assistants fail when their get opportunities to be the head coach for the first time when they are already into their late 40's early 50's. I would exclude someone like Chris Finch while he was an assistant for 10 years he also had 12 years being a head coach prior to being in the NBA. And sometime an assistant is only good enough to be an assistant.
Most of them aren't openly preaching about them going to hell and if they did deals would be pulled. Listen I think MJ is well qualified but in the modern NBA he's bad for business and for coaching more accepting and diverse set of players. Still he had the best outcome for anyone in his position as a black man and still made millions.
