12-15-2021, 03:56 PM
(12-15-2021, 12:39 PM)omahen Wrote: There are so many possible views of this. But facts are also RC is a very respected coach around the league, who won a title and who obviously got more out of this roster than Kidd currently is. I am not sure those guys who were winning with him had much to say against him. He was basically spot on regarding DSJ as his future in the league showed. Its not that a huge talent was put in a doghouse, he just simply wasn't as good as he himself expected. Not saying RC is a perfect person, but at the end of the day he has something to show. I have a hard time believing he is a complete ass. I can understand that 13 years is a long time and people grow tired of each other.
I think you all saw what a personality and a hot head most successful European coach of all times is. I can assure you there are loads of players who would talk trash about him if you ask them. Players who didn't succeed with him or fullfill their expected potential. Or with any other coach for that matter.
Compilation of angry Balkan basketball coaches - YouTube
That journalist behind the DSJ article, should move to Balkans. He would have a lot to report, he would not have enough time to write all the articles. But everyone would laugh at it.
This is the culture where Luka is from, so heated moment like this, should not be over misinterpreted. This is important to remember. Its part of being competitive. The chance is very high that once it settled, after the games, Luka was not critical of RC.
Similarly, RC is from the old school of NBA where things like these also occured behind scenes, in training practices, and sometimes also during games there were regular fights and hard fouls and things said. The guy is like Luka super competitive himself. A lot of that stuff was also visible in the Jordan documentary the things that were going on, much of that is unsaid and not published, and that was only the tip of the iceberg. It's just the way it is in sports.