Jason Kidd OUT! Who will be the Mavs' next HC?

[HoosierDaddyKid]

I'm certainly not an expert, but Hurley seems pretty harsh. Not sure how he'd fare dealing with pro players.

Hurley is quirky as hell.  He says things that'll have you scratching your head at times.  I don't see him adjusting well to the egos some of these NBA players have.

[Chicagojk]

First time I have heard May talk. I like him.

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[dirkfansince1998]

Would you pick one of the Michigan guys in the draft if May ends up as the Mavs headcoach?

[dirkfansince1998]

Just looking at X's and O's LaRoche is super intriguing. Pick and roll frequency and efficiency across the league is down. The days where teams could just spam 1-5 pick and roll are over. He was ahead of the curve when it comes to this trend. No screen offense. Motion/read and react. High pace. More passes. Less dribbling. Focus on ball reversals and cuts.

Probably too big of a swing for the headcoaching job but the Mavs need more than just a guy that can manage relationships. Need to be innovative. Need to be ahead of the curve when it comes to new trends and schemes. All in on a younger coach with innovative ideas.

[Winter]

First time I have heard May talk.  I like him.

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I posted May's wikipedia bio in another thread. 

His background is impressive. Everywhere he goes, his teams get better ... and not just by a little bit.

[RasheedsBigWhiteSpot]

Would you pick one of the Michigan guys in the draft if May ends up as the Mavs headcoach?

Back when I coached, I always tried to have at least one player i coached before (or an assistant who played for me before) when I switched teams. It just made transitioning and getting buy in much easier. If May is hired, I'd be shocked if they don't try and get a Wolverine.

[Winter]

Back when I coached, I always tried to have at least one player i coached before (or an assistant who played for me before) when I switched teams. It just made transitioning and getting buy in much easier. If May is hired, I'd be shocked if they don't try and get a Wolverine.

That's interesting and possible at lower levels, but I think in the NBA the GM will pick the best players available without much regard for the coach's background.

[SwisherPrice]

No to Scheyer, I don't think he's really proven himself. May is a great college coach but he can afford to stay in CBB as long as he wants because he's about to dominate there so I doubt he is interested in jumping to the NBA right now. The only college coach I'd be interested in is Kevin Young at BYU, who had a strong reputation as an NBA assistant

[KillerLeft]

Maybe it's just because I've never really been interested in college basketball, but I'm not really into the idea of bringing in a first time coach from the college ranks in general.

We made such a big deal around here about getting the best possible person in charge of basketball operations for months. I don't understand the notion of having someone who doesn't understand basketball on a design level as well as your competitors' coaches be in charge of designing an implementing your team's approach to playing. I'd want the very best coach in the world I could possibly get.

[Chicagojk]

Mavs have been tight lipped on the coaching search.  Haven't heard who they interviewed or if they have interviewed.  I assume we may not hear candidates and just hear they hired a coach.    Windhorst and the other ESPN guy speculated that the league believes Dallas will go with an NBA assistant over a college coach.   This guy checks a lot of boxes.   I never heard of him before, so take it with a grain of salt.  Now a Raptors assistant in his second stint.

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[RoyTarpleysGhost]

This is not directed at you ^ but it feels like we're being connected to coaches and draft prospects just because they have African sounding last names. And Masai is in charge.

[Scott41theMavs]

I don't care where the coach is from, but if you had told me back when Kidd was fired that they still wouldn't have a coach 11 days before the draft, I would have been royally pissed. If you're going to make a big move, have a plan.

And once again, where's our new medical staff?

[KillerLeft]

I don't care where the coach is from, but if you had told me back when Kidd was fired that they still wouldn't have a coach 11 days before the draft, I would have been royally pissed. If you're going to make a big move, have a plan.

And once again, where's our new medical staff?

They might have a plan. They might have THE GUY who'll be the next coach already in place, verbally. It might be that he is currently under contract somewhere, negotiating his way out.

[mvossman]

They might have a plan. They might have THE GUY who'll be the next coach already in place, verbally. It might be that he is currently under contract somewhere, negotiating his way out.

Might be why it took so long with Masai.

[Mavs2021]

Could be that they want to wait until after the draft and the hot phase of free agency to decide whether they need a win now coach or a player development coach that can grow with the players.

[KillerLeft]

Could be that they want to wait until after the draft and the hot phase of free agency to decide whether they need a win now coach or a player development coach that can grow with the players.

That, too, though when it comes to coaching I don't love that philosophy. It for sure happens like that, so I'm not arguing with your premise, but I personally believe you hire the best coach you can, regardless of your team's circumstances. To my thinking, it's the single most important variable in terms of improving your circumstances quickly, apart from having a franchise player, I suppose.

[Mavs2021]

That, too, though when it comes to coaching I don't love that philosophy. It for sure happens like that, so I'm not arguing with your premise, but I personally believe you hire the best coach you can, regardless of your team's circumstances. To my thinking, it's the single most important variable in terms of improving your circumstances quickly, apart from having a franchise player, I suppose.

Yeah, but we have also seen what happens, when you have that great coach and you try to squeeze the maximum out of a team every season instead of thinking strategically for 1-2 years. You lose in the first round 7-8 years in a row. Though in hindsight it might have been more about Cuban than Carlisle.

Of course there is the case of Spoelstra being good enough immediately, but there is also the case of Daigenault, who probably needed the time and might still have lost to Carlisle, if Indiana was healthy.

Say the Mavs pick Ament and the Bucks are in love with him like only a Nico can love AD.  I´m not sure I want a rookie coach trying to figure that short-term Giannis/Kyrie window out.

[KillerLeft]

Yeah, but we have also seen what happens, when you have that great coach and you try to squeeze the maximum out of a team every season instead of thinking strategically for 1-2 years. You lose in the first round 7-8 years in a row. Though in hindsight it might have been more about Cuban than Carlisle.

That's what Ujiri and Schmitz are for. 

For a coach, I want someone smarter than anyone else in the league who loves basketball more than anyone else in the world and has his standards set to relentless perfection.

[DallasMaverick]

That's what Ujiri and Schmitz are for. 

For a coach, I want someone smarter than anyone else in the league who loves basketball more than anyone else in the world and has his standards set to relentless perfection.

Yep, we only want winners around here.

Like Dolan, for example.