hova- wrote:Well the Grizzlies have been struggling lately, but you should not blame the coach for putting together a team which is simply too young and to far away from its peak. John Paxson for example recently admitted that his Bulls roster did not give the best opportunities to Coach Del Negro and that he takes the blame for that. Thats a good sign imo.
I agree, though in all fairness the Bulls aren't going to fire Del Negro this early in his tenure especially when they're still paying out Scott Skiles' contract for another year (or two?). Nevertheless, it's good to see Paxson take the blame for that because he's made some bad moves the last couple of years.
Back to Iavaroni, it's not surprising given the way coaches have been shown the door this year or the perennial approach of putting the blame on the coach when the team loses but it's still a bit hasty given he was only in his second season with the team and they haven't had an imposting roster this year or last. A young roster with potential and some talent, sure, but not one that should be expected to do great things. I guess the pressure is there to do
something when the team struggles and coaches will always be a popular scapegoat in these situations but I think it further demonstrates how impatient teams are these days, expecting too much too soon.
