Could Carlisle be Coming Home?
It was announced today that the Pacers have fired Rick Carlisle as head 
coach. Knowing Danny Ainge's love of cronyism and white people, might he hire his former teammate as the next head coach of the Celtics?
To me, it wouldn't seem like a terrible idea, although it is difficult to truly evaluate Carlisle as a coach. He has always had a roster of insane players who's behavior cannot be blamed on Carslise (Artest, Jackson, O'Neal, Tinsley, Daniels), but at the same time, a coach always has to be held at least somewhat responsible for repeated meltdowns.
Nevertheless I will say this: Carlisle has a good track record, and seems to be a serenely intelligent type. Doc Rivers on the other hand, does not seem intelligent. A likable guy yes, but would probably loose to a brick and a sack of potatoes on Jeopardy.
Until this year, when the Pacers made an asenine trade in order to try to clean up their image, Carslisle had never had a losing season. He has been somewhat average in the playoffs, but seemed to get most of his players to play hard and intelligently every night, something the Celtics would certainly benefit from.
Anyway, this is all speculation, but anytime a high profile coach becomes availble, especially a former Celtic and Danny Ainge teammate, it turns my head.
coach. Knowing Danny Ainge's love of cronyism and white people, might he hire his former teammate as the next head coach of the Celtics?
To me, it wouldn't seem like a terrible idea, although it is difficult to truly evaluate Carlisle as a coach. He has always had a roster of insane players who's behavior cannot be blamed on Carslise (Artest, Jackson, O'Neal, Tinsley, Daniels), but at the same time, a coach always has to be held at least somewhat responsible for repeated meltdowns.
Nevertheless I will say this: Carlisle has a good track record, and seems to be a serenely intelligent type. Doc Rivers on the other hand, does not seem intelligent. A likable guy yes, but would probably loose to a brick and a sack of potatoes on Jeopardy.
Until this year, when the Pacers made an asenine trade in order to try to clean up their image, Carslisle had never had a losing season. He has been somewhat average in the playoffs, but seemed to get most of his players to play hard and intelligently every night, something the Celtics would certainly benefit from.
Anyway, this is all speculation, but anytime a high profile coach becomes availble, especially a former Celtic and Danny Ainge teammate, it turns my head.
posted by Sullivan at
1:06 PM
1 Comments:
Well, Sullivan, we have a former "Coach of the Year" on our bench right now!
That being said, Carlisle has had a raw deal as head coach. He's better than most coaches in the playoffs this year. I just wonder if his taskmaster style would work after Doc's "player's coach" approach of recent years. It would be a culture shock, that's for sure.
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