With Bayno, people were split to some degree. With Rice, same thing, with Marv - most thought to can him, but he had some in his corner. Otz wasn’t here long enough. With Kevin, I don’t think I’ve seen near this level of unanimity. Oh, I’m sure there are a few slow growther for life’s still holding out, but it’s an extremely low number.
A couple of assistants have been kicking the tires elsewhere for a couple months.
It’s like everyone thinks he should be done and everyone knows it’s done.
But I like KK, I wanted him to succeed. I don’t like turnover in head coaches as much as we have had it, but I hate consistent poor play even more. It’d be easier to swallow if he was a complete POS human being like Menzies, but he’s not.
This is one of those cases of the apple fell far from the tree. It’s why I don’t trust the bloodlines argument, at all. Player, coaching … Bronnie isn’t even a good basketball player let alone anywhere near his dad. It’s rare that you see a Griffey Jr surpass and we’ve seen more failures of sons of great coaches than we have seen son surpassing pops. It’s to the point where while bloodlines may make some sense on the surface - it can backfire as nepotism, silver spoon, too much of a safety net if there is failure, entitlement.
You have to go case by case based on merit/ability, not genes or connections. It’s a mistake.
I wish KK well, he will land on his feet somewhere, his pops has plenty of connections. Hopefully he learns from this experience, gains more years and experience … and shapes into a good coach. It’s hard to get it perfectly right as a first timer. I do believe you grow as a coach with time - Tark himself reinvented things while he grew.
A couple of assistants have been kicking the tires elsewhere for a couple months.
It’s like everyone thinks he should be done and everyone knows it’s done.
But I like KK, I wanted him to succeed. I don’t like turnover in head coaches as much as we have had it, but I hate consistent poor play even more. It’d be easier to swallow if he was a complete POS human being like Menzies, but he’s not.
This is one of those cases of the apple fell far from the tree. It’s why I don’t trust the bloodlines argument, at all. Player, coaching … Bronnie isn’t even a good basketball player let alone anywhere near his dad. It’s rare that you see a Griffey Jr surpass and we’ve seen more failures of sons of great coaches than we have seen son surpassing pops. It’s to the point where while bloodlines may make some sense on the surface - it can backfire as nepotism, silver spoon, too much of a safety net if there is failure, entitlement.
You have to go case by case based on merit/ability, not genes or connections. It’s a mistake.
I wish KK well, he will land on his feet somewhere, his pops has plenty of connections. Hopefully he learns from this experience, gains more years and experience … and shapes into a good coach. It’s hard to get it perfectly right as a first timer. I do believe you grow as a coach with time - Tark himself reinvented things while he grew.
