Exploring the Challenges of NBA Coaching: The Pistons Saga

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00:00The best job in America is working for SportsGrid.

00:08But the second best job, Gilbert, is being a coach in the NBA, because you don't actually

00:13have to do it.

00:14All you got to do is just pretend, you know, go through the motions, get your contract

00:19extension and then never work again.

00:21I mean, how do the Pistons justify this?

00:24Paying, I mean, by the way, Gilbert, not the Pistons, has the owner of the Pistons justified

00:29giving this guy a contract extension of $65 million and a year later firing this guy?

00:34It's incredible to see how it kind of played out, the saga with the Pistons and Montee

00:39Williams.

00:40You know, you talk about him getting fired by the Suns and saying he's pretty much done

00:44with coaching for a little while, wanted to take some time away.

00:47Then Detroit makes him an offer he can't refuse, and it lasts all of one season.

00:51I know we're not supposed to have favorites in this business, but Montee Williams is truly

00:55one of the good guys in the game and one of my personal favorites.

01:00But it's interesting when you kind of take a look and peel back the layers to this.

01:03This is a Pistons franchise that has done a lot of losing in the past few years, and

01:07they hired new basketball operations staff.

01:09So Trajan Lang has come in, and I'm assuming it was his choice and his decision, along

01:13with the ownership to say, you know what, this is a team that lost 28 games in a row

01:17last year.

01:18They didn't win many, they didn't win very many games this past year.

01:21So if we want to start rebuilding, we have to rebuild now.

01:25A lot of talent in that locker room.

01:26So I'm sure they're hoping whoever they bring in, whether or not you find it a desirable

01:32destination as a head coach, whoever they bring in, get the most out of the talent on

01:35that roster.