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Exploring the Challenges of NBA Coaching: The Pistons Saga
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6/20/2024
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The best job in America is working for SportsGrid.
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But the second best job, Gilbert, is being a coach in the NBA, because you don't actually
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have to do it.
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All you got to do is just pretend, you know, go through the motions, get your contract
00:19
extension and then never work again.
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I mean, how do the Pistons justify this?
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Paying, I mean, by the way, Gilbert, not the Pistons, has the owner of the Pistons justified
00:29
giving this guy a contract extension of $65 million and a year later firing this guy?
00:34
It's incredible to see how it kind of played out, the saga with the Pistons and Montee
00:39
Williams.
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You know, you talk about him getting fired by the Suns and saying he's pretty much done
00:44
with coaching for a little while, wanted to take some time away.
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Then Detroit makes him an offer he can't refuse, and it lasts all of one season.
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I know we're not supposed to have favorites in this business, but Montee Williams is truly
00:55
one of the good guys in the game and one of my personal favorites.
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But it's interesting when you kind of take a look and peel back the layers to this.
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This is a Pistons franchise that has done a lot of losing in the past few years, and
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they hired new basketball operations staff.
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So Trajan Lang has come in, and I'm assuming it was his choice and his decision, along
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with the ownership to say, you know what, this is a team that lost 28 games in a row
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last year.
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They didn't win many, they didn't win very many games this past year.
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So if we want to start rebuilding, we have to rebuild now.
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A lot of talent in that locker room.
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So I'm sure they're hoping whoever they bring in, whether or not you find it a desirable
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destination as a head coach, whoever they bring in, get the most out of the talent on
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that roster.
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