Monty Williams Fired (Hired by Detroit)

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Not saying it should or shouldn’t happen..

Just scared cause our track record has not been great.. Igor, Toriano, Watson, Hunter, Hornacek..

It hasn’t been great.. Monty felt like we had something good.
It took them 12 years after firing dantoni to find another good coach.

This is just as short sighted as the lakers firing of Vogel last year. Ham and Vogel both sucked when westbrook was on the team and then succeeded with a more balanced roster.
 

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I think it will be tougher to fire James Jones if Mat Ishbia was the one pushing the Kevin Durant trade at the trade deadline.
 

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It looks like Mat Isbia will eat some money on this firing.

I think there were player communication issues which never got resolved.

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I think if he takes another job we are off the hook
 

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Not saying it should or shouldn’t happen..

Just scared cause our track record has not been great.. Igor, Toriano, Watson, Hunter, Hornacek..

It hasn’t been great.. Monty felt like we had something good.

Dont worry about inexperience because Isiah Thomas has 5 full seasons of that on the bench as head coach.
 

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It took them 12 years after firing dantoni to find another good coach.

This is just as short sighted as the lakers firing of Vogel last year. Ham and Vogel both sucked when westbrook was on the team and then succeeded with a more balanced roster.

Short sighted? How many more playoff meltdowns do you need to see
 
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Not saying it should or shouldn’t happen..

Just scared cause our track record has not been great.. Igor, Toriano, Watson, Hunter, Hornacek..

It hasn’t been great.. Monty felt like we had something good.

It was apparent that Monty had hit his ceiling with us. This team should be thinking Larry O’Brien every year for the foreseeable future. Monty didn’t have the energy to challenge his players and his grudges got in the way of him doing a good job. He’s a great guy and should be commended for his hard work and dedication to the team, but his limitations are too much
 

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2 coaches have won titles with multiple franchises, Phil Jackson and Pat Riley. I wouldn't bet on Ty Lue being #3 but he wouldn't be a bad move. I wish we hadn't let Willie Green get away.
Completely agree. Lue would be perfect. he's been without either Leonard and George for his post season tenure. I'd love to see how he coaches
with Book and KD. Let's get this retool started!
 

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The Raptors and Bucks are also searching for head coaches and will provide competition.
 

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I don't know but I bet he feels pretty dumb now lol

I get the passion but 98.7 was openly saying Monty was out unless he wins a championship for weeks. That sort of leak comes from the top.

I love the man that Monty is. He's the perfect coach for young guys looking to become men
 

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Not saying it should or shouldn’t happen..

Just scared cause our track record has not been great.. Igor, Toriano, Watson, Hunter, Hornacek..

It hasn’t been great.. Monty felt like we had something good.

Things started to unravel the last two seasons. All was not as they appeared.

However, James Jones could have given Monty a better roster, particularly this past season.
 

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Completely agree. Lue would be perfect. he's been without either Leonard and George for his post season tenure. I'd love to see how he coaches
with Book and KD. Let's get this retool started!
Lue would be good, if they can pry him away from LAC.
 

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I would be surprised if Ayton is gone with Monty out so fast
Yeah, from what we've heard today and yesterday it looks like we aren't trading Ayton right away. Whether it's because they believe he can fill his role without Monty here or that he doesn't have enough trade value to make it worth it remains to be seen.
 
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