RE: New Recruit

[Michael W Pickens]

Many great players get by have great physical gifts but maybe not a great 
mind for the game.  Just because you are a great player in the NBA does 
not automatically make you a great coach.  Would you want Iverson as your 
coach.  Would you want L. Spreewell as your coach.  Blount has always been 
a hard work who I believe is humble.  He is a walking example of if you 
work hard and you practice hard you can have a nice career in the NBA. 
Blount also never seemed to try and do things he couldn't do. 

Now if I could have my choice of who I would want as a Huggins assistant I 
would probably take Kenyon over Nick.  The reason being is that Kenyon 
seemed to know where everyone was supposed to be on the floor during his 
junior and senior season.  I think that he would be a great coach. 
However, that is not going to happen because he will be making lots of 
money the next few years.  As if he wasn't already! 

Anyone have a feel for what will happen with Kenyon or where he will end 
up.  I would love for him to go to the Spurs or the Rockets.  I wonder who 
will have the money for him.  I don't think I want him going back to the 
Nets.  Kidd started looking old at the end of the year and they have no 
center on that team. 




Bryan Sherman <address@hidden> 
06/01/2004 02:06 PM
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I guess my point on if they want is more in line with your paragraph 3. On 
the
bright side, anyone willing to go from restiring form the NBA to being a 
coach,
certainly has to be doing it for the love of the game...

I totally (and respectfully) disagree with your 2nd paragraph. The ability 
to
play at the NBA level does not equate with the ability to coach. How many
coaches across all sports were mediocre players and great coaches? How 
many
phenomanal players sucked as coaches. There are always exceptions, but it 
seems
that there is a stromg inverse relation to playing ability and coaching... 
to a
point.

Quoting "Holdheide, Brad" <address@hidden>:
> I don't see money being an issue with an ex-NBA player.  I'd say, IF,
> someone like Corie Blount wanted to join the Bearcats coaching staff it
> would be to coach, not to make a bunch of money.
>
> Secondly, any former Bearcat player with 10 years of NBA experience is 
gonna
> be able to coach to the level that Huggins needs.
>
> My only concern would be the commitment that a former NBA player would 
want
> to give to being a coach that also has to spend days and days on the 
road
> recruiting.  Being a recruiting coordinator is a big commitment due to 
the
> amount of time spent away from home.

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