BleedGopher
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per O'Neil:
So what gives? Why are college coaches, once considered risky hires, more attractive to NBA general managers? Equally compelling, what's making the pro game so much more appealing to seemingly made-for-college lifers?
And maybe most important, is this the beginning of a trend, or are these simply three unique individual cases?
"For me, Brad Stevens should have been a trend by himself,'' said one NBA GM. "This was a light year [in the hiring cycle]. Next year, there may be seven or eight openings. They've got to come from somewhere, and this is a copycat league. If David Blatt wins the Finals, you may see more guys from Europe being hired. Or if Billy and Fred have success, teams will be going one of those two ways. Retread NBA coaches are going to be far less attractive moving forward.''
If being the biggest word in that entire quote.
The notion that college coaches couldn't succeed at the pro level wasn't built on a hunch, but on results. Of the last eight coaches to move into the pro ranks, only two -- John Calipari and P.J. Carlesimo -- took their teams to the playoffs. None lasted more than four years.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ge-coaches-ready-make-jump-nba-nba-wants-them
Go Gophers!!
So what gives? Why are college coaches, once considered risky hires, more attractive to NBA general managers? Equally compelling, what's making the pro game so much more appealing to seemingly made-for-college lifers?
And maybe most important, is this the beginning of a trend, or are these simply three unique individual cases?
"For me, Brad Stevens should have been a trend by himself,'' said one NBA GM. "This was a light year [in the hiring cycle]. Next year, there may be seven or eight openings. They've got to come from somewhere, and this is a copycat league. If David Blatt wins the Finals, you may see more guys from Europe being hired. Or if Billy and Fred have success, teams will be going one of those two ways. Retread NBA coaches are going to be far less attractive moving forward.''
If being the biggest word in that entire quote.
The notion that college coaches couldn't succeed at the pro level wasn't built on a hunch, but on results. Of the last eight coaches to move into the pro ranks, only two -- John Calipari and P.J. Carlesimo -- took their teams to the playoffs. None lasted more than four years.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ge-coaches-ready-make-jump-nba-nba-wants-them
Go Gophers!!