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March 21, 2005
C U Later: Paul Silas was fired by the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers today, less than a week after he made an anatomically specific insult about Carlos Boozer. His son was fired too.
posted by rcade to basketball at 11:54 AM - 24 comments
What about Mr. Flip Saunders? Experience with High School -> NBA (Garnett), plus he is quite the leader.
posted by sigity at 01:24 PM on March 21, 2005
Hey Phil Jackson should for get about the Lakers and go to the CAVS here's a team that is good and with a little more vets and Phil this could be the team to beat in the east and not the Heat
posted by COACH.RACCCK at 01:32 PM on March 21, 2005
Flip is from Cleveland to boot. I've heard his name bandied around quite a bit already.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:50 PM on March 21, 2005
Saunders to Cleveland would be really interesting. After getting jobbed by the Wolves, it'd be cool to see him land in a situation with some potential.
posted by cobra! at 02:00 PM on March 21, 2005
Saunders will be in big demand---If he waits to the end of the season he will have his pick of jobs........Jackson isnt go to go to Cleveland. James doesnt have a suitaable supporting cast--at least not enough to please Phil....
posted by daddisamm at 02:07 PM on March 21, 2005
If he waits to the end of the season he will have his pick of jobs Who in the league right now would be a better choice than the Cavs, though? Upcoming young star, a solid center, a team that has proven it can win games. I won't speak for Flip, but if my options were Cleveland, Orlando, or Portland, I know what I'd opt for.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:20 PM on March 21, 2005
It's "CU L8R". Get it right.
posted by yerfatma at 02:28 PM on March 21, 2005
Could totally see Jackson in Cleveland- with Lebron, and no cap problems (as far as I know) there is a lot of potential there, which is an obvious prereq for Jackson. Should be interesting.
posted by tieguy at 02:30 PM on March 21, 2005
Who in the league right now would be a better choice than the Cavs, though? Upcoming young star, a solid center, a team that has proven it can win games. I won't speak for Flip, but if my options were Cleveland, Orlando, or Portland, I know what I'd opt for. I would agree, if those three were the only choices he has. I would like to think that there will be other positions opening after the season is over. Including NY and LA.......Jackson can only fill one "prime" position
posted by daddisamm at 02:38 PM on March 21, 2005
NY is not a prime position. Less than zero cap space, lots of egos but no game-changing stars, and a meddling GM who thinks he can coach. No sane person with options would go to NY right now. LA might be a prime position- but you have to accept that Kobe is the real power, even more so than the star in most clubs. That would require a major ego adjustment for a lot of coaches, I'd expect.
posted by tieguy at 03:06 PM on March 21, 2005
Phil likes the limelight--I dont see him im Cleveland
posted by daddisamm at 03:37 PM on March 21, 2005
Phil likes the limelight--I dont see him im Cleveland But would it be the more Zen choice?
posted by chris2sy at 04:28 PM on March 21, 2005
Cleveland will have the limelight if the Zenmaster and Lebron are there together.
posted by tieguy at 04:29 PM on March 21, 2005
Chicago called. It wants its 'limelight' rep back.
posted by garfield at 05:07 PM on March 21, 2005
Unless Cleveland trades for another piece, I dont see Phil coaching there.
posted by daddisamm at 05:32 PM on March 21, 2005
Not many people have noticed, but there's already another piece. His name is Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and he's having one heck of a year.
posted by dusted at 06:37 PM on March 21, 2005
He is a great player--But I dont think he would be enough for Phil. I am putting my money on Flip as the new head coach.
posted by daddisamm at 08:07 PM on March 21, 2005
Damn, unless my brain fantasizes, underachieving cavaliers knock silas into longterm apoplectic shock. Spell it out.
posted by holden at 10:17 PM on March 21, 2005
nice, holden. I was trying to work out an 'if you see kay' joke.
posted by geekyguy at 09:28 AM on March 22, 2005
"Unless Cleveland trades for another piece, I dont see Phil coaching there." I don't know that Cleveland would need to trade for another great player. Phil and LeBron would turn Cleveland into a top free agent draw, and the Cavs have some cap space available after this season. If they hire Phil and re-sign Ilgauskas, Michael Redd would be foolish to turn down the opportunity to join this team. Add Redd to this team and they would compete for the Eastern title.
posted by Scott Carefoot at 12:42 PM on March 22, 2005
I don't know... big Z has been fading since the break, they need another scorer and a banger to spell Gooden, and Snow's been playing with a fork embedded in his back all season. McInnis, maybe, but he's been unreliable. If they can pull in Redd, that's a big deal. Allow LeBron to focus more on being a distributor than a scorer. They're losing games right now because Bron's assists are way down and he's shooting too much. Anyway, does Silas get another NBA job? Getting canned twice in a year isn't a good sign.
posted by sashae at 04:22 PM on March 22, 2005
Can you see it now the Zen Master my favorite coach of ALL TIME and imagine that image in reverse instead of Craig Elo (splet wrong) being shot over it would be Lebron nailing at the foul line on Ben Gordon, talk about flipping the script...... No but really CAVS and Phil good fit he is a proven winner and Silas man this guy is going to jump to another team screw them up and then move on again....he is like a virus Also does anyone have info on where the real tactical master behind Phil is, you know TEX WINTER where is he coaching now who's right hand man is he ?? or is he just working on his golf swing..
posted by bballcoachreid at 08:13 PM on March 22, 2005
paul was a good coach bet coeld never maintain consistency thats why the hornets was never in the finals.
posted by pjim2869 at 12:24 AM on March 24, 2005
I knew Silas had problems when he went postal on Eric Snow earlier this year. Who goes postal on Eric Snow? Silas is a volitale, abrassave indivudual who the Cavs will be better off without in the long run, providing they can find someone half-decent. Which shouldn't be too hard, I imagine there are a few guys who wouldn't mind coaching bron bron. Let me be the first to throw out Phil Jackson's name.