32 wrote:MJax will be alright. Does no one remember what our defense looked like last year? Having an emphasis on that side of the ball is a plus for me.

Also, difference between NellieBall and what Jax is doing is that Nellie would play 5 wings with a fully healthy roster. I know it's ugly to see RJ or McGuire at center, but we just pushed through a period where we traded our starting 5 (Udoh) for an injured player (Bogut), along with our previously injured backup (Brown), our current backup (Biedrins) was hurt, and David Lee is playing 43, 44 minutes a night. Some would go to Tyler more often, but Jackson's not feeling him. Even amongst his 14 and 5 game yesterday, the big rookie was -12 on the court. I can't condemn Jackson cause, truth be told, I like how the team operates with healthy personnel.

Also, ownership wants to run ****. Last thing they wanna do is hire Stan Van, who always seems to bump with ownership at every location.

Dr. Spaceman wrote:M Jax is secure for right now, but I think should be on a relatively short leash next year. He hasn't really proven much to me this year, and some of his substitution patterns in the 4th quarters and at the end of games have been terrible. I think Malone sticks around, because if Jackson fails he'll be promoted, and will have a roster with one of the best defensive C's in the game which should really help him implement his system. If we do well and Jackson keeps his job, Malone will be seen as the orchestrator of turning another teams defense around and will get some better job offers. I don't think any of the ones available right now would that attractive to him, except maybe the Knicks, but they'll likely go for a big name coach.

fullmetalx wrote:

Dr. Spaceman wrote:M Jax is secure for right now, but I think should be on a relatively short leash next year. He hasn't really proven much to me this year, and some of his substitution patterns in the 4th quarters and at the end of games have been terrible. I think Malone sticks around, because if Jackson fails he'll be promoted, and will have a roster with one of the best defensive C's in the game which should really help him implement his system. If we do well and Jackson keeps his job, Malone will be seen as the orchestrator of turning another teams defense around and will get some better job offers. I don't think any of the ones available right now would that attractive to him, except maybe the Knicks, but they'll likely go for a big name coach.

Although the Clipper job is bad job because of Donal Sterling, that roster is good with Chris Paul(coach him in New Orleans) a great PG, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan in the front court is a attractive job depending on his itch to become a head coach. He has been a assistant for awhile now and I just feel he wants to be an head coach. There Washington, Blazers, Orlando, and New York going to be open and it also depends on the draft position for Washington and Blazers.

Stan Van Gundy's time as the Orlando Magic's head coach could end after the season, if the rumors are true that Dwight Howard wants him gone.

According to Vittorio Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle, Golden State assistant coach Mike Malone could be Van Gundy's replacement.

Tafur writes: "The Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers will need head coaches, to name a few teams, and one league source said 'it's a lock' that Malone will have a head-coaching job next season. Orlando center Dwight Howard reportedly has told team officials that he wants Malone to be the Magic's next head coach."

Malone is one of the best assistants in the NBA and reportedly he signed a three-year, $2.25 million contract with Golden State after Mark Jackson was hired as their head coach. That would make him the highest paid assistant in the NBA.

"For all the talk about trading for Andrew Bogut, they're going to have a huge hole on the bench they need to fill," one league executive said.