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Originally Posted by lpgrl26  I re-read it and it's not in there. I definitely saw that somewhere today. Something to the effect of Joe D wanted to keep RC and Bill D was adamant he did not want him coaching "his team".
Let me see if i can find it.
edited to add; found it, but it's McCosky article take it with a grain of BS LOL |
I have heard that several times. I could have sworn at the time Joe even said it was a move Mr. D asked him to make. In retrospect you can't really argue that it wasn't the right move. I have no confidence we would have won the championship with Carlisle as head coach. Carlisle is a very good coach but he is no LB. LB has a TON of faults but he is one the top couple of coaches out there.
Lastly, I hate to see people ripping on Mr. D. The guy has owned one of the best/ most consistant franchises in the NBA. He has never been afraid to spend money to make the team better. In fact if I remember correctly the Palace was entirely funded by him. How many other franchises in ANY sport can say the same? At a time when almost every franchise in the NBA was raising ticket prices Mr. D OKd Joe Ds recommendation to lower ticket prices. Sounds like pretty much the perfect owner to me.