See, I really would love to see Laimbeer coach the club some day, but these are exactly my concerns too. It could be a disaster wating to happen.

It would be exciting to give it a go when and if the time seems right, but on the other hand I hate seeing our ex-heroes fail as coaches and leave Detroit on a sour note.

I don't think Lambs should approach anything differently than he did as a player. Abrasive, aggressive, relentless.

Not sure that he would make a good pro men's coach, and too much yelling just tunes players out.

The one thing Laimbeer has, that he questions in his own team, is competitiveness. That is what made him a great player. He never stopped competing. 2nd place was not good enough.

Hmmm, maybe the "if it ain't rough, it ain't right" crowd COULD learn something from him...

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The current Pistons crew could use that edge. People on this board say that the new rules of the NBA have hurt the Pistons. But there are always loopholes. Just need to have the right coach to help you find them. Laimbeer cheated with the best of 'em. He could show the boys how it's done.

Exactly.

That`s where the motivation factor comes in. What could Lamb do to motivate an NBA squad to compete as he did? More importantly, will they respond to him?

Maybe in time they would, however, a coach with no NBA experience will not be successful with an abrasive, agressive attitude, IMO.

Worked for Avery Johnson to a degree. It's a matter of balancing the carrot and the whip.

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Gazoo, didn't you sit next to me in law school?

Avery started out as an assistant remember, in the process of being groomed for the head coaching position.

I`m not saying it can`t be done, but it would be very difficult.

Hey DT, let's face it, the Bad Boys played dirty and got away with a lot. However, their style of play led to intimidation of other teams. Laimbeer could bring a little of that with him. Besides, I don't think there's much love lost between some of his Shock players and him. I think his days are numbered after this season.

Yeah, I've heard how competitive law school can be. People hiding books and stuff that are supposed to be accessible to everyone. "The Rainmaker" is one of my favorite movies and there are a few snippets about law-school backstabbers in there.

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I don't want to get off topic, but that's exactly how it was. Most people there would cut your throat in a second. I would always try to help others, but it seemed like almost everyone else had a hidden agenda. Maybe it was because of the damned curve (a set number of people, 20 percent, had to flunk any given class in the first year).

My profs loved me. Believe it or not I was very quiet in class and didn't kiss butt like my peers, but I was older and had integrity (believe it or not) unlike MOST my peers.

It's a dream, but Laimbeer symbolizes everything our team stands for. Push comes to shove, I'd like to see him coach, but my head tells me it would never work.

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I don't know, I bet Laimbeer would get more respect from the players than Flip does. Integrity.