I just reread this thread over a year later. IMO...not a whole lot has changed.

dba...do you by chance have comparative numbers for this past season? Maybe they're in another thread that I missed? I'm just curious.

Probably. (As soon as I reread this and remember what's in it.)

I'll look sometime this weekend.

Personally, I would rather have neither coach.

04 was a great year but it was also one of the few years in LB's career that he kept himself under conrol for the most part. Only real incidents were the Okur never taking jump shots beyond 10' feud and his treatment of Darko.

LB is a great stategist and probably the best man alive at making in-game adjustments. You also have to get to the big dance in order to have the chance to make those adjustments. His constant need for drama, favoritism of players, razor thin emotions, frequently threatening to quit can create a lot of undue stress and chemistry issues.

If LB can not let his emotions run him then he is a great coach but he can only do that for just so long. If LB would have stayed he probably would have run this team into the ground like he did with the Sixers.

FLip on the other hand has not been very impressive in anything really. If the Pistons are to succeed then Dumars is going to have to step in along with certain assistant coach/coaches and the team Captains.

Then WHO should coach the team, Maxxy? (NO Popovich answer..too easy...has to be someone available or an assistant...hmm do I smell a thread starting?)

Bring in Laimbs!!!
Or how about Pippen? At least he thinks he's ready.