The Charlotte Bobcats coaching candidates

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Bernie Bickerstaff originally said that he was going to coach the Bobcats for 2 to 3 years, then move up to the front office to be a full time GM. With that being said, I\'d be interested in hearing your opinions on potential coaching candidates.

The name at the top of the list thats been getting the most hype is Tubby Smith from the University of Kentucky. In my opinion we don\'t need a college coach running this team. The list of college coaches ( Pitini, Tarkanian, Calipari ) that tried coaching in the NBA and failed is a mile long.

You have Paul Silas, In my opinion that wouldn\'t be such a bad move. He works well with big men, and this team could definitely use that skill, What makes this move unlikely is that Bob Johnson & co. have been avoiding the stench of the Hornets like the plague.

And then you have a real wildcard, a move of pure nepotism that would ruin the franchise for the next 10 years. Thats right, Junior Bickerstaff. If that move were to happen I think that the majority of Bobcats fans would bail on the team. But depending on how much pull that Bernie has, I wouldn\'t put it past him.

I\'d be interested to hear your opinions and other options.

[buckethead]

Good Lord!!! J.B. Bickerstaff as the head coach? That would be a screw up of absolutely legendary proportions

[heelfan]

Junior \"Thanks Dad\" Bickerstaff as head coach
Thats too sick for words.

[ashy_larry]

I\'d like to see Larry Brown in the Queen City. He\'s got a crap team with the knicks, if he had the talent of the cats it would be amazing.

[heelfan]

Clark056 wrote:

I\'d like to see Larry Brown in the Queen City. He\'s got a crap team with the knicks, if he had the talent of the cats it would be amazing.

Larry Brown?!?!?! Nah, too old, too flaky. I\'d lean toward Paul Silas if hed be interested.

[ashy_larry]

I\'ve got two words for you, Detroit Pistons. Look at the team he built there, and tell me this guy can\'t coach. Did you see what he inherited in NYC, it\'s a mess.

[heelfan]

I\'ll admit he CAN coach. He has the hardware at the NCAA and NBA level to prove it. But, at this stage of his career, hes too old, too senile, too set in his ways, and just too all around flaky for a young team like this. By the time the team got to be playoff competitive, it\'d be time for him to retire.

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Paul Silas is getting some interest from the Golden St. Warriors [url/sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-060308] in the article here [/url]. So he may be out of the mix as far as a Bickerstaff replacement.

[heelfan]

Clark, I guess we\'ll see tonight what kind of job your beloved Larry Brown does matched up against gthe Bobcats. My guess is he and his high priced roster leaves the game with a loss

[ashy_larry]

Larry Brown still has the game my friend, he still has the game. The problem with the leauge is there isn\'t enough coaches like Brown, and Riley to go out of their way to be hardcore fundemental type coaches. Most coaches now look like they are personal assitaints for the players, like their own little *****, you get the idea.