What defines a championship caliber coach? Winning a championship? A great regular season record? If the record matters than he is definitely not far off. When will you consider him a championship caliber coach? When he wins the western conference? Tell me what you think defines a championship coach in your own opinion. Please no ridiculous "McHale is the worst because he wears my least favorite color all the time!", lets keep it on the topic. What defines a championship caliber coach and when would McHale be that in your eyes.
A good coach is one that gets his team to perform above expectations especially in times of adversity such as injuries to key players. A championship caliber coach is one that has proven he can get a team to seriously challenge for the championship (at least deep into the conference finals) or win it, usually multiple times. McHale is neither a good coach or championship caliber coach but there are plenty out there who are. Last year's coach of the year George Karl is one.
This... Close this thread the question has been answered. Lol. But I guess you can call a coach a "championship caliber head coach" if they at least make it to the finals.
What about Hollins who took the Griz to the conf finals? I guess this is what happens when there is a disconnect between the coach and management.
^^ George Karl, a championship caliber coach? If all you cared about was winning a bunch of regular season games, sure. However, his playoff record is less than stellar. 80 wins and 105 losses, with one appearance in the NBA finals, and was one of the rare victims having the highest seeded team losing to the lowest. I don't see how that can be surmised as getting the best out of one's players in the playoffs, i.e. a championship coach.
I think thats a valid statement. Saying he never will be is wierd. And isn't he a good coach when his team wins 54+ games? Or do we pick and chose when it is and isn't because of a coach that a team is elite?
Despite what you think of Karl's record in the so many playoff and finals appearances. McHale is nowhere near his caliber... That's the POINT.
Yeah, interesting. But aren't Clips happy they have Doc Rivers now even after the excellent season they had last year.
Clearly the Rockets need to hire Larry Brown or Rudy T or there's no chance they win the championship. My logic is flawless.
Only coaches who have won a ring are Champion calibre coaches. That's why Clippers wanted Doc. But I will take VDN over McHale.
McHale is still a fresh coach and has done a decent job thus far. I don't understand how all the Pop dick-riders in the GARM diss him so hard. No **** he's not Pop. Let the man grow into the job and team and then make your assessment.
i still fail to see how mchale can coach a contending team when he barely calls any plays. there's obvious reasons why he's not a championship coach but pple refuse the logic. how did someone who's only move is to drive it in for a layup, and shooting the 3 below 30%, and his fts are around 70, score 51pts on us? we had asik in the paint. thats not just the playres, thats the coaching too. i keep saying dont fire him, just demote him to lead assistant. he's not a bad coach. im still surprised his "read and react/one on one basketball" gameplan si working so well with the rockets. harden is our only great one on one player, dwight is goodeveryone else is about average
Look. Give McHale a break. Remember, Jordan was only known as an offensive player for his first few years. No-one leaned on him to play both ends. He had to mature and come to that realization himself. McHale is doing the right thing by Harden in letting him mature and find his own way to playing defense. The guy is motivated, just needs time to figure out he needs to make more effort on Defense.
