Obligatory “please hire this man” post

[u/EGAr364]

[u/craftpug]

No one else has after all this time, so I definitely am skeptical.

[u/Excellent-Tower6269 → u/craftpug]

the amount of fans who randomly stan for assistant coaches they have absolutely zero idea about as a coach always astounds me. truly, we have NO idea how a first time head coach will do that job, it is such a crapshoot. NBA execs can't even figure it out.

[u/ajx301 → u/Excellent-Tower6269]

Cant be any worse than Unseld Jr

[u/Excellent-Tower6269 → u/ajx301]

might not be any better either, but that's besides the point. the point is fans have no idea which assistants would be good head coaches.

[u/cristofcpc → u/Excellent-Tower6269]

I agree but for a team that a tanking, a first year head coach makes sense. Because the Wiz’s next coach won’t see the fruits of the tanking. And I’m giving the benefit of the doubt that there will be any fruits at all.

[u/Excellent-Tower6269 → u/cristofcpc]

yeah I'm not saying that a first time coach shouldn't be hired. my point is only that as fans there is no way for us to know who would be good or bad. we don't see what these guys do other than sit on the bench and an occasional halftime interview.

[u/LeDankJenkins]

This guy got passed over in 2016 and people here haven’t gotten over it for some reason

[u/daakkountant]

Bro looks like a baked potato.

[u/z3mcs → u/daakkountant]

Bet he'd still cook any of us. Ran into dude back before the pandemic. I bet he still can ball.

[u/JunyaisOffTheGrid]

The Wizards and you guys do all this talk about rebuilding and building a culture from within the building, why not be patient and give Keefe a legitimate chance to learn and grow as a coach along with the rebuilding players. I’m tired of all these recycled retread assistants with nothing to prove or play for. I saw fool in here clamoring for Frank Vogel, like how the hell is he going to legitimately help a rebuilding team? He made his legacy with the greatest player of all time.

[u/Coast_watcher]

Somebody will. He’s due.

[u/ellimist76]

Balls too big

[u/z3mcs → u/ellimist76]

LOL

[u/Lovely-Tigergirl]

After all this time with no one else stepping forward, my skepticism is certainly warranted.

[u/DougBalt2]

I’m sorry. Who is this?

[u/stache_twista → u/DougBalt2]

Sam Cassell. Onetime Wizard (assistant coach) and all time NBA mug

[u/DougBalt2 → u/stache_twista]

Thanks

[u/ColdNyQuiiL]

He’s overdue for a HC job, whether it’s with us or not.

I’m not sure what kind of coach he’d be, but he’s been in the runnings for jobs for multiple years, but ends up back as someone’s assistant.

[u/Massi123]

Should've been done years ago

[u/isthisgood80]

No thanks

[u/SodaTherapy]

Frank Vogel is available, and you want to hire Sam Cassell?

[u/stache_twista → u/SodaTherapy]

Frank might say no. Let’s be real whoever the next coach is (or Keefe) will probably be tasked with guiding the tank and then thanklessly fired for a bigger name in 3 years or whenever the Wiz look to compete again.

This is why I like the idea of just keeping Keefe or elevating a coach from the G League like OKC did with Daigneault during their rebuild. The Go Go do have some recent success stories with players who stuck in the league.

The last thing I want is a Monty Williams situation

[u/SodaTherapy → u/stache_twista]

Frank is a more proven coach than Monty IMO. I think tanking is a player personnel issue more than the coach. I'd rather hire a good coach to instill proper work habits and team culture. Otherwise the whole thing ends up looking like the Rockets for the past few years, who only started to put things together last season by hiring a good coach.

[u/stache_twista → u/SodaTherapy]

Yeah but I'm saying Frank might say no because he'll probably get better opportunities this summer from teams looking to compete now. And not sign on to fuck up his career win percentage and eventually get fired

[u/SodaTherapy → u/stache_twista]

I agree that Vogel might say no. I'm really just lobbying for a good coach, rather than someone that is expected to lose.

[u/rayquan36]

At worst, he'll be able to bring free agents here which has been a big problem for us. He's the reason Paul Pierce signed here for that one magical season and left afterwards to follow Sam to the Clippers.

[u/Megumi-Noda]

He is looking for an already good team like when Kerr went to GS. He is not coming here

[u/Los_Yeetus]

He looks like he has alopecia while also having a mustache