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New post up at iVoryTowerz, about Dallas firing Avery Johnson.
Unreasonable expectations for coaches is more of an NBA problem than a college problem, with a few notable exceptions (Steve Lavin being fired after taking UCLA to five Sweet 16s in six seasons and beating the No. 1 team in the country in four consecutive seasons comes to mind). Usually, however, coaches leave on their own terms -- usually for a job upgrade -- or are given plenty of opportunity before they are fired. That's even true at a place like Kentucky -- maybe the toughest job in America. Tubby Smith caught plenty of heat from the fans and the media, but it was his idea to leave the school and take over at Minnesota.
Unreasonable expectations for coaches is more of an NBA problem than a college problem, with a few notable exceptions (Steve Lavin being fired after taking UCLA to five Sweet 16s in six seasons and beating the No. 1 team in the country in four consecutive seasons comes to mind). Usually, however, coaches leave on their own terms -- usually for a job upgrade -- or are given plenty of opportunity before they are fired. That's even true at a place like Kentucky -- maybe the toughest job in America. Tubby Smith caught plenty of heat from the fans and the media, but it was his idea to leave the school and take over at Minnesota.
posted by H.S. Slam, Ph.D at 8:57 AM
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