...he wasn't the problem.

He was asked to come in and coach a playoff veteran team that was in turmoil his first year. Took Rondo, Wade and Butler to the playoffs his second, and then start a rebuild in his 3rd yesr. This was the 2nd year of a rebuild, and he had to give starter minutes to guys that would probably never sniff the court due to injuries.

If they're firing him because if his record this season, it's not his fault.

If they're firing him because of player development, those players have been injured. But Portis and Markkanen (and Valentine to some degree) grew last season.

The defense was horrid. Even if that's not his bag, it falls under him.

I also don't think he's got the players that fit his system until recently. The front office brought in a coach that had this offensive system they were so excited about (especially after years of Thibs), they didn't bother to provide him with the players to execute said system (Rondo, Wade, Parker?). I actually gave dude props when he benched Jabari Parker and Cam Payne, BOTH terrible moves guys the front office brought in.

My last thought. This front office doesn't know how to evaluate talent. From players to coaches. Not saying they can't draft, but the dependence on certain agents and certain pipelines (Iowa St.) is their weakness. These guys saw 2 years of Cam Payne in OKC (a g league pg at best) and traded Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott for him. These guys saw Jabari Parker last year in Milwaukee and said he could play SF. These guys brought in both Rondo and Wade to a team that had no shooters. There are rumors (granted wild ones) that the Bulls could be interested in Fultz. Given the history, I wouldn't be surprised if it happened.

Last thing then I'm done done. John Paxson and Gar Foreman are the longest tenured GMs in the league that haven't won a ring. The loyalty to these guys no matter their record is where the problem is, not the coach.

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