>But the most legit knock on Jackson is that he's not an X's & O's
>guy. That he gets out-coached in close games both down the
>stretch and during the second, third quarter. That they lost
>too many "easy" home games when he was in games that a
>better-prepared coach would have the team cruising through.
He won 51 games...how many "easy" games were left to win in the West?
He won 47 the year before

And to say he gets outcoached from time to time happens to every coach. The 2 coaches that beat him in the playoffs were:
Doc Rivers (took him to 7 games)
Gregg Popovich (took him to 6 games)

How much more can someone expect from a guy in his 3rd year in the league?

>Okay, so you fire him and let's say you bring in Kerr. What's
>Kerr bringing to the table that Jackson didn't have? They both
>have the same roster, but what skill does Kerr have that
>Jackson doesn't, beyond he plays well with upper management?
>Is there any evidence that he's better at strategy or is
>appreciably at with the X's and O's? Or is "gets along with
>Jerry West" the only criteria?
I don't get that either. I honestly don't know how Kerr became THE candidate for EVERY job (except the obvious)