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2388233, The criticism was "he wasn't a very good player, and had no experience." Posted by Orbit_Established, Sun Nov-09-14 06:51 PM
"And was not a point guard, the position that people tend to think makes the best coaches (from Blatt to Doc Rivers to Jason Kidd, etc."
He might end up the best coach of all time.
That doesn't mean the criticisms weren't valid, because they were.
Kerr never really demonstrated much of a big IQ as a player, so the hire was kinda given a "why?"
Its kinda like how Scott Brooks gets to keep his job -- the type of privilege rarely afforded black coaches with that level of scrubery.
Kidd, on the other hand, is one of the 5 biggest basketball savants ever, no debate. And Fisher has been long lauded for his IQ.
Facts.
Kidd got a good NBA job, and did an excellent job by every account, and has his young Bucks team player *much* better than a year ago, including *instant* transformation of Brandon Knight.
Nobody is hating on Kerr by asking why *he* deserved *that* job. Its a fucking FIFTY WIN TEAM.
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