Krzyzewski Says He Has No Interest in Nets Job
by NetsDaily on Apr 5, 2010 1:11 PM EDT
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PrintYou knew he would be asked, and you knew how he would respond. For the record, on the morning of the national championship game and about 12 hours after news broke that Mikhail Prokhorov would offer him $12-15 million a year to coach the Nets, Mike Krzyzewski told ESPN's Chris Sheridan that he "wouldn't have any interest in the job." Krzyzewski says that he hasn't been contacted by the Nets at all.
Rod Thorn, obviously perturbed at the leak, would only say, "I have never talked to Mike about or position. Anybody looking to hire a coach, I'm sure would have Mike near the very top of the list." Meanwhile, Jeff Van Gundy dismissed speculation that he is on the Nets' coaching short list.. He declined comment, other than to say "there's nothing to it."
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Exactly
What’s he going to say on the morning of the title game and when the Nets haven’t called him?
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"Wait... they're offering me HOW MUCH?!"
“Do you know if they want me to go see them right away or…?”
"I'm doing this thing tonight, but...
…let me make a call and see if I can get out of it."
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Apr 5, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Seemed to steep...
…for coach K at 12-15 per. Now if he had an NBA resume the likes of Phil Jackson, then maybe this “love” for coach K would be more justified. Although as a Net fan I would love to have him as coach, especially with a young team where they both can learn on the go, he doesn’t seem interested. At least for now…
Go Nets!
Why yes
I’m quite interested in the job and would like to talk more about that. It’s not like I have anything else to think about at the moment, and I certainly know my current players could care less about knowing whether or not I will be their coach in the future.
I want Fratello, Calipari or Izzo. Please, for god’s sake, don’t hire JVG.
I’m sure Coach K doesn’t want to leave Duke for the Nets.
“The Lakers thing, with their franchise and my history with Kobe, if you were going to do it, I don’t know how you can jump for anything better than that.”
The line of superb defensive teams he's had says otherwise
Not a knock on Frank, just noting that JVG is a good coach in his own right.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
I'm gonna need for this to become a bigger story
so the media frenzy can distract the dookies.
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GOOD!!
I never did like the college coach thing. Other than making a splash, who knows if he would be better than Pitino or Calipari in the Pros? I’d rather go with Avery Johnson. Didn’t he have back to back 60 win seasons with the Mavs? I can’t figure out why the hell he doesn’t get more respect..
like everyone else said
I wouldn’t read to much into him denying in the day of the NC game. Obviously he’s not going to say yes.
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Has winning collge titles
EVER translated into NBA titles? Just wondering because I can’t think of any. Get a good coach like Avery Johnson and spend the bucks on the players. I really hope we don’t waste the money on Coach K.
Larry Brown
I heard it on “Ask the Announcers”!!!!!!
by calling all toasters on Apr 5, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Avery Johnson just got word of Krzyzewski's denial
http://i23.tinypic.com/262nvkg.jpg
“Hi, Mikhail.”
Post it in the thread next time....
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
If you're rooting for Avery to get the job,
you’d better hope he didn’t watch the last four games of the ’06 finals or any of the ’07 playoffs, then.
Avery could invite Proky over to his place for some Vittles. Bring along Granny.
Actually, I would like to see a picture of Avery waiting for the phone to ring, since that is what AJ says he was doing, when interviewed on Pardon The Interuption.
Def a + 1 for you!
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
I could see K considering the position if he wins tonight.
However, the take home news is that Proky appears ready to accept Ownership on April 16, even though all the final details of the Barclays contract will not likely have been met. They are minor details that would only delay by a few weeks, but not prevent Barclays.
Proky seems to understand the significance of taking control of the Nets shortly.
However, he isn’t supposed to be even discussing Nets basketball decisions, so who could this secret source of Al’s be?
How would this person know what Proky would be doing. Is there someone in the Nets organization, other than Thorn, who is talking to NBA officials? I suspect that “$ 12 – 15 million figure was pulled out of someone’s A…” when asked to give a figure. I doubt that Figure came from Proky.
There would be more games on ESPN and TNT initially – Do the teams get that money? I thought it was spread equally?
That Fame would wear off quickly if the Nets started losing. It is the players who win games, for the most part.
I could see however, that Coach K would be the ONE and ONLY college coach who would be appealing to Proky. It would bring great GLAMOR to Prokhorov.
I could see where Coach K is fed up with the current Draft situation, so he might Bail after winning tonight.
However, has anyone considered that someone at BUTLER would be behind this distraction on the morning of this important day??
Agreed with most of what you’re saying except for the Butler conspiracy theory.
Is there someone in Butler with enough access to inside information on the Nets organization to convince Ianazzone to risk his career publishing an article on a deal-in-the-works that would lead to the most expensive, even riskiest, coaching job offer in American sports history?
After further thought I don't think K will accept, because he still has TEAM USA to keep himself busy.
He would probably have to resign TeamUSA if accepting the Nets position. There is more chance he wins Gold in 2012 than goes to the Finals with the Nets by 2013.
Which means Avery Johnson, here we come:
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Yessir Mr. Prokhorov. Can I call you Mike?
credit to Netlogic for image.
Credit to Accelerate
I simply posted in the thread…
Will gladly do for all others as well
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Avery can be a funny guy when he isn't yelling at you.
I can just see BLopez both respecting and laughing his tail off with Avery in the locker room.
Lopez – “yes coach,. I really screwed up. I won’t do it again coach.”
If He Wins Tonight?
The way the Duke team is set up.
They can repeat based on the next year players and guys returning.
The kid Irving coming in at PG is going to be a stud in the rotation with N.Smith & A.Dawkins.
Coach K can suggest C.Laettner as our Nets coach.
Then we will have th ebest of both worlds.
A young new coach whom knows the game and wins along with Coach K’s ear at all times.
GO BROOKLYN NETS!
There is NO WAY IN HELL
that Christian Leattner becomes the Nets head coach, let alone ANY head coach in the NBA…
ludicrous statement
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Dude
Ok maybe not Hell, a bit far, you’re right
But I have a better shot coaching int he NBA over Leattner…he was a bum in the pro’s and has been out of hte pro game for a decade…
No chance, no chance in hell
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Please Already
So he is a bum?
Come on now you can express yourself better then that.
All I am saying is he would be a good choice because of what he did at Duke and how he learned to improve just like every other player at Duke.
Just like other NBA players whom went through a career on the bench along with being a starter. He knows the game and sees a big picture towards winning.
As a player your only guy, as a coach you have to see and identify with all.
He gets it just like all the guys at Duke because of their solid mentor and leader Coach K.
The guy is in his fortys so that makes him young enough to relate with todays player. Another plus if I may say so.
Putting a solid staff together is were the real coaching comes into play.
Doesn't change the fact
that it is a horrible idea…
the guy was a bum in the nba, never lived up to his potential…
he has no coaching experience and you want him to become the head coach of the Nets?
Please sir, you are better than that
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
I think a lot of what is going on is "feelers" to test the marketplace.
Someone may have deliberately leaked the Coach K story, knowing he would deny it on the morning of his Big Game.
Now the Nets can say that K isn’t interested.
At the same time they can get a feel for the reaction for JVG and AJ.
They could bargain with AJ, if he knows they have others interested.
I think Al was setup with this news, but nothing wrong with that.
A sign of things to come....??
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
I suppose Boozer would consider the Nets if they drafted Evan Turner and K was the Coach. It would only cost $15 million per year.
Actually, Booze is such a nice guy he would give Coach K a $1 million discount and accept only $14 million.
Ultimately, its going to be determined by getting the #1/#2 draft pick (46.5% chance).
Boozer is going to demand the max and teams will pay it
The concept of a “discount” isn’t going to exist this summer.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Yeah I imagine Miami will offer him max to keep Wade happy
but I’m not sure he’s going to have teams knocking down his door with his injury hisory.
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The teams that don't get Bosh are immediately going to come to Boozer
Who is the next best big on the market (unless one likes Stoudemire better). Chicago, New York, New Jersey, and Miami will all be more than happy to fork over max money. With so many teams with cap space, there really isn’t an alternative — it isn’t a matter of whether he’ll get the max, it’s a matter of who is going to pay him.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
I imagine if Amare opts out
he and Bosh will come before Boozer. And I’m not sure how much cap room Chicago has but I’ve read they’re plan is, or was, to make a big push for Wade, if he doesn’t opt out till next year would they have enough to sign Boozer to the max and still make a max offer to him?
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Wade isn't leaving Miami
And it’s largely irrelevant in any case because Miami would have the money for a max contract one way or another (they would have enough space for two actually if Wade truly left).
Also, the whole point of Chicago’s trades at the deadline were to get enough space to make a max offer. That’s their plan at the moment, although I’d imagine they’d target Joe Johnson before Boozer. Regardless, there are so many teams with enough cap space to offer a max contract — New York (2), Miami (1), New Jersey (1), Chicago (1), Washington (1), Sacramento (1), L.A. Clippers (1) — that the domino effect will occur. Even if you count out Washington and Sacramento, that’s enough teams for successive free agent signings to get down the ladder fast enough to Boozer (LeBron-Bosh-Wade-Stoudemire-Boozer).
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
But LeBron and Wade aren't leaving their teams, so then do you add DLee into the Max territory since these teams would have to "bring home the bacon".
Of course the remaining teams could just be wise and try for 2 FA signings.
yea but...
Say for arguments sake, we sign Boozer to a 4 year deal. What will we do when the first 3 seasons are filled with the usual lazy/injured/bad attitude/say anything for money Boozer? Why doesn’t anybody remember the last 2+ seasons when the Utah fans HATED this guy? Shockingly, he’s a team player putting up big numbers in the year that will MAKE HIM MONEY…. He’ll be back to Ol’ Do Nothing as soon as the ink on that new contract dries.
by JohnFromLongIsland on Apr 5, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Just go directly for DLee and don't waste time bidding up prices for someone who doesn't want to come to the Nets.
DLee wants to stay in New York. How many times does he have to say it.
Woj says Nets will focus on Boozer
Kerber referred to DLee as an option if the Booze and Stat options don’t work out.
Say NO to David Lee.
Ugghhh then I hope Boozer says NO really fast. The guy is sleazy… If we sign him, he’ll spend his career whining or sidelined in a $16 mil suit. He’s not worth max based on this one good season he’s having.
David Lee will continue to get better as he has for the past few seasons, he’s a team guy, loyal, looking to win, and willing to help in any way. People say he plays bad D, but that IS in the ‘Antoni system (no “d” in ’Antoni, seewhatididthere?)… When people said he had no jump shot, he put the time in ad developed one. He’ll continue to get better along with our team while Boozer will decline while our team gets better. And DLee will be cheaper. How is Boozer at a max better than DLee to some here??
by JohnFromLongIsland on Apr 6, 2010 9:21 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No, it isn't D'Antoni's system
which makes him play bad D. He’s an atrocious defender. If anything, D’Antoni’s system actually helps him pad his stats.
Carlos Boozer has been the go-to big man on a team that made it to the WCF some years ago, and that is one of the best teams in the West right now.
I’d take Boozer at$15 M per over Lee at 12 any day of the week.
Boozer's also a MASSIVE injury risk
He missed like 30+ games the last 2 years before this year. There’s absolutely no way it makes since to be locked into near max money for him.
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I'd imagine Boozer would much rather want to go to Chicago or New York
Whether Coach K was in New Jersey or not.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
nobodys coming here
he turned down that much money because he didn’t want to coach this team. sad. nobody wants to coach or play here.
Are you kidding me we have a brighter future than most teams in the playoffs who are 1 and done, or have aging players
Where a 11 win team thats stealing headlines where the talk of the Country right now,when was the last time you heard anything about the Knicks, aside from McGrady saying LeBron’s not coming here ahahaha, the Knicks.
It’s sad that you are so misinformed. Sad.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Apr 5, 2010 3:35 PM EDT reply actions
avery johnson???
why? cause devin wants him? His voice is annoying as hell and i dont think he has the respect factor from the refs that a coach K or a jvg would have.
Any of the 3 is better than what he have currently though.
Not just because Devin wants him
because he has an overall coaching record of 194-70 and the fastest head coach to win 100 games by any coach. He also had the best record in the NBA in 06-07 with 67 wins.
I think having the best players makes a good coach, but it’s obvious by his track record that he is a good coach.
Plus he made Devin play good D.. Imagine that..
It's funny but from reading most of these posts nobody seems to be good enough to coach our team lol.
Everybody has a problem with everybody, I mean granted Phil Jackson or Pat Riley is are not available, but some of your guys standards are wayyyy to high. Remember the coach is only as good as his players anyway for the most part.
If coach "K" wins tonight?
Does his price go up? 25 Million per game sounds just about right.
Forget about “K” and lets take all that money and put it to good use.
Feed the poor or something like that.
Nets don't need Coach K
I think if the Nets can land John Wall and let him run the point. We can trade Yi or get a FA Power Forward I think we are in great shape. I think Jeff Van Gundy is a nice choice or even Mike Fratello.
None of this matters.
What matters is the BUZZ.
The papers, the airwaves, the googles were all buzzing about the NETS and their BILLIONAIRE owner wanting to spread cash all over the place.
Coach K is NOT going to be the Nets coach next year, but people now understand he is serious as a heart attack about rebuilding this team.
LOL
I agree…. it’s good publicity even though we’re not going to get him. It will let players know that our owner is willing to spend to win. It was all over ESPN and other sports news network, so if any free agents from this summer saw it, it will give them a good impression of our owner and maybe our future as well.
were they really buzzing
I’ve been watching ESPN most of today and it didn’t get mentioned very much. And ESPN’s rarely met a story they can’t drive into the ground constantly talking about it.
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Doesn't sound like they're considering the Czar
Too bad. They could probably sell him to Proky if they changed the nickname to “The Oligarch.”
by calling all toasters on Apr 5, 2010 7:40 PM EDT reply actions
Radio Nowhere?
Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on
Talking to my girlfriend, waiting for something to happen
I wish it was the sixties, I wish I could be happy
I wish, I wish, I wish that something would happen
As a Maryland fan, all I can say is “Oh thank God.” I wouldn’t be able to forget the last 8 years of hating Coach K with a passion just because he’s coaching the Nets.
Anyway, why do this college crap? Sure he lead Team USA to gold, but with that team, any coach in the league not named Kiki could do that.
I’m all about Avery Johnson myself.
Boring... Dallas already did that...
Why not make things happen? Same old problem, hey, I got the same old solution…
And lets throw as much money as we can, trying to get it…
Coaches are overrated…
You need the player’s. Prove me wrong!!!
Can't think of any coach off hand...
but give an example of a championship team without a quality coach…
very cynical…brighten up about the nets exploratory talks my man
it's the chicken and the egg thing
no one thought doc rivers was a quality coach until kg and allen showed up, he was nearly on his way out. And no one thought Mike Brown was a quality coach until their gm went out and got the pieces to surround Lebron with.
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that and also it's hard to really tell who is a great coach and who's a middling one
who just hit the jackpot with players. Obviously there’s a guy like Jackson, who even though he is mostly hands off, his offense is just brilliant, or a guy like Riley who’s proved it with multiple teams over multiple years. But a lot of other guys it’s hard to say.
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im guessin some folks thought doc rivers was a quality coach...
as he was COY in 2000
by jackbauerwillsmashurface on Apr 5, 2010 9:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah did you miss the part where I said
“until kg and allen showed up”?
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i dont see how that matters as he won COY with a bunch of scrubs in Orlando
by jackbauerwillsmashurface on Apr 6, 2010 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions
i think you can apply that statement to ANY coach at ANY level ANYWHERE ANYTIME.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Apr 5, 2010 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
Paying a guy who has no legitimate in season NBA head coaching experience 12-15 a pop is foolish. I hope that this is just a rumor and nothing more. Its good to have deep pockets like the Russian, but spend that $$$$ wisely
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
What are people not realizing
about this signing being about more than the COACH. The theory behind bringing in Coach K is that he would recruit the top tier FA’s also. His connection with LeBron,Wade,Bosh,Boozer etc. is worth more than $12mil per year…
If Coach K is too good for us...
…maybe that guy from Butler is the man for us. He pushes all the right buttons to get the most out of his team. Man what a good game.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Apr 5, 2010 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
One would think that Prokhorov
Would be much more comfortable with someone like Ettore Messina, who honestly would be a pretty good NBA coach. Aside from him, Avery Johnson and JVG are definitely the best coaches available, although both would require pretty lucrative contracts to get out of broadcasting.
And after Duke’s win tonight forget any thought whatsoever of Coach K coming to the NBA. Not happening.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Coach K says:
“What a way to spend our last day together”
I heard that too,..
but too bad it’s obviously about his 4 seniors. I still think we have a shot at getting him though
Yeah he said multiple times well before the game
that the worse part about the last game of the tourney is that you’ll never be together again, referencing seniors/players leaving for the draft.
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how about Maurice Cheeks?
Former point guard so he’d help Devin and I think he did a good job with Philly before Elton Brand came.
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