OldOrder | Hawks

395 | 12 hours ago

Absolute nightmare list of coaching candidates for Pels fans.

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

94 | 12 hours ago

well that just cements doc rivers will be a finalist there

First-Throat-877

56 | 12 hours ago

honestly based on that list jesus christ yeah go with Doc.

fucking weird as we are in a golden age of young coaching talent, but Pels and the Kings org deeply desire the worst they can get. they yearn for it.

Horror_Response_1991 | Magic

22 | 12 hours ago

The GMs there need scapegoats

First-Throat-877

12 | 11 hours ago

Joe Dumars use to be my hero.

now I am thankful its the Pels and not the Pistons.

sorry New Orleans you dont deserve this but fuck man we want to liiiiiive.

RedtheGamer100 | Hornets

3 | 11 hours ago

Jimmy Stewart is a pistons fan 😂

RedactedAsFugg | Kings

2 | 7 hours ago

Dumars have been on the front office of the Kings and Pels 🤔

Financial_Tea_980

11 | 10 hours ago

Honestly think the Pels ownership is understandably gun shy re: young, shiny, unproven coaching hires after what they’ve been through of late.

Willie Green was beloved as an assistant in PHX and talked about as the next great young NBA head coach not only by Monty Williams, Chris Paul, and Devin Booker, but by other GMs, coaches, and players around the league. The popular discourse in 2020-21 was that it was a great hire that the Pels had knocked out of the park and that he was the perfect fit for a talented young roster.

Willie Green was an atrocious head coach who never learned from his mistakes, trotted out boneheaded lineups, made nonsensical in-game adjustments, and was an extremely poor X’s and O’s guy and play caller, particularly at the offensive end of the floor, where he was just in so far over his head it was sad and obvious. Over 4+ seasons he consistently pulled mediocrity out of a lineup that had, at certain points, significant talent.

That said, I agree the coaching list here is not confidence-inspiring, and hell, one look at how the org approached the hire of Joe Dumbass should tell you all you need to know about how serious they are, but as a lifelong Pels fan I actually don’t have a problem with hanging onto Borrego.

Gristle__McThornbody | Lakers

10 | 12 hours ago

I doubt it. Knicks will fire Mike Brown when they get eliminated in the 2nd rd and throw Doc the biggest contract in history for a head coach.

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

13 | 12 hours ago

oof. i hate the knicks but not that much

Crafty_Substance_954 | Pistons

9 | 11 hours ago

Don’t even joke about that.

YerrrKnicks | Knicks

7 | 11 hours ago

What did we even do to deserve that kinda comment man… 😞

cire1184 | Lakers

1 | 8 hours ago

Lakers fan base is hurting right now. I’m sorry if we lash out. Please give us 4 to 6 centuries to get right.

zebrainatux |

20 | 12 hours ago

Might be the nastiest list possible

Financial_Tea_980

18 | 10 hours ago

Weird take. There’s nothing wrong at all with Borrego, I think he’s one of the better offensive coaches in the league, dismissed under weird circumstances / total regime change in Charlotte and he’s been a great offensive coach in nola with very little time / talent to work with. Similarly, Mosley achieved a lot with a young, scrappy Magic team before the wheels fell off this year. What’s the deal?

whenveganscheat | Raptors

3 | 10 hours ago

Release the coaching files!

Overall-Palpitation6 | Grizzlies

15 | 12 hours ago

Borrego or Mosley should be the two main candidates.

They might not be championship coaches, but they will elevate your offense (Borrego) or defense (Mosley) to levels above where they are currently.

Still not sure why the Hornets fired Borrego a few years ago.

Tapprunner | Spurs

-2 | 11 hours ago

Are we sure Mosley elevates anything?

Brod24 | Magic

12 | 11 hours ago

Yes

Brod24 | Magic

14 | 11 hours ago

Mosley would be excellent for them.

He’s great at developing young players and creating a culture. Just with these motivator coaches their message gets stale eventually and he reached that moment in Orlando.

Crafty_Substance_954 | Pistons

9 | 11 hours ago

It’ll be Kevin Ollie, Troy Weaver wanted to hire him in Detroit but got vetoed in favor of Monty.

Parallel-Quality

115 | 12 hours ago

The Pel’s nightmare just never ends.

Crafty_Substance_954 | Pistons

35 | 11 hours ago

Fun fact: the Pelicans went 1-9 in their last ten despite not having their own pick.

They’re just that bad, ladies and gentlemen.

Financial_Tea_980

-1 | 10 hours ago

This kind of drive-by takedown is rich coming from a Pistons fan. The Pels are certainly not good, but come on, they played two very young rookies 35+ minutes a game and other second round rookies heavy minutes over that stretch, with rest and injuries from all their star players, in a frame where they ended the season playing the Knicks, Celtics, Blazers, Timberwolves, Rockets, Raptors, and Pistons.

I’ll give you that the Kings game was a debacle, but seriously, what kind of analysis is this? This is the kind of comment that gets upvotes on here?

ExtraGoated | Lakers

9 | 9 hours ago

??? no one told them to rest their stars? They’re supposed to be beating playoff teams since they dont have their pick, thats the whole point of what they said.

Financial_Tea_980

-4 | 9 hours ago

They won 26 games, finished the season 11 games behind the team ahead of them, and the commenter picked the final 10 games of the season, games that were pointless in terms of positioning for a higher seed, to cherry pick their record when they rested their stars (as any team in their position would have done) and played rookies heavy minutes against mostly playoff teams to encourage their development.

Shall we review March, a month they finished with a winning record for the first time in 2 seasons? Or have I said enough to help you understand how stupid the point you’re defending is?

ExtraGoated | Lakers

7 | 8 hours ago

ooh 26 games? i stand corrected, they’re clearly a very good team

Crafty_Substance_954 | Pistons

3 | 8 hours ago

26 wins through pure effort!

No tanking, just a classic Dumars-Weaver bad team.

Tough_Lawfulness8380

13 | 12 hours ago

Dumars and Troy weaver dream team

WobbleKun | Raptors

92 | 12 hours ago

many magic fans offering to drive him to the airport themselves lol

Tardypop1 | Magic

54 | 12 hours ago

I’ll drive him straight to Orleans non stop if that’s what it takes

Bmaj1000 | Bucks

3 | 5 hours ago

Can you imagine what the conversation would be like?

thewrongnotes | Magic

1 | 3 hours ago

“Hands on the wheel!”

“Sit down and drive!”

“You’ve got to give those better drivers credit”

Rare-Humor-9192

7 | 12 hours ago

And some of the players as well.

Tardypop1 | Magic

9 | 10 hours ago

Paolos already warmed the car up

Breakthecyclist

4 | 12 hours ago

As a Hawks fan, it is tough to decide whether the team is better off with the Magic keeping Mosley.

On the one hand, he is an utterly incompetent coach. On the other, his coaching style seems pretty much to injure and maim opposing players under the rubric of toughness.

For the Pelicans, I genuinely think he would be a disaster.

internallylinked | Hawks

3 | 12 hours ago

Then they get Darvin Ham

Felix_Wyn | Magic

91 | 12 hours ago

Sold.

No take backs.

masterpierround | Grizzlies

33 | 12 hours ago

monkey’s paw curls

[Charania] The Orlando Magic have hired former NBA Champion Doc Rivers to lead the franchise into its next chapter!

gr3710 | Pistons

25 | 12 hours ago

It’s so long ago that some may not even realize he was head coach in Orlando.

BikingThroughCanada | Supersonics

10 | 11 hours ago

Sure, quite a few people posting here weren’t alive back then, I’m sure.

chris-dempsey |

3 | 11 hours ago

Ironically, if I recall, he didn’t do too bad in his stint with the Magic. Doc coaching a roster without stars is OP.

huss_femme

9 | 11 hours ago

Blew his first 3 - 1 lead there

phantombrick22 | Magic

2 | 4 hours ago

To be fair, he had zero business being up 3-1 in that series

stinx2001 | Magic

3 | 11 hours ago

Such an awesome season. We had zero expectations and he almost lead us to the playoffs.

chris-dempsey |

2 | 11 hours ago

Same with the Lou Will Clippers post CP3 and before the Kawhi fiasco

stinx2001 | Magic

2 | 11 hours ago

So he needs either no all stars or 4x HOF players to be successful.

chris-dempsey |

2 | 10 hours ago

Apparently. Anything in between is guaranteed and embarrassing failure like blown 1-3 leads.

sunofcheese | Magic

1 | an hour ago

There was the part where he refused to let Tim Duncan’s now-ex-wife ride on the team plane. Some things can never be forgiven.

ag_fan | Magic

2 | 10 hours ago

don’t put that curse on us

TuqiDuque12 | Pistons

35 | 12 hours ago

Dumars did such an awesome job building the go to work Pistons, I’m not sure he has done one legit good thing since 2009, despite working for like ⁵⁄₆ seasons after that including this year you can argue his best transaction since the awful Iverson trade is drafting Jonas Jerebko lol.

Meanwhile he has some of the DUMBEST transactions in recent NBA history since then, I want to give him the benefit of the doubt but I’m starting to wonder if the team I loved so much was really well built or if it was a total coincidence lol

RCM88x | Cavaliers

13 | 12 hours ago

Part of me wonders if it was just a broken clock is right twice a day situation with 2004-2008. Like nothing he’s done since then has been smart and even in that period there were a number of questionable moves.

Drewicho | Supersonics

6 | 10 hours ago

Honestly he just seems like someone who the game just passed him by. Not all GM’s can be great at being adaptable.

greenwhitehell

2 | 11 hours ago

I want to give him the benefit of the doubt but I’m starting to wonder if the team I loved so much was really well built or if it was a total coincidence lol

Did you have some assistant GM who was the brains behind it? Sometimes that’s the case

Jaerba | DET

7 | 11 hours ago

Yes, 2 of them who led the Bucks to their championship.

Dumars’s impression of championship basketball was also better suited to the early 2000s.

Pristine_Purpose_230 | Pistons

2 | 10 hours ago

John Hammond. He’s now with the Magic. Helped build the Bucks contender.

Rare-Veterinarian743 | Lakers

1 | 8 hours ago

Is Joe Dumars the Doc Rivers of GM?

the_mexican_menace | Nuggets

15 | 12 hours ago

Lol Pels that’s a hellish list

MemphisMemphisMemphi

11 | 12 hours ago

That would be the funniest thing ever

I_Set_3_Alarms | Celtics

13 | 12 hours ago

Pelicans owner still mainly cares about the Saints right? I could see them keeping Borrego just because it’s the simplest thing to do lol

jgman22 | Pelicans

7 | 12 hours ago

That’s best case scenario at this point

nbaistheworst

3 | 11 hours ago

He hasn’t been awful

TheDirtyBurger522 | Pistons

9 | 12 hours ago

What a list. The Pels have devolved into a train wreck

PlatishGC | Hornets

6 | 12 hours ago

I assume this is the Pels just accepting that nobody is coming to their rescue except for the retreads desperate for a job. Reminds me of when we were close to hiring Kenny Atkinson but then he bailed late in the process, and we ended up re-hiring Clifford

IntelligentAd5460 | Grizzlies

6 | 12 hours ago

i will always wish for great things for the pels since my family is from there so i am sorry

AdLong3086

7 | 12 hours ago

Isn’t Taylor Jenkins out there somewhere? Instead of passing around the same group of lousy coaches

Szobortz | Mavericks

8 | 12 hours ago

i believe taylor will go to orlando. perfect fit

looking at standings, we have no openings. of the blanked teams, it’s pelicans, bucks, bulls and wizards only. and only magic and rockets are doubtful of playoff teams

Jack_The_Sparrow_ | Warriors

4 | 12 hours ago

They should go for Darvin Ham

AfroManHighGuy

3 | 12 hours ago

Thibs would be great for the pelicans

basketballjonestown | Celtics

3 | 12 hours ago

If Thibs wants it he’ll have a head coaching gig next year imo. Just depends on where.

AfroManHighGuy

1 | 9 hours ago

I’d imagine it’s somewhere with some promising players. My guess is pelicans, grizzlies, bucks. Out of those, pelicans would be the best situation for him

Possible-Willow-4913

3 | 12 hours ago

Not looking good for the Pels

jefe_hook

5 | 12 hours ago

Doc Rivers is available though

jgman22 | Pelicans

4 | 12 hours ago

Hiring Dumars and Weaver we all knew would just run this already down franchise even further into the dirt already sinking below their feet

nugentismycenter | Pistons

4 | 11 hours ago

Mosley might be the worst coach in the league, not only am I surprised he is getting any interest but I will be surprised if he gets another NBA Head Coaching job ever again.

nbaistheworst

2 | 11 hours ago

It’s weird - I have no idea why anyone thinks he’s good.

JoJonesy | Celtics

4 | 12 hours ago

god the Pelicans really are NBA purgatory, huh. at least the Kings had the Beam Team a couple years ago

iluvugoldenblue | Kings

3 | 12 hours ago

I mean, there was a point in the last few seasons where the pels were the 1 seed for a spell

JoJonesy | Celtics

5 | 12 hours ago

…man, I completely forgot the Pelicans were 49-33 a couple years ago. That’s a better record than the Beam Team, even if they ended up a lower seed. Idk why but it doesn’t feel the same

shelvino | Trail Blazers

3 | 12 hours ago

Kings were a feel good story because they were just playing super well. Pelicans won 49 games but sort of had to do something at some point with Zion, Ingram, CJ and they had so many picks through the years with the AD + Jrue trade hauls

Alch1_

3 | 12 hours ago

Lmao they’re gonna end up with Doc Rivers aren’t they

Seanswanshong

3 | 12 hours ago

That franchise loves making the stupidest choices every other basketball fan on earth knows is bad in the moment

Horror_Response_1991 | Magic

3 | 12 hours ago

You can have him, take him right now please

LeadershipBoth7195

2 | 12 hours ago

ofc he has lmao

TangerineStrong3781 | Lakers

2 | 12 hours ago

Go hard on them dudes

Tardypop1 | Magic

2 | 12 hours ago

Please take him

duvaLavud | France

3 | 12 hours ago

I wouldn’t wish GM Joe Dumars HC Jamahl Mosley on my worst enemy

pwningnoobslolz | Lakers

4 | 12 hours ago

I would

Celtics with those two would be amazing for me.

Accomplished-Law-652

2 | 12 hours ago

Always start your list with retreads who suck.

dead-serious | San Diego Clippers

3 | 12 hours ago

aka most affordable candidates

br0botic

2 | 12 hours ago

Source: Jamahl Mosley’s agent

Szobortz | Mavericks

2 | 12 hours ago

dumars is close with van gundys and jeff is stuntin with the clippers. go with him even if you’re close

VadersSuccessor | Lakers

2 | 12 hours ago

Have they checked the resumé of Doc Rivers?

beefJeRKy-LB | Lebanon

2 | 12 hours ago

Mosley being religious is one reason why the Devos liked him. Wouldn’t be surprised if Gayle Benson likes him for that reason too.

Appropriate_Book_591

2 | 12 hours ago

Maybe do what the Suns did and get a fresh face…this list is bottom.

Even_Tangerine_4201

2 | 12 hours ago

Mount Rushmore of depressing.

bjtrdff

2 | 11 hours ago

What on earth would make the Pelicans want to hire Mosely other than a gas leak in the front office?

yoyoyodawg3 | Rockets

2 | 11 hours ago

Shit if you’re going to get retreads at least go for ones that had success in some capacity.

vERRA__

3 | 11 hours ago

Just keep Borrego another year.

Nausicaataos | Grizzlies

2 | 11 hours ago

Why not see what Vinnie Del Negro is up to?

PapageorgiouMBO | Magic

2 | 11 hours ago

Borrego has done pretty well all things considered.

_Jetto_ | NBA

2 | 11 hours ago

I kinda like Jenkins with this Orlando bunch but still if banchero has up and down travesties like he has the last first half of the seaosn it won’t matter

Pristine_Purpose_230 | Pistons

2 | 10 hours ago

I don’t understand how a group of people can be so fucking bad at their jobs

ACanOfPickles

2 | 10 hours ago

Any time you get the chance to hire a guy whose team quit on him six months ago, you have to do it.

NotWD | Raptors

1 | 9 hours ago

True. I mean, how tf does Doc keep getting hired?

CapN_Crummp | Magic

2 | 10 hours ago

TAKE HIM! PLEASE

paddiction | SAS

1 | 12 hours ago

Where’s Doc Rivers’ name on this list?

EarthWarping | NBA

1 | 12 hours ago

retirement

EarthWarping | NBA

1 | 12 hours ago

lmfao

radikraze | Pelicans

1 | 12 hours ago

Keep Darvin Ham far far away. We will not go hard on them dudes

Additional-Maize1960 | Pelicans

1 | 12 hours ago

Get ready to contest without fouling buddy

WTAP1 | Trail Blazers

1 | 12 hours ago

I was just thinking about what kevin ollie was doing the other day.

supes1 | Celtics

1 | 11 hours ago

As a UConn fan, I’m sad he never got a chance elsewhere after we booted him. He did a hell of a job coaching us to the 2014 championship, but after that couldn’t recruit talent (which wouldn’t be an issue in the NBA), and apparently was distracted by a contentious divorce.

He was well-liked at Overtime Elite and in Brooklyn. No idea if he would be good for the Pels, but there’s at least something to be said for trying someone new instead of a coach that flopped elsewhere.

chuckbuck6 | Trail Blazers

1 | 12 hours ago

Yikes

februarycream | Knicks

1 | 11 hours ago

Day 1 of no Pelicans basketball and this shit starts

nbaistheworst

1 | 11 hours ago

Hiring a proven crappy coach like Mosley would be a very Pelicans move.

CircusOfFlies | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

I thought things were looking up for New Orleans but holy shit

NotTheMamba | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

Instead of recycling failed coaches, maybe give some new blood a shot you fucking idiots.

Financial_Tea_980

1 | 10 hours ago

They literally just did that, and the new blood was one of the lousiest head coaches we’ve seen in years. That coaching pick was lauded by everyone on social media and other players/coaches/GMs in 2020-21, and he was absolutely terrible. It’s like none of you pay attention to context at all.

NotTheMamba | Lakers

1 | 9 hours ago

Bro that was 6 years ago…

mw19078 | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

the darvin hamas resistance will never stop

Inside-Drink-1311

1 | 10 hours ago

Ham is better than all of these.

Sweatytubesock

1 | 9 hours ago

Thoughts and prayers, Pels fans.

was_saying_boo_urns | Magic

1 | 9 hours ago

That’s grim as hell.

orthogonian_

1 | 9 hours ago

This is why Joe Dumars didn’t get a job until Gayle Benson wanted her lackeys’ golfing buddy in the building

cire1184 | Lakers

1 | 8 hours ago

Time to Ham it up!

GeriatricGamete67 | Nuggets

1 | 8 hours ago

Joe Dumars masterclass incoming

nd1289 | Magic

1 | 7 hours ago

Take him

mattr1198 | Knicks

1 | 7 hours ago

Now that AK has been fired, Dumars takes the cake for unanimous worst FO exec

TheInfinityOfThought | Celtics

1 | 6 hours ago

The Pelicans are such an unserious franchise

nokarmawhore | Spurs

1 | 6 hours ago

i swear to fucking gd if darvin ham gets another head coaching gig… just hire a fucking fan in the stands ffs

elfridpaytonshair | Magic

1 | 4 hours ago

Please take this bum

back2ya | Knicks

0 | 12 hours ago

Would love if someone explained to me why Mosleys a bad coach. Didn’t watch Magic that much but literally everything was blamed on him

Szobortz | Mavericks

1 | 12 hours ago

offensive coach with some of the worst offensive displays. also, paolo was talking shit about him. udoka is dealing with similar things

back2ya | Knicks

1 | 12 hours ago

don’t both teams lack a pg playmaker & both deal with stagnant offenses? idk how that falls on coaching more than roster building

Szobortz | Mavericks

0 | 12 hours ago

watch them play. they’re failing on basic logical checks.

you have orlando allowing kd to go 1 on 1 with no help.

you have rockets spreading ball around with kd sitting there bored. this is mentioned in kd files.

it’s like excusing pistons and that tenure for having to deal with kilian hayes while jb came next year and had them at 50 wins.

nbaistheworst

1 | 11 hours ago

See the loss to the Lakers where he failed to coach his team to be sure to guard the best 3 pt shooter in the league after a timeout up by 2 points with 2 seconds left to play.

WIDE OPEN

Punjabiveer30 | Raptors

0 | 12 hours ago

Can the NBA just force sell this team relocate them to like Kansas or something

Financial_Tea_980

2 | 10 hours ago

This is insulting AND stupid, congrats.

Renzel0311

-1 | 12 hours ago

🤣🤣 if they end Jacque Vaughn RIP to the fans

HibachiTyme | Knicks

-1 | 11 hours ago

They should end the pelicans franchise

[Scotto] Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has admirers in New Orleans. He’d be toward the top of the list if available. Other candidates include interim coach James Borrego, Darvin Ham, and Kevin Ollie.