MIND BLOWN! And this weird energy, like a game of murder mystery, drives everyone to play to a championship. That would be some next level brilliance then. But sadly I don't so.... Then again, it's probably more likely than pizza gate or the fake moon landing. I like how you think.
So what I get from this is Sengun is the only guy who understands what good coaching looks like, and looking at some of the BS he forces in games even he doesn’t look like the sharpest tool in the shed so we are totally screwed?
He has already lost some of them, they know that he has no clue and doesn't offer them any help. They are tired of hearing him blame them when they KNOW the truth. Ime's days as coach are numbered, all it will take is a couple of guys saying, they want him our or trade them.....the org will need to cut their loses. DD
Highest-Paid NBA Coaches 2025-26: Steve Kerr Leads at $17.5 Million https://share.google/bUupT2GJf4iB7XkJu Spoiler Sportico Home Personalities Coaches Highest-Paid NBA Coaches 2025-26: Steve Kerr Leads at $17.5 Million December 10, 2025 9:00am Facebook Twitter Google-preferred Linkedin + additional share options added Kerr is followed by Erik Spoelstra and Tyronn Lue as the best compensated coaches in the association.ILLUSTRATION BY GRACE HUGHES; PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES In April, the Denver Nuggets were fourth in the Western Conference, and Michael Malone was preparing his team for another playoff run, less than two years removed from leading the club to its first NBA title. But with three games left in the regular season, the franchise’s all-time winningest coach was fired, sending shockwaves around the NBA. Coaching in the NBA has never been more tenuous, with just two coaches hired in their current jobs before September 2020. But the pay has never been better. A half-dozen coaches got extensions this summer worth between $8 million and $11 million per year, and another coach (Mike Brown) landed a new job with the New York Knicks at an average annual value (AAV) of $10 million. The top tier of NBA coaching pay includes three title-winning bosses, led by Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) with a $17.5 million AAV ahead of Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) and Tyronn Lue (Los Angeles Clippers) at $15 million. Kerr (two years), Spoelstra (eight years) and Lue (five years) all signed contract extensions in 2024 that roughly doubled the AAV of their prior deals. Kerr’s four championships are the most among active coaches after Gregg Popovich stepped down as the San Antonio Spurs’ coach in May. Coaches across the major sports leagues rarely enter the final year of their deal without an extension, and it is even more unusual for those of Kerr’s stature. Kerr, who also won five titles as a player, said he’s OK with his status. “I’m very comfortable going into the season with a year left,” Kerr told ESPN in September. “I’m so aligned with [general manager] Mike [Dunleavy Jr.] and [owner] Joe [Lacob]. We talked about this—there’s no reason for discussion or concern. This is kind of a point in our relationship where let’s just see how it is at the end of the year.” Kerr might be comfortable with the Warriors, but a ring does not ensure job security, as Malone found out with the Nuggets. Since 2016, the Cleveland Cavaliers (Lue), Los Angeles Lakers (Frank Vogel) and Milwaukee Bucks (Mike Budenholzer) also fired their respective coaches two years after a championship. Tom Thibodeau led the New York Knicks to their first Eastern Conference finals since 2000, but it wasn’t enough for Knicks brass, which fired Thibs in early June, days after the Indiana Pacers knocked them out of the playoffs. The Knicks took an unusual path to finding Thibodeau’s replacement by requesting permission from at least five teams to speak to their current under-contract head coach. All five teams rejected the request. Three of those coaches inked contract extensions over the summer at an increased AAV, including Billy Donovan (Chicago Bulls), Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks) and Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets). The Knicks ultimately signed Brown to a four-year contract worth $10 million annually. The Sacramento Kings had fired Brown 12 months ago despite back-to-back winning seasons—the first for the franchise in two decades—and two NBA Coach of the Year awards, including the only unanimous win in 2023. The Kings had given Brown a three-year contract extension six months prior worth $8.5 million annually. These jobs have evolved from ones focused solely on X’s and O’s to CEOs of basketball organizations that require more management and marketing responsibilities for franchises that are worth $5.5 billion on average—15x what they were valued at 15 years ago. Yet owners show little patience with the faces of these franchises when on-court losses pile up, and it is easier to swap out a coach then turn over a player roster. Half of the NBA’s 30 coaches have been in place for less than two years. The NBA coaching market was reset in 2023 when the Detroit Pistons hired Monty Williams on a six-year, $78.5 million contract. Before Williams, only Popovich earned $10 million per year. This season, nine coaches are earning at least $10 million, up from eight last year, despite the retirement of Pop and firings of Malone, Thibodeau and Budenholzer, who all had deals with AAVs of at least $10 million. The bottom level of NBA coaching salaries is roughly $4 million per year, and even with salaries up substantially, all of these coaches are arguably still underpaid if compared to player pay. There are 58 NBA players earning at least $30 million this season and 170 at $10 million, according to Spotrac. The top 10 coaches will earn an estimated $120 million this season in base pay, versus $158 million for the highest-paid NFL coaches. Coach contracts, which are almost always fully guaranteed, also typically have some kind of bonuses built in for playoff performance. The salary figures are based on conversations with teams, agents and executive recruiters, as well as published reports.
Not just Udoka, the Thunder had a similar problem with Offense, when Ajay Mitchell's production went down and he became injured, JayDub could not shoot bc of a recuperating right hand wrist. What did they do......they played thru and traded for McCain, a quick release, off ball mover and shooter and ball handler.....and that also freed up Isaiah Joe to shoot better. The Rockets well did nothing.
Perkins is almost always wrong. It's not about being selfish. It's about not knowing how to play team offense. I refuse to believe that a professional team does not have any offensive schemes. I think they do. But the schemes are either (1) too simplistic that it's extremely easy to neutralize, and/or (2) not prioritized in practice for the players to master the execution, and/or (3) not utilizing players' strengths while exposing players weaknesses.
The only player on the team that strikes me as particularly selfish with the way that he plays, and this is mostly in the context of him being a "point guard", is Aaron Holiday. Who of course barely plays. Other than that I think guys are mostly fairly unselfish given their positions/roles. But yeah if Kendrick Perkins says something I generally assume the opposite is true or at least that he's off-base in some way. Dude is a bad take factory
