Krystkowiak...Fired...

[grizonbob]

I'm impressed by his attitude in the face of what's got to be a tremendous blow. That is, his statement that this will make him stronger in the long run. I'm sure that's true.

Most people who are quite successful in life will tell you that they went through situations like this that were important to setting the stage for their future success.

It's a good sign that he's able to have that perspective at this point in time. He'll be fine. Probably a lot better than fine.

 

[SIDELINE]

Who ever thought PJ Carlesimo would get another HC job?

PJC falls into the category of "lets get rid of any and all quality in a sonics uniform so the city won't put up a fight when we take them to OKC."

PJC is unfit for the NBA. Krystko isn't... however, he's not going to jump right into another head job. He'll be there again, but not next year.

 

[Grizbacker1]

Who ever thought PJ Carlesimo would get another HC job?

PJC falls into the category of "lets get rid of any and all quality in a sonics uniform so the city won't put up a fight when we take them to OKC."

PJC is unfit for the NBA. Krystko isn't... however, he's not going to jump right into another head job. He'll be there again, but not next year.

I don't think he has to worry about jumping into another head coaching job because LK is probably going to have to be an assistant again before another opportunity presents itself. I have no doubt he will succeed given the right situtation. He is getting a pretty damn nice severance package though so we won't have to send him care packages. :thumb:

 

[Mslacat]

You know I hear MSU-B has an opening...... I bet if he put a real nice resume together and got Huse and Sprinkle to give him a letter of reference he would have a real good shot arty:

 

[Sugar Bear 16]

hire a recruiting coordinator. I don't see him getting hired as a HC in the NBA again

In college a HC has to be a part of the recruiting process if they want to have any sucess recruiting coordinators help find the talent but, the HC is the guy who gets them to sign.

Pepperdine? An NBA assistant makes as much or more $ than a head coach at a mid-major. If he doesn't like recruiting then he should stay in the NBA.

 

[Grizbacker1]

hire a recruiting coordinator. I don't see him getting hired as a HC in the NBA again

In college a HC has to be a part of the recruiting process if they want to have any sucess recruiting coordinators help find the talent but, the HC is the guy who gets them to sign.

Pepperdine? An NBA assistant makes as much or more $ than a head coach at a mid-major. If he doesn't like recruiting then he should stay in the NBA.

You got that right. The assistants bait the hook, and the HC has to get them in the boat.

 

[Cuervohola]

Bottom Line... LK will be coaching somewhere next season... You all know he cant stay away from it... BB is like a drug to him....

I wish him the best, but dont want to see him coaching some podunk college or bottom feeder NBA team....

 

[BARN BALL]

Not sure but would assume that the last two years will have an impact on what comes next. With a few more "Bucks."

 

[scapegoat griz]

I know this post will piss some of you off, but.... I know Larry and like him. He did well coaching here as well as playing in the maroon and silver. That said.... I have little sympathy for the guy. He bailed out on UM when it suited him not when it was best for the team. He left UM in a bit of a lurch with a mid-off-season move to do what was best for him. Players and recruits felt betrayed as he bolted from a team that was coming off a great season. I know he deserves the right to do what is best for him and I wouldn't , and didn't, hold it against him. I will not, however feel bad that he was fired. It was best for someone else this time and Larry lost.

 

[griz5700]

I know this post will piss some of you off, but.... I know Larry and like him. He did well coaching here as well as playing in the maroon and silver. That said.... I have little sympathy for the guy. He bailed out on UM when it suited him not when it was best for the team. He left UM in a bit of a lurch with a mid-off-season move to do what was best for him. Players and recruits felt betrayed as he bolted from a team that was coming off a great season. I know he deserves the right to do what is best for him and I wouldn't , and didn't, hold it against him. I will not, however feel bad that he was fired. It was best for someone else this time and Larry lost.

It is how the coaching world works. I had no problem with him leaving UM. We always knew it was LKs goal to be an NBA coach, and when the opportunity knocked he took it. Players come and go, and when your dream job is there you have to take it.

 

[General Disarray]

LK has an authoritative style of coaching that I don't see working in the NBA. The NBA is a player-run league. Owners and GM's cater to the stars of the teams more than the coaches. NBA coaching is more about managing personalities than it is about X's and O's and preaching fundamentals. I feel like a good GM is more important than a good HC in the NBA.

I was watching ESPN and they were talking about how there are a ton of great international coaches out there, especially in Europe, and why none of them have transferred to the NBA and the analyst/reporter guy said one reason: they are much too authoritative. Coaches run the teams over there. They yell, they discipline, and they make the calls. That wouldn't fly in the NBA. All NBA coaches need to do is keep their stars happy.

Can you imagine what would happen if a coach yelled and benched Kobe, Lebron, Wade, McGrady, etc for making a stupid shot selection or making a selfish mistake? They'd be negotiating a buy-out with the coach as soon as the player requested a trade. Coaches are interchangable in the NBA, star players aren't.


Has Marquette hired a new coach yet?

 

[grizband]

LK has an authoritative style of coaching that I don't see working in the NBA. The NBA is a player-run league. Owners and GM's cater to the stars of the teams more than the coaches. NBA coaching is more about managing personalities than it is about X's and O's and preaching fundamentals. I feel like a good GM is more important than a good HC in the NBA.

I was watching ESPN and they were talking about how there are a ton of great international coaches out there, especially in Europe, and why none of them have transferred to the NBA and the analyst/reporter guy said one reason: they are much too authoritative. Coaches run the teams over there. They yell, they discipline, and they make the calls. That wouldn't fly in the NBA. All NBA coaches need to do is keep their stars happy.

Can you imagine what would happen if a coach yelled and benched Kobe, Lebron, Wade, McGrady, etc for making a stupid shot selection or making a selfish mistake? They'd be negotiating a buy-out with the coach as soon as the player requested a trade. Coaches are interchangable in the NBA, star players aren't.


Has Marquette hired a new coach yet?

Interesting that you mention Marquette as a possibility. While Larry's disdain of recruiting is widely known, Marquette is a marquee college basketball program in the Milwaukee area, so he would be able to remain close to the area.

 

[Sugar Bear 16]

LK has an authoritative style of coaching that I don't see working in the NBA. The NBA is a player-run league. Owners and GM's cater to the stars of the teams more than the coaches. NBA coaching is more about managing personalities than it is about X's and O's and preaching fundamentals. I feel like a good GM is more important than a good HC in the NBA.

I was watching ESPN and they were talking about how there are a ton of great international coaches out there, especially in Europe, and why none of them have transferred to the NBA and the analyst/reporter guy said one reason: they are much too authoritative. Coaches run the teams over there. They yell, they discipline, and they make the calls. That wouldn't fly in the NBA. All NBA coaches need to do is keep their stars happy.

Can you imagine what would happen if a coach yelled and benched Kobe, Lebron, Wade, McGrady, etc for making a stupid shot selection or making a selfish mistake? They'd be negotiating a buy-out with the coach as soon as the player requested a trade. Coaches are interchangable in the NBA, star players aren't.


Has Marquette hired a new coach yet?

Very true I played over in Europe for awhile and when I was in Germany I was on a Bundestleague 2 team which is like a minor league team. We had to be to practice by 8:00 a.m. sharp everyday after practice we had film then lunch, afternoons we had our physical training. If you didn't meet your training targets you lost $ from your paycheck. Then after training we would be allowed to rest and eat for a couple hours then we had individual skill workouts in the evening. Drazen Petrovic's cousin was my coach and his philosphy was everybody else in the country that has a job has to be to work early and is required to be accountable for their work performance the same goes for you as a player. A lot of the best Euro coaches are from the former Yugoslavia and they all pretty much have that same approach and they have very strong dislike for the USA pro approach and pampered American players.

Marquette hired Crean's top asst. I think.

 

[The Real World]

LK has an authoritative style of coaching that I don't see working in the NBA. The NBA is a player-run league. Owners and GM's cater to the stars of the teams more than the coaches. NBA coaching is more about managing personalities than it is about X's and O's and preaching fundamentals. I feel like a good GM is more important than a good HC in the NBA.

I was watching ESPN and they were talking about how there are a ton of great international coaches out there, especially in Europe, and why none of them have transferred to the NBA and the analyst/reporter guy said one reason: they are much too authoritative. Coaches run the teams over there. They yell, they discipline, and they make the calls. That wouldn't fly in the NBA. All NBA coaches need to do is keep their stars happy.

Can you imagine what would happen if a coach yelled and benched Kobe, Lebron, Wade, McGrady, etc for making a stupid shot selection or making a selfish mistake? They'd be negotiating a buy-out with the coach as soon as the player requested a trade. Coaches are interchangable in the NBA, star players aren't.


Has Marquette hired a new coach yet?

Exactly. Larry might hate the recruiting aspect of coaching in college but the college game is where is he best suited. The best part about when he coached the Griz was his non-nonsense attitude that fueled his players which just isn't the case in the NBA when the players are making millions of dollars and some probably do not care about the wins and losses. It's a player's league, Larry is not a player's coach. I would say that if Marquette or Stanford called, Larry should sprint to their campuses for an interview.

I'm sure he could land a job as an assistant somewhere but remember, the only real reason he got the job in Milwaukee wasn't because of his credentials, it was because of the owner's admiration for him and that owner turned on him less than a year later. Sure, the NBA is a bit of a fraternity but it's a fraternity to coaches who somewhat prove themselves and have name recognition. I like the guy a lot but I would seriously doubt if another NBA job opened up for Krysco in the next 5 years.

 

[Grizbacker1]

LK has an authoritative style of coaching that I don't see working in the NBA. The NBA is a player-run league. Owners and GM's cater to the stars of the teams more than the coaches. NBA coaching is more about managing personalities than it is about X's and O's and preaching fundamentals. I feel like a good GM is more important than a good HC in the NBA.

I was watching ESPN and they were talking about how there are a ton of great international coaches out there, especially in Europe, and why none of them have transferred to the NBA and the analyst/reporter guy said one reason: they are much too authoritative. Coaches run the teams over there. They yell, they discipline, and they make the calls. That wouldn't fly in the NBA. All NBA coaches need to do is keep their stars happy.

Can you imagine what would happen if a coach yelled and benched Kobe, Lebron, Wade, McGrady, etc for making a stupid shot selection or making a selfish mistake? They'd be negotiating a buy-out with the coach as soon as the player requested a trade. Coaches are interchangable in the NBA, star players aren't.


Has Marquette hired a new coach yet?

Exactly. Larry might hate the recruiting aspect of coaching in college but the college game is where is he best suited. The best part about when he coached the Griz was his non-nonsense attitude that fueled his players which just isn't the case in the NBA when the players are making millions of dollars and some probably do not care about the wins and losses. It's a player's league, Larry is not a player's coach. I would say that if Marquette or Stanford called, Larry should sprint to their campuses for an interview.

I'm sure he could land a job as an assistant somewhere but remember, the only real reason he got the job in Milwaukee wasn't because of his credentials, it was because of the owner's admiration for him and that owner turned on him less than a year later. Sure, the NBA is a bit of a fraternity but it's a fraternity to coaches who somewhat prove themselves and have name recognition. I like the guy a lot but I would seriously doubt if another NBA job opened up for Krysco in the next 5 years.

I don't think the owner "turned on him" at all. I think he brought in a new GM and the new GM felt LK wasn't getting the players to buy into what he wanted on the court, along with LK's lack of experience as an NBA HC. Larry is still getting a paycheck so there is no reason for him to rush off to a college job, especially if his heart isn't in it. His coaching style may be better suited for college, but recruiting is the most important part of the job of a college coach.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

General Disarray is absolutely right.

Which explains why the NBA sucks so bad, other than Steve Nash.

 

[Proud Griz Man]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=741562

Posted: April 20, 2008
A lack of communication was one of the many shortcomings for the Milwaukee Bucks this season and no one knows that better than Larry Krystkowiak. ... One player Krystkowiak did not communicate well with was guard Michael Redd. An uneasy relationship existed between the coach and the star guard during most of the season and Redd admitted after the season that there had been no chemistry between them. Redd did add, though, that they had gone about their jobs in a professional manner.

Krystkowiak admitted that late in the season he pretty much just threw in the towel on the situation. "I just love playing team basketball," he said. "And I love guys that play really hard, and I got disenchanted with the situation as it went on, you know? It's one thing if you feel you have an opportunity to change something, where you're motivated that you feel you can be a part of change. But between knowing the situation that I was in and knowing the situation he's in, I didn't feel a whole lot of hope for changing that."

Krystkowiak, who spent two seasons as coach at his alma mater, Montana, said he would like to continue coaching, either as an assistant under an experienced NBA head coach or in college. He and his family plan to continue living in Milwaukee. In fact, Krystkowiak spoke Sunday by telephone from his home, where he was supervising a game of baseball involving his sons and some of the neighbor kids. "I'm still trying to get them to play together," he said. "Only now it's in my back yard."

 

['68griz]

All of that is exactly why Krysko will probably never be a successful NBA coach ... he is a team coach, but the NBA is a player's league ... team ball virtually doesn't exist in the NBA.

 

[Pithecus]

Scot Skiles has been introduced as the new Bucks head coach.

Krysko is a class act and will do well. There was an article recently in the Denver Post about some NBA Hall of Famers who are assistant coaches in the NBA. Bob McAdoo said its important to find a "fit". Some places are losers regardless. Others are rebuilding. We all know where the Bucks fit.

Best wishes to Krysko.

 

[TheBud]

What was the Bucks' record before LK got there?