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Not Smart

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It’s official: Keith Smart has been fired. I’m fine with the move, if — and this is a big if — they make an upgrade and don’t just swap him for a retread. Names currently being mentioned include Mike Brown (ugh) and Jeff Van Gundy (intriguing, though I’d rather have his brother), and Brian Shaw is also a name I’ve heard talked about in the past. That said, Shaw is currently an assistant with the Lakers so he can’t be hired yet, and my assumption is that they wouldn’t have fired Smart without a plan already in place. I guess we just have to wait for the other shoe to drop — more speculation from Steinmetz on potential options here.

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  • http://profiles.google.com/kirklandj Jake Kirkland

    I would agree that Brown would not be my first choice and Van Gundy does not get me all that excited either. I know nothing about Budenholzer, but I like the idea of hiring a hungry assistant from a perennial winner. Same goes for Shaw although he will probably not be available/interested. The absurd Rick Berry, Jim Barnett ideas are just that and would not happen anyways. Adelman seems to be the favorite of KNBR callers right now and I am very 50-50 on him too but like him slightly better than the other retreads. I would give up my Warriors fan card if they hire Callpari even if it will finally be legal for him to pay his players.

    • Anonymous

      Oh gawd, I would shit a brick if they hired Adelman. I know he’s had success but he was awful with the warriors and I just don’t want to see them go backward. Agreed on basically everything you say above.

    • http://profiles.google.com/xian400 Christian Naventi

      Hiring Calipari would definitely signal the start of my San Jose Bobcats fandom.