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I'm BACKKKKKKKK!!: The Steve Clifford Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:26 pm
by yosemiteben
Maybe the most surprising scenario to cross my desk so far this week comes from the coaching front. There is some serious mounting buzz that former Hornets coach Steve Clifford, who already coached in Charlotte for five seasons and took Michael Jordan’s team to the playoffs twice, has emerged as a candidate to make a return to the Queen City as Jordan scrambles to fill the massive void on his bench following Kenny Atkinson’s shock decision to stay in Golden State as an assistant. Mike D’Antoni, Charlotte’s only other known finalist before it struck a deal with Atkinson, was scheduled to meet with Jordan this week. I reported earlier this week that the Hornets remain expected to hire a successor to James Borrego who has prior head coaching experience. Clifford was a coaching consultant to Steve Nash in Brooklyn this season after a three-season stint (with two playoff appearances) coaching Orlando.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:28 pm
by JMAC3
We might as well count on Bouk and Kai never developing if we go this route.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:30 pm
by Walt Cronkite
Pass.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:32 pm
by amcoolio
No way.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:35 pm
by HornetJail
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:43 pm
by powerforward1
30 jobs in the nba and we cant get a coach. cliff seemed like a nice guy but no thanks
so if I am to believe current rumors (because we dont have any beat writer ever giving any information on this team)
we are looking to trade hayward, rozier and picks to free up money to resign bridges- even thought we can do that without freeing up money, we extended plumlee, and now we are without a coach so we are bringing back cliff? where is alan bristow when you need him? I hate rooting for this team, people laugh at kings because they havent made playoffs, but we havent won a playoff series in 20 years
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:49 pm
by LofJ
If we hire Clifford I give up.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:49 pm
by Liver_Pooty
I think I'm going to be sick.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:58 pm
by MasterIchiro
Hire Clifford. Draft Blonde MKG. DIG DIG DIG into the playoffs and live happily ever after.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:59 pm
by yosemiteben
Seems clear that the implication is that he is a head coaching candidate, but I'd love for him to be MDA's lead assistant.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:02 pm
by bravor
I will believe it once there is rumor saying Hornets want to sign Kaminsky in free agency
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:04 pm
by MasterIchiro
I didn't hate Cliff as much as I hated his roster. And he did want to draft Devin Booker.
I agree he'd make a great addition to D'Antoni's coaching staff. He just loves basketball, so I think he would accept a lead assistant role, especially given D'Antoni's age.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:04 pm
by -Ian-
yosemiteben wrote:Seems clear that the implication is that he is a head coaching candidate, but I'd love for him to be MDA's lead assistant.
Yes, this is the only way I'll accept a Charlotte x Clifford reunion.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:17 pm
by Rich4114
I'd accept them bringing Clifford on in a draft advisory role, since if we listened to him we would've been way better a long time ago.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:23 pm
by LurkCobain
This didn’t just leak out; he’s coming back.
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:45 pm
by yosemiteben
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:47 pm
by Chapelchilla
yosemiteben wrote:Seems clear that the implication is that he is a head coaching candidate, but I'd love for him to be MDA's lead assistant.
A flashy MDA offense with some Cliff dig dig defense could be good
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:01 pm
by BigSlam
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:03 pm
by BigSlam
Didn't Clifford miss as many games as Gordo and Turner combined?
We like them busted people, don't we?
Re: [Stein] Cliff being considered for coaching position
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:24 pm
by GoBobs
Added spoiler tag, not sure what that mountain of text was supposed to point towards - YB
