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Orlando, Skiles a perfect fit
Topic Started: Mar 22 2005, 05:49 PM (324 Views)
roysterdude
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How would you like to see Scott Skiles as magic head coach?

I found this article from the Chicago Tribune:

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They're already demanding in Orlando that the Magic hire Phil Jackson. Sorry, Magic, Phil doesn't need a job that badly. So it's the usual suspects for this summer: Flip Saunders, Maurice Cheeks, Eric Musselman (an assistant to Chuck Daly when he was Magic coach), with former NBA player Mark Jackson thrown in as the newest hot candidate from TV.

And then there's the most obvious and natural choice, Scott Skiles.

What, you say he already has a job as Bulls coach? And might even be coach of the year?

Skiles remains the most popular player in Magic history, annually winning the fan vote when Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway were there. Magic insiders admit they erred when they had a chance to hire Skiles before the Bulls did and hesitated. The Magic has talented players, but its defense ranks among the league's poorest. And the record is starting to suggest nobody does defense better than Skiles.


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http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...ack=1&cset=true
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MagicFan3
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Chicago would never let him go. They'd just offer him more than we could.
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roysterdude
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But would it be worth to try to get him?
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MagicFan3
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Well of course. He's been able to turn around that Chicago team.

We should go for Jackson first though. That shouldn't take long because he'll want to coach LeBron most likely.
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Ok, after reading this, I thought about it for awhile, and I can see reasons why this would be both a good move and a bad move by the franchise:

1. The bad - Skiles is one of the most popular players of our franchise, and we have a habit of firing coaches rather than them quitting. Besides Chuck Daly, every coach in Magic history has either been fired or forced to step down. I wouldn't want to see Skiles image tarnished in the eyes of Magic fans if he were to do a bad job and get fired.

2. The good - Once again, Skiles is one of the most popular players in our franchise, and getting him as a head coach could help bring in more of the casual fans and get a buzz going in Orlando about the Magic again. We need this to help avoid seeing the Magic move to Kansas City.

On another note, I think the Magic's biggest priority (as slim as the chances might be) should be going after Phil Jackson in the offseason. If we were somehow able to land him as head coach (which would be very expensive, no doubt), then that would generate immediate buzz in the Orlando area, games would sell out, and we'd have a national presence, much like the way Shaq helped out the Heat.
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I would love to see it happen. :D :wacko: BUT the reality is Bulls have had there best season in a while. So it is not going to happen. :/
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I tend to agree with trying to get Phil Jackson, that'll prove that the Magic organization is serious enough to make the team a contender for the title and with Howard, Nelson and the Turk still young, Jackson can establish his methodology and personality, a proven coach for sure!
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Definitely Phil Jackson should be #1 Priority. Keep trying for him until he is signed by either Orlando or another team!! Not like last time where they were in "serious talks" with him and then they signed Chuck Daly. Its no knock on Daly since he had 2 good seasons with Orlando, but imagine what Phil Jackson could have done here!!
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no way jackson is not coach who makes the players better he is a coach that will take good players to the championship. we need some one who knows how to make the team better to bring it back to playoff contention.
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I don't see it happening,CHi already has a good young group of core players who don't complain nearly as much as francis.He's talented but he's been way more of a balker than a force out there lately.Other than that i would consider this an above average field of unemployed coaches out there right now.we'll have to see who the magic like and who likes the current makeup of this team.Can the new coach get francis to play like he can,or will francis just end up getting traded.
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