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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
But where we're apparently disagreeing is that I think there would be A LOT of players no longer listening to the coach. Too many to simply get rid of.
The players aren't stupid. It's about accountability. If the writing is on the wall that Herm's going to get fired because things aren't going well (at whatever point that is, 0-4 was just a random number), players realize they aren't going to be accountable to him anymore. What he says and thinks won't matter.
IMO, what would happen next is that players would tune him out and start going about things their own way. The result would be a complete cluster****.
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And again, if that were to happen, that would happen regardless of the coach's contract. And the coach isn't going to get a contract extension simply to prevent the possibility of that happening. Which is the point of the whole "lame duck" discussion. If there are a lot of players no longer listening to the coach, then it should make Pioli's decision much easier. If there is, or will be, civil unrest in the locker room, then it's Pioli's job to see that and address that. We have to trust him to do so. But don't think that he's going to grant an extension out of fear that the players will rebel unless the coach gets an extension.