The Cleveland Cavaliers' shocking dismissal of David Blatt on Jan. 22 reinforced two truisms about the coaching carousel in today's NBA:
No coach is safe, and no job is secure—unless you're one of the fortunate few who have helped hang a championship banner.
The competition for the league's 30 gigs is and will be fiercer than ever.
Blatt, Kevin McHale and Lionel Hollins were the first head coaches to butt up against these trends in 2015-16, but they likely won't be the last. With so many accomplished candidates on the market—from the aforementioned coaches to Tom Thibodeau, Jeff Van Gundy and Vinny Del Negro (among others)—those who are on the hot seat can only hope the owners who sign their checks won't fixate upon more attractive replacements.
For these five head coaches, that reality could hit a bit too close to home in the months to come, especially if they don't deliver good results over the remainder of the campaign.
Jeff Hornacek, Phoenix Suns
If Jeff Hornacek has a spirit animal right now, it has to be a sad polar bear stranded in the Arctic Ocean. Piece by pi ...
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