[washingtonismoney]

So he sets off for other opportunities to prove himself.  At very least the scent of success or failure will be his own,  not somebody else's.

This is why I think the move is so damning. I can't think of an example of a coach going to D-League and moving up, whether to NBA assistant, college coach, front office, whatever. The reason, of course, is that you aren't trying to win in D-League. You're trying to develop players, a task that often overlaps but sometimes diverges with winning. But of course at other positions the entire point is winning, so all you've done is amass experience proving how much not-winning you can accomplish.

I'm sure there's one example out there; I just can't think of one. It's just a pure vote of no confidence.

[washingtonismoney]

So he sets off for other opportunities to prove himself.  At very least the scent of success or failure will be his own,  not somebody else's.

This is why I think the move is so damning. I can't think of an example of a coach going to D-League and moving up, whether to NBA assistant, college coach, front office, whatever. The reason, of course, is that you aren't trying to win in D-League. You're trying to develop players, a task that often overlaps but sometimes diverges with winning. But of course at other positions the entire point is winning, so all you've done is amass experience proving how much not-winning you can accomplish.

I'm sure there's one example out there; I just can't think of one. It's just a pure vote of no confidence.