Change at the Top: Building on Success, or Shaking the Foundation? by Kevin Pelton
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1| ballerblogger.com found this 10/12/2008 on www.basketballprospectus.com [flag] |
The Mavericks and Pistons are taking a chance, changing coaches on the heels of successful seasons. The history of these decisions leaves something to be desired.
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Published 10/12/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus: “It’s extremely rare for teams as successful as the Mavericks and Pistons to change coaches, but even more uncommon for them to do so by choice. When the moves first went down, I asked Basketball-Reference.com’s Justin Kubatko to pull the historical data for me. According to Kubatko’s research, going back to 1983, just 22 50-win teams had changed coaches before the following season. However, a number of those changes involved coaches retiring, voluntarily resigning or jumping ship for another team. Narrow it down to ...
