As fans, we criticize players when they deserve it. We criticize Rich Cho when we think he makes questionable moves. We criticize ownership when we think they make bad decisions. That being said, Steve Clifford seems to be relatively immune to blame whenever the Charlotte Hornets go through rough stretches. Why is this?
One would have to believe that it is because he is BY FAR the best coach that Charlotte has had since the expansion franchise returned (Sorry Dunlap, Silas, Brown, Vincent & Bickerstaff). In his first three years his teams have made the playoffs twice, and the year they didn´t they were plagued with injuries.