The Memphis Grizzlies sent waves through the NBA world by firing head coach Dave Joerger. These past several years, NBA owners have shown how impatient they are with their coaches.
The Denver Nuggets fired George Karl after he won Coach of the Year. The Memphis Grizzlies fired Lionel Hollins after their first trip to the Western Conference Finals. The Chicago Bulls fired Tom Thibodeau after years of success in the Eastern Conference.
These firings show how inferior coaches are in relation to their owners. Unless they have dual responsibility of coach and president of basketball operations, they walk on thin ice by the time they are in the third year of their tenure.