Sports are often hailed for innovation and inclusion. Yet when it comes to head coaches, it seems every pro sports league forever has its hand buried in the recycling bin.
That’s not to say that coaches, like most professionals, don’t deserve second chances. But it almost seems as if being fired is a prerequisite for being hired these days.
It’s simply time for new blood in the NBA.
So if Kurt Rambis can get three coaching gigs, why can’t Patrick Ewing get one? If Byron Scott is still seen as desirable, how could Ewing not be?