Even after Scott Skiles had resigned, the question dogged Rob Hennigan. The original sin of his second coaching hire.
Who had the ultimate authority? Was hiring Scott Skiles really your decision?
“It was my decision. One hundred percent was my decision,” Hennigan said during Thursday’s press conference following Skiles’ resignation. The narrative over his decision to ultimately hire Skiles would not go away.
Then he got something of a re-do. A chance to correct that mistake and bring in the kind of long-term vision of a coach that could both take the team to the next level in the short term and see the forest for the trees.