Would you actually take the Charlotte Hornets head coaching job?
Before you answer, think carefully. Yes, you would be paid very well. But the overwhelming odds are that you would fail – and that failure could be a career-killer.
After all, the six men who came directly before you have all tried – and ultimately failed – to lead the Hornets to their long-stated goal: Becoming a consistent winner. And none of those coaches, post-Hornets, has made a lot of basketball headlines other than Larry Brown’s utterly predictable scandal at SMU.
You would be No. 7 in terms of head coaches employed in the Hornets’ most recent incarnation – when Charlotte’s NBA franchise re-entered the league for the 2004-05 season.