Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has seen about everything anyone can see in the NBA. That is what comes with 19 years on a NBA bench as an assistant coach or a head coach. And he has taken note of it all.
Clifford has seen it all — coaching for championship-contending teams like the Magic to struggling teams to underachieving and struggling teams. It is never an easy path as a coach. Things can go in a lot of different directions.
That was certainly the case with his first head coaching job.
The Charlotte Bobcats were coming off a 21-61 season and a revolving door of coaches in response to a 7-59 season in 2012.