Vecsey On The Sad State Of Former College Coaches In The NBA

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Peter Vecsey
http://www.NYPostonline.com
4/7/00

Not that NBA teams are exactly salivating to recruit college coaches.
Think about it, in the past 10 years, a mere five have made the jump.
None of them has particularly distinguished himself. Extinguished
themselves would be closer to the truth. 

Jerry Tarkanian barely lasted a single Spurs investigation. 

The Nets preferred to be flogged in public by the opposition than be
coached another day by John Calipari. 

P.J. Carlesimo was run out of Portland by management and Golden State by
the players. 

Thanks to the kindness Bulls GM Jerry Krause, Tim Floyd will never get
another job again once he gets fired from Chicago. I'm talking NBA and
college. Which only goes to show, when a friend offers you a rope to
reach higher ground, make sure it's not a noose. 

Meanwhile, Rick Pitino, the only one with former NBA experience, is now
blaming his team's ineptitude on the city of Boston's mistreatment of
Ted Williams.