I really don't know much about Marc Iavaroni because I hardly watch the Grizzlies, but there have been way too many firing this year of coaches. Has the league not learned from Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge. Ainge had patience with Rivers, and Rivers eventually rewarded him with a championship. Ainge could have easily fired Rivers after his 24 win season but he didn't and so many coaches have been fired this year because GMs have had a quick trigger with getting rid of them.
The Grizzlies are the seventh team to fire their coach this season, which is two firings shy of tying the league's single-season record of nine in the 2004-05 season.
The first six firings were all before Dec. 25, doubling the league's previous single-season record for pre-Christmas coaching changes. Oklahoma City's P.J. Carlesimo (1-12 on Nov. 22), Washington's Eddie Jordan (1-10 on Nov. 24), Toronto's Sam Mitchell (8-9 on Dec. 3), Minnesota's Randy Wittman (4-15 on Dec. 8), Philadelphia's Maurice Cheeks (9-14 on Dec. 13) and Sacramento's Reggie Theus (6-18 on Dec. 15) were all fired after eight teams (Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, Milwaukee, New York and Phoenix) made offseason coaching changes.
Iavaroni didn't have a lot to work with, but he did what he could figuring he was starting 3 rookies. (Mayo, Arthur, and Gasol)
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