The Sixers and Mo Cheeks have
agreed to terms on a one-year extension. In February, he signed an extension to coach the upcoming season, this extension will keep him on the Sixers' bench for 2009-2010.
I think it's a good move mainly because with all the money spent on the team this season, Mo will be under a ton of pressure to make all the pieces fit together. The Sixers have done a great job of securing the future of this franchise. They've taken care of their own guys, they made a huge splash in free agency. You don't want a lame duck coach at he helm when you've worked so hard to put this team together the right way.
Not to mention the fact, he's earned it. He really has. No team in the league is better conditioned. He found a way to motivate Sammy to play D. Most importantly, he had this team believing they could win last season, when they really had no reason to. Another good move by Ed Stefanski, congrats Mo.
(Hat tip to Ricky from
Sixers4Guidos for giving me the heads up.)
hat tip to you for being the first one with a post up Brian
I wrote the same things about the 'no lame duck' situation as well..
I wasn't a great fan of Mo at the beginning, but good move anyway.
I mean, Doc Rivers won a title, Cheeks can hopefully do the same...
I am reserving judgment until I see the terms. I think he definitely earned and deserved the one year extension he got last year, but still needed to prove he can lead a very talented team deep into the playoffs before another more lengthy extension was given.
Dannie I think the team just built has a 3-4 year window to win something, if Mo is is not performing, he can be fired, or not extended, and we can get another coach keeping the core of Iguodala, Brand, Thad, LW etc intact and still in its prime
but I don't see many good coaches around, I mean who has the Popovichs keeps them, you see that a franchise like Dallas, who has a good roster, unlimited money etc couldn't come up with anything better than Carlisle, another good team like Detroit is going with a debutant and so on.
Generally speaking, I am not a great fan of Mo but I don't see many better options out there