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The Year of the Coach – By Doug Keenholts

 

If you could have any job in sports right now, one that should be at or near the top of the list is agent for a head coach.  If the 2012 sports year has taught us anything it’s that good coaching matters.  If I’m an agent for any successful head coach or manager right now I’m looking to renegotiate a contract.  Strike while the iron is hot.

Exactly how much value a head coach or manager adds to a team is considered a gray area, and has long been a good source for bar room arguments.  The chief example is Phil Jackson.  Eleven NBA titles as a head coach, the only coach to win more than ten in all of the major North American sports, yet for years his contributions were downplayed because none of those titles came without Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant.  There was a persistent viewpoint that just about anyone could have coached those Bulls and Lakers teams to titles.  That perception shifted with his last two Lakers titles, which were without Shaquille O’Neil and in a more balanced league, and Jackson is now perceived, rightfully in my opinion, as the greatest team coach in history.  As great a player as Michael Jordan was, he never won a title without Phil Jackson.  But that “chicken or the egg” argument still holds water with some people.  After 2012 I think it can be finally put to bed.

 

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Secretary of Sports by Doug Keenholts

 

It’s election season, and no matter what side of the aisle you reside on, I think we can all agree that the mailings, robo-calls, and commercials cannot end soon enough.  Every candidate promising this or that, when we know full well 95% of it is simply political posturing.  With all of the positions candidates take a stand on, you would think they would find some that would appeal to the masses -Democrats and Republicans alike.  I have an idea for them:  appoint a Secretary of Sports.  Imagine if President Obama or Governor Romney, in his next stump speech, announced that on his first day in office he would appoint someone to be in charge of fixing all the things wrong with sports in this country?  Would it sway your vote?  While I will quickly concede that it is certainly not the MOST important issue facing our country – I think this is an area where Democrats and Republicans could find some common ground.  In fact, I’d like to nominate myself for the position of Secretary of Sports.  Here is my 10-point plan.  Thank you for your consideration.

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