[quote name='Soodmeg']It always sucks when a coaches success is shadowed by outside occurrences. On the surface he is a good coach but his career is linked to LBJ. Kinda reminds me of Avery Johnson who was also a great coach and got fired.
Meh...what can you do though.[/QUOTE]
It has a lot more to do with expectations than with the link between a superstar player and a coach.
I agree, both guys were good coaches, but if you don't bring results, you get canned. It's how the league rolls. Mike Woodson and Mike Brown didn't meet expectations, so they got fired.
Being a Blazer fan, I fully expect Nate McMillan to not get a new contract after next season if the Blazers fail to get out of the first round again because he works on a year to year basis, not 3-4 year contracts like other coaches do, that's just how he rolls. That again, is less on the coach, I think coaches get way too much blame in pro sports, but still, management wants results.