Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Worst Coaches in Boston Sports History, Part II
Reader No. 1 answers the call:
Reader No. 1 answers the call:
Speaking as a practicing manager, there are always many factors to take into account, I prefer the designation 'unsuccessful' coaches Virtually all failed managers-coaches did something right at some point in their careers and some who failed do well in another context with what they learned (you could put all four of our major coaches in that category). Having said all of that:Forgot about Rod. ... Still awaiting word from Reader AM. Anyone else with nominees, just send them in. ... Someone suggested branching out to college coaches. Fine with me. In these parts, that largely means Boston College coaches. Maybe even some UMass and Harvard coaches, if anyone has nominees.
Rick Pitino's Celtic tenure was extraordinarily unsuccessful relative to expectations. He did draft well (Billups, Pierce) but stability and improvement never materialized.
Joe Kerrigan's 2001 fill in stint with the Sox. The roster was a train wreck of overpriced has beens. Unfortunately this talented pitching coach never got another chance to date.
Rod Rust, coach of the 1990 1-15 Pats, also never got another head job shot in NFL and according to Wikipedia was winless in his CFL chance.
