It’s no coincidence that the two who had jobs when the season began are both coaching teams still alive.There are so many bad coaches in the NBA I’m surprised David Stern hasn’t implemented an age-minimum.Mike Brown is near the top of the list of guys who are in way over their heads. His substitutions and timeouts in Sunday’s game were horrendous.When Damon Jones missed that wide-open three-pointer he should have pulled him from the game immediately. Nobody expected Jones to play any defense but when he misses a shot a like that with nobody around him then he can’t do anything but hurt the team.Phil Jackson gets a lot of heat for his unwillingness to call timeouts when the opponent is in the middle of a 12-2 run. But the way he calls timeouts varies between home and away games.Pay attention to the Zen Master’s usage of timeouts during the San Antonio series, especially in the games in San Antonio.Jackson has a tendency to call timeouts when it’s least beneficial to his opponent. He’ll do it after the other team turns the ball over or in-between free-throws. Why give the fans an opportunity to explode by calling it in the middle of a run? Why give theteam any more momentum?Mike Brown called timeouts after every back-breaking shot the Celtics made Take a look at the game’s play-by-play.

Here’s a list of just a few of Brown’s timeouts:After Paul Pierce makes a 25-foot 3-pointer.After Eddie House makes a 21-foot jumper.After Paul Pierce makes a 21-foot shot.After P.J. Brown makes a 21-foot jumper.Why give your opponent a chance to celebrate a shot for three minutes?Brown’s not the only one guilty of not knowing when to call a TO. He just might be the worst one at it.7) Are the Suns serious?So the Suns allowed Mike D’Antoni to leave for New York and the best names they can come up with to replace him are Terry Porter, Elston Turner and Tyrone Corbin?Do Robert Sarver and Steve Kerr really believe that Shaq and Steve Nash are going to win a championship with any of those three guys at the helm?Even though I think the Suns’ window has closed, the addition of the right coach and the right player or two could keep that window from closing for another year.But if the Suns were to hire one of those three guys, then they are better off trading Nash and Grant Hill and rebuilding in preparation for the free agent class of 2010.I would strongly encourage all three prospective coaches to rent and not own. Chances are that they’d just be keeping the seat warm until the Suns could come up with a better candidate next season.If I was Kerr or Sarver, I’d try to get the Grizzlies to allow Marc Iavaroni to take the job. Iavaroni didn’t do a great job in Memphis this year but he knows D’Antoni’s system so the transition would at least be smooth.

I’m sure the Grizzlies would love to get out from under that contract.They could probably get a number one pick as compensation. It wouldn’t be the first time the Suns gave away a first-round pick for nothing. In fact, it’s becoming an annual tradition.If not Iavaroni, how about Alvin Gentry? It’s not like Gentry would mind reverting back to being an assistant next season after the team finishes 44-38 under him.The bottom line is that the Suns should not have pushed D’Antoni out the door if they didn’t have a plan to replace him. Judging by the coaching search, they clearly didn’t have one.Trivia Hint #2: He coached the Detroit Pistons8) Minimum, Shminimum…It’s time for the NBA to adopt the same rules that Major League Baseball has concerning teenagers. I don’t know why this hasn’t been proposed but it makes the most sense.In MLB, every high school kid is eligible to be drafted. If the kid is either undrafted or he decides to go to college then he must remain in school for three years before he can be eligible for the draft again.The beauty of this is that because the NBA only has two rounds in it’s draft, the majority of those kids would have to play three years of college ball.Kids like O.J.

Mayo, Michael Beasley and DeAndre Jordan would definitely get drafted out of high school. But kids like Russell Westbrook and Kosta Koufos would have to go to school for three years.The NBA game would benefit because there would be less gambling on unproven players, especially by those horrible teams that benefit most from the draft.The college game would benefit because they would get the majority of high school players for at least three years.The kids would benefit because most of them would only be a year away from graduating if they prove to be busts in the NBA.It makes too much sense. That’s probably why it hasn’t happened yet.9) His actions definitely spoke louder than his words.The way LeBron James walked off the court after losing to the Celtics in Game Seven said a lot about his frustrations with the current Cavs’ roster.He didn’t take the time to congratulate any of the Celtics like his teammates did. He just walked right off the court as fast as he couldTake a look at the box score from Sunday’s game. Only one other Cavs’ player managed to score in double figures.The good news for the Cavs is that they have about $25 million in contracts that expire after next season.The bad news is that they’re extremely limited in options because not a lot of teams want to help the Cavs in their hopes of retaining LeBron when he becomes a free agent.The same team the Cavs might help in giving those expiring contracts to might use that cap space to pursue LeBron.Is there a 2008-9 Pau Gasol out there? By that I mean a great player on a team that’s looking to start over?You can eliminate most Eastern Conference teams from the discussion because I doubt the Bulls would send either Ben Gordon or Luol Deng to the Cavs. I also doubt the Cavs would help the Knicks’ cap situation by trading for David Lee or Jamal Crawford.Charlotte might be willing to trade Jason Richardson or Gerald Wallace but I don’t think either of those guys make LeBron any happier.Jermaine O’Neal could be had but there are still too many questions about his durability.Miami could send Shawn Marion to the Cavs if he demands an extension and they don’t want to give it to him.

The Cavs would be able to give Marion the extension and still have cap space to add more talent in 2010.But would the Heat trade Marion for Wally Szczerbiak and Eric Snow? Probably not.Michael Redd sounds possible but, like the Bulls, would the Bucks help another team in their division?Out west, there are a few more options. Andrei Kirilenko seems to be the most obvious name out there. With Deron Williams eligible for an extension, the Jazz payroll will only increase when it goes into effect in 2010.Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur both have opt-outs after next season. Williams’ extension plus new contracts for Boozer and Okur could give a small-market team like the Jazz a big-market payroll that the team can’t afford with the luxury-tax.Would Kirilenko make a huge difference in Cleveland? I’m not sure. I do know that he’s only 27 and would relish a change of scenery. It would also make the loss of Boozer seem more like a trade.The only other big names that I could see changing teams are Carmelo Anthony, Baron Davis, Elton Brand and Boris Diaw and I think all of those teams, with the exception of Phoenix, could do better than what the Cavs have to offer.