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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 5320567, member: 40"]
I think the hope was that as a former PG, he'd understand the game like a quarterback on the court, and that this inherent, tacit knowledge would translate into coaching.

Instead, what we're seeing is that he doesn't really have any special knowledge of the game.  Fine AC, over his head as a HC.  He runs practices the same was as JB.  He utilizes the staff essentially the same was as JB.  He runs the same offense [mostly] as JB.  He uses the same inbounds plays as JB.  Only problem is, he's not as GOOD as JB.

Which is why I think of him as a no-trick pony.  There's no innovation on the offensive side, he's just doing what he knows.

I don't think this makes Adrian a "bad" coach.  He's probably great in an AC role.  But as the Peter Principle often demonstrates, people get promoted to their level of incompetence, and then generally struggle / fail.  Most AC's across all sports don't have the chops to be head coaches.  Just the way it is.

That a significant portion of our fanbase was convinced that Red had the chops was rationalization at its finest.
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