With all the commotion of coaches getting fired in the NBA right now you kind of wonder are coaches really that important? At the end of the day the players are obviously the one that are playing and trying to win. Coaches are the people that do what players don't do like substitutions, positioning, clutch plays, and majority of all the plays you see in the game.
You can see already see that coaching isn't as easy as you think especially when you have to deal with massive grown men on the court that may or may not be in a good mood. Sometimes they end up just babysitting players because they are playing that well. Have you ever played street ball with subs it never goes good because everyone isn't going to agree on the same thing. When playing ball you always wonder who you are going to guard, coaches do that. The most important time coaches are utilized in a game are timeouts and clutch moments. They spot things their team sometimes doesn't notice that they have to discuss about and resolve. Clutch moments need coaches to make up a play to get the basket they need. In conclusion coaches are needed and should not be looked down upon.
You can see already see that coaching isn't as easy as you think especially when you have to deal with massive grown men on the court that may or may not be in a good mood. Sometimes they end up just babysitting players because they are playing that well. Have you ever played street ball with subs it never goes good because everyone isn't going to agree on the same thing. When playing ball you always wonder who you are going to guard, coaches do that. The most important time coaches are utilized in a game are timeouts and clutch moments. They spot things their team sometimes doesn't notice that they have to discuss about and resolve. Clutch moments need coaches to make up a play to get the basket they need. In conclusion coaches are needed and should not be looked down upon.