How does that saying go about better to rent than buy?
That certainly applies to NBA coaches, 11 of whom have been let go since the start of the 2015-16 season. Of course, given that the average salary is close to $5 million and that many are fired with at least a year left on their deals and sometimes more, like with Kevin McHale in Houston or Tom Thibodeau in Chicago, you can rent something very, very nice.
The latest departures were Dave Joerger in Memphis and Frank Vogel in Indiana, both considered something of a surprise and with the appropriate cacophony of angry voices about the inequity of it all from the chorus of former coaches who occupy most of the TV analyst positions and those still coaching. Vogel's Indiana Pacers were in the conference finals consecutive seasons until Paul George missed a year with a broken leg; Joerger's Memphis Grizzlies won more than 60 percent of their games with him as coach.