i wish i was Monty Williams, getting $100Mil to be the worst HC in the NBA sounds like an awesome gig

@theetruth8626

25 күн бұрын

He's not the worst Detroit just suck

@ripmybrain9959

25 күн бұрын

Monty is not a terrible head coach at all. You sound like you don’t watch any NBA and just wanted to try and fit in

@melian9999

25 күн бұрын

He won coach of the year 2 years ago. Nba millennials are cry babies and think they know all. Cade isn't that good

@TTJJCC

25 күн бұрын

​@@melian9999Cade is a better player than Monty is a coach.

@Whodatandamericasteam

25 күн бұрын

@@TTJJCC😂

Monty was trying to get fired. He got what he wanted. Took a giant contract. Coached 1 year and purposely screwed up as much as possible. Walked away 1 year of work still got paid. Can’t convince me that wasn’t the plan all along.

@smoothsavage2870

25 күн бұрын

When you look at it that way...

@Impurplie

25 күн бұрын

He didnt even want to be here he made it clear he was for the money since the start

@sconartist

25 күн бұрын

@@Impurpliefr guy was going to take a year off cause his wife was going thru cancer treatment and the dumpster fire Pistons threw a bag at him…can’t blame him for catching it

@detroitsin5250

25 күн бұрын

His mind was clouded and the only reason he took the job was because our owner threw an irresponsible amount of money at him. He planned on taking a year off. Dude lost his wife in a car accident 5 years ago, got remarried and his current wife was diagnosed with cancer during their Suns playoff run. Hard to focus and do your job well even if you wanted too with that much weight on your shoulders and mind. Be mad at our sloppy impatient owner not the guy who was setup to fail from the jump.

@coachvarnado216

25 күн бұрын

According to Woj he originally was gonna take a year off of coaching but when the Pistons offered him this contract he changed his mind

“To be fair to Monty Williams…” As a Detroit fan, we don’t need to worry about being fair to Monty, he’s got $65 million for leading us into the gutter. Things were so terrible, and so many bad decisions were made, that many of us were legitimately wondering if he was intentionally tanking to take the money and run!

@Romanus-

24 күн бұрын

Yep I think it was intentional tbh

I'd coach and lose for 5 million. Pistons should have hired me. Lol

@mr.kwamid-86_43

25 күн бұрын

Damn right lol

@Dtowndon

25 күн бұрын

You probably would have been just as effective as him lol

@Peter-hz3vs

24 күн бұрын

You would definitely have been better. A guy has to be so delusional to put all the players in the team to the wrong role. He is as bad if not worse than Jim Boylen. Monty was good in the Suns because he got Chris Paul to organise and distribute for him. Monty sucked big time.

as a pistons fan I am so happy for this move. Monty had Killian hayes and isiah livers play starter minutes meanwhile JADEN IVEY WAS THE 13TH MAN in most games. this is the best thing to happen to the pistons this season next to releasing killianj hayes

@javierlandaverde4108

25 күн бұрын

Getting rid of Boban too

@GBsavant

25 күн бұрын

@@javierlandaverde4108huh? He’s been gone

@price69420

25 күн бұрын

No one really understands this outside of Detroit I feel like. Monty was holding us hostage with those all bench lineups. With playing Killian hayes STARTING MINUTES. This was very much the necessary decision. You cannot let a coach continue with a team when he clearly had lost the room very early on.

@J.Ragland-hz1er

25 күн бұрын

​@@price69420YOU ARE SO WRONG! Outside Detroit fans know humans get fatigued, and 4th year guys can play more minutes than 2nd year guys. Fatigue is REAL. So is SICKNESS. Jaden Ivey came off the bench due to ILLNESS, but HATERS PREFER to blame the coach, acting like they don't know.

@Lionheart831

24 күн бұрын

​@@J.Ragland-hz1er No, Monty's decision-making for the team on the court was terrible, I'm glad he's gone.

Honestly can’t hate on the man. Got his bag fr

He was a well qualified candidate, but he wasn't ready for the job. He's been thru a ton of tragic personal shit over the last 5 years and he needed a year or 2 off to breathe and get his head right. Unfortunately our owner didn't want to wait and threw so much money at him to the point where it would be silly for him not to take it. But his head was never in the right place and it showed, was never going to work out I blame ownership more than Monty. Wishing his wife the best with her cancer battle and hopefully there's no hard feelings from either side.

@antokarman2064

24 күн бұрын

Well, at least he can buy treatment for his wife's cancer. But why the front office so impatient? Do they have a spending quota that they have to reach?

@Peter-hz3vs

24 күн бұрын

For rebuilding team, you should be realistic and hire the right person to do the job. They could have gotten Kenny Atkinson, Lloyd Pierce or Dave Jaeger who built up their career through developing players in very bad teams and situations. They were the real deal and would have been better. Moreover, they are cheaper to get. Monty coached the stars and made them good. But you don't need a professor to teach your primary school kids. Get someone who can handle them

What is Atkinson doing now? He was a good coach for Nets rebuild.

Doc Rivers is going to be salivating at the chance of getting another NBA HC job.

Monty’s heart wasn’t in it but nobody can turn down that money. The pistons are just straight trash. They have a losing culture. It’s going to take a LONG time for them to improve

@bobbybagseed

25 күн бұрын

🤡 Before last season everyone expected the Pistons to push for a playoff or at least play in spot! Cade dominated team USA. The team got everyone's attention at Rico Hines. With a couple veterans they are OKC

@lilstogie

24 күн бұрын

@@bobbybagseed what an insane take lol. Pistons are trash free Cade debate a wall

@Romanus-

24 күн бұрын

@@bobbybagseedbro you guys won 14 games😂

@Peter-hz3vs

24 күн бұрын

Piston sucks but Monty definitely sucks more. This is the worst in sporting history for a long time to come. The guys did everything wrong. I don't know how he managed it.

No one’s talking about him being a candidate but why not hire or interview Kenny Atkinson? Guy did a good job turning around Brooklyn and making them a landing spot for top FA’s. He also played a big part developing guys during the Atlanta Hawks good years under coach Bud and also with the young guys at GS and even won a championship.

@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

25 күн бұрын

🤔

@Romanus-

24 күн бұрын

Been saying the same thing

I would still rather have the Detroit Pistons situation right now than the Brooklyn Nets 🤦🏻‍♂️

@stevencj

25 күн бұрын

The Nets are a big market team, at some point some good free agent gon get there. Ain’t nobody wants to go to Detroit lol, not hating on them but it is what it is

@angeloaaz

25 күн бұрын

@@stevencj Who the hell is signing with the Nets right now and Brooklyn covets Mikal Bridges value like he’s MJ or something and that’s coming from a Nets fan we have no control of our draft picks and are a boring lottery team that the GM Sean Marks feels could compete with this roster the Nets organization is a dumpster fire right now ain’t no way Donovan Mitchell or Giannis Antetokounmpo is signing with Brooklyn in a few years or being traded here

@bobbybagseed

25 күн бұрын

Pistons have one of the best young cores in all the league. Another top pick and more cap space than anyone. Before last year everyone expected them to push for the play in

@jonathand.t.5051

24 күн бұрын

If the Pistons lolmets they at least can trade out of their core for more chances at creating a good roster Brooklyns just absolutely screwed and need to leech off Phoenix's failures to even have a chance

@angeloaaz

24 күн бұрын

@@jonathand.t.5051 Pistons could trade Cunningham or Ivey or Thompson and get a veteran in there and still have there draft picks Nets stink and have a delusional GM in Sean Marks who thinks the team is better than what it really is

Monty Williams is not to blame for receiving such an extremely generous gift. The GM offered a more than generous deal to a young up and coming HC that had just recently been let go by the Phoenix Suns and the wins on the resume are not their (yet) for such a contract. Did the GM make it passed the record breaking losing streak? The owner or President of the team usually is made aware of a contract offer and have to sign off on the deal. Monty Williams and/ or his agent must have blown away the GM during negotiations. Nobody would turn down such an offer. Making that kind of money automatically comes with expectations and a huge spot light. Williams was the HC and the team lost way too many games this season especially during the losing streak.

Ownership is the issue. Period.

2:01 Doc Rivers has entered the chat.

@jadynhasstupid2275

25 күн бұрын

Doc is a good coach. There is a reason he keeps getting jobs. The thing is, he’s not a great coach. And come playoff time he gets embarrassed against the best coaches in the league.

Monty Williams just didn't even care and never tried. He just took the money because it was on the table and it was guaranteed. Had zero sense of responsibility to make any real effort to make good on that contract. You have to try to not give a fck to only win 14 games in an entire 82 game season. You could see it at every game and press conference. And obviously behind closed doors when he's gotten fired already. It's 100% Monty's fault for not trying whatsoever after taking up the $78 million offer. There's a difference between not doing a good job and trying not to do a good job.

Bruh they had to hire a new GM to fire him😂

i kinda feel like he did it on purpose

@mr.kwamid-86_43

25 күн бұрын

To get fired and get free loot. Probably

I’m surprised more rebuilding teams aren’t looking at Kenny Atkinson, I still don’t know how managed to pull together that mess of a Brooklyn team before the KD era

‪God bless! Christ loves you✝🤍💪‬

Idk why Kenny Atkinson hasn’t been hired again. He was amazing building a great culture and rebuild in Brooklyn

Monty is the perfect example of good players and a good team does not inherently mean the coach is any good. Suns fans knew Monty was over rated while he won coach of the year. That award is such a lazy prize. It’s essentially meaningless.

LOL at the thumbnail 😂

The winner is the Internal Revenue Services, imagine the income tax on the payout of his outstanding contract.

I think this just goes to show that Chris Paul was the head coach of those Suns team that won so much.

Not playing Ivey was the dumbest thing a coach ever did.

Upgrade in coach? Maybe. Upgrade in culture? Absolutely.

They got some good pieces to build around but dam...they put up bricks better than freemasons...

The pistons and lions have basically switched in terms of status

So dumb by DP front office 😂

OH MY GOD , I WILL HAPPILY COACH THAT TEAM. LETS TALK IN PRIVATE.

@Romanus-

24 күн бұрын

Username checks out

@AUTISM1986

24 күн бұрын

@@Romanus- what you mean username checks out?

Give me 1 year 10 million dollar contract to coach the Pistons and I'll make sure they'll win once a month 😂

@Romanus-

24 күн бұрын

lol for real

Great content

Man, Monty is an inspiration! I now know for sure that i could coach a team and have very little success and get fired and still be a living legend. Like, I'm going to start sending my resume to every sports team😂😅😂😅

Disgusting that a coach like him got coach of the year but coach Spoelstra still has never won the award

What was he supposed to do with the Pistons as constructed though? Lol. We know Monty's ceiling is the finals, just needs to right pieces for that.

@buddahkz9980

25 күн бұрын

Forreals I understand he didn’t do a good job at all, but it was a rebuild season everybody knew that. They still going to pay him a boatload of money. I think at least give him one more year. What are they expecting from the next coach they hire?

@d.williams2389

25 күн бұрын

His decision making was terrible with this team (rotations, game plan…)

@harryo82

25 күн бұрын

This is definitely a comment from someone who did not watch a single Pistons game last season.

@smoothsavage2870

25 күн бұрын

@@harryo82 This roster wasnt going far no matter what he did or what coach they had though. That's my point.

@smoothsavage2870

25 күн бұрын

@@d.williams2389 That's a fair assessment. But i still dont think he was going to do much with this roster anyways. I think we can all agree on that.

They waited bc we got a new team pres and they let him make the call

Detroit batteries are a circus!

This is my goal. I would literally try and get an NBA head coaching job and get fired within the first year. Sign me up.

The amount of money that Monty Williams is still going to get paid is not Monty Williams fault. This is the fault of the NBA and of the Detroit Pistons. It's absolutely disgusting, but that's the world we live in. Fair play to Monty for making his money. He never has to think about money again, and if they're smart, neither will his children and grandchildren.

Crazy that 3 years straight they got the 5 overall pick

Motown Noah called JJ Redick to the Pistons last week

For a second I thought this video about the Lakers. Same 💩

I think it's crazy that Detroit has gone through multiple coach of the year guys while a team like Boston had Brad Stevens, then Ime Udoka did a great job but messed around, then they bring up a young assistant in his early 30s days before the season starts and within 2 years he wins a ring. Maybe Detroit should look for a good young coach in college or who is an assistant instead of just hiring a name.

As bad as the timing is, remember that Gores cleaned house with the Front Office and I think Trajan didn't wanna fire Monty without talking more. Seems he didn't like what he heard. IMO the real crime was not firing Weaver last year.

The best way to generate generational wealth in sports (assuming you're not a freak athlete) is to be a marginally good coach. Good enough that people want to keep hiring you, but bad enough that you can collect multiple paychecks at a time. Remember when the Warriors and Cavs were playing in the Finals and Mike Brown was the Asst HC for GSW while technically still getting paid by CLE on the last couple years of his prior deal with them? SMH

@ikedatike2533

25 күн бұрын

I mean Mike Brown is actually pretty good as a coach despite his I heard start to his coaching career.

@The_Flamekeepers

24 күн бұрын

@@ikedatike2533 Yes, but he's not sooo good that he's not currently in his 8th stop with his 7th franchise.

Chris Paul saved the suns not Monty

@jameslucas4173

25 күн бұрын

And that’s facts

The pistons need a coach like Dan Campbell. The question is: Is that kind of coach even exist in basketball world?

I really hope Monty gets another shot as a head coach & this doesn't prevent him from getting another job. I'd absolutely love him on my Houston Rockets even if it's as an assistant coach.

I think coming here is one of the best Hc jobs in the league. If you win 25 games next year you will be looked at like a god after the last 2 seasons. If you come in and DONT go up 6 then sub out all your starters and run an all bench lineup for 8 minutes so when Cade and Ivey come back in the game you are down 10. That’s already a 5 game improvement, minimum. You will be paid handsomely, DONT have to coach under Troy Weaver, have Cade, Ivey, Ausar and duren to work around and probably have a pretty decent leash with not high expectations. Sounds like a pretty good gig to me.

As a Pistons fan…calling us the worst job in sports when you are a nets fan is…a choice 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️😂

@cadrollhunting3564

23 күн бұрын

The Pistons job is far worse than the Nets job. Not only have the nets a much better roster as of now, they also are a big market team that can consistently attract free agents, while Detroit is propably the least desirable city of all NBA teams. The Pistons might be the toughest rebuild ever, they have Cade, who is also really disappointing so far and seems to be forcing to play PG, even though that clearly should not be his position, and other than that they have absolutely nothing after already 5 years of tanking.

Great summation until the end when you said it's the worst situation in all of sports. We got Cade, some interesting young players, the best shot doctor in the league and a plentitude of cap. Let's chill on the Pistons hate for a sec. Worst job to coach in the NBA alone is whoever has to coach Lebron. Dude is a control freak and gets coaches canned to left and right. And we can go down the list of worse situations in NA or the rest of the world....

it's up there with bobby valentine in terms of bad coaching tenures

I hope i can be fired as an NBA/NFL coach one day. Fully guaranteed contracts baby what a beautiful thing. Sign for generational wealth one day, a year later you never need money again and you dont have any commitment. You could do whatever at that point. Go live on a beach somewhere, travel the world. Buy 99% of everything you've ever wanted. Man, what an amazing life.

He knows he burnt his last bridge to be a Head Coach, and I'm sure he cares less loll

i dont watch every pistons game but when i saw killian hayes starting over Ivey i had a feeling it would be a disaster.

Detroit had to wait before making the decision about their head coach. They were hiring a new GM and they didn't want to make the decision before he was in place. It's not that odd that it took this long because there was a changing situation there.😊

Dude I could have been the worst coach for 100 mil. I didn't know they were offering

His rotetions, benching, attitude, lack of culture, he really exposed himself as a coach. No wonder why the sins never got over the hump

Monty Williams never rebuilt a team in this entire life so giving him $78 million to do so was stupid and costly mistake that will set Pistons rebuild back at least 5 years or longer.

1:59 cough cough DOC RIVERS ☠️

Wild what one finals beating will get ya paid these days

I don't think coaching the Pistons is the worst gig in sports. That's a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it? When Tom Gores bought the team in 2015, Stan Van Gundy was in charge as President of Basketball Operations and coach. When it became clear we weren't going to succeed under him, he was let go. Dwane Casey then took over as coach, with Troy Weaver coming in as GM. However, Tom Gores and Arn Tellem believed they could manage the team better than Stan. After five years with Casey as coach, he moved to the front office to make way for Monty. Personally, I wanted Casey for another year. It was painfully clear that Monty wasn't a good fit for the Pistons. Tom eventually realized that he and Arn Tellem weren't cut out to play MyGM mode with a real NBA team. So in 2024, Tom hired Trajan Langdon as President of Basketball Operations, a role vacant since Stan's departure in 2018, and gave him full authority to overhaul the team. Langdon's decision to fire Monty and bring in his own people shows he's serious about turning things around. Whoever Langdon chooses as the new head coach will likely have plenty of flexibility, as long as they're an improvement over Monty.

So the marh is: Full pay of his 6 years $78 million Detroit contract, & then add that Phoenix is STILL paying Monty $20 million to NOT coach at Phoenix = $98 million to NOT coach in the NBA!😂

12 man rotation with the worst roster in the league. All bench units with the worst bench of the league. He was agent tank.

Frank Vogel did the same thing!

@Romanus-

24 күн бұрын

Vogel has great success and got fired. This is the total opposite

I played GM mode in 2k. I choose the pistons because of a young core of Ivey, Cunningham, Duren, and some other pieces. I was 18-3 and got fired lolol. I guess my winning record didn't align with their loosing ways. After getting fired, i started a new gm mode with the spurs. I have a lineup of chris paul 81ovr, cade Cunningham 86ovr, deni advija 82 ovr, keegan murray 83ovr, wemby 90ovr. A bench of miles mcbride 77ovr, malakai branham 77ovr, corey krispert 79ovr, marvin bagley 79ovr, dario saric 78ovr, josh Richardson 76ovr, bassey 76ovr, bruno Fernando 75ovr, justin champagnie 74ovr. Will have enough free cap space to sign a max player in the off season, If chris paul retires, it opens up another 30 million in cap space.

He had a playing coach in cp3

Ppl forget his Wife’s going’s into year 2 of cancer treatment

I thought the Lakers and the Bucks coaching situation was embarrassing!! This one takes the cake! 😂🍰

It's a stupid decision by the Pistons, how bad can Monty be to waste 60 mil on him. At least have some one perfect lined up after he's gone. Terrible leadership.

@drewathomas

25 күн бұрын

28 losses in a row bad. The roster definitely was horrendously built and but there are some things he could've done to get more wins such as starting Ivey over Killian, not playing Livers 20 minutes a game, not having all bench lineups lose them leads which would've resulted in more wins. It was also obvious he did not want to coach in Detroit watching his post game interviews. As far as leadership goes can't say Tom Gores is the best owner but at least he is willing to bite the 65 million plus bullet and with a newly hired president of basket operations hopefully the Pistons can change their losing culture and hire the right coach

@Imponicle

25 күн бұрын

Pistons dont need someone perfect, they need someone who is at the very least competent and that is not Monty Williams.

@Lionheart831

24 күн бұрын

Do not place the blame on the Pistons; instead, attribute it to Tom Gores, the team's owner. Furthermore, Monty openly stated in an interview that his primary motivation for accepting the head coaching job was financial, reflecting his character and suitability for the team.

I would have been satisfied with just 30 wins, something we haven't achieved since the 2018-2019 NBA season. Monty made numerous questionable decisions and remarks. Dave Dalton, a Pistons fan and coach, could list 11 issues he found problematic about Monty. Another coach even said he couldn't grasp Monty's strategy while watching Pistons games. Even when it was clear the season was lost, Monty didn't prioritize developing young talent. Both Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duran even regressed under his watch. In an interview, he stated he preferred adults in the locker room because it is clear he had no interest in nurturing young talent. I'm relieved he's gone. I celebrated today as if it were a holiday, because personally, I don't consider Juneteenth to be one.

I dont see how this was problematic coaching. That team of players is overall bad

teams are crazy committing big money to players or coachwho has not improved your team prior to signing. its a big gamble

I'd be the scapegoat too for 100mil. Sign me up

no one is turning that team around. not with those players, the coach means very little with no rosters. why are nba owners setting the salary bar so high. i suggest they stop. Toronto canning Nurse after winning a title was huge, the players determine who is crowned champ.

The problem was the roster made no sense when the season started and Monty Williams made some terrible choices and they fired the GM, pistons hired Trajan Langdon make the decision that’s why they waited so long, pistons clean house and that’s mostly the right decision

Next up - do you give Cash a Max contract? What is up with Thompson health?

Imagine if the pistons beat the Celtics to end their losing streak, the playoffs would’ve been so much better

What other coaches have already been hired?

Monty Williams the worst HC ever to grace Detriot Pistons.

Stop pocket watching the Black Man!

Funny enough, Celtics won more games on the postseason than the Pistons all together.

Some people actually think that the horrible season that the piston had was not his fault. The organisation is also to blame but he contributed much to the pistons season

@cadrollhunting3564

23 күн бұрын

How was the Pistons season horrible? They achieved what they were supposed to do, loose as many games as possible. If the pistons would have won 30 games last season and destroy their lottery odds, the season would have been much worse.

@aathithyasreekanth2501

23 күн бұрын

@@cadrollhunting3564 losing is one thing being called the worst sports team of all time diminishes the legacy of their organization and their chamionships this making them a joke in the league

Don't they have Silas still available?

The problem is not Monty williams

Even if Monty Williams had been actually trying to help the team win, how good would they have actually been? Like you daid, the roster is just constructed very poorly.

He should be imprisoned for theft/ robbery. Smh.

The suns were rebuilding and were one of the worst teams in the west when Williams took over. He just ran terrible rotations for the pistons and had to be told by journalists who his best players were

Bobby Bonilla of the NBA.

Look out for Lakers ownership making side deals or business behind the scenes not connected to basketball with Pistons owner xD (also based in LA ofc)

To be fair, the Pistons squad at beginning of the year was crud. Second half was better but no motivation or culture players.

That's crazy, why fire him?

both failed to serve the fans' expectations. don't fault monty for agreeing to a 100m contract. he deserved to be paid for being a winning coach in phoenix. but maybe detroit players are not playing for the coach system, but for their egos

They need to hire the guy from Awful Coaching KZread channel. He’s the only one who can guide them out of North Korea.

Damn

They had to waive Killian Hayes so Monty would be unable to play him. In NO circunstance Hayes is better than Ivey. He had a fluke run with the Suns. Not even a mediocre head coach would even think of putting Killian as a starter, not even in a 0-82 team.

If Milwaukee lets doc go the pistons would probably be the best bet no way could he choke there

Yeah at least Monty got a nice bag lol. As a rockets fan I hope the Pistons can get it together they got some nice pieces they just need to put it together and get a coach that can develop and teach these guys how to win

It says alot to be worst head coach position in the league for Detroit because Lakers don't have a new coach yet too