For a coach, it's a great honor to be the head coach of a team, especially an NBA team. Warriors assistant coach Atkinson has previously agreed to sign a four-year contract with the Hornets, but after following the Warriors to win the championship, Atkinson chose to repent and chose to stay with the Warriors as an assistant coach, which is obviously the first time that someone has refused to become the head coach of a team.
Atkinson joined Cole's coaching staff last season, which gave him the opportunity to touch the NBA championship trophy. With atkinson's help, the Warriors' offensive tactics have changed to a certain extent, especially in the rotation of bench players, Andkinson has given Kerr a lot of advice. As the Warriors regained the championship in the 2022 Finals, Atkinson also received a championship ring of his own.
Before joining the Warriors' coaching staff, the most prominent aspect of Atkinson's resume was his becoming the nets' head coach. As the Nets' 21st head coach, Atkinson helped the Nets through the rebuilding period. During attenson's time at the Nets, he made a total of 118 wins and 190 losses. Although he did not lead the Nets into the playoffs, he helped the Nets determine the tactical style, especially Jeremy Lin became the interim leader of the Nets under his coaching.
It is reasonable to say that Atkinson should have accepted the Hornets' contract, but Atkinson finally chose to repent, also because there are many factors. First, the atmosphere within the Warriors made him reluctant to leave. Although Atkinson is only a warrior assistant coach, he likes the environment very much and has established a good relationship with stars such as Curry. Kerr has a lot of trust in his coaching staff, and it is this trust that makes Atkinson reluctant to leave.
Second, the plasticity of Yellow Feng players. Although the Hornets already have three goals, Bridges and other young players with cultivation value, it can be seen from the experience of the Hornets' former coach Borrego that their discipline is not high. Atkinson has extremely high requirements for the discipline of the team, and if these young players cannot guarantee tactical discipline, then Atkinson's tactics cannot be carried out. As a result, Atkinson is clearly thinking more about his future.
Third, and most importantly, Jordan's wayward manipulation of the Wasps ultimately deterred Atkinson. As the owner of the Hornets, Jordan has not been good enough in terms of team operations, and always likes to point fingers at the Hornets' tactics, and even in team training, he always personally coaches himself. Such an approach would obviously weaken a manager's leadership, tantamount to invisibly overriding the manager's rights, which is obviously the last thing Atkinson wants.
For the Hornets, the team has shown good prospects in these two seasons, and if they can get a good head coach to coach, the Hornets have a good hope of becoming a playoff team. However, Jordan's control of the team has deterred many people, which has obviously affected the Rebuilding of the Hornets.