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Originally Posted by eyebooger
Most players of Duncan's caliber don't go on to become coaches. Most go on to become analysts or executives.
And it's assistant coach. Not exactly a glamour job.
Pretty surprising to me.
True enough. A lot of great players
do think highly of themselves, wrt their sport, so it's not surprising that they leap for a more noteworthy position after retiring.
Duncan always struck me as a smart guy (but what do I know), so if he were interested in coaching he could realize that he needs to learn that art before trying to be more than an assistant coach. Or, maybe, he wants to see if coaching is something he wants to do. I think it's a good decision on his part.