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Full disclosure: I'm still not on the Keith Smart bandwagon. This is not to say that he isn't an improvement over Paul Westphal (he is), or that he may not wind up being the right guy for this particular team (he may). But Smart is currently a lot closer to Reggie Theus than Rick Adelman on my coach-a-meter. That said, a competitively played 33-49 or better season would certainly raise my level of enthusiasm as it pertains to Smart.

But here's the thing that I have not taken into account up to this point: How many coaches are out there that I would rather have coach this particular team than Keith Smart?

For the purpose of this exercise, let's not consider the fact that the Broch BrothersTM wouldn't hire any coach demanding more than NBA minimum wage. Let's just pretend that money's not an object. If every current NBA coach were available (and perhaps a few "out of work" coaches), how many would ring my bell?

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