[StanfordMatt]

I would support a Jarron Collins hire but it's worth noting that this career path has not produced great results in recent years. Patrick Ewing, Juwan Howard and Jerry Stackhouse were all highly accomplished NBA players who became NBA assistant coaches before falling flat as college head coaches (at their alma maters in the first two cases). Ironically, Penny Hardaway is the most successful of this bunch and he skipped coaching in the NBA altogether, going straight from coaching high school to leading his alma mater at Memphis.

[StanfordMatt]

I would support a Jarron Collins hire but it's worth noting that this career path has not produced great results in recent years. Patrick Ewing, Juwan Howard and Jerry Stackhouse were all highly accomplished NBA players who became NBA assistant coaches before falling flat as college head coaches (at their alma maters in the first two cases). Ironically, Penny Hardaway is the most successful of this bunch and he skipped coaching in the NBA altogether, going straight from coaching high school to leading his alma mater at Memphis.