Here's the key thing to keep in mind about most (including most of my) EJ bashing -- he is not a horrible coach that absolutely must go. There are times throughout the season that we may feel that way, but overall, he's a fine coach. Probably will finish top five or so in the coach of the year voting. Certainly a key part of best season in 20+ years.
Maybe we're too greedy, maybe we focus too little on final result and too much on how we get there. 41-30 is a great accomplishment for the club, but really, it doesn't seem like we're as good as the record indicates. Good teams blow us out on a semi-regular basis, mediocre teams play us tight but usually end up just falling short. As I mentioned a little bit ago, our points differential is weak for a .500 team, let alone for one 11 games over. There are so many nights that is seems like we win in spite of EJ, whether it be us getting beat by the same play over and over or a boneheaded substitution or whatever else.
It's a question of the big picture versus the little things. If you look at simply our record and position amongst the rest of the league, it's hard not to be at least a little impressed. However, watching each individual game, it never looks half that rosy. As I said, there's at least as many games where it feels like we're winning in spite of EJ.
On my original note though, we shouldn't dump the guy willy nilly once we're out of the playoffs. We do however need to look at what else is out there, and most importantly, not be afraid to bring in someone new just because of our accomplishments this season. If EG doesn't see anyone that he think is any better though, there's certainly no reason to just make a move for the heck of it.
