http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns


DENVER (AP) -- A season filled with afflictions and anguish for the Denver Nuggets has left George Karl emotionally spent and harboring misgivings about his future in coaching.

"Winning became a relief rather than an exhilaration. That's not something that I want," Karl said Tuesday, a day after the Nuggets were bounced from the playoffs in five games by the Los Angeles Clippers. "I don't want to live a life of relief. I want to live a life of feeling good. Maybe that's the NBA. That's just where I'm at."

George Karl told The Associated Press Tuesday that his son, Coby Karl, a junior guard at Boise State, is undergoing a new round of radiation for thyroid cancer.

George Karl spoke in Denver a day after his team was eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

"I found out yesterday he was going to have a treatment that he's going to take this week. So, end of the week, next Monday, everything's great and we're having a good time," Karl said, choking back tears. "It's waiting to find out. There's a possibility of finding out he's got some more cancer."

Composing himself, Karl said he was thinking positive.

"He'll be stronger for what's going on. He'll be a better player for what's going on. He'll be a better person for what's going on. But this is the period of crisis. This is the period of nervousness."

Maybe Karl's misgivings about his coaching future are clouded in the crisis at hand, because at one point in his half-hour chat with a few beat reporters and a columnist he suggested, "I think you're reading a little too much into my emotion right now. I don't think I'm a quitter. I think I'm a winner and there's a desire in my winning to be a champion someday. That's why I'm here. There's a lot of emotion in my life right now. It'll probably play out."

I am not trying to turn this into an LB debate, but when you think about Karl having to leave because of this it makes you sick about how coaches like LB take the job for granted. My thought and prayers go out to Coach Karl and his family, this can't be easy for anyone. Also puts into perspective Kmart's self centered agenda yet again in a life or death crisis.

As if we couldn't see this coming a mile away. Don't tell me this wasn't obvious the minute that Martin got suspended. Equally obvious will be seeing Martin with the Knicks next season.

cancer asside, its amazing how coach's reps can be such a yoyo.

karl was once considered among the best coaches when he took the sonics to the finals.

rep took a hit in waukee.

was considered a complete fool for his team USA embarasment.

wins like 40 out of 45 with denver and suddenly hes a genius again.

same thing with larry. we went from winning because of larry to winning inspite of larry.

moral of the story: analysts dont know jack shit about the worth of a coach.

And most fans don't know jack shit either.

In every single sport it always comes down the players.

I'm not saying coaches are completely useless, but they can't execute on the floor, they can't really motivate players and they can't make a player work hard.

They can provide all the tools and after that it's up to the individual player.