The Friendly Bounce search firm finds candidates for the Orlando Magic head coaching job

On Thursday morning NBA fans were startled by the news that Scott Skiles had resigned as head coach of the Orlando Magic after just one year on the job. While there were plenty of rumors about why Skiles decided to call it quits, plenty of talk moved to trying to figure out new candidates for the job. While popular names such as Frank Vogel and David Blatt were commonly thrown around, we here at The Friendly Bounce decided to help the Magic find some under the radar candidates. Below are the results from those efforts:

Shaquille O’Neal: The Magic love to hire people with ties to the organization and Shaq is probably the most famous player they have ever had. Kenny Smith is reportedly getting an interview with the Houston Rockets so Shaq may want to one up him and actually get a job. I’m 99 percent sure Shaq throwing the ball to Nikola Vucevic in the post and yelling barbecue chicken a hundred times a game won’t work, but the Magic may want to make sure. (Matt)

Doc Rivers: Maybe Doc can recapture the magic he had when he won the Coach of the Year award in 2000 as the Magic head coach. Orlando can send a young promising player to LA to make sure it happens. (Matt)

Mickey Mouse: I mean, Disney is right there and this would be thinking outside of the box. Unlike most characters, Mickey does speak English so the language barrier won’t be a problem. He also is always happy which seems like it would be a positive after a year of Skiles. Just not sure of his defensive schemes though. (Matt)

Jacque Vaughn: He forgot stuff in the office anyway. (Matt)

‘Lil Penny: The puppet is spunky. For the last several years, there have been some fairly mundane or old-school coaches in Orlando. ‘Lil Penny would change that. Just imagine the voice of Chris Rock and Mario Hezonja interacting. We need this.  (Ryne)

Dwight Howard: He can opt out after this year and become a free agent, and was already rumored to maybe be interested in the Magic. Like he said on his Emmy-winning TNT interview, he needs to be a part of the offense. What better way to make sure he gets his touches than… That’s right… DWIGHT HOWARD PLAYER COACH! (Wes)

Mark Jackson: This is only to see Chris Barnewall’s reaction. (Editor’s note: His response was a long curse word. It was so worth it). (Matt)

The Friendly Bounce Staff: Since Chris and Zach live Orlando they can take turns acting as the “official” head coach. But all team decisions will be made via a GChat that goes on during every game. Chris or Zach will have to coach while being on a laptop, but they should be able to handle it fine. In the case of any ties in the GChat, final say will be given to Ian Levy since he runs the entire network. (Matt)

Carrot Top: He is from Florida, and the Magic need to reach their botched plastic surgery quota. (Dan)

Mike Woodson: ISO MARIO HEZONJA. (Dan)

Mike Miller: It is time for a reunion, and he would immediately forge locker-room camaraderie. The entire Magic roster will have matching haircuts and tattoos before the 2016-17 campaign tips off. (Dan)

Hinkie and Rambis:

Fire Rob Hennigan and hire Sam Hinkie, who will then hire Kurt Rambis, so that the Magic can start rebuilding the right way (Dan):

Mike Miller’s monkey: MONKEY (Ryne).