5. Jason Kidd

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Jason Kidd came in straight off the court to coach a Brooklyn Nets squad owned by a Russian billionaire in Mikhail Prokhorov, and inherited a team that is ready to contend for a title.

After a disastrous start which included Lawrence Frank's reassignment and the infamous "Soda" episode during a game, the Nets seem to be getting back to where they should have been.

Prokhorov and the Nets did not trade for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett just to lose in the first round. If the Nets go back to their free falling ways, Kidd will be gone sooner rather than later.

4. Monty Williams

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With a tremendous amount of young talent and playoff expectations for the 2013-14 season, the New Orleans Pelicans and Monty Williams have taken some steps back.

New Orleans is only 16-25 this season with a 1-9 mark in the past 10 games, suggesting to some extent that the team may be losing confidence in Williams or the direction of the team.

If this slide does not turn around quickly, Williams, unfortunately, will not be around to finish what he started in 2010-11.

3. Tyrone Corbin

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Tyrone Corbin was nowhere near going to be able to replace Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan after the former coach resigned in 2010.

The Utah Jazz's only appearance in the postseason under Corbin was in a lockout season as the eight seed in the Western Conference in 2011-12.

Playing with mostly youngsters and players who have cap-friendly contracts does not all fall on Corbin. With most of the fan base hoping that the Jazz tank this season, Corbin will take the brunt of the blame. Without an extension in tact for Corbin, the odds that he will not finish out this season are unfortunately good.

2. Rick Adelman

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Rick Adelman's Minnesota Timberwolves teams have been high on potential, yet low in results. With Kevin Love's frequent criticism of the team for displaying poor effort, Adelman may be the fall guy for all the disappointment that has been the 2013-14 season.

Adelman has seemingly lost the locker room and his star player, and an immediate change is in order not just to turn around this season, but to start rebuilding for the future with a young coach that can connect with today's younger players.

Adelman has been successful in all of his stops with the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets, but his Timberwolves tenure has been something to forget.

1. Mike Brown

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This second time around for Mike Brown and the Cleveland Cavaliers is not getting any better anytime soon.

The Andrew Bynum signing was a complete disaster, and the rising situation of Dion Waiters and him not wanting to be there suggests locker room friction.

The disappointing play of No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett also doesn't bode well for coach Brown.

If the team is in serious discussions for a LeBron James reunion in the 2014 free agency sweepstakes, the fist move would be to cut ties with the coach who did not get LeBron over the hump his first time around in Cleveland.