What I would have asked Stevens:
1) Ime was hired due to his lengthy experience around the league with top teams and superstars. Furthermore, he was a hard-nosed, defensive coach which is what the players have said they want to base their identity on. Players also said that having a coach that played in the NBA was helpful since he could relate to a player's point of view. Joe doesn't appear to fulfill any of those qualities, in fact he's almost the direct opposite. How can it be possible that Ime was the right coach for the team last year, but now Joe is the right type of coach for the team only one year later with largely the same roster?
2) In 7-game series against a top coach in Spoelstra, do you think Joe's inexperience could have been the difference between winning and losing that series and missing a trip to the Finals, which everyone said was the team's goal this year?
3) The players have openly expressed their preference for a defense-first identity, while most of Joe's messaging and lineup decisions seemed to favor offense. If the team goes back to a defense-first approach, why would Joe be the ideal coach to implement that?
4) Are you going to help Joe with candidates to fill out the coaching staff since his only experience in the NBA is with this particular organization?
5) Considering the importance of Stoudamire's experience, why did you decide to make Joe the coach instead of Damon? (Obviously he's not going to answer this one)
6) Later in the playoffs it seemed like the players were doing more of the talking during time outs and openly advocating for this or that change in the media. Did the players take it upon themselves to self-coach instead of continuing to just rely on Joe? Do you think this kind of development is appropriate for a team in the 2nd and 3rd round of the playoffs? Why are players still talking about "finding their identity" when the playoffs have already started?