
It’s a lot easier to can a GM mid-season than a Head Coach. A Head Coach has a lot more hands in the day-to-day operations of the team and you can’t go through the coach hiring process mid-season. A GMs duties can be handled by other team staff, but an interim coach is a death sentence for any rookie development/general playoff hopes. Their hopes are already dead, sure, but they’re giving him til the end of the season.