December 20, 2013   • Star-to-coach move has risks      Mark
Messier is reportedly interested in becoming the      Photo
credit: Mark Messier is reportedly interested in becoming the
next coach of the Rangers. (Getty)       If Jason Kidd and Mark
Messier get their way, each man could be coaching the team he
led to its greatest recent success next season. Both the Nets,
who Kidd led to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances a decade
ago, and the Rangers, who Messier captained to the team's only
Stanley Cup championship in the past 70 years, have coaching
vacancies, and Kidd and Messier have reportedly expressed
interest in the jobs. History has shown that hiring a franchise
legend to guide the team can lead to awkward exits. Here are a
couple such examples and their results.       Berra became the
Yankees skipper immediately after his retirement from playing in
pinstripes. The 10-time World Series champion as a player
appeared to be on his way to carrying over his winning magic
when he guided the Yankees to the 1