[Mark Padgett]

Why didn't you just reply with, "Really? I thought it was because you did a piss-poor job of selecting a coach."

This is similar to an old Davism. Following a game, a coach said to Dave, "That was the worst officiating job ever." Dave replied, "It couldn't have been, coach. It would be too much of a coincidence having the worst officiating job ever and the worst coaching job ever happen in the same game."