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[stampedehero]

Lol. Yeah, that would work also.

But if I had a time machine, why the heck would I be messing with Miller? Instead, I would go back to 1984 and tell the Blazers to pick Jordan instead of Bowie, forever changing the course of destiny for the Blazers!

+> Another thought I had with that would be Jordans' departure for larger endorsements. That is how he made mega bucks in a Bulls uni. Staying in the second city got him first rate pay.

 

[blue9]

Since we lost four starters the wholesale blame will squarely be on Stotts' shoulders. Many threads about him will be posted once September comes along.

Unfortunately I think Stotts will get a "pass" because of the roster overhaul. He'll have the built-in excuse of not being given any dependable players, and so nobody has any expectations that he gets wins out of the team. This change saved his job, IMO. And from what I've seen, that's not a good thing. Hopefully Olshey is shrewd enough to measure Stotts' coaching abilities by HOW the team plays and how the players develop - if there aren't positive indicators for both factors we need to bring in a coach who can lay down some fundamentals.
Personally, I think this roster has some good pieces and that the team can be competitive most nights. However, in order for that to happen the coach needs to have a strong understanding for the game and be able to communicate that to his players in a way that they're able to understand and execute. Hopefully Stotts can do that, and he was merely hamstrung by having to kowtow to LMA's ego - but I don't think that's the case. And again, I'll be interested to see what our offense and defense looks like in December.

 

[stampedehero]

Unfortunately I think Stotts will get a "pass" because of the roster overhaul. He'll have the built-in excuse of not being given any dependable players, and so nobody has any expectations that he gets wins out of the team. This change saved his job, IMO. And from what I've seen, that's not a good thing. Hopefully Olshey is shrewd enough to measure Stotts' coaching abilities by HOW the team plays and how the players develop - if there aren't positive indicators for both factors we need to bring in a coach who can lay down some fundamentals.
Personally, I think this roster has some good pieces and that the team can be competitive most nights. However, in order for that to happen the coach needs to have a strong understanding for the game and be able to communicate that to his players in a way that they're able to understand and execute. Hopefully Stotts can do that, and he was merely hamstrung by having to kowtow to LMA's ego - but I don't think that's the case. And again, I'll be interested to see what our offense and defense looks like in December.

+> Good view. The Defense was a key issue with our instant loss to Memphis. Olshey has to put the pressure on Stotts. Its like employee review and in the sports game your out because you did not meet the GM and/or owners' directive. So many times I administered a self inflicted head wound slap on our lack of D in that series.