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Rastapopoulos said:
I wonder if he'd want to come back. I'd love to see him as an assistant coach. Can he test the waters by coaching Summer League?
IF WE HAD A G-LEAGUE TEAM he could start there...
But on the other hand - has anyone ever made the jump from high school coaching?
But on the other, other hand, there have certainly been ex-NBA players who STARTED by being NBA coaches. (Like, ugh, Mark Jackson.)
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I was hoping i would at least get credit for considering it. Baby steps right?
 
kjironman1 said:
I was hoping i would at least get credit for considering it. Baby steps right?
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IIRC, Adelman went from Community College coach to working for the Blazers. Hiring Roy as an assistant and letting him learn from the ground up seems just as reasonable.

Obvious caveat: sometimes the best players make the worst coaches (EG Magic Johnson). Sometimes a guy who had to fight tooth and nail just to make the team understands the game better than a guy who had it comparatively easy.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Obvious caveat: sometimes the best players make the worst coaches (EG Magic Johnson). Sometimes a guy who had to fight tooth and nail just to make the team understands the game better than a guy who had it comparatively easy.
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I don't think it's a question of who fought or who had it easy. It's a question of having teaching skill, skill in thinking creatively about scheme and interpersonal skills--being a great player (or a scrub player) doesn't tell you anything about those skills. All having been a player in the past means is that you have immersed yourself in the game for years--that's a good foundation, but it still comes down to which individuals have those aforementioned skills.
 
Just occurred to me that the Spurs are in last place in their division. I had to check--it's been 33 years since the last time the Spurs finished last. Even in the Admiral injury year, the Grizzlies finished behind them.

Kind of an impressive streak that may be coming to an end.

Surprises me to find that the next-longest such streak appears to belong to the Indiana Pacers. They were last in their division for most of the 80's, and haven't been since.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Just occurred to me that the Spurs are in last place in their division. I had to check--it's been 33 years since the last time the Spurs finished last. Even in the Admiral injury year, the Grizzlies finished behind them.

Kind of an impressive streak that may be coming to an end.
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Did you know the vikings came in last in the NFC North in 2010, 2011, and 2013. Last time the Packers did that was 2005. :)
I just wanted to point that out. :)
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Just occurred to me that the Spurs are in last place in their division. I had to check--it's been 33 years since the last time the Spurs finished last. Even in the Admiral injury year, the Grizzlies finished behind them.

Kind of an impressive streak that may be coming to an end.

Surprises me to find that the next-longest such streak appears to belong to the Indiana Pacers. They were last in their division for most of the 80's, and haven't been since.
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They need to fire Pop and get a good coach.
 
This doesn't really belong here, and I don't know how old it is, but J-Will sure is a humble dude:



To this day, if there was only one player I was allowed to watch highlights of, I'd probably pick him.
 


Play finishing bigs who don't defend at a high level are always going to be tough contract negotiations.

Production almost always outweighs impact and it becomes incredibly difficult to build a really good team with one making the max or close to it.
 
JDC said:


Play finishing bigs who don't defend at a high level are always going to be tough contract negotiations.

Production almost always outweighs impact and it becomes incredibly difficult to build a really good team with one making the max or close to it.
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I bet Neil would love to give him a big contract!
 
JDC said:


Play finishing bigs who don't defend at a high level are always going to be tough contract negotiations.

Production almost always outweighs impact and it becomes incredibly difficult to build a really good team with one making the max or close to it.
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Yeah, I think the right play is to let him get to restricted free agency if you want to keep him or just trade him before the deadline next year if not. Just hope no one offers him a max and try to negotiate a better deal.
 
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I've pretty much given up but tonight will be the final straw if the Blazers lose. They would only be a half game away from the 10th best lottery odds if that happens.

It will still be fun to see Nurk on the floor though.
 
hoopsjock said:
I've pretty much given up but tonight will be the final straw if the Blazers lose. They would only be a half game away from the 10th best lottery odds if that happens.

It will still be fun to see Nurk on the floor though.
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Dont really care if they lose the rest of their games. Would like to see some nice games from Nurk though. Thats why I’ll keep watching.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I'm sure if you tested positive everybody around you would say you'd been careless too. Let's all turn on each other in a time of crisis! Yay!
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Im not going around mocking the situation, touching everyones mics (or shaking hands, touch peoples faces, etc).

If I was going around acting like the whole thing was not a big deal, and purposely going around touch people, touching their stuff, not washing my hands, then I'd be a fucking moron.
 
I think it's more likely he GOT the virus from touching people's mikes, so he's self-punishing.
 
julius said:
Im not going around mocking the situation, touching everyones mics (or shaking hands, touch peoples faces, etc).

If I was going around acting like the whole thing was not a big deal, and purposely going around touch people, touching their stuff, not washing my hands, then I'd be a fucking moron.
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You may not be doing that to "mock the situation" but you're doing that.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
You may not be doing that to "mock the situation" but you're doing that.
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You don't know what it is I do for a living, nor do you know the precautions that I am taking and have to take BECAUSE of my job.

He's a fucking moron. He knew about the situation, and acted like it was just a regular flu, and karma bit him in the ass.
 
julius said:
You don't know what it is I do for a living, nor do you know the precautions that I am taking and have to take BECAUSE of my job.

He's a fucking moron. He knew about the situation, and acted like it was just a regular flu, and karma bit him in the ass.
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Or Mitchell's...
 
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