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are you happy that chauncey billups got the job

  • yes

    Votes: 80 59.7%

  • no

    Votes: 10 7.5%

  • yes, but he was not my first choice

    Votes: 19 14.2%

  • meh, im indifferent

    Votes: 25 18.7%
  • Total voters
    134
Natebishop3 said:
I was extremely underwhelmed with their entire list last time.

This time it was at least some people that I was okay with. I would have been fine with Hammon. I would have probably been okay with MDA. I like Chauncey. I don't think there was anyone that I was just flat out unhappy about.
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Only guy I didn’t want is Carlisle but I doubt he was ever an option.
 
How can anybody have an opinion and vote in the threads poll? He's NEVER coached! How can you love him or hate him? Somebody on here said "Chauncy will hold them accountable" What?!?
 
THE HCP said:
It's like having an opinion on a musician's first album/cd to come out, when you've never heard them perform. Nobody has a clue.
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Um, you've heard this guys backing vocals before on one very recent album and he was a part of a few successful bands as their bassist. Still this will be his project and you're right, no one knows what to expect.
 
crandc said:
If true, I am disappointed.
Kind of like when Warren left presidential race, I figured Biden would sure be an improvement but definitely not my first choice.

I truly hope we don't see a situation where Hammon gets interviews but teams are too chicken to make the step and hire her.
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Hammon seemed great because she was Pop's right hand person, but hiring her because she's a woman is not a reason.

Chauncey seems like such a good fit - former PG, championship pedigree, defensive minded, respected, affable, high basketball IQ, great relationships with Dame and Neil...
 
BonesJones said:
As far as the Billups allegations: I understand why people are uncomfortable or mad. Unfortunately, we dont know the truth and never will.
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Allegations are just allegations. They are not proof. A huge problem with society today is that allegations are treated like fact. I allege that you, @BonesJones love to wear purple women's underwear. Doesn't mean you do. There's a difference between what Kidd did - proven - and what was alleged at Chauncey. And anyway, what happened to forgiveness and second chances?
 
BigGameDamian said:
I'm still surprised Sam Cassell didn't get much of a look.
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Sam Cassell isn't much to look at.

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Stevenson said:
Allegations are just allegations. They are not proof. A huge problem with society today is that allegations are treated like fact. I allege that you, @BonesJones love to wear purple women's underwear. Doesn't mean you do. There's a difference between what Kidd did - proven - and what was alleged at Chauncey. And anyway, what happened to forgiveness and second chances?
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I think the idea with cancel culture is that certain things will just label you as bad forever. I guess I'm more inclined to side with those people if this didn't happen 24 years ago, and if there was more than one incident. That is a lot of time. People change. He could have been super immature but has changed into a better person in that time (all indications are that he has). We also have no idea about his side of the story. A settlement out of court is not an admission of guilt. Maybe he's even made amends with the person over these last 24 years and we just don't know because he wants to keep his private life private. The allegations also mostly come from a book written in the early 2000s that tries to push the narrative that black NBA are thugs and criminals. there may be some bias there or details that are being left out. Either way, I think there's been so many high profile cases recently that people will take any accusations and assume they are true.

For me, I think most likely scenario is he made a terrible mistake. It's been a long time and I think he deserves a chance. Good and evil are not black and white in most cases.
 
HolyBackboard said:
You don't honestly believe that do you? You do understand the uphill battle victims face when they speak out about sexual assault right? Speaking out against a professional basketball player amplifies that many times over.

In these instances, everyone always thinks about the accused and how they will move on.

Why don't more think about the victim and what they're going through?
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I have no lack of empathy for victims...I believe they should have justice and I don't have any information to prove that he is guilty or innocent...a lot of assumptions around something that's already been resolved...I'm not a judge in his case...it bothered the hell out of me when I first heard it and now that 24 years later it's stirred up again like celebrity gossip.He has been vetted to hold many positions over that 24 years without this sabre rattling around him coaching. I think it's unfair to believe alot of things in print these days and to me you're innocent until proven guilty and you get a second chance if you've made amends and had some counseling or therapy, anger management...whatever...I have never had the impression Chauncey was an aggressive, angry violent man...still don't ...how many black men in Boston get accused of rape and avoid prison? None of these scenarios are fair or just. Fact is we don't get to retry the Chauncey case and if Blazer fans do, they are sweeping Jody Allens 13 cases under the rug as well...
 
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illmatic99 said:
i can show you a million quotes from terry saying the same. we need to see what he really believes in and preaches after about a quarter of the season
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I've never heard Stotts be as articulate or as direct in saying it

Stotts had a knack for talking without really saying anything... like 'they hit their shots'.
 
www.amazon.com/Out-Bounds-Inside-Culture-Violence/dp/0060726040

Also, geez, I'm sure this book (which is where most of the information comes from) is completely unbiased.

Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime is a searing indictment of professional basketball players who live in a world where criminal laws and social norms don't exist, a world where they are given license to act above the law.

On the court, they dazzle us with their spectacular physical feats. They generate millions of dollars of revenue for the NBA and their teams. They inspire adulation. But underneath all the glitz, the money, and alley-oops is a seamy underbelly, a rash of lawlessness that is gripping the NBA.

Based on a first-of-its-kind investigation into the criminal histories of 177 NBA players from the 2001–2002 season, Out of Bounds shows that an alarming four out of every ten NBA players have a police record involving a serious crime. They are All-Stars and they are journeymen, involved in crimes ranging from armed robbery to domestic violence to gun possession to rape.

Out of Bounds takes a hard look at shocking cases, with graphic accounts of physical and sexual violence and other outrageous conduct by players. In all, more than 250 people are named, including many prominent NBA players. It exposes the environment and culture that encourages such criminal behavior. It also explains the unique challenges these cases pose for law-enforcement agencies and prosecutors. And Out of Bounds takes readers inside the hidden yet critically vital role that lawyers, agents, and fame play in insulating criminally accused players from accountability.

Author Jeff Benedict, an expert on athletes and crime, draws his conclusions from exhaustive research. In addition to his criminal-background checks, the author retrieved documents from law-enforcement agencies, courts, and private attorneys. He conducted more than 400 interviews with police officers, prosecutors, defense lawyers, players, agents, victims, witnesses, and coaches. What emerges is a disturbing and appalling picture of men who live above the law.

A seminal and important work, Out of Bounds will forever change how we look at the NBA and its stars' lives of excess and privilege.
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