Notice Chauncey Billups new Portland Trail Blazers head coach

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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
PCmor7 said:
The two things that immediately came to my mind were that Olshey wanted Billups and if he didn't get his way he might be gone OR Dame wanted Billups over the other finalists and let it be known if they didn't hire him he'd ask for a trade.
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if true, its the second one
 
PCmor7 said:
The two things that immediately came to my mind were that Olshey wanted Billups and if he didn't get his way he might be gone OR Dame wanted Billups over the other finalists and let it be known if they didn't hire him he'd ask for a trade.
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or they all wanted him, including ownership. Players will want to come and play for him. Good way to make up for Portland not really being a destination. Our only real sell up until now was Dame.
 
PCmor7 said:
The two things that immediately came to my mind were that Olshey wanted Billups and if he didn't get his way he might be gone OR Dame wanted Billups over the other finalists and let it be known if they didn't hire him he'd ask for a trade.
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I think olshey new who was going be the coach at the start. Lead the other along if they had a shot. Assistant coaches will be very important for Billups success.
 
Billups, 44, met with Portland's leadership, including franchise chair Jody Allen and President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey, in Seattle on Wednesday, sources said.

Billups has a long-standing relationship with franchise superstar Damian Lillard and the two have talked frequently throughout Portland's search process, sources said.

Olshey's history with Billups goes back to their time together with the Clippers from 2011 to 2013. As Clippers GM, Olshey claimed Billups after the Knicks amnestied him in 2011 -- and had him on the team's roster for two seasons. Olshey has long considered Billups one of the best leaders he has ever encountered in the NBA.
 
Welcome to Portland, Chauncey!

From a purely basketball and leadership perspective, I think Mr. Big Shot and Dame Time will be a great match.

I never saw Stotts as a strong leader that could hold players accountable and keep them motivated.

Billups will do that.
 
Mr. Robot said:
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I can't answer, although as I am incapable of happiness, being dead inside, "no" is a true, if possibly misleading answer. But I need to hear more about this past accusation, and I have a feeling I'm not going to (not that Billups could ever prove his innocence, which is why defense lawyers don't have to do that).
 
Chauncey might be the only coach who could get away with telling Melo he's not going to run every play for him and to not shoot the ball every time he touches it.
 
Scalma said:
or they all wanted him, including ownership. Players will want to come and play for him. Good way to make up for Portland not really being a destination. Our only real sell up until now was Dame.
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OK, I'm missing something then, either from the tweet or your post. The way I took the tweet about their being big repercussions if the Blazers didn't get this done sounds to me like it was really uncertainty on what they were going to do, not Billups. That if the Blazers didn't go with Billups a lot of big dominoes were going to start falling in Portland that would be felt leaguewide.
 
Scalma said:
he gave hammon press, increasing her profile, and threw his agent a bone with MDA. Wouldn’t say it was nothing.
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i agree, but still, they hoped to get the job, without knowing its already been decided
 
PCmor7 said:
OK, I'm missing something then, either from the tweet or your post. The way I took the tweet about their being big repercussions if the Blazers didn't get this done sounds to me like it was really uncertainty on what they were going to do, not Billups. That if the Blazers didn't go with Billups a lot of big dominoes were going to start falling in Portland that would be felt leaguewide.
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nah I’m an idiot, I didn’t see you were replying to a tweet. Idk who that guy is, but if what he’s saying is true, I’d guess Olshey would’ve gotten fired/resigned if he didn’t get his guy.
 
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