Chauncey Billups

[wizenheimer]

I still say that Chauncey wouldn't be called classy if his first name were LeRoy.

pronounced LEE-roy

a brain that takes the detours yours does should be examined.....from behind protective glass obviously

 

[julius]

I still say that Chauncey wouldn't be called classy if his first name were LeRoy.

pronounced LEE-roy

So why exactly is "LEE-Roy" not a classy first name?

 

[jlprk]

a brain that takes the detours yours does is on that should be examined.....from behind protective glass obviously

Would a LeRoy Billups go around for years saying that he should get a head coaching job without paying dues as an assistant?
(I know, he now finally has one whole year under his belt as an assistant.)

 

[julius]

...but black people loooove Portland...

As is the case with most cities, those who don't actually live in the city, love to make declarations about how people who do live in the city, feel about said city.

 

[jlprk]

So why exactly is "LEE-Roy" not a classy first name?

Because it's not Chauncey, which is just about the most choosy and classy name in cold Anglo-Saxon castles. (Don't get me started with c's.)

 

[julius]

Because it's not Chauncey, which is just about the most choosy and classy name in cold Anglo-Saxon castles. (Don't get me started with c's.)

Ahh, so only Anglo-Saxons names can be classy.

Odd hill to die on there.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Every town can’t be Flint………

...until the main employer leaves town...

 

[Natebishop3]

So why exactly is "LEE-Roy" not a classy first name?

It's only classy if your last name is Jenkins.

 

[julius]

...until the main employer leaves town...

How many decades ago was that?

 

[jlprk]

Ahh, so only Anglo-Saxons names can be classy.

Odd hill to die on there.

Whooosh. Right over your head.

A c I thought of after that post is caucasian.

 

[jlprk]

Anyway, no one has made a case for why Billups is better than the other 50 candidates. Or is it 25 candidates. All of whom have more coaching experience. So I suspect it's all in the name.

 

[HailBlazers]

Boston hc job is far more prestigious imho. If Billups gets the offer from Boston, he would be silly not to take it.

Prestige is not everything though. It's going to come to fit, with the roster, coaching style, and relationships.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

As is the case with most cities, those who don't actually live in the city, love to make declarations about how people who do live in the city, feel about said city.

https://priceonomics.com/how-diverse-is-your-city/

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How many decades ago was that?

Well, as they still have a truck plant here, it's ongoing.

I guess you've never heard of the Rust Belt? Or lived in a one-industry town? But hey, I bet we have a better Institute of Music than any other comparably-sized town, and our art museum has Picassos and shit.

 

[julius]

Well, as they still have a truck plant here, it's ongoing.

I guess you've never heard of the Rust Belt? Or lived in a one-industry town? But hey, I bet we have a better Institute of Music than any other comparably-sized town, and our art museum has Picassos and shit.

Or maybe I was just asking how long ago that was.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Well, as they still have a truck plant here, it's ongoing.

I guess you've never heard of the Rust Belt? Or lived in a one-industry town? But hey, I bet we have a better Institute of Music than any other comparably-sized town, and our art museum has Picassos and shit.

The Portland I grew up in WAS a one industry town. Lumber and lumber related. Log rafts and slash burners everywhere you looked. When the timber industry tanked, Portland (and Oregon) definitely struggled. But eventually they recovered by encouraging the Silicon Forest, which started the upturn……and diversification. Flint seems to have thrown up it’s hands and said “fuck it”. But that’s just the view from 2000 miles away…..

 

[THE HCP]

...but black people loooove Portland...

NE Portland they do!

 

[BBert]

The Portland I grew up in WAS a one industry town. Lumber and lumber related. Log rafts and slash burners everywhere you looked. When the timber industry tanked, Portland (and Oregon) definitely struggled. But eventually they recovered by encouraging the Silicon Forest, which started the upturn……and diversification. Flint seems to have thrown up it’s hands and said “fuck it”. But that’s just the view from 2000 miles away…..

Flint's first order of business should be drinking water that doesn't kill you. I'm sure the city can move upward from there.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Flint's first order of business should be drinking water that doesn't kill you. I'm sure the city can move upward from there.

Yep. And have you noticed how quickly both the State of Michigan and the Federal Government have moved on that? How many years has it been? But then, this is the state that has hunting parties with the governor as prey………..

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Flint's first order of business should be drinking water that doesn't kill you. I'm sure the city can move upward from there.

Most of our pipes have been replaced. You think Portland doesn't have old lead pipes?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

God help me but I'm falling for this team's style of play. Has Chauncey actually FINALLY come through on his pledge to have our team play defense, play fast and be unselfish? He certainly seems to have fostered camaraderie in the team - is it just me or do they genuinely seem to like each other? And I'm not imagining the ball-movement and unselfishness... am I?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

God help me but I'm falling for this team's style of play. Has Chauncey actually FINALLY come through on his pledge to have our team play defense, play fast and be unselfish? He certainly seems to have fostered camaraderie in the team - is it just me or do they genuinely seem to like each other? And I'm not imagining the ball-movement and unselfishness... am I?

I wonder if the new assistant coaches have made a difference?

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

God help me but I'm falling for this team's style of play. Has Chauncey actually FINALLY come through on his pledge to have our team play defense, play fast and be unselfish? He certainly seems to have fostered camaraderie in the team - is it just me or do they genuinely seem to like each other? And I'm not imagining the ball-movement and unselfishness... am I?

Its hard to maintain consistency when your roster is not consistent. Chauncey is the perfect coach for this team. Some things take time in this “instant results” world.