CJ taking the Olshity path of “it wasn’t my fault, it was the coaching”
that's what everyone said about julius randle.
nothing ground breaking. you could tell how disappointed he was with his performance, especially in games 5 and 6. repeatedly preached patience and that he and the org was just as frustrated as the fanbase. Also said he really feels for the coaches (especially assistants he grew really close with) and wondered subtly if any of them would return to PDX under the new staff.
Exactly
the context was the offseason and moves to come. it's only been 5 days since we got eliminated and other teams are still playing. Let the dust settle before making drastic moves is what he was saying.
he mentioned so terry could have time to hook up with another team.
That's not what he said at all my friend....he said he needed to play better and probably lost the game stepping out of bounds with 3 seconds left down 3 pts....
We lost this series and many others because he refuses to play defense. Even him feeling bad was something offense related
It should have been, he didn't make a basket in 11 minutes in a must win game....we had shots we got stops...we couldn't convert....CJ is no great defender but he didn't step up in this series like he needed to as a volume scorer...that's what he is, he's not ever going to be Bruce Bowen....He referenced his 3 turnovers that helped sink the team too...two time mvp Steve Nash was probably one of the worst defenders I've seen play...and he turned the ball over a lot trying to thread the needle with his pass....some guys are just never going to be two way players.
Actually a rookie player named Dame schooled him in his first game to the point of making it his last game in the NBA...and yeah...CJ choked this series when it counted...all things considered though, Steve Nash never would've let Monte Morris outplay him for 6 games in a row
That was Stotts fault more than anyones....all things considered though, Steve Nash never would've let Monte Morris outplay him for 6 games in a row
...hey, I hope you're right about seeing CJ with a different HC. By all accounts he has always been very coachable. Maybe his preparation will meet opportunity as well
Yeah, the fact that Olshey talked up Norm so much in his press conference and said that it would be good to get another superstar to pair with Dame, after years of saying that CJ was that second piece doesn't bode well for those who would like to keep CJ. For me, I'm just trying not to get my hopes too high because I've been wanting Dame and CJ split up for a long time now, like so many others.
