Fire Stotts

[dviss1]

His shoot first ask questions later offense is starting to kill me. Who are the top candidates to replace him with?

 

[craigehlo]

Tom Thibodeau

 

[Chris Craig]

Tom Thibodeau

 

[Darkwebs]

Is there an echo in here?

 

[Chris Craig]

Thibs is the only top candidate

 

[Chris Craig]

My Grandma could coach the Blazers better and she's been dead for 12 years

 

[dviss1]

Mods can you please change the name of this thread to "Fire Stotts"?

 

[Jade Falcon]

Yeah. Fire Stotts. I'm trying to get it trending on Twitter.

Sad part is....nobody seems to know who the fuck he is.

Sigh.

 

[Darkwebs]

Mods can you please change the name of this thread to "Fire Stotts"?

Done.

You were serious, right? LOL I thought you might've been joking.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Jade Falcon]

I'll bring the tar and feathers. You bring the pitchforks and torches.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Thibs or ....Luke Walton oO

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'll bring the tar and feathers. You bring the pitchforks and torches.

 

[dviss1]

Done.

You were serious, right? LOL I thought you might've been joking.

I was NOT joking.

 

[dviss1]

Thibs or ....Luke Walton oO

Give me Thibs.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'm not exactly a huge Stotts guy, but this roster is kind of a hot mess. Was he a shit offensive coach the past two years when they were making the extra pass and playing an efficient and a (usually) fun-to-watch brand of basketball (at least on offense)? Face it, this team sucks because they barely have any guys who are any good at offense aside from the guards, so those are the guys taking the shots.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Stotts has to work with what he's given.

The roster Neil has built would put any coach in a tough spot.

CJ/Dame/Plumlee are the only real players that we have.

 

[dviss1]

I'm not exactly a huge Stotts guy, but this roster is kind of a hot mess. Was he a shit offensive coach the past two years when they were making the extra pass and playing an efficient and a (usually) fun-to-watch brand of basketball (at least on offense)? Face it, this team sucks because they barely have any guys who are any good at offense aside from the guards, so those are the guys taking the shots.

We take a LOT of bad and early shots. This is a symptom of bad coaching. The way we defend the pick and roll is abhorrent.

 

[dviss1]

Stotts has to work with what he's given.

The roster Neil has built would put any coach in a tough spot.

CJ/Dame/Plumlee are the only real players that we have.

Ed Davis is great. So is Harkless (who needs more consistent minutes).

This explanation does not explain our abhorent Pick and roll defensive scheme.

 

[handiman]

We've got two identical guys in Lillard and McCollum (all offense, no defense; but no one told Paul Pierce that), and two identical guys in Davis and Plumlee (lots of defense, not much offense). It's a very redundant, unbalanced roster. I don't imagine any coach would relish having this group of misfits shape his career.

 

[Chris Craig]

We take a LOT of bad and early shots. This is a symptom of bad coaching. The way we defend the pick and roll is abhorrent.

The pick and confuse

 

[dviss1]

We've got two identical guys in Lillard and McCollum (all offense, no defense; but no one told Paul Pierce that), and two identical guys in Davis and Plumlee (lots of defense, not much offense). It's a very redundant, unbalanced roster. I don't imagine any coach would relish having this group of misfits shape his career.

You really need to stop with that trade either Lillard or CJ mess. It's just not going to happen.

 

[Nikolokolus]

We take a LOT of bad and early shots. This is a symptom of bad coaching. The way we defend the pick and roll is abhorrent.

Like I said I'm not a huge Stotts guy, so I don't really feel all that great about defending him, but you gotta admit that this collection of cast-offs and never-beens is not exactly designed to play inside-out or break a defense down. They play "rat ball" because they have zero post presence and all the coaching in the world can't turn this frontcourt into offensive basketball players.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

BRING! BACK! NATE! McMUFFIN! 2016!

 

[dviss1]

Like I said I'm not a huge Stotts guy, so I don't really feel all that great about defending him, but you gotta admit that this collection of cast-offs and never-beens is not exactly designed to play inside-out or break a defense down. They play "rat ball" because they have zero post presence and all the coaching in the world can't turn this frontcourt into offensive basketball players.

That's fine but it doesnt give excuses for the problems that I mentioned. Bad, early shot clock shots are not necessary regardless of roster makeup. The way we defend the pick and roll is terrible as we have many athletic bodies that can do it differently. Terry Stotts is inept in these areas and that's the reason why he sucks.

 

[illmatic99]

The fact that we have 15 wins before the midway mark of the season, that too, with Dame missing 7 games, and this roster, is ridiculous.

Stotts' contract ends at the end of the year if you're hellbent on getting rid of him anyway.

Stupid thread.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Pick and roll defense starts with our guards and as much as I like Damian and McCollum they are kind of shitty on D, particularly the way they deal with screens.

 

[e_blazer]

Like I said I'm not a huge Stotts guy, so I don't really feel all that great about defending him, but you gotta admit that this collection of cast-offs and never-beens is not exactly designed to play inside-out or break a defense down. They play "rat ball" because they have zero post presence and all the coaching in the world can't turn this frontcourt into offensive basketball players.

This. Any notion of changing coaches is going to have to wait until the roster is rebuilt to a point that a coach who would be a significant upgrade over Stotts would even consider the job. I mean, I suppose McMillan could be talked into finishing up the year if you're into that.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I wanted Thibs before McMoron was out. Still do but I don't think he would take the job. Teaching these guys some D would do wonders for some of their futures.

Meyers I don't get, he must have been destroyed by the wife/fiancee. He's a child at this point.

 

[blue32]

Pick and roll defense starts with our guards and as much as I like Damian and McCollum they are kind of shitty on D, particularly the way they deal with screens.

This. And how we don't screen worth a shit on the offensive side STILL!

I look at CP3 and DJ work together and its flawless screening. Knocks Dame around all the time.

Reverse that, and I see Plumdog/Beibs setting shit screens constantly.

When the wife notices....You must really suck at it.