Head Coach thread (5 Viewers)

[JoshuaHall]

Star player, unhappy with the direction of the team, and team is hiring coach to appease star player... yup... not even the same universe. Not sure how I even came up with that thought.

4 years left on contract.
LMA had previously wanted out because, “he was jealous of Oden and Roy”.
And everything SPD already told you.
3 very, very vague similarities and about a million differences. Unhappy with the direction of the team is also a crock of shit. You’ve got no idea that’s how he feels. Frustrated getting bounced in the first round, sure, but unhappy with the direction of the team is a complete unknown.

Might as well say they’re both black breathing basketball players that require food and water to survive.

entirely different.

 

[wizenheimer]

Do you think Stotts or CJ would still have been here if they weren't close with Dame?

yes, absolutely...CJ for damn sure because Olshey loves CJ more than he loves Dame. And again, I think the 'Dame protected Stotts' stuff ignores the pretty obvious evidence that Olshey was a big fan of Stotts too. I mean, that rumor you put so much stock in says it was Paul Allen that wanted Stotts fired, not Olshey

if Olshey would have traded CJ for PG13 or Butler or Kawhi or Harden, I don't think Dame would have any issue with it. And now, I don't think the trade would have to bring back an elite player. Just offer a plausible direction forward that Dame can see

 

[Natebishop3]

4 years left on contract.
LMA had previously wanted out because, “he was jealous of Oden and Roy”.
And everything SPD already told you.
3 very, very vague similarities and about a million differences. Unhappy with the direction of the team is also a crock of shit. You’ve got no idea that’s how he feels. Frustrated getting bounced in the first round, sure, but unhappy with the direction of the team is a complete unknown.

Might as well say they’re both black breathing basketball players that require food and water to survive.

entirely different.

LMA - 3 years left on his contract
Dame - 4 years left on his contract

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, I said it "Man I never thought we’d be back in a LMA situation with Dame, but it kinda feels that way." You guys are taking this so literal from something "kinda feeling the same way."

 

[wizenheimer]

Also, I said it "Man I never thought we’d be back in a LMA situation with Dame, but it kinda feels that way." You guys are taking this so literal from something "kinda feeling the same way."

a lot of us are married, so when we hear anybody say "I kind of feel", we have been trained to duck and cover...then lash out...from a distance

 

[Natebishop3]

a lot of us are married, so when we hear anybody say "I kind of feel", we have been trained to duck and cover...then lash out...from a distance

Haven't you ever heard the phrase, "happy Nate Bishop, happy life."

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You guys are taking this so literal from something "kinda feeling the same way."

Then you said Lillard could become disgruntled and hurt his trade value.

 

[Natebishop3]

Then you said Lillard could become disgruntled and hurt his trade value.

Yes, that's one scenario that could happen. Will it happen? Probably not. I have no idea. But he has also done some other things so far this offseason that I wouldn't have thought he'd do.

 

[BBert]

Melo still has that attitude mostly lol

He does. He's not focused on scoring 30, but he's laser focused on moving up the all-time scoring list.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Yes, that's one scenario that could happen. Will it happen? Probably not. I have no idea. But he has also done some other things so far this offseason that I wouldn't have thought he'd do.

Lillard wants to win a championship and is pissed off it didn't happen. We're pissed off it didn't happen and are reading everything into everything.

Can you imagine what people would be saying if Lillard had gone radio silent after the end of the season? "Lillard doesn't really care." "Lillard got his supermax contract... yadda yadda yadda." "Lillard only cares about rapping!"

 

[Natebishop3]

He does. He's not focused on scoring 30, but he's laser focused on moving up the all-time scoring list.

To be fair... he probably knew pretty early on that this team had no shot at winning a title and people are going to remember his final place in the scoring list a lot longer than they will remember our shit season.

 

[Natebishop3]

Lillard wants to win a championship and is pissed off it didn't happen. We're pissed off it didn't happen and are reading everything into everything.

Can you imagine what people would be saying if Lillard had gone radio silent after the end of the season? "Lillard doesn't really care." "Lillard got his supermax contract... yadda yadda yadda." "Lillard only cares about rapping!"

Most people in Portland wouldn't think that. Maybe some pundits like Stephen A. But not most Blazer fans. We could see the emotion in his final interview.

With that said, you have to admit the play to get Kidd was a new look for him.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Most people in Portland wouldn't think that. Maybe some pundits like Stephen A. But not most Blazer fans. We could see the emotion in his final interview.

With that said, you have to admit the play to get Kidd was a new look for him.

What exactly did Lillard say about Kidd? I don't think I've actually heard words directly from him. It's only been "sources said."

 

[Natebishop3]

What exactly did Lillard say about Kidd? I don't think I've actually heard words directly from him. It's only been "sources said."

You really didn't see Dame's hand up the Haynes puppet?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You really didn't see Dame's hand up the Haynes puppet?

No, I see haynes has bounced around from place to place for years now and is now desperate to keep his job with yahoo.

 

[Natebishop3]

In case there's any confusion, Dame is my favorite player of all time. I want him to stay and I want it to work out. I want to get him a chip. I'm just concerned by some of the things that have happened so far this offseason.

 

[Natebishop3]

No, I see haynes has bounced around from place to place for years now and is now desperate to keep his job with yahoo.

I really don't think he would burn the one real solid source that he has.

 

[B-Roy]

I would have been interested in Carlisle.

 

[Tince]

I would have been interested in Carlisle.

Some owners/GMs are smarter than others.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I would have been interested in Carlisle.

He would have hired Stotts to be his assistant again.

 

[B-Roy]

Some owners/GMs are smarter than others.

I knew this would get a reaction out of you. But clearly from the reports it seems like the Blazers do and have had a better option in mind for quite awhile now. We will see.

 

[B-Roy]

He would have hired Stotts to be his assistant again.

I actually quite like Stotts as an assistant. He's good at a lot of the coaching skills not related to the actual X's and O's.

 

[Labinot41]

A lot of Mavs Fans dislike Carlisle for the same reasons we disliked Stotts

 

[blazerkor]

A lot of Mavs Fans dislike Carlisle for the same reasons we disliked Stotts

They can't have the same reason's as us because Carlisle got them a chip and we didn't like Stotts because he had never done anything significant with our team. Now, if they don't want Carlisle to stay because he hasn't got them out of the first round since their title a decade ago... that's a valid reason but a very different reason than ours.

 

[Labinot41]

They can't have the same reason's as us because Carlisle got them a chip and we didn't like Stotts because he had never done anything significant with our team. Now, if they don't want Carlisle to stay because he hasn't got them out of the first round since their title a decade ago... that's a valid reason but a very different reason than ours.

I meant lack of adjustments, old schemes, waiting to long to call a timeout etc

 

[Labinot41]

Well this should be interesting

 

[Labinot41]

This is the first season I don’t place the blame on NO, he went out and got players that were proven and were supposed to fill our defensive woes. Those pieces didn’t fit perfectly, but that’s why you have a coach. I think he did a good job getting the pieces, we had more talent than Denver and there is no one who can convince me otherwise. I dont understand how somebody watched the Blazers this season and didnt recognize the bad coaching. Its crazy. The defense was so fucking awful and it came to a point where my excitement for the Blazers was completely zero. We had some good defenders in Covington, Jones, Nurkic and Trent was above average. Stotts completely ruined this Season. The schemes and gameplan was always so horrendously bad. The roster Neil has assembled now should be able to compete with a good coach. I feel confident saying that

 

[blazerkor]

This is the first season I don’t place the blame on NO, he went out and got players that were proven and were supposed to fill our defensive woes. Those pieces didn’t fit perfectly, but that’s why you have a coach. I think he did a good job getting the pieces, we had more talent than Denver and there is no one who can convince me otherwise. I dont understand how somebody watched the Blazers this season and didnt recognize the bad coaching. Its crazy. The defense was so fucking awful and it came to a point where my excitement for the Blazers was completely zero. We had some good defenders in Covington, Jones, Nurkic and Trent was above average. Stotts completely ruined this Season. The schemes and gameplan was always so horrendously bad. The roster Neil has assembled now should be able to compete with a good coach. I feel confident saying that

Every season that Olshey says that Dame and CJ are the one two combo that is the foundation for a championship... I put it on him. Also, just because Olshey puts talent on the court, doesn't mean that the talent fits together. Not to harp on it but every time he puts Dame and CJ together he will get less than the some of their parts because their redundancies of being bad on D and needing the ball to be their most effective on O.

 

[Tince]

I knew this would get a reaction out of you. But clearly from the reports it seems like the Blazers do and have had a better option in mind for quite awhile now. We will see.

Very well could be the case. This two part transaction is only wise if you nail them both.

We'll be fine either way though.

 

[Hoopguru]

I would have been interested in Carlisle.

Hasn't gotten out of first round since their championship. Been the the playoffs 6 of last ten years and bounced form rd 1 each time. Nothing more than an average coach, like most are.

 

[MickZagger]

Hasn't gotten out of first round since their championship. Been the the playoffs 6 of last ten years and bounced form rd 1 each time. Nothing more than an average coach, like most are.

But he did win a championship. I’d like one of those.