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Scalma said:
There’s a 0.01% chance Portland is gonna hire D’Antoni imo. I would love to hear Olshey try and explain that one though: “Yeah we can’t defend anyone, so we hired Mike D’Antoni.”
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Neil is pretty slick. Not sure he is THAT slick.
 
crandc said:
Hammond is reportedly near top of list in Indiana and Orlando.
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She won't take either job in my view..she's the next head coach of the Spurs....Pop has favored her and groomed her over all his other long time assistants to take over so he can retire....she'll be the Spurs coach for as long as she wants to be..
 
riverman said:
She won't take either job in my view..she's the next head coach of the Spurs....Pop has favored her and groomed her over all his other long time assistants to take over so he can retire....she'll be the Spurs coach for as long as she wants to be..
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Im sure POP has and her already know when that may happen.
 
riverman said:
She won't take either job in my view..she's the next head coach of the Spurs....Pop has favored her and groomed her over all his other long-time assistants to take over so he can retire....she'll be the Spurs coach for as long as she wants to be..
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Makes sense to me. She is the Jackie Robinson of women coaches in the NBA. Placing the right woman in the right situation is essential for others to follow.
The players need to respect her for it to work. This is why I think San Antonio is perfect for her since the players will already know her. (and I assume respect her) Going to a brand new situation will be a lot harder IMO. She will still have pressure but I think it would be less if she is in SA and Pop is still involved in the organization.
 
crandc said:
Hammond is reportedly near top of list in Indiana and Orlando.
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this is encouraging news. It's the first time we've heard of Becky being a candidate for an opening this year, meaning she isn't just waiting in SA for Pop to retire.

And considering how quiet Olshey is about potential candidates, you would have to think Hammon is part of the 20-25 initial candidate list.
 
calvin natt said:
So we don’t count when they have a great player? Lebron has lost finals. And I thought the Blazers already had a great player who Stotts was wasting the prime of
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As great as Dame is, and as much as I hate Lebron, it’s not the same.
 
the "Olshey is quiet" assumption ignores just about every Woj tweet about Portland
 
Wizard Mentor said:
he's in their basketball hof.
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...I think it would be very short sided for the organization to hire another "old white guy" regardless of who it is :dunno:
 
Hoopguru said:
why cant an organization hire who they feel is best qualified to meet their needs, regardless of age, religion, race, sex? We just elected a 78 year old Pres.
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...they absolutely can and should, but I'm just basing this off of Lillards comments regarding Vanterpool not getting T-wolves job and other quotes over the years :dunno: if there was ever a time to value your superstars opinion on the matter (good or bad), then now is that time. Hire the wrong guy here and Lillard could have one foot out the door before next season even starts.
 
illmatic99 said:
Screamin A decides he has nothing else to talk about

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The most relevant thing Stephen A said there was in regards to Kidd taking his name out of the running because people in Portland just wanted to bring up his past instead of just judging him on his coaching merits. It's this same reason I wouldn't be surprised to see Billups take the Celtics job (assuming it's offered) over Portland, if the same old stuff keeps getting brought up throughout the hiring process
 
Bring in D'Antoni for a season or two, let him pick a really really solid coaching staff. Create some sort of coaching emeritus role for him and promote from within the new head coach.

I do think that when Pops decides to step down the Spurs will do something similar.

And no, I'm not saying D'Antoni is as good of coach as Pops, lol.

The goal is to find a HC that matches the remaining best years of Lillard's career and then build for the future.

or

Hire Udoka.
 
If we're hiring Mike's I'd hire Mike Brown over Mike D'Antoni ......D'Antoni has a history of pissing off players....D Howard left the Lakers because of him, Chris Kaman couldn't sniff the court with him and hated him and Melo hated him in NY....he's also never won anything as a head coach...if we're going for old retreads I'd go with more defensive minded veteran coaches. I'd also go younger now and move forward, not rent an old guy...Mike also changes teams like some folks change socks.
 
riverman said:
If we're hiring Mike's I'd hire Mike Brown over Mike D'Antoni ......D'Antoni has a history of pissing off players....D Howard left the Lakers because of him, Chris Kaman couldn't sniff the court with him and hated him and Melo hated him in NY....he's also never won anything as a head coach...if we're going for old retreads I'd go with more defensive minded veteran coaches. I'd also go younger now and move forward, not rent an old guy...Mike also changes teams like some folks change socks.
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I think D'Antoni will make the game easier for Dame.
 
Hoopguru said:
why cant an organization hire who they feel is best qualified to meet their needs, regardless of age, religion, race, sex? We just elected a 78 year old Pres.
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I don't think anyone eligible for social secrutiy benefits should be president either.....we elected the only choice to another old white guy....and D'Antoni hasn't won shit in the NBA....he doesn't stick anywhere for long
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I think D'Antoni will make the game easier for Dame.
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I don't see the plus side of the guy head coaching our roster at all.....I want a defensive minded coach and hopefully one that can stick around for as long as Terry did...the coach who comes in and teaches Dame to play defense on a string is going to make the game easier for Dame...he already knows how to put up volume shots...I've never been a fan of D'Antoni...he's with a team that will probably win it all this season and already he's looking to move again
 
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