Its Stotts the guy?

[jlprk]

Rick Adelman lives in Portland now. Good to remember for when Stotts gets fired.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Stotts is growing as a coach just like the team is growing. We have good pieces in place, just exceeded expectations. This is absolutely the wrong time for a big shake up, this is a time many here don't remember, its fine tune time.

Well as much as I agree with you if a coach like Tom Thibodeau, Erik Spoelstra, Rick Adelman, even Rick Carlisle where available you would at least have to consider it. Oh and I have always liked Mike Dunleavy.

 

[jlprk]

All I ask is, don't keep Stotts forever like we did McMillan. Unless we're almost in the Finals year after year.

 

[Schilly]

No you wouldn't. Fast forward to 2014. Adelman and Dunleavy haven't been relevant in years, neither has George Karl. As the NBA evolves coaches sometimes fade from being successful. Often coaches look great because they have great players, Spoelstra is one, Doc Rivers another, probably even Carlisle fits that mold. The number of couches that are flat out superstuds is very small... Very very small. Pops is one, Sloan another and maybe Phil Jackson, but he might fall into the category of hard to lose having so much talent.

 

[PDXFonz]

I like Terry, and I don't think he's a bad coach by any means, but I don't think he's the guy to get us a championship. I've felt that way the moment we hired him. He's not a bad coach, but I don't think he's ever going to be on the same level as Pop. Of course, there's very few coaches on his level.

The lowest regular season winning percentage for a coach who has won a championship is .450 by Paul westhead who won in 1980 with the lakers.

As the head coach of the blazers stotts has won .530 of his games, .451 overall regular season record.

The lowest playoff winning percentage for a coach who has won a championship is .431 by Jack Ramsay.

As head coach of the blazers stotts has won .454 of the playoff games he has coached, .375 overall playoff record.


There is no reason to think that Stotts cannot be a championship coach. Pop is a horrible comparison because he is one of the top 3 NBA coaches of all time. Stotts will not likely be a top 3 NBA coach, however you don't need to be anywhere close to that in order to win a championship.

 

[tlongII]

He better show me something on defense or he's toast.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Anyone out there not named Thibs is a waste of time.

Not seeing any upgrades over Stotts other than Thibs.

 

[santeesioux]

Oh yeah, that crotchity old SOB Jerry Sloan?

 

[PapaG]

Brad Stevens

 

[BigGameDamian]

No you wouldn't. Fast forward to 2014. Adelman and Dunleavy haven't been relevant in years, neither has George Karl. As the NBA evolves coaches sometimes fade from being successful. Often coaches look great because they have great players, Spoelstra is one, Doc Rivers another, probably even Carlisle fits that mold. The number of couches that are flat out superstuds is very small... Very very small. Pops is one, Sloan another and maybe Phil Jackson, but he might fall into the category of hard to lose having so much talent.

Well if Carlisle is in that mold of looking great because of stars then it would might be hard to believe Stotts isn't.

 

[noknobs]

The improvement in the team this year was immense. He deserves more time, not even a question.


Well I might consider Craig Robinson.

 

[Natebishop3]

Anyone out there not named Thibs is a waste of time.

Not seeing any upgrades over Stotts other than Thibs.

Thibs would play our starters even more than Stotts already does.

 

[Haakzilla]

...but it will be crucial to bring in a defense specialist to add a whole new scheme & philosophy for team defense. Who? That is the question

 

[ripcityboy]

Dick Harter ..... oh wait, he's dead.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

I would bet that 50% if not more of these no's will be yes's after a cooling off period.

J

 

[RoyToy]

Dont rule out doc rivers if the sterling situation doesnt improve

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

What would it take financially to force Chicago's cheap owner to let Thibs bolt?

 

[jlprk]

What would it take financially to force Chicago's cheap owner to let Thibs bolt?

Give him Meyers Leonard.

The trouble with any tough coach like Thibodeaux is that Aldridge and Batum have been on Easy Street so long with McMillan and Stotts that they would ask to be traded. Our younger players (all the rest) would adapt.

My favorite coach of all time, Bill Fitch, was a real SOB.

 

[maxiep]

Mo is still available

 

[blue32]

I voted "No" only because we never improved on our defense (For playoff caliber), and we never were able to crack SA. The ONLY reason we won at home was so they could win in front of the home crowd. I think they let us beat them.

 

[blue9]

He's not the guy. But he'll get another year anyway. Next season will be his last with the Blazers.

 

[Masala716]

I love the guy. I'm not sure if he's the "guy" for a championship run.

What say you?

He gets another year. PA and Olshey should pick up the option and try to convince him to hire a lead assistant who is known as a defensive guy.

Also someone please teach LA to set a proper pick.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Fuck it. I went ahead and voted 'No' because I've seen little evidence that he either coaches defense or demands it be played at a high level.

His offense is fun to watch though.