Kaleb Canales new interim coach!

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What do I do if they ask me to be his assistant? I might not be able to post here anymore.......
 
From last year, a must read: http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/07/the_trail_blazers_unlikely_lea.html

Those closest to Canales say the two traits that summarize him most are energy and hard work. During the season, before games and after practices, he bounces around the gymnasium offering fist bumps, saying hello and building relationships. He seems to know everyone's name and is perpetually positive. And it's always been this way.
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Like the opposite of Nate.

In the video room, Canales says, he learned the NBA game. He spent countless hours scrutinizing and evaluating, both as part of his job duties and in his free time.

"It's set the foundation for me in terms of the preparation in my growth," Canales said.
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In a short span, Canales had connected and made an impact with countless players. It's Canales who wrote, "Stay Humble," on a post-it note and placed it in Roy's locker -- a message that remains in the All-Star's locker to the day.

"He has the respect of the players," Bayno said. "It's something that develops with the time that you put in with them. When they see that you're willing to make them better, willing to get in the gym with them at night, in the morning, watch film with them -- that's how you develop that bond, that respect. And he has that, without a doubt."
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I hope it goes "well" for him ... "well" as in, the young guys get some burn, seem to play hard and learn the game and team chemistry improves ... but not so well that we fuck up and get into the playoffs.
 
They could put Blaze in as the coach, and the players would listen just as much as they'll listen to the ball boy who is now the coach.

What a fucking joke. At least tickets will be cheap the rest of the year, so when I bring in my "Sell the Team NOW!!, Paul" sign, it won't cost me much to get booted from the arena.
 
magnifier661 said:
I wanted Caleb... Good move. Not the answer, but much better than Bickerstaff
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Much better at tanking. Bickerstaff is a far more adequate coach than this new guy. He sure was better than Lenny Wilkens with the Sonics.
 
The players respect and like Kaleb a lot. They will bust their ass for him. It's a surprising move, but I like it.
 
Watching that video: I wonder if Kaleb will reach out to get Brandon involved in the coaching staff in any way.
 
Kaleb is going to find himself being a head coach really soon and I mean possibly by next season. HOMER ALERT!!!!!
 
I hope Kaleb brought a suit with him on the road trip.
 
You guys are underestimating this guy. Whatever, I guess he needs to prove himself for acceptance.
 
magnifier661 said:
You guys are underestimating this guy. Whatever, I guess he needs to prove himself for acceptance.
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Gee, you think so? Has he ever been even a lead assistant, let alone a head coach, at any level of basketball that doesn't consist of rolling a ball out on the court during a summer league game?

You've had daily meltdowns over Nate being fired, yet you're already sold on the video guy as the next great coach?

Bonkersville
 
PapaG said:
Gee, you think so? Has he ever been even a lead assistant, let alone a head coach, at any level of basketball that doesn't consist of rolling a ball out on the court during a summer league game?

You've had daily meltdowns over Nate being fired, yet you're already sold on the video guy as the next great coach?

Bonkersville
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I'm a crazy homer and probably the worst of its kind. I can except that
 
I think Kaleb will do fine. I met him and got a chance to talk with him a bit at the meet & greet ABM organized a couple of years ago. He's a smart, dedicated guy who will work night & day. I think the players know and respect his work ethic. That said, the team is low on talent and we shouldn't expect more than .500 ball from here on out.
 
e_blazer said:
I think Kaleb will do fine. I met him and got a chance to talk with him a bit at the meet & greet ABM organized a couple of years ago. He's a smart, dedicated guy who will work night & day. I think the players know and respect his work ethic. That said, the team is low on talent and we shouldn't expect more than .500 ball from here on out.
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If the team goes .500 from here on out, yesterday's moves were worthless. The idea is to tank the season.

A 33 year-old video coordinator was just named head coach of the Blazers.
 
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Kaleb = the next Eric Spoelstra.
Both young, both worked their way up from being a intern video guy.
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
Kaleb = the next Eric Spoelstra.
Both young, both worked their way up from being a intern video guy.
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All he's missing is LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh! :MARIS61:

Oh, and Spoelstra has 8 years on Canales.
 
This quote from Riley about Spoelstra seems very similar to what could be said about Kaleb.

In April 2008, Spoelstra was named successor to Pat Riley as head coach of the Miami Heat. In naming Spoelstra as head coach, Riley said: "This game is now about younger coaches who are technologically skilled, innovative, and bring fresh new ideas. That's what we feel we are getting with Erik Spoelstra. He's a man that was born to coach."[11] Riley also noted: "A lot of players want the discipline; they will play [hard] for Spoelstra, because 'they respect him.'"
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Kevin Pritchard ‏ @nbakev
Quick thing on Kaleb Canales - He used to sleep at the practice facility because he didn't want to miss a player coming in at night #blazers
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Kevin Pritchard ‏ @nbakev
Quick thing on Kaleb Canales - He used to sleep at the practice facility because he didn't want to miss a player coming in at night #blazers
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Canales is a KP guy. He won't last long.
 
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BoBoBREWSKI said:
This quote from Riley about Spoelstra seems very similar to what could be said about Kaleb.

In April 2008, Spoelstra was named successor to Pat Riley as head coach of the Miami Heat. In naming Spoelstra as head coach, Riley said: "This game is now about younger coaches who are technologically skilled, innovative, and bring fresh new ideas. That's what we feel we are getting with Erik Spoelstra. He's a man that was born to coach."[11] Riley also noted: "A lot of players want the discipline; they will play [hard] for Spoelstra, because 'they respect him.'
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One big difference is that Riley was a great basketball mind who was allowed to name his successor.

Comparing the Heat under Riley to the Blazers under Larry Miller/Paul Allen is funny to me.
 
PapaG said:
One big difference is that Riley was a great basketball mind who was allowed to name his successor.

Comparing the Heat under Riley to the Blazers under Larry Miller/Paul Allen is funny to me.
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Being so negative is pathetic to me.
 
Check out some of these comments. Pretty incriminating about Nate.

http://www.csnnw.com/pages/landingb...azers-past-Bulls=1&blockID=671584&feedID=5212
“He just gave us a set this morning and it has a bunch of options in it,” Raymond Felton said. “He let us read and react to defenses. We didn't just do one thing, we had multiple options.”

In such a short time as the interim head coach, Canales had made an impression on his group of guys.

“I got the ball in so many different spots, they couldn't double team me...I felt like we had so many options tonight we had so many guys playing well taking good shots that they couldn't stop us tonight,” LaMarcus Aldridge said.

Aldridge even went as far and said this was the most fun he's played in a game.

“It's a totally different feel. It's hard to explain,” Luke Babbitt said. “We're excited to play for Coach K. He brings energy and everybody knows what kind of person he is. So, we're just going to play hard for him.”

In recent memory, the Trail Blazers haven't been in games the way they were tonight. Coach Canales stressed before the game that he just wanted his team to play hard, compete, and have fun and you could observe and see that was the case tonight.
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Pretty incredible they can just implement a set in one morning and then use it and go out and beat the best team in the NBA on their home court. Amazing.
 
What's amazing is that Nate couldn't figure out how to bring double teams away from LA in so long, and Kaleb managed to do it in one day. This bodes well for him and us when teams figure out how to stop these sets, and KC can hopefully, quickly draw up some new ones.
 
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