Marc Stein: Terry most likely out.

[jlprk]

With a few deep breaths under my belt, I remain convinced that there was exactly one team in the league that could have pulled off shutting down Dame as effectively as he was in this series. We just had the misfortune of having to play the Pelicans.

We are jinxed. It's amazing how we have such bad luck, season after season. I just realized the answer: Try the same coach next season.

 

[Lanny]

We are jinxed. It's amazing how we have such bad luck, season after season. I just realized the answer: Try the same coach next season.

You mean, the coach who's improved the team every year except one? That coach?

 

[illmatic99]

You mean, the coach who's improved the team every year except one? That coach?

If this is the kind of mentality that PA has in being satisfied with mediocrity, we need a new owner. An 8 win improvement in a regular season rampant with major injuries to our competitors and the same result in the playoffs is not much to hang your hat on.

 

[blue9]

We need a coach who can bench CJ, when he goes rogue. I doubt we can trade him for anything valuable.

But CJ isn't "going rogue" - THAT'S THE PROBLEM!

 

[craigehlo]

You mean, the coach who's improved the team every year except one? That coach?

I think he's talking about the coach that was presided over 10 straight playoff losses.

 

[Reep]

It was interesting in the interviews that Olshey said he focuses not on the playoffs, but the whole season. Stotts said a team is defined by its playoff performance. I agree with Stotts. Nobody cares what a champions regular season record was.

 

[jlprk]

This jackass has some stats.





GET BETTER SHOOTERS.

And this is critical. Those other guys have got to hit those shots to space the floor. Especially if the refs aren't calling fouls. This isn't on Stotts.

Right, there's no central cause, like a bad offensive system. It's just a coincidence that the 5 shooters listed in the tweets can't make shots.

 

[illmatic99]

But CJ isn't "going rogue" - THAT'S THE PROBLEM!

Exactly. More and more, it seems like this offensive attack is by design.

 

[Scalma]

Neil also obviously deserves of part of the blame, but take a look at what ET said in his exit interview. Verbatim: Maybe if the team had practiced and designed plays to counter this extreme defensive focus at Dame/CJ, we would have been ready to handle this better.

There's some theoretical truth to what ET said, but at the same time most of our role players didn't really give Terry a reason to trust them, ET being one. Give him a reason to trust you. I don't think Terry's ideal offense consists of CJ hopscotching around the perimeter until he finds a shot he likes. It wasn't like that in Dallas and it wasn't like that earlier in Portland.

 

[e_blazer]

We are jinxed. It's amazing how we have such bad luck, season after season. I just realized the answer: Try the same coach next season.

I don't think Terry's the problem. I'd point to some serious roster deficiencies as more important (SF, role players who can actually shoot). But if the Blazers want to replace Stotts, I'm not going to cry about it.

 

[jlprk]

You mean, the coach who's improved the team every year except one? That coach?

That's the same argument for keeping Meyers Leonard. Coaches don't get 10 years in this league to make a tiny improvement each year. Something like 10 NBA coaches have lasted that long, and Stotts isn't in the top-10 of all time.

 

[blue9]

There's some theoretical truth to what ET said, but at the same time most of our role players didn't really give Terry a reason to trust them, ET being one. Give him a reason to trust you. I don't think Terry's ideal offense consists of CJ hopscotching around the perimeter until he finds a shot he likes. It wasn't like that in Dallas and it wasn't like that earlier in Portland.

Funnily enough, our team's FG% this season was 0.2% - 0.4% better than it was when we had Nic/Wes/LA. So, Dame & CJ free-lancing actually leads to a higher FG% than Terry's offense designed around LA jump shots.

 

[Lanny]

I think he's talking about the coach that was presided over 10 straight playoff losses.

What about the coaches who never reach the playoffs? What about the coaches who couldn't get 49 wins in the regular season? What about the coaches who have two or more All Stars? What about the 28 coaches with teams that have an older average age and hence experience than the Blazers?

 

[jlprk]

That's the same argument for keeping Meyers Leonard. Coaches don't get 10 years in this league to make a tiny improvement each year. Something like 10 NBA coaches have lasted that long, and Stotts isn't in the top-10 of all time.

When I pushed for McMillan to go, I made a list of coaches who had lasted as long as him with one team. It was 20 at most. I said, he's not in the all-time top 20 greatest coaches. I'll see whether I can find that post.

 

[e_blazer]

That's the same argument for keeping Meyers Leonard. Coaches don't get 10 years in this league to make a tiny improvement each year. Something like 10 NBA coaches have lasted that long, and Stotts isn't in the top-10 of all time.

Here's the list of Blazers coaches since Rick Adelman:

P.J. Carlesimo
Mike Dunleavy
Maurice Cheeks
Kevin Pritchard*
Nate McMillan
Kaleb Canales*
Terry Stotts
*Interim Head Coach

So, looking at that list, I'd go with Stotts over any of the other guys. The list of the level of guys who have been attracted to the Portland coaching position doesn't exactly give me reason to assume that a new guy would be an improvement over what we have.

 

[jlprk]

Here's the list of Blazers coaches since Rick Adelman:

P.J. Carlesimo
Mike Dunleavy
Maurice Cheeks
Kevin Pritchard*
Nate McMillan
Kaleb Canales*
Terry Stotts
*Interim Head Coach

So, looking at that list, I'd go with Stotts over any of the other guys. The list of the level of guys who have been attracted to the Portland coaching position doesn't exactly give me reason to assume that a new guy would be an improvement over what we have.

I already know why you're always against change. Change is good, even when you were selected for your even-tempered stability. When you were in the corn silo, deciding whether to turn the key on the rocket, did they ever transfer personnel around? Or did you expect to stay at the same job forever?

 

[Lanny]

I already know why you're always against change. Change is good, even when you were selected for your even-tempered stability. When you were in the corn silo, deciding whether to turn the key on the rocket, did they ever transfer personnel around? Or did you expect to stay at the same job forever?

Change is not always good. This is a basic paradigm in business.

 

[e_blazer]

I already know why you're always against change. Change is good, even when you were selected for your even-tempered stability. When you were in the corn silo, deciding whether to turn the key on the rocket, did they ever transfer personnel around? Or did you expect to stay at the same job forever?

So, I assume you're a Trump fan? All change is good, right?

 

[illmatic99]

Back to the point at hand here, and not sure if this was discussed in this thread.

But if ORL wants Stotts that badly, can we extract a pick out of them like Ainge did when he traded Doc to the Clips?

 

[Scalma]

Back to the point at hand here, and not sure if this was discussed in this thread.

But if ORL wants Stotts that badly, can we extract a pick out of them like Ainge did when he traded Doc to the Clips?

Stotts for Isaac who says no

 

[illmatic99]

Stotts for Isaac who says no

Serious question: Has a coach ever been traded for a player under contract?

I'd do Terry for their 35th pick. Then get on with the interviews. Exhaust that Pop coaching tree for all the candidates: Ettore/Becky/Ime/Bud/etc etc

 

[Labinot41]

Back to the point at hand here, and not sure if this was discussed in this thread.

But if ORL wants Stotts that badly, can we extract a pick out of them like Ainge did when he traded Doc to the Clips?

Maybe a 2nd rounder but not more

 

[Nikolokolus]

Back to the point at hand here, and not sure if this was discussed in this thread.

But if ORL wants Stotts that badly, can we extract a pick out of them like Ainge did when he traded Doc to the Clips?

Depends on how badly they want him and if they really believe that the Blazers plan to keep him. I'd say slim to no chance, but you never know.

 

[TBpup]

You mean, the coach who's improved the team every year except one? That coach?

Agreed...for the regular season. In the Playoffs where it matters, it's actually getting worse.

 

[jlprk]

So, I assume you're a Trump fan? All change is good, right?

I voted for him, despite being on the political left. To explain would take 500 words. One reason: No wars like the other Republican presidents. So far, it's good.

 

[CupWizier]

Change is not always good. This is a basic paradigm in business.

And changes can come in many different forms as well, just not as simple as making a coaching change and everything is all well. I have no idea what the future holds for Stotts, but making a change at the coaching level can also create setbacks and then those same posters complaining will again keep complaining. It's who they are.

 

[CupWizier]

I voted for him, despite being on the political left. To explain would take 500 words. One reason: No wars like the other Republican presidents. So far, it's good.

lol, yeah, no wars (so far) but we have a country divided more than at anytime in my 63 years of life and a president that acts like an 8th grade bully and his childish name calling. Great choice you made.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Funnily enough, our team's FG% this season was 0.2% - 0.4% better than it was when we had Nic/Wes/LA. So, Dame & CJ free-lancing actually leads to a higher FG% than Terry's offense designed around LA jump shots.

DeAndre Jordan clanking free throws every possession leads to a higher efficiency than LMA shooting jumpers, but that's neither here nor there...

 

[TBpup]

lol, yeah, no wars (so far) but we have a country divided more than at anytime in my 63 years of life and a president that acts like an 8th grade bully and his childish name calling. Great choice you made.

To be fair, that more divided thing isn't exactly new.

 

[CupWizier]

To be fair, that more divided thing isn't exactly new.

My point was that I have never seen the country more divided than NOW during my 63 years in this life. Trump is simply not a very intelligent man, but this is getting off topic so I will cease.