McMillan too good for Portland? (Warning: Canzano Piece)

[MickZagger]

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2011/01/canzano_leverage_has_shifted_i.html

He might leave this offseason for LA or Miami?

Okay...

 

[Mediocre Man]

I think he is too good for us also. He should definately take his "talents" to South Beach

 

[craigehlo]

I've always thought he wanted to bolt for a bigger market since he started doing he 1-year extensions. Fine by me if he bolts.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I've always thought he wanted to bolt for a bigger market since he started doing he 1-year extensions. Fine by me if he bolts.

He wanted to sign an extension last year, but the Blazers said no

 

[andalusian]

IF he leaves we are very likely to get a worse coach than him, unfortunately. He might not be the best coach in the NBA - but there are not many that are better than him, imho.

 

[illmatic99]

I would love to see him go to LA or Miami and screw up rotations and run iso after iso. If it's between these two teams, I think he'll choose LA so that he can reunite with Blake.

 

[PapaG]

A team that started Dante Cunningham at center won an NBA game last night.

This really happened.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

IF he leaves we are very likely to get a worse coach than him, unfortunately. He might not be the best coach in the NBA - but there are not many that are better than him, imho.

Agree! If he leaves, which I doubt he would, I'll be pissed that we no longer have Monty waiting to fill the role as head coach.

 

[e_blazer]

This is the usual Canzano piece...no real information so he just makes stuff up and passes it off as a column. That said, I'd be sorry to see Nate go if it happens. I think he's gotten more out of the crappy hands he's been dealt here in Portland than anybody has a right to expect.

 

[PapaG]

This is the usual Canzano piece...no real information so he just makes stuff up and passes it off as a column. That said, I'd be sorry to see Nate go if it happens. I think he's gotten more out of the crappy hands he's been dealt here in Portland than anybody has a right to expect.

That's why it is an opinion column.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I tend to believe Kenny Vance's version of events -- that Nate wanted an extension over the summer but was rebuffed. That said I think both sides probably want a divorce after all of the trials and negative vibes that have overwhelmed this team.

 

[PapaG]

Agree! If he leaves, which I doubt he would, I'll be pissed that we no longer have Monty waiting to fill the role as head coach.

Monty Williams has a team with 2 All-Stars, one of whom is the best PG in the NBA, only 4 games ahead of Portland half-way through the season.

I'll wait and reserve judgement on Monty as a head coach.

 

[e_blazer]

That's why it is an opinion column.

I love opinion columns, but I prefer ones that have a few facts in them. All this column is saying is Nate's contract is up and he might go somewhere else. I need a job where I can get away with that level of insight.

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

Nate holds most of his cards. He can leave if he wants to. He may stay also - hoping - that our injuries heal and we get all our talent back on the court.
But, no question, LAL, Orlando, Miami could all be in play for Nate. But, he's also been a firm NW kinda guy! He won't leave for just any job.

We've still got Terry in the wings. He's had some experience (good and bad). I liked the job he did in Milwaukee a few yrs ago.

 

[andalusian]

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2011/01/misfortune-in-portland/

“I’m being evaluated and assessed,” said McMillan. “But I’m also evaluating and assessing to see what moves the organization is making to improve this team. I want the Blazers to want me, but I have to evaluate them at the end of the year also.”

 

[HailBlazers]

McMillian is too good for many of Portland's ungrateful armchair gm "fans"

 

[maxiep]

McMillian is too good for many of Portland's ungrateful armchair gm "fans"

This. Only a handful of coaches have done an equal or better job than McMillan over the past few years, and none of them are available to us next season if Nate leaves.

 

[Natebishop3]

Seeing as we are no longer a contender or a potential contender, my desire to see nate leave is waning. He's great at keeping a shitty team motivated and that's what we need right now.

 

[MickZagger]

IF he leaves we are very likely to get a worse coach than him, unfortunately. He might not be the best coach in the NBA - but there are not many that are better than him, imho.

I'd take my chances on Pop's longtime right hand man, Mike Budenholzer. Believe it or not, I'd take Van Gundy too.

 

[MickZagger]

Nate holds most of his cards. He can leave if he wants to. He may stay also - hoping - that our injuries heal and we get all our talent back on the court.
But, no question, LAL, Orlando, Miami could all be in play for Nate. But, he's also been a firm NW kinda guy! He won't leave for just any job.

We've still got Terry in the wings. He's had some experience (good and bad). I liked the job he did in Milwaukee a few yrs ago.

Terry Stotts?

 

[RoyToy]

I'd worry that the players wouldn't be able to understand what Porter is saying in the huddle.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Seeing as we are no longer a contender or a potential contender, my desire to see nate leave is waning. He's great at keeping a shitty team motivated and that's what we need right now.

Reading between the lines here you are infering (like others have) that Nate can't coach a team with lots of talent. This never made sense to me because we never had whole team for a whole year for him to fuck up. There was always a piece or two missing. Unless people actually thought their first trip to the playoffs against Houston was ready to do more.

Nate is solid. We will do worse when he leaves.

 

[Minstrel]

Terry Stotts?

I'm guessing he meant Terry Porter. Though Stotts fits too.

As for McMillan, I'm pretty much in the camp of not seeing a better available coach. I think McMillan is a solid head coach, even if I don't agree with all of his decisions. He's in the large pack of interchangeable NBA coaches. He's not a difference-maker, in a positive or negative way. If a positive difference-maker became available, I'd want Portland to go after that guy as much as possible.

That also means I'm not all that invested in Portland keeping McMillan. If the front office identifies someone who's not well known that they think has a lot of potential, I don't think it's a bad risk to take to go with that guy.

 

[jlprk]

I'd worry that the players wouldn't be able to understand what Porter is saying in the huddle.

Porter might be a good coach, I'm not sure, but his unclear speech creates the wrong impression and gets him fired. You have to appear smart, not just be smart, to lead.

 

[maxiep]

You have to appear smart, not just be smart, to lead.

Yeah, that works great.

 

[MickZagger]

The opposite is also true.

Wait a minute...

 

[maxiep]

The opposite is also true.

Wait a minute...

You shouldn't mistake someone who isn't well spoken for being stupid. The opposite is true.

 

[MickZagger]

What about if someone just looks dumber than a box of rocks?

 

[maxiep]

What about if someone just looks dumber than a box of rocks?

I think that describes pretty accurately a number of coaches as well as our previous president. I would offer that you should look for substance over style.

 

[MickZagger]

I think that describes pretty accurately a number of coaches as well as our previous president. I would offer that you should look for substance over style.

Because Bush was just oozing with both.