Next years coach?

[1 Eye Jack]

Who’s our coach next year?

Billups?

Jenkins Memphis coach just fired?

Other options?

this decision really is a make or break for the franchise. With so many young guys this will be critical hire. Team has gotten use to Billups which I would consider a players coach.

 

[Chris Craig]

They are probably going to extend Billups

 

[Everything Beagle]

They are probably going to extend Billups

Liking because I agree, not because I like it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Liking because I agree, not because I like it.

I hear ya

 

[blazerkor]

The team has a $2M option for next season. So I see no reason that the team wouldn't tell Chauncey that in his lame duck season that he need to lead this team to the playoffs to earn his next contract. Chauncey is cheap and he will have no seasons they have to pay him not to coach.

So, if Joe can get rid of Ant, Jerami, Rob and maybe even Deandre while adding a smaller or more modern 5 to platoon with Clingan along with a guy or two that can play Chauncey's full court blitzing/switching D, hit threes and dunk on the break, then it's playoffs or find a new job for Chauncey and it's another year at just $2M for their head coach at Vulcan HQ.

https://www.salaryswish.com/staff/chauncey-billups

 

[Phatguysrule]

Who’s our coach next year?

Billups?

Jenkins Memphis coach just fired?

Other options?

this decision really is a make or break for the franchise. With so many young guys this will be critical hire. Team has gotten use to Billups which I would consider a players coach.

Hopefully they get Memphis's interim interim head coach.

 

[Cugel]

Billups has way outperformed expectations for this roster. It is possible he would get coty votes if not for the tremendous years had by DET and CLE. I am ok with keeping him. Stotts got a lot of shit from us, myself included, but took a roster of basically mids other than Dame and CJ to the WCF. How many from that roster are still in the league?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Billups has way outperformed expectations for this roster. It is possible he would get coty votes if not for the tremendous years had by DET and CLE. I am ok with keeping him. Stotts got a lot of shit from us, myself included, but took a roster of basically mids other than Dame and CJ to the WCF. How many from that roster are still in the league?

Has he outperformed though? I’m no fan of the Conductor, but a team with Ayton, Grant, Ant, Sharpe, Scoot, Avdija, Camara and Clingan should be about where they are. A lot of people in here were saying they were too good to be shitty, so it was up to management to make them shitty. They didn’t, so realistically he’s conducted them to about the right record. Cronin, on the other hand, should get EOY votes due to assembling a good young core. If anyone disagrees, go fuck yourself

 

[Mediocre Man]

And yes, I think they will extend Billups and move on from Cronin

 

[Everything Beagle]

Has he outperformed though? I’m no fan of the Conductor, but a team with Ayton, Grant, Ant, Sharpe, Scoot, Avdija, Camara and Clingan should be about where they are. A lot of people in here were saying they were too good to be shitty, so it was up to management to make them shitty. They didn’t, so realistically he’s conducted them to about the right record. Cronin, on the other hand, should get EOY votes due to assembling a good young core. If anyone disagrees, go fuck yourself

Agreed, the team is almost exactly the sum of its parts. Unfortunately some of the parts are broken, and others are low quality.

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

Not Billups. He’s already lost enough after being hired to coach a Dame team not this one. Thank him.
Move on to a new generation of Portland Trail Blazers.

Jenkins is a possible. David Adelman in his final year with the Nuggets as lead assistant. He’s paid his dues.

 

[HailBlazers]

And yes, I think they will extend Billups and move on from Cronin

That makes no sense based on your assessment of both.

 

[Phatguysrule]

And yes, I think they will extend Billups and move on from Cronin

Unfortunately probably right.

 

[Cugel]

Has he outperformed though? I’m no fan of the Conductor, but a team with Ayton, Grant, Ant, Sharpe, Scoot, Avdija, Camara and Clingan should be about where they are. A lot of people in here were saying they were too good to be shitty, so it was up to management to make them shitty. They didn’t, so realistically he’s conducted them to about the right record. Cronin, on the other hand, should get EOY votes due to assembling a good young core. If anyone disagrees, go fuck yourself

Media I have heard (national) was saying he exceeded expectations

 

[Mediocre Man]

That makes no sense based on your assessment of both.

Not what I would do, but I’m not Bert

 

[Mediocre Man]

Media I have heard (national) was saying he exceeded expectations

Hawks announcers said you want Duop taking 3’s, but what he can do is rebound. NO ONE pays attention to Portland

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I coached a boys' 7th-grade team to the championship 2 out of the 3 years I was the head coach.

 

[inconceivable]

I coached a boys' 7th-grade team to the championship 2 out of the 3 years I was the head coach.

We should hire the 3 time champion and coach of the year Blazer legend Brandon Roy

 

[kjironman1]

No way they get rid of Billups.

 

[blazerkor]

No way they get rid of Billups.

Maybe towards the end of next season if the front office tightens up the roster in the off season and the team still has a losing record.

That's why it makes a lot of sense for the team to pick up the final year option on Chauncey. If the team is doing really well around the all star break they can extend him and if they're not they can wait until there's like 20 games left in next season and fire him.

 

[wizenheimer]

ask yourself what the cheapest option is....95% chance that's what the Vulcans will choose

 

[HailBlazers]

ask yourself what the cheapest option is....95% chance that's what the Vulcans will choose

Who's the video coordinator?

 

[inconceivable]

Steve Nash

 

[kjironman1]

Who's the video coordinator?

I'm not sure but they do have this guy that does replays that works in the Blazer Broadcasting group. I hear he played a bit in his day when he was Much Much lighter and he's got an awesome set of sneakers he could show off on the sidelines.
He even calls everyone "FAMS" so he knows the lingo. He's married though so that could be a problem (For some).

 

[THE HCP]

I'm not sure but they do have this guy that does replays that works in the Blazer Broadcasting group. I hear he played a bit in his day when he was Much Much lighter and he's got an awesome set of sneakers he could show off on the sidelines.
He even calls everyone "FAMS" so he knows the lingo. He's married though so that could be a problem (For some).

YOU RANG FAMS!?!?

 

[THE HCP]

I coached a boys' 7th-grade team to the championship 2 out of the 3 years I was the head coach.

You must have never played The Beaumont Dream Team from 1996-98!!!

 

[BlazerWookee]

I'm not sure but they do have this guy that does replays that works in the Blazer Broadcasting group. I hear he played a bit in his day when he was Much Much lighter and he's got an awesome set of sneakers he could show off on the sidelines.
He even calls everyone "FAMS" so he knows the lingo. He's married though so that could be a problem (For some).

"Lighter," lol...

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Who’s our coach next year?

Billups?

Jenkins Memphis coach just fired?

Other options?

this decision really is a make or break for the franchise. With so many young guys this will be critical hire. Team has gotten use to Billups which I would consider a players coach.

I think Billups deserves a free season to try to win out with a healthy roster before we move on. The young guys have improved under him. He has them working hard and obviously still has the locker room.
He didn't sign up for three years of tanking but has been a good sport about it.
Give him a year with a healthy roster and not tanking and then evaluate him, is my thought.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

I think Billups deserves a free season to try to win out with a healthy roster before we move on. The young guys have improved under him. He has them working hard and obviously still has the locker room.
He didn't sign up for three years of tanking but has been a good sport about it.
Give him a year with a healthy roster and not tanking and then evaluate him, is my thought.

honestly I’m not opposed to it my biggest issue has been his use of Ant and Grant over Sharpe and Scoot. Still not 100% sure who Scoot is as starter. I was hoping we’d see at least half a season of Scoot and Sharpe as starters

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

Done with Billups.
The Blazers may still enter the lottery at #9 … maybe. 8 is looking more distant … Not helping.

I get that winning games is the priority for Billups while developing players..
Development WAS the priority. The measuring stick. Not winning. The implication of pre-season comments was that Billups wasn’t on board with a soft tank. Yet they kept him on and apparently hoped they would lose anyway.

At the deadline, Cronin had to publicly support NOT getting in the way of the team winning. Of course. And because he didn’t get trades done, there wasn’t much he could say. It doesn’t mean Cronin actually wanted to win so many games and wreck the odds for a top 4 pick. That was not the plan.

Plenty of words, I know, to say I hope a new coach is hired. Cronin has a busy summer with trades, and his job should be on the line if he punts.