Olshey interviewing like a man possessed

[MickZagger]

On Monday, Olshey interviewed Golden State assistant Michael Malone, Chicago assistant Adrian Griffin and former Orlando assistant Steve Clifford as well as Phoenix assistant Elston Turner. Atlanta assistant and former Oregon State standout Lester Conner also interviewed.

Up next for Olshey will be Indiana assistant Brian Shaw, Memphis assistant David Joerger, and former Orlando assistant Patrick Ewing. San Antonio assistant Mike Budenholzer and former Knicks assistant Phil Weber also are expected to get interviews.

On Sunday, Olshey interviewed Miami assistant David Fizdale, but Fizdale on Monday said he has withdrawn because he wants to stay in Miami and get more seasoning under Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra and Ron Rothstein.

Olshey said he planned to interview experienced coaches as well as assistants, but it is unclear whom he is targeting. Both the Van Gundy brothers -- Stan and Jeff -- have expressed a desire to stay out of coaching for at least another year, and LeGarie said the Blazers have not made contact with former Suns and Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni. Before the process even started, Olshey said he offered the job to former Utah coach Jerry Sloan, who decided it wasn't the right time for him to return to coaching.

Some interesting tidbits in there.

I personally hope its either Budenholzer or Malone.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...egins_in_earnest_at.html#incart_river_default

 

[MARIS61]

I want a Real Coach, not an assistant coach.

 

[XXPrimusXX]

I want a Real Coach, not an assistant coach.

Isn't being an assistant coach how one acquires the experience to become a head coach?

... Ah, fuck it. I'm in the wrong topic for rational discussion.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Of those listed, my preference would be:

Budenholzer
Malone
Shaw

in that order.

Most great head coaches, including Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich, started as assistants.

BNM

 

[NorthBayBaller]

I heard he's interviewing Kurt Rambis today.

 

[Sinobas]

They've not even contacted D'Antoni??

 

[Mediocre Man]

Cause he is over rated

 

[RedHotRollin]

They've not even contacted D'Antoni??

craziness

 

[RedHotRollin]

Cause he is over rated

craziness part deaux

 

[Mediocre Man]

I heard he's interviewing Kurt Rambis today.

Ah, poor guy is having nightmares about his own clusterfuck of a GM.

We should all take this seriously, and learn from it. This is what happens when mommy lets you breast feed into your teens.

I am pretty sure there are support groups for people in your condition

 

[crandc]

Very few people become head coaches in utero. Most head coaches put in time as assistants (often after coaching on college, high school or other levels). So I'm not sure what Maris is talking about. There are also few unemployed NBA head coaches - most are unemployed because they stunk. The Van Gundys and d'Antoni are not IMO good fits.

I guess, Maris, if Whitsitt were GM he'd be able to persuade Red Auerbach to come back from the grave and coach the Blazers, but Olshey has to deal with mere mortals.

When we were told the Blazers coaching search would be exhaustive, they weren't kidding.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Very few people become head coaches in utero.

Why isn't Paul Allen putting his money into this. Right now, somewhere in Vulcan HQ there could be vats filled with tiny creatures being pumped full of information on when to use a press and whether or not the triangle can be run by anyone who doesn't pretend to understand Native American mythology. In 20-30 years we'd be unstoppable.

 

[HailBlazers]

They've not even contacted D'Antoni??

Just because they haven't contacted him, doesn't mean they haven't sent a message through LeGari to him.

 

[magnifier661]

They've not even contacted D'Antoni??

That makes me a happy man. We will not win in the post season with D'Antoni. I would rather have a coach that emphasizes D than O.

 

[Eastoff]

That makes me a happy man. We will not win in the post season with D'Antoni. I would rather have a coach that emphasizes D than O.

We know you like D, hence the gf.

 

[RedHotRollin]

Let's not confuse defense with pace of game. When you run and score a lot of points, you are going to give up more points. When you walk the ball up and down floor milking the shot clock down to nothing, not only are you not going to score a ton of points but neither will the opponent. Keep in mind, doing the latter doesn't mean you are playing defense.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Isn't being an assistant coach how one acquires the experience to become a head coach?

... Ah, fuck it. I'm in the wrong topic for rational discussion.

Silly man. "Real coaches" spring forth fully formed - like Athena from the skull of Zeus. No successful head coach was ever an assistant coach. In fact, Nate's downfall in Portland traces back to his curious decision to be assistant coach on the Olympic team.