One Year Later: Coaching Hire

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Knowing what you know now: Who do you wish Portland hired last year?

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Tince

Tince

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Has anything in the last year change your mind?
 
With how much has changed and will continue to change, I do not feel I can give a credible answer to this question. I chose Billups because I believe defense wins and I would like to see what he can do with the right players.

However if it were multiple choice, I definitely would have chose indifferent as well, because it IS all about the players. The right players.
 
I wanted Billups or Ime, was happy with Billups but so far Ime has impressed me for sure. In his first year he’s taking his team to the finals, hot damn that’s pretty legit.
 
Billups impressed me, first with the new defense the team was playing with then what he got out of scrubs. If Dame was healthy at the start of the year and we had a SF it might have been a very different season.

With where the roster is now Billups or another coach is irrelevant.
 
Don't know. I would have loved to get Udoka, but I was fine with Billups as well.

We haven't seen what Billups can do.
 
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Fairly-Hard said:
IMO
Billups is still a rookie coach.
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soon to be a sophomore coach! I like how guys play for him. I also like his staff, I think Rogers and Curry are great assistants so far...I like how he weathered the Olshey firing and the President Chris McGowen bailing as well. I really like that he goes back to high school with Joe Cronin...that's a rare combo. I think Dame loves him so that's also a big plus. Ime had a better roster and a weaker conference for his rookie season. he didn't have the wholesale change Chauncey had to coach through. I felt for 4 games with Nurk, Ant, Winslow Naz and Hart that we saw Chauncey ball...we won 4 straight to the point we had to sit those guys to tank..Chauncey still coached the 3rd string and 10 day guys and G leaguers and they showed grit. Give Chauncey a competitive roster and I think he'll run with it.
 
riverman said:
soon to be a sophomore coach! I like how guys play for him. I also like his staff, I think Rogers and Curry are great assistants so far...I like how he weathered the Olshey firing and the President Chris McGowen bailing as well. I really like that he goes back to high school with Joe Cronin...that's a rare combo. I think Dame loves him so that's also a big plus. Ime had a better roster and a weaker conference for his rookie season. he didn't have the wholesale change Chauncey had to coach through. I felt for 4 games with Nurk, Ant, Winslow Naz and Hart that we saw Chauncey ball...we won 4 straight to the point we had to sit those guys to tank..Chauncey still coached the 3rd string and 10 day guys and G leaguers and they showed grit. Give Chauncey a competitive roster and I think he'll run with it.
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Hope so.
 
I liked Chauncey at the time of the hire. I respect the way he handled this season and his positivity despite it not living up to the level of competition I'm sure he'd expected. So the signs point towards him being a good coach but we still haven't seen what he can or can't do with a quality roster. Let's hope this season gives us a chance to learn just how capable Mr. Big Shot is.
 
Wow how you guys think Danny Ainge is feeling? He built that Celtics team really…
 
I have no issue with Billups, but I'm a bit surprised so many people are voting for Billups over Ime. I'm guessing Billups wouldn't get one vote if this poll was given to Boston fans. Heck, Billups probably wouldn't get a vote from Dallas fans either. I guess that's what being a homer is all about!
 
Really hard to say even with the benefit on hindsight given the state of our roster last year.
 
Tince said:
I have no issue with Billups, but I'm a bit surprised so many people are voting for Billups over Ime. I'm guessing Billups wouldn't get one vote if this poll was given to Boston fans. Heck, Billups probably wouldn't get a vote from Dallas fans either. I guess that's what being a homer is all about!
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Do you think Ime does better with the roster Billups had last year? Hard to say given Ime had/has a loaded roster than had been the conference finals multiple times recently.

Do you think Billups does worse with Boston’s roster given the fact Billups had a bunch of scrubs winning games to the point we started openly tanking?
 
I haven’t voted but this is where I lean: It’s mostly about the players BUT a good coach (or bad coach) can make a noticeable difference.
 
Due to injuries and roster turnover, reserving judgment. Not my first choice but that's troubled water under the bridge.
 
Chauncey being a championship leader and the respect he has throughout the league was impressive for me. But, the reason I was in favor of him was how he interpreted summer league games on TV a few years before. I was impressed with his evaluation of players and recall he was the only one up to that point that had Gary Trent pegged as on of the best second round picks from that draft. The way he explained why he felt that way about him really stuck with me about him. Trent was known as primarily a shooter that played scrappy but none of the experts saw what Chauncey did in Trent, toughness, a desire to improve defensively, just driven to win. To me Chauncey see's in young players what many so called experts miss and I think we will benefit from that. He also has a good feel for veteran players what what their strengths are, we will benefit from that as well.
 
Predator said:
Do you think Ime does better with the roster Billups had last year? Hard to say given Ime had/has a loaded roster than had been the conference finals multiple times recently.

Do you think Billups does worse with Boston’s roster given the fact Billups had a bunch of scrubs winning games to the point we started openly tanking?
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I don't think there would be a significant difference from Portland's end. Tough to say about Boston in this scenario, but my stance has always been coaching doesn't make a HUGE difference. Now, Boston won in 7 games, so maybe one game is a huge difference. I'm not ready to give Billups a ton of credit for that 4 game winning streak like you either.

Overall I've contended this has been a 1st round exit roster since LMA left. Anything more than that was exceeding expectations and missing the playoffs would be missing expectations. I DO NOT blame Billups for the team missing the playoffs, though the data would say this wasn't a playoff team when they shut Dame down (13-22 on Dec 31st).
 
Wade Garrett said:
Dude coached basically FOUR different incarnations of his team in his rookie year.
He aint no rookie coach any more.
I LOVE Chauncey Billups, and anyone who doesn't can go pound sand as far as I'm concerned.
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I feel he was told to tank and make the best of it.
I feel he never really coached in a pressure situation.
I feel he never dealt with the big ego's that he will have to in the playoffs.
I felt he was never in a position to have to sit a player that is making millions due to poor performance.

IMO he is still a rookie coach.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
I feel he was told to tank and make the best of it.
I feel he never really coached in a pressure situation.
I feel he never dealt with the big ego's that he will have to in the playoffs.
I felt he was never in a position to have to sit a player that is making millions due to poor performance.

IMO he is still a rookie coach.
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In many years, different forums and names....
This will be our first disagreement, my friend.
Not sure I can agree with your prerequisites for what is no longer a "rookie" coach.
Sitting a player to poor performance??
Really buddy?? This is Mr. Big Shot we're talking about. Been there done that (as a player, admittingly).
I feel, most of your concerns here, have more than been offset with his previous experiences.
 
Wade Garrett said:
In many years, different forums and names....
This will be our first disagreement, my friend.
Not sure I can agree with your prerequisites for what is no longer a "rookie" coach.
Sitting a player to poor performance??
Really buddy?? This is Mr. Big Shot we're talking about. Been there done that (as a player, admittingly).
I feel, most of your concerns here, have more than been offset with his previous experiences.
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Just my opinion on it. Hoping for the best.
 
Can't really judge. I'm sure Billups would look great too if he had the Celtics roster.
 
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