Phil Jackson / Brian Shaw: Yea or Nay?

[RoyToy]

he had success in one franchise, and their teams choked when things matter most. he wasn't great in Denver, and he wasn't great in New York.

If you took Steve Nash away from the Suns, and he wouldn't have had success there either.

Losing to the SAS 3/4 years in the playoffs (2 of them being championship years for the Spurs) isn't really choking.

The other year he lost to a damn good Mavericks team that probably should have won the finals.

Last year there he lost in the 1st round, and that was after Kerr traded for O'Neal and totally changed the way the Suns could play offense.

 

[Nikolokolus]

If you believe and think like Canzano and it's time to get back to 'business of basketball', he makes sense.

That's as far as I got.

 

[RedHotRollin]

That's as far as I got.

Damn it!

 

[RedHotRollin]

he had success in one franchise, and their teams choked when things matter most. he wasn't great in Denver, and he wasn't great in New York.

If you took Steve Nash away from the Suns, and he wouldn't have had success there either.

You know as far as success goes. Steve Nash was always a pretty good player. But he didn't become excellent until he united with D'antoni. As far as I'm concerned D'antoni and that offense turned him into a perennial MVP. As for the New York situation, there were many, many distractions and too many for him to be successful. Had management listened to him and traded Melo to NJ for D. Williams. He probably would have turned that situation around.

 

[RoyToy]

You know as far as success goes. Steve Nash was always a pretty good player. But he didn't become excellent until he united with D'antoni. As far as I'm concerned D'antoni and that offense turned him into a perennial MVP. As for the New York situation, there were many, many distractions and too many for him to be successful. Had management listened to him and traded Melo to NJ for D. Williams. He probably would have turned that situation around.

In the end it pretty much comes down to what talent you have, and how good you are at maximizing that talent.

I think D'Antoni would do a fantastic job maximizing the talent of the players currently on Portland's roster. He turns Lillard into a surefire all-star imo.

 

[RedHotRollin]

In the end it pretty much comes down to what talent you have, and how good you are at maximizing that talent.

I think D'Antoni would do a fantastic job maximizing the talent of the players currently on Portland's roster. He turns Lillard into a surefire all-star imo.

Other than Sloan, I can't think of a better guy to coach our young point guard. Just look at his resume with point guards.

 

[Nikolokolus]

The trouble with D'Antoni teams is that while they're fun to watch, it's all cotton candy because the guy has zero interest in demanding accountability on the defensive end. He's this generation's Donnie Walsh minus the bat-shit crazy lineups.

 

[ebott]

Yes to both as a package. Synergy is a nasty buzzword but could be leveraged in our favor.

LIKE A BOSS!!!

 

[RoyToy]

Other than Sloan, I can't think of a better guy to coach our young point guard. Just look at his resume with point guards.

That's what I'm sayin'!

He's the pick and roll master

Lillard is great in the pick and roll

It's a pick and roll league now

It just makes perfect sense to me.

 

[RedHotRollin]

The trouble with D'Antoni teams is that while they're fun to watch, it's all cotton candy because the guy has zero interest in demanding accountability on the defensive end. He's this generation's Donnie Walsh minus the bat-shit crazy lineups.

I don't know, I think this is overstated. Of course, I can't prove it. And the only way to prove it is to hire him on, let him show you that his way can be successful. With that said, if defense is a concern and it is for me. Hire a really good defensive guru. A guy that comes to mind and a guy that has been linked to him and this current general manager is Mike Dunleavy. Hire Dunleavy to come in and construct the defense. If I had to guess, his days as a head coach are just about done. And I think he would serve perfectly as an assistant coach/defensive coordinator. I think he enjoyed his time in Portland and I remember correctly he still owns a home here.

 

[RoyToy]

The trouble with D'Antoni teams is that while they're fun to watch, it's all cotton candy because the guy has zero interest in demanding accountability on the defensive end. He's this generation's Donnie Walsh minus the bat-shit crazy lineups.

McMillan demanded a whole lot on the defensive end, and we all know how that worked

Sure D'Antoni is no defensive wiz, but at the very least the Blazers seem to have players that will work hard on the defensive end

Amare/Melo was/is truly a disaster defensively. They just don't care.

 

[MARIS61]

Jackson yes, Shaw no way.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Nay/Yea

 

[jlprk]

Jackson thinks like a Laker, Olshit thinks like a Clippper, and the Vulcans think like Sonics.

I see a violent tornado brewing. This troika threatens Olshit's Clipper Clone Strategy to gut the roster every year, waiting for superstars in the draft. The solution is to make Jackson subordinate to Olshit and start Ronnie Price because he's Lillard's friend.

Jackson will need a friend to replace Jeanie Buss. Paul Allen's sister lives in the Allen museum basement with the dinosaur bones. Some Vulcan troglodyte will have to dust her off and lead her upstairs to the Sun.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Jackson thinks like a Laker, Olshit thinks like a Clippper, and the Vulcans think like Sonics.

I see a violent tornado brewing. This troika threatens Olshit's Clipper Clone Strategy to gut the roster every year, waiting for superstars in the draft. The solution is to make Jackson subordinate to Olshit and start Ronnie Price because he's Lillard's friend.

Jackson will need a friend to replace Jeanie Buss. Paul Allen's sister lives in the Allen museum basement with the dinosaur bones. Some Vulcan troglodyte will have to dust her off and lead her upstairs to the Sun.

Do you ride the 14 at nights? There's a guy with a conductor's cap who just talks and talks and talks but never makes any sense.

 

[maxiep]

I think we're all avoiding the most important issue: How would Phil Jackson mesh with

?

 

[MARIS61]

Um, Brian Shaw has never won anything.

Nor has he ever coached a basketball team.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Jackson - Nay
Shaw - Yea

 

[MARIS61]

Jackson thinks like a Laker, Olshit thinks like a Clippper, and the Vulcans think like Sonics.

I see a violent tornado brewing. This troika threatens Olshit's Clipper Clone Strategy to gut the roster every year, waiting for superstars in the draft. The solution is to make Jackson subordinate to Olshit and start Ronnie Price because he's Lillard's friend.

Jackson will need a friend to replace Jeanie Buss. Paul Allen's sister lives in the Allen museum basement with the dinosaur bones. Some Vulcan troglodyte will have to dust her off and lead her upstairs to the Sun.

Post of the week!

 

[magnifier661]

Phil hates the city of Portland. He hates the rain here or something. I remembered reading an article about how the Lakers lost so many times in a row in PDX. He talked about how gloomy the city was and how it always rained; which effected him and the players. Maybe that was the Zen Master just blowing smoke, but I doubt he would even think once about coaching in Portland.

 

[Ed O]

Jackson as a coach (head or assistant)? Sure.

Shaw as a coach (head or assistant)? Maybe.

Jackson in the front office? No... why?

Ed O.