Stotts Fired Thread

[THE HCP]

Floor general of one of the most disciplined defensive starting 5s to win a championship in the modern era...mr big shot....two way player...unselfish...he's perfect

Always respected his game. Had the pleasure of meeting him and talking over dinner during summer league in Vegas. Quality dude.

 

[illmatic99]

oh come on, dame

 

[MickZagger]

Let's just start the Fire Kidd thread now.

I mean coaches can become better. Happened with McMillan, Doc Rivers, and a few others. But they also got more talent.

Jason Kidd previously underwhelmed IMO. In fact I remember him causing a lot of waves and his players tuning him out.

Something about the Oakland connection though. If you’re from Oakland you love everybody else Oakland it seems.

 

[Jayblaze]

No to Jason Kidd. Fuck man.

Is not up to u mr anyone but stotts as a head coach. Now he gets fired and you're being picky lol

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Ok, fuck this. Hire Hammond.

Kidd will alienate the fan base due to his suckage and wife beating.

We hire Kidd, half the fans leave in protest and he sucks.

We don't hire Kidd and he's the Lakers HC, Dame will end up there.

Either way, it's the beginning of the end of the franchise.

Wow.... Now this is a total meltdown.

 

[Scalma]

I have a feeling dame isn’t gonna be happy with how Haynes worded that, like it’s Kidd or bust.

 

[andalusian]

3D Basketball?

One would argue that even the 2D playstation kind is more of what one would want in a professional basketball player, than any kind of board games.

 

[Serbian]

Ex-Milwaukee Bucks mediocre coaches don’t seem like the way to win to me.

I agree...but i just took a look at the roster of bucks in 2016-2017.....pretty terrible roster

 

[BonesJones]

Let's just start the Fire Kidd thread now.

You wanna start it?

 

[THE HCP]

The real fans will show their faces now thru all this adversity!

You HAVE to explain what this means.

 

[julius]

Wow.... Now this is a total meltdown.

He doesn't mean anything he says.

 

[Tince]

I mean coaches can become better. Happened with McMillan, Doc Rivers, and a few others. But they also got more talent.

Jason Kidd previously underwhelmed IMO. In fact I remember him causing a lot of waves and his players tuning him out.

Something about the Oakland connection though. If you’re from Oakland you love everybody else Oakland it seems.

Any coach can become better or worse. Luckily for Kidd, he's got a lot of room above him to be better and very little room to be worse.

If he can bring us an all-star wing, I guess we're better off with him.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Hopefully, Lillard was just Jason Kidding...

 

[Tince]

I have a feeling dame isn’t gonna be happy with how Haynes worded that, like it’s Kidd or bust.

I have a feeling Dame told him to write that.

 

[Scalma]

That New Jersey team overachieved big time prompting the move to Milwaukee where he was GM and coach. He had a young team and did pretty well with them.

Yeah I’m not getting the outrage on Kidd, sorry.

 

[LayneStaley]

Didnt Kidd just work with Schroeder all season? He sucks and wants out now.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Let's just start the Fire Kidd thread now.

Obviously you need it to be a "Trade Damian Lillard" thread to go with the "Trade CJ" threads.

 

[Natebishop3]

Jason Kidd

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He'll fit right in with our team concept...

 

[Tince]

You wanna start it?

Not really my jam... I'll leave it for the pros at getting worked up over the marginal stuff

 

[LayneStaley]

I have a feeling Dame told him to write that.

Oh god I hope not. If so it doesn’t look good for Dame wanting to stay.

 

[blazerkor]

Huh?

This is pretty simple for Dame just like it is for me. I lived in Portland until I was ten and then I lived in the East Bay in California. Jason Kidd is only arguably the best ball player to come out of the East Bay ever and Oakland specifically because of Dame. Of course Dame wants the guy he grew up knowing was the man. Obviously they're a generation away from each other but that Oakland tie runs deep.

I for one like J Kidd. He runs a tight ship, isn't afraid to hold his players accountable and really knows the game. He is one of the few assistants in the league that has led a team to the playoffs as a head coach. He is equal parts offense and defense and always has been. I also think he is very well connected in the league and would bring some great assistants. The only worry I would have is if we overachieved maybe another team offers him personnel control and he bolts because he's power hungry but I doubt that happens.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

You HAVE to explain what this means.

If he does be prepared for something impressive.

 

[Tince]

Oh god I hope not. If so it doesn’t look good for Dame wanting to stay.

How to come to that conclusion? You don't think it's possible he wants Kidd and he wants him bad enough that he's going to strongarm the move into happening?

That's my guess.

 

[tiredhunter]

I have a feeling dame isn’t gonna be happy with how Haynes worded that, like it’s Kidd or bust.

Dame was already a bit miffed about Haynes's recent article about Dame needing help. I'd think Haynes would be careful in any quotes.

 

[illmatic99]

Dame wants either Kidd or Billups

https://theathletic.com/2634209/202...d-or-chauncey-billups-the-two-likely-choices/


Damian Lillard had a hard time processing the news Friday that Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts and the organization were parting ways.

“I love Terry,” Lillard told The Athletic. “And I will miss him as my coach.”

But after nine seasons, and an era of successful and entertaining basketball, Stotts and the Blazers agreed he would leave as coach, one day after the team was bounced in the first round of the playoffs by Denver in six games. It was the fourth time in five seasons Portland has failed to advance in the playoffs.

Up next will be a new coach, and Lillard said it would be “ideal” if Stotts’ replacement has experience.

“I like J. Kidd and Chauncey,” Lillard said, referring to Lakers assistant Jason Kidd and Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups.

A source close to Lillard says he prefers Kidd because of his previous head coaching experience in Brooklyn and Milwaukee, and his background as an Oakland point guard. But Portland’s management is intrigued by Billups, the former point guard who was an NBA Finals MVP with Detroit. It is believed the Trail Blazers will ultimately decide between Kidd and Billups.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Wow.... Now this is a total meltdown.

Meltdowns are my speciality

 

[cheesehoff]

I suspect dame will have input on the guys Olshey (or whoever) picks as finalists, and I doubt vanterpool will be on that list.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-wolves-for-not-hiring-david-vanterpool-as-hc

I don't think it's too far fetched.

 

[Driew]

I'm done with this team if we hire kidd. I can't support a woman beater.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Jason Kidd the previous best from Oakland? The Glove still exists no?

As for hiring Kidd, whatever, it’s Dame’s franchise.

 

[Scalma]

Dame was already a bit miffed about Haynes's recent article about Dame needing help. I'd think Haynes would be careful in any quotes.

I don’t think he misquoted him. But he’s making it seem like Kidd is the only guy he wants. Haynes even throws in something about Dame having a good relationship with Billups at the end that’ll get ignored.