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jlprk said:
A close friend of Canales says he's doing "a slow stew." He has many allies among players, coaches, and administration, and can make Stotts' short stay here difficult.
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I highly doubt that's true. Kaleb isnt that type of guy.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Actually a ton of a what a head coach's job is all about is to make in-game adjustments and make tactical decisions (and how they manage player minutes). If they aren't very good at that part of the gig it's completely valid for fans or sportswriters or anybody to question their performance.
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Not saying fans and sportswriters can't question a coaches performance. I am saying that unless you are in the huddle or at practice, we don't have enough to know how good of a coach he is.

At one point Nate had a great stat in the 4th qtr for scoring out of timeout, and also for winning close games. Easily top 10 in the league. With no Brandon that statistic was not as good. That goes for all coaches. It's a players league. They make coaches look bad or good. But most coaching is from the preparation in practice. (ask Chip Kelly on that) Sure the in game adjustments are important, but it's one aspect. And quite frankly most fans do not even notice when it happens.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I don't know how valid Quick's Tweets are, but he is mentioning that the Blazers are interested in two of the candidates they interviewed, as assistants to Stotts. Which was exactly (IMO) why it was a good decision to interview as many people as possible. They were able to get to know them a little better and learn which attributes each could bring to a coaching staff.

Lestor Connor and Steve Clifford are two he has mentioned.
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Paul Allen is the only owner in the league that doesn't let his coach pick his own assistants. And we've seen how well that works out.
 
MARIS61 said:
Paul Allen is the only owner in the league that doesn't let his coach pick his own assistants. And we've seen how well that works out.
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So you are saying to our GM, "don't be informed, don't give your coach input, and don't work as a team". Your coach is not allowed to use the GM as a resource.

Tell your new coach "he is on his own in deciding who his assistants are and he will have to negotiate their salary as well. And although we are a team we do not act as a team."

In the end I think it is Stotts' call who his assistants are. Neil said as much in the press conference. But wouldn't it be nice to have a GM who is informed?
 
It'll be interesting to see if Grgs still wants to come back to Portland.

He was a lock if Kaleb got the job, would he still have interest now?

Grgs would be huge in the development of Meyers.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
It'll be interesting to see if Grgs still wants to come back to Portland.

He was a lock if Kaleb got the job, would he still have interest now?

Grgs would be huge in the development of Meyers.
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Yeah I found it interesting that Neil said that both he and Stotts were working Grgs' camp all day.
(When asked about the Batum "International incident") So maybe there is a shot.
 
I thought I remember Grg's and Paul Allen having a falling out when Mo Cheeks was let go?
 
MickZagger said:
I thought I remember Grg's and Paul Allen having a falling out when Mo Cheeks was let go?
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I believe there was lawsuit over not getting paid his last couple of months when PA refused to pay him when Grg's refused to show up to work.
 
Who won? I can see why Allen might not sign him now, a bum with an attitude problem who probably won't honor his new contract any more than he did his old one.
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
I highly doubt that's true. Kaleb isnt that type of guy.
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It's false, at least according to a good friend of mine who is very close to Kaleb. Was he disappointed? Sure, but he still gets to work daily with players he respects, and who respect him, without being in over his head trying to learn how to be a head coach on the fly.
 
jlprk said:
Who won? I can see why Allen might not sign him now, a bum with an attitude problem who probably won't honor his new contract any more than he did his old one.
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Looks like MIXUM has returned.
 
You're back after your little retreat? Oh, you're talking about the return of Grguvich.
 
Wasn't Terry Stotts a trendy pick to replace either Dunleavy or Cheeks? I remember "this group" (on BBB, I guess, and probably ultimately a pretty different group, heh) talking up Stotts at a previous point. Not that it's relevant today, after he's had some head coaching experience, I just thought it was an interesting memory.
 
PapaG said:
It's false, at least according to a good friend of mine who is very close to Kaleb. Was he disappointed? Sure, but he still gets to work daily with players he respects, and who respect him, without being in over his head trying to learn how to be a head coach on the fly.
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Sorry PG...... But I'm very close with Canalas and he's not that kind of person. Can't see him acting like that ever.
 
HCP said:
Sorry PG...... But I'm very close with Canalas and he's not that kind of person. Can't see him acting like that ever.
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I think PG was saying the same thing.
 
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