Exclusive Super-fan and message board geek becomes assistant coach of professional basketball team

[PtldPlatypus]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/sports/basketball/fabulous-flournoy.html

Yes, the main thrust of the story of 44-year-old British Basketball League player-coach Fabulous Flournoy, but of much more interest to me is the ancillary story of his assistant coach (and landlord) David Forrester.

"I know everything about every other team because I'm a geek," said Forrester, who works by day as a lawyer at his father's firm.

Flournoy put Forrester on the bench in 2009. Forrester had been a longtime fan of the team who was not exactly shy about critiquing the Eagles, and their coach's strategies, on the team's online message board. But Flournoy could tell that Forrester was knowledgeable.

All we need is for @HCP to get Stotts to start reading this forum, and who knows--one of YOU could become the next assistant coach for the Blazers.

 

[handiman]

Gawd, could you imagine the epic, uber-emotional halftime speeches? Hell, half the people here wouldn't make it through a game without getting T'd up on the bench.

 

[Orion Bailey]

LMao.

I could see it now.

After every win, said assistant coach goes to the media with the fact that Stotts wont let him have a meeting with PA to convince him and NO that this IS the roster.

But then after every loss the same to demand half the roster be traded!!

Ahhh to be a fly on the wall, lol...

 

[TBpup]

Props to the fitness level of that guy in his 40's.

 

[ripcityboy]

British Basketball League?

 

[BonesJones]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/sports/basketball/fabulous-flournoy.html

Yes, the main thrust of the story of 44-year-old British Basketball League player-coach Fabulous Flournoy, but of much more interest to me is the ancillary story of his assistant coach (and landlord) David Forrester.



All we need is for @HCP to get Stotts to start reading this forum, and who knows--one of YOU could become the next assistant coach for the Blazers.

I do think I could be an assistant coach in the NBA (I'm naive, probably). I hope to get into coaching someday.

 

[handiman]

British Basketball League?

You're right, they should have gone with British Basketball Conference.

 

[riverman]

You're right, they should have gone with British Basketball Conference.

or British Basketball Premier League

 

[handiman]

or British Basketball Premier League

Not where I was going with that...

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I do think I could be an assistant coach in the NBA (I'm naive, probably). I hope to get into coaching someday.

I could be a head coach, no problem.

I don't really know my X's and O's or like flying much or have any experience but my 5th grade YMCA team waaaaay over achieved when I coached them.

 

[ripcityboy]

You're right, they should have gone with British Basketball Conference.

Just amazed they "lowered themselves" into playing a sport that is popular in the US. But it's cool. It will just allow them more time licking their own asses while proclaiming the superiority of their cultural institutions to ours.

 

[handiman]

Just amazed they "lowered themselves" into playing a sport that is popular in the US. But it's cool. It will just allow them more time licking their own asses while proclaiming the superiority of their cultural institutions to ours.

If you watched the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, you know they gave up any such illusions around the time of the industrial revolution. But hey, they have great nanny facilities.

Wait, suddenly Rasta's posts make sense.

 

[Chris Craig]

So my aspirations to coach at the NBA level are still alive

 

[BonesJones]

I could be a head coach, no problem.

I don't really know my X's and O's or like flying much or have any experience but my 5th grade YMCA team waaaaay over achieved when I coached them.

Lol. I think I could run a good offense. Xs and Os are my thing. I'd be a good players coach (unlike Stotts).

 

[handiman]

Lol. I think I could run a good offense. Xs and Os are my thing. I'd be a good players coach (unlike Stotts).

I think you have that backwards. Stotts is a players coach. The Xs and Os guys don't tend to relate to the players as well.

Popp is the major exception to all rules.

 

[BonesJones]

I think you have that backwards. Stotts is a players coach. The Xs and Os guys don't tend to relate to the players as well.

Popp is the major exception to all rules.

The "good" part means I bring other stuff to the as well. Some can be both.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

So my aspirations to coach at the NBA level are still alive

Anything is possible. Video assistant positions are pretty easy to get a foot in the door.

 

[TBpup]

I do think I could be an assistant coach in the NBA (I'm naive, probably). I hope to get into coaching someday.

I can easily imagine you going full Pop, screaming obscenities when someone doesn't agree with you. It will be just like being a poster.

 

[riverman]

The "good" part means I bring other stuff to the as well. Some can be both.

roids?

 

[riverman]

S2 members as coaches means every third loss in a row, we fire the coach and blow up the team....we'd be tanking for the draft for several decades!

 

[Mediocre Man]

You're right, they should have gone with British Basketball Conference.

You mean the BBC? Thats kind of taken already, LOL

 

[Mediocre Man]

Ive been a pretty successful coach for almost 30 years. Whether I would be good or bad, I have no idea, but I believe I could do it.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I'd be more interested in "uber-nerd and message board geek becomes assistant GM of a team..."

 

[handiman]

I'd be more interested in "uber-nerd and message board geek becomes assistant GM of a team..."

Some variation of that experiment is alive and well in Houston.

 

[BonesJones]

Ive been a pretty successful coach for almost 30 years. Whether I would be good or bad, I have no idea, but I believe I could do it.

Probably way too old school!

 

[BonesJones]

I can easily imagine you going full Pop, screaming obscenities when someone doesn't agree with you. It will be just like being a poster.

Nah. Message board Bones is different that real -life Bones.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Probably way too old school!

Not remotely

 

[BBert]

You mean the BBC? Thats kind of taken already, LOL

What? Greg Oden is playing in England?