Notice Terry Linn Stotts

[Lanny]

Yes there could be more cutting to the rim.
But until they're are actually players on the roster who can consistently hit a 3... Then teams will continue to load up on Lillard & CJ.
That's not on Stotts, that's on NO.
This year Portland had 3 players average more than 10ppg. That's as much of a problem as Portland's defense pre-Nurk trade.

No, hitting a 3 consistently doesn't mean a player goes on a few week stretch where he can't miss.
Only to follow that up with a few week stretch where he shoots worse than a 3rd grader from three.

I worry less about our three point shooting than Nurk's free throw shooting which hovered around 50% in the last half of the season. I also don't like how CJ clangs his free throws when they really mean something. Moral to the story- "You've got to make your free throws".

 

[tlongII]

He’s gotta go. This is obvious.

 

[H.C.]

I worry less about our three point shooting than Nurk's free throw shooting which hovered around 50% in the last half of the season. I also don't like how CJ clangs his free throws when they really mean something. Moral to the story- "You've got to make your free throws".

You weren't posting, or just not a member of s2.
But in 16-17 CJ led the league in FT% at 91.2%.
Fast forward to 17-18 and CJ's % drops to 83.6%

It's ironic tho.
In 16-17 Lillard shot 89.5% from the line.(488 of 545)
Fast forward to 17-18 and Lillard raises his FT% to 91.6%.(493 of 538)

This board was all over the FotM about how Lillard wasn't clutch and CJ was.
There were even threads created about how Lillard time was a myth.
I suspect should CJ return to his 16-17 form across the board, and if Lillard regresses at all.
Many threads will be created about the following.
'Lillard is trash, and the Pelicans proved it'.
'Team needs to be build around CJ, trade Lillard'.
It's funny, many posters on this board get upset about Quick, and Canazano when they participate in 'hot takes'.
However when those posters have a 'hot take' it's okay, and any one who disagrees with them is a homer.
(I am not talking about everyone who has a 'hot take'. Just a few specific posters who make this board less enjoyable)

Nurk's ft% is something he needs to work on.
He's shown he can hit FT's as in the playoffs he took nearly 3 a game and made 81.8% of them.
Yes small sample size, but Nurk is too skilled to be a poor free throw shooter. We're not talking about Drummond here.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

So what you are saying is we shouldn't debate the decisions of the organization??????
Then why are we here? Why are you here???.....

Must be frustrating to have nothing tangible to add to the conversation other than to try to degrade and demean the forum members for thinking and discussing potential other options the Blazers have and do have........

So much this.

 

[kjironman1]

Near every player on the roster overperformed. As much as you hate on Aminu, he had career playoff averages shooting, to actually getting something out of Shabazz and Pat. He took a team slated to won 27 games and made the playoffs with an unbalanced roster and has made the playoffs while improving our defense to top 10.

No one in here gives Terry props for this.

Terry even got something out of Meyers Leonard this season...

Actually a bunch of us do give Terry props for that. But the vocal minority seem to be the loudest and most persistent.
Nice response to the original comment by the way.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Actually a bunch of us do give Terry props for that. But the vocal minority seem to be the loudest and most persistent.
Nice response to the original comment by the way.

There's a lot of good points in this thread. I know when I like opposing views right after each other.

 

[kjironman1]

You are my spirit animal right now.

I’ll add this controversial bit:

Terry is a below .500 head coach who is seeing great success because of an above-average roster, particularly at the time of taking over the job, also taking into account that Damian Lillard is one of the best Blazers of all time and we have a top 5 backcourt. His offense would NEVER work if Damian, or CJ, couldn’t shoot from well beyond the three point line, which stresses the defense to come guard them at half court...legitimately. Any increased success from role players can directly be attributed to them and their ability to change the shape of the court; much like Steph and Klay do. When players have career years with LeBron, we don’t attribute it to Tyrone Lue. We need to do the same with our backcourt recognizing the fact that anyone who plays with them are going to get much cleaner looks than before, because the defense is scrambling to double or even triple apparently Lillard and CJ. Also, the solution doesn’t need to be shoot better from 3. If teams are going to double and triple, that’s 4-2 elsewhere... you can get a layup with a couple clever screens and cuts. How many alley oops do we see on this team?

Further, he has held this team, and this backcourt back by refusing to adjust his defense for the first few YEARS he was here. Also; the host of other things you listed previously.

Stotts should’ve been canned years ago. This is easy.

Now this post should be framed. It has quite possibly the making of the most ignorant post i have ever read on this site. "If Dame or CJ couldn't shoot well from 3 point"? WTF? Really? Well i guess the fact that every team in the entire league has to have a couple guys making shots from 3 point to be successful doesn't really mean anything?
This game has and always will be about making buckets. Three point shots are now a huge part of the game. You got to make em.
And by the way the very first line about being a below .500 head coach is in jeopardy. He is currently .499 for his career. But as a Blazer he is .553. Not sure how anyone could actually think his winning percentage has been buoyed by an "Above average roster". At what point in the last 4 years did this guy quit watching the team? And at what point do we actually give the credit to the coach for taking that roster and making it above average?

 

[CupWizier]

You weren't posting, or just not a member of s2.
But in 16-17 CJ led the league in FT% at 91.2%.
Fast forward to 17-18 and CJ's % drops to 83.6%

It's ironic tho.
In 16-17 Lillard shot 89.5% from the line.(488 of 545)
Fast forward to 17-18 and Lillard raises his FT%

You weren't posting, or just not a member of s2.
But in 16-17 CJ led the league in FT% at 91.2%.
Fast forward to 17-18 and CJ's % drops to 83.6%

It's ironic tho.
In 16-17 Lillard shot 89.5% from the line.(488 of 545)
Fast forward to 17-18 and Lillard raises his FT% to 91.6%.(493 of 538)

This board was all over the FotM about how Lillard wasn't clutch and CJ was.
There were even threads created about how Lillard time was a myth.
I suspect should CJ return to his 16-17 form across the board, and if Lillard regresses at all.
Many threads will be created about the following.
'Lillard is trash, and the Pelicans proved it'.
'Team needs to be build around CJ, trade Lillard'.
It's funny, many posters on this board get upset about Quick, and Canazano when they participate in 'hot takes'.
However when those posters have a 'hot take' it's okay, and any one who disagrees with them is a homer.
(I am not talking about everyone who has a 'hot take'. Just a few specific posters who make this board less enjoyable)

Nurk's ft% is something he needs to work on.
He's shown he can hit FT's as in the playoffs he took nearly 3 a game and made 81.8% of them.
Yes small sample size, but Nurk is too skilled to be a poor free throw shooter. We're not talking about Drummond here.

You weren't posting, or just not a member of s2.
But in 16-17 CJ led the league in FT% at 91.2%.
Fast forward to 17-18 and CJ's % drops to 83.6%

It's ironic tho.
In 16-17 Lillard shot 89.5% from the line.(488 of 545)
Fast forward to 17-18 and Lillard raises his FT% to 91.6%.(493 of 538)

This board was all over the FotM about how Lillard wasn't clutch and CJ was.
There were even threads created about how Lillard time was a myth.
I suspect should CJ return to his 16-17 form across the board, and if Lillard regresses at all.
Many threads will be created about the following.
'Lillard is trash, and the Pelicans proved it'.
'Team needs to be build around CJ, trade Lillard'.
It's funny, many posters on this board get upset about Quick, and Canazano when they participate in 'hot takes'.
However when those posters have a 'hot take' it's okay, and any one who disagrees with them is a homer.
(I am not talking about everyone who has a 'hot take'. Just a few specific posters who make this board less enjoyable)

Nurk's ft% is something he needs to work on.
He's shown he can hit FT's as in the playoffs he took nearly 3 a game and made 81.8% of them.
Yes small sample size, but Nurk is too skilled to be a poor free throw shooter. We're not talking about Drummond here.

What is funny with Nurk is that he seems to be more consistent later in the game when there is more pressure.

 

[Lanny]

You weren't posting, or just not a member of s2.
But in 16-17 CJ led the league in FT% at 91.2%.
Fast forward to 17-18 and CJ's % drops to 83.6%

It's ironic tho.
In 16-17 Lillard shot 89.5% from the line.(488 of 545)
Fast forward to 17-18 and Lillard raises his FT% to 91.6%.(493 of 538)

This board was all over the FotM about how Lillard wasn't clutch and CJ was.
There were even threads created about how Lillard time was a myth.
I suspect should CJ return to his 16-17 form across the board, and if Lillard regresses at all.
Many threads will be created about the following.
'Lillard is trash, and the Pelicans proved it'.
'Team needs to be build around CJ, trade Lillard'.
It's funny, many posters on this board get upset about Quick, and Canazano when they participate in 'hot takes'.
However when those posters have a 'hot take' it's okay, and any one who disagrees with them is a homer.
(I am not talking about everyone who has a 'hot take'. Just a few specific posters who make this board less enjoyable)

Nurk's ft% is something he needs to work on.
He's shown he can hit FT's as in the playoffs he took nearly 3 a game and made 81.8% of them.
Yes small sample size, but Nurk is too skilled to be a poor free throw shooter. We're not talking about Drummond here.

If you'll look you'll see that I have been a member since 2008. So, I wonder why the conjecture on that point.

You are correct that I wasn't posting until recently and it was due to the fact that I was over on O-Live's forum.

I knew very well about CJ's past excellence in free throw shooting. I also know he's still a pretty good free throw shooter. I meant only that at clutch times he's choked such that it stuck in my head. I wish I could get those memories out of my head and the only way to do it is for him to come up big at nearly all clutch times.

As for Lillard, and CJ too for that matter, I can see how good he is. In fact, those two are the two premier Blazers who can always get open when guarded one on one. I love the way those guys make impossible layups.

Sometimes Nurk surprises me with his made free throws but not often. At least, not often since midway through the season. Is he capable of shooting better? No doubt about it. He used to be a pretty good free throw shooter. I think he needs to work on it in practice. You know, practice makes perfect.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I can't believe people are actually buying what Neil is selling. This is such a fallacy. Our three highest paid players are Dame/CJ/ET.

Next season, Dame is going to be in year 7. CJ in year 6. ET in year 9. This is our core. And they're in their primes.

And the rest of the team is incredibly young. We need those other guys to help spread the floor and take more of the scoring load.

ET is great to help on the defensive end, and I think he helped make us better this season. But he's obviously not a good outside shooter. So it's on Neil to bring someone in who is. He obviously had to settle for Turner. This is a problem with our market, not Neil Olshey.

One more shooter (a good 3&d wing) could be enough to put us over the top. There is nothing that leads me to believe there is a better GM out there that we can go get. So we should run with what we've got for now. Same thing with coach.

I'm proud we have these two guys and I'm excited to see what changes they make for next season.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Correction: According to @HCP this team overachieved.

I'm also talking about more than just this season - the errors with Stotts go back to Day 1. And I still haven't seen any concrete examples of what Terry has done. The defensive improvement is the only tangible thing that's been pointed out...and I suspect that had more to do with Nurk than Terry, but I'll still give Terry some credit for the defensive improvement. However, my biggest gripe with him has always been his offense - it's a regular season offense that won't succeed in the Playoffs.

That offense has gotten us to the second round multiple times. Who was the last coach that did that here? Mike Dunleavy with the most loaded roster in the league?

 

[Orion Bailey]

It’s amazing how many people are smarter and more knowledgeable at basketball than the current Portland Trailblazer coaching staff. Kudos to you all. Must be frustrating to not be paid to give such insight for a living.

Yeah this isnt condescending to the bulk of the forum?

Some people have some really distorted opinions a out their own posts.....

 

[blue9]

But the vocal minority seem to be the loudest and most persistent.

Since when is 57% a minority?

 

[e_blazer]

I've been letting this question marinate for a few days. While there are certainly things about Stotts' system that I don't like (can we PLEASE incorporate some fast break offense, for crying out loud?), I'm coming down on the side of keeping him for at least one more year. I don't give much credence to the New Orleans series debacle as being reason alone for a coaching change. I believe that the Pelicans just were a bad match-up, particularly with Moe having injury issues. The team had a solid regular season and showed growth. His players are firmly, especially Dame and CJ, in the camp of retaining Terry, and that counts a lot with a young team. What I do want to see is some changes to the team and the system that would prevent the kind of scheme the Pelicans employed from working. Olshey needs to get some more shooters. Terry needs to add some elements to his offense that don't rely on the pick and roll schemes to get Dame free. A lot of guys on this board are better at the X's and O's than I am, but it seems that better ball movement and less tolerance of over-dribbling would help immensely.

I guess I see this as the joint responsibility of Olshey and Stotts to make adjustments this summer that will help the team get better. There isn't much flexibility for a major deal, but Olshey should be able to use his exceptions to add a couple of bench players who would make a difference. Terry should be able to build on what he has established and add some new wrinkles that will help the team succeed. If we're at the same point next year that we are now, then it's time to clean house. Just my humble take.

 

[dviss1]

Now this post should be framed. It has quite possibly the making of the most ignorant post i have ever read on this site. "If Dame or CJ couldn't shoot well from 3 point"? WTF? Really? Well i guess the fact that every team in the entire league has to have a couple guys making shots from 3 point to be successful doesn't really mean anything?
This game has and always will be about making buckets. Three point shots are now a huge part of the game. You got to make em.
And by the way the very first line about being a below .500 head coach is in jeopardy. He is currently .499 for his career. But as a Blazer he is .553. Not sure how anyone could actually think his winning percentage has been buoyed by an "Above average roster". At what point in the last 4 years did this guy quit watching the team? And at what point do we actually give the credit to the coach for taking that roster and making it above average?

Lol. @kjironman1 is not a fan?

 

[dviss1]

Since when is 57% a minority?

I would assume that of that 57% some of them aren't as vocal.

He did say vocal minority.

 

[BBert]

Since when is 57% a minority?

Since Electoral College?