Terry Stotts deserves some credit

[H.C.]

Going to start this off with saying, I'm not the biggest fan of the "Terry Stotts system known as "The Flow". I understand the concept of it, but to run it as often as they were and not take advantage of mismatches isn't winning basketball.
With that said~

Plays are being ran for Mr 18m dollar a year bench player.(reports of meeting with Stotts on how to get Crabbe more engaged)
Vonleh is allowed to play closer to the hoop, which helps with the 21 year old's confidence.(Plumlee doesn't need to occupy the same space on the floor anymore) Yes, yes I know Plumlee was on the top while Vonleh was on the baseline. But there is a difference between Plumlee at the top and teams packing the paint because they want him to shoot... And how teams play Nurk.
Plays are being ran for Harkless more often, these plays often allow him to take advantage of his size.
Nards is being put in a position to succeed on nationalTV(spurs), that he passed out of.... Hubie Brown said "come on big man take him down".(I think it was Hubie)
Basically I give Stotts credit for deviating from his "flow offense", and taking advantage of mismatches.(For players not named CJ/Lillard)
Speaking of CJ/Lillard... These two are giving the ball up when a mismatch occurs. They aren't just trying to beat their man off the dribble anymore. This imo has to do with Stotts talking to them.
Portland is also running the P&R differently with Nurk than they did Plumlee. Is that due to Nurk's skillset? Some of it yes, but it shows Stotts making adjustments... However slight they might be.


It's not a coincidence that Portland seems(especially these last two years) to take off after the all-star break.
Stotts with time to sit down and figure out a game plan shows himself to be a pretty damn good coach.
Would I like him to figure out how to game plan for the first half of the season? Yes... But I'd also like players(Aminu/Davis/Turner/Nards) to be healthy and not shitting the bed for the first half either.

Credit where it's due, Stotts deserves some.

 

[BosnianChampion]

Everyone looks good when we win. But yeah he should be praised.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Speaking of CJ/Lillard... These two are giving the ball up when a mismatch occurs. They aren't just trying to beat their man off the dribble anymore. This imo has to do with Stotts talking to them.

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Good post but are you saying Dame and CJ both decided to do it so frequently on their own? I am guessing it was Terry's game plan in the first place. Now he feels he has other options. Next he needs to move Meyers off the 3 point line. At least more often.

 

[riverman]

Stotts coached a long time in the development league...he's good at adjusting to new players..I think he's a great coach given the tools to win, he'll win

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The more Stotts reads the forum the better coach he becomes.

 

[H.C.]

Good post but are you saying Dame and CJ both decided to do it so frequently on their own? I am guessing it was Terry's game plan in the first place. Now he feels he has other options. Next he needs to move Meyers to the bench

FIFY

I think Stotts spoke with Lillard/CJ about getting teammates more involved. Especially when a big switches onto one of them.
As I was watching the replay of one of the two games I missed. I saw CJ call for Vonleh to post, who then got the ball from CJ and a double team happened. Vonleh panic'd but got the ball out and Portland scored.
I don't think this would have happened earlier in the season voluntarily by CJ or Lillard. I think it has to do with Stotts saying "We need to take advantage of mismatches in the post".

 

[Voodoo]

The more Stotts reads the forum the better coach he becomes.

Yes, I am sure there are a number of arm chair coaches in this forum that certainly think this anyway.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Yes, I am sure there are a number of arm chair coaches in this forum that certainly think this anyway.

Hey, look what we did for Lillard.

 

[Voodoo]

Hey, look what we did for Lillard.

True, lets take credit for all of it, like how much Nards has improved based on our coaching.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

True, lets take credit for all of it, like how much Nards has improved based on our coaching.

Meyers is obviously not smart enough to read the forum.

 

[riverman]

Hey, look what we did for Lillard.

I personally take credit for his fish like drinking but the kicker was when I stood up to the Mike Connelly for Dame trade his rookie year....WINNING!!!

 

[Strenuus]

True, lets take credit for all of it, like how much Nards has improved based on our coaching.

If Terry and Neil read the forums and did what we said, Meyers wouldn't be on this team.

 

[Strenuus]

I personally take credit for his fish like drinking but the kicker was when I stood up to the Mike Connelly for Dame trade his rookie year....WINNING!!!

Well we see why you take credit.

 

[riverman]

If Terry and Neil read the forums and did what we said, Meyers wouldn't be on this team.

Doesn't mean they like us or anything...they just steal ideas

 

[Strenuus]

Doesn't mean they like us or anything...they just steal ideas

:MARIS61:

 

[Boob-No-More]

To me, it was impressive how quickly and effortlessly he integrated Nurk into the team, at both ends of the floor. Of course, Nurk has the talent, but Stotts recognized his skills and immediately began taking advantage of them.

One reason GMs often state for avoiding mid-season trades is how disruptive they are and how difficult it is to integrate a new player without a training camp, preseason and little time for in-season practices. Getting Nurk here before the all star break helped, but it was still impressive how quickly the team adapted.

BNM

 

[Voodoo]

If Terry and Neil read the forums and did what we said, Meyers wouldn't be on this team.

True, no player currently on the team would be on our team if Neil took what we said. The minute after a bad game every one of our star players would be traded, and our coach and GM fired lol.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

The more Stotts reads the forum the better coach he becomes.

Too bad nobody here ever complains about Meyers shooting threes.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

B

If Terry and Neil read the forums and did what we said, Meyers wouldn't be on this team.

Beat me

 

[Chris Craig]

Terry didn't really have a choice, but to revise his system once Nurkic came along. Nurkic's abilities inside and on the pick and roll completely altered the flow on the floor. That said, Terry deserves some recognition for his ability to successfully implement a new fangled system with Nurkic collapsing defenses, the young guys stepping up, lifting pressure off of Dame and CJ.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Hmmm. Ok

I'd say more but I'd hate to offend anyone

 

[Chris Craig]

Hmmm. Ok

I'd say more but I'd hate to offend anyone

You offend anyone?

 

[Mediocre Man]

B

Beat me

This reminds me of a joke

What did the sign in front of the brothel that went out of business say?

Beat it, we're closed

 

[Mediocre Man]

You offend anyone?

Someone thought I did, or could have, or whatever

 

[H.C.]

Stotts did well tonight. Deserves credit for letting Nurk/CJ roll and not forcing Lillard or his "system" on the game. Saw very little 3 man weave against the Nuggets.

 

[dviss1]

Good post but are you saying Dame and CJ both decided to do it so frequently on their own? I am guessing it was Terry's game plan in the first place. Now he feels he has other options. Next he needs to move Meyers to the bench

With Vonleh playing well and getting more minutes, Stotts has no other options at center. Besides, he's being shopped for next offseason.

 

[H.C.]

With Vonleh playing well and getting more minutes, Stotts has no other options at center. Besides, he's being shopped for next offseason.

God I hope he's gone next offseason, because I wonder at times if Davis with one arm would be more effective than Nards.

 

[Dougnsalem]

I'll give him this- in recent games (last 5 to 10?), it seems to me that he has been a LOT faster calling the timeout, when it's needed. Last night was a great example. Now if he would just stop putting Butters into the game.....

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I've been pro-Stotts the whole time, so no problem.

That being said, throughout the first 2/3 of the season most of the players played substantially worse than they did the last half of last season. So, some criticism is definitely warranted.

OTOH, the shitshow that is the Denver Nuggets chemistry has really made me appreciate Stotts more. Add to that, at least two Nuggets (Faried and Barton) referred to being outcoached or similar after last game.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Going to start this off with saying, I'm not the biggest fan of the "Terry Stotts system known as "The Flow". I understand the concept of it, but to run it as often as they were and not take advantage of mismatches isn't winning basketball.
With that said~

Plays are being ran for Mr 18m dollar a year bench player.(reports of meeting with Stotts on how to get Crabbe more engaged)
Vonleh is allowed to play closer to the hoop, which helps with the 21 year old's confidence.(Plumlee doesn't need to occupy the same space on the floor anymore) Yes, yes I know Plumlee was on the top while Vonleh was on the baseline. But there is a difference between Plumlee at the top and teams packing the paint because they want him to shoot... And how teams play Nurk.
Plays are being ran for Harkless more often, these plays often allow him to take advantage of his size.
Nards is being put in a position to succeed on nationalTV(spurs), that he passed out of.... Hubie Brown said "come on big man take him down".(I think it was Hubie)
Basically I give Stotts credit for deviating from his "flow offense", and taking advantage of mismatches.(For players not named CJ/Lillard)
Speaking of CJ/Lillard... These two are giving the ball up when a mismatch occurs. They aren't just trying to beat their man off the dribble anymore. This imo has to do with Stotts talking to them.
Portland is also running the P&R differently with Nurk than they did Plumlee. Is that due to Nurk's skillset? Some of it yes, but it shows Stotts making adjustments... However slight they might be.


It's not a coincidence that Portland seems(especially these last two years) to take off after the all-star break.
Stotts with time to sit down and figure out a game plan shows himself to be a pretty damn good coach.
Would I like him to figure out how to game plan for the first half of the season? Yes... But I'd also like players(Aminu/Davis/Turner/Nards) to be healthy and not shitting the bed for the first half either.

Credit where it's due, Stotts deserves some.

Amen to that!