The OFFICIAL "Chauncey Billups is Fired Up" thread

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SharpesTriumph said:
New ownership could do a lot of very beneficial things some of which are;

1 Stop micromanage the GM and stop allowing Bert Kolde/Vulcan to make decisions

2 Stop prioritize cash savings that provide zero roster talent (selling multiple draft picks, dumping players like Brogdon Hart Powell to cut luxury tax, dumping salary in another half dozen trades, not using the MLE or TPE)

3 Stop giving out horrible contracts to mediocre veterans that lead to problem #2

4 Pay luxury tax in a few seasons where its helps the team. It doesn't need to be Steve Balmer or 2000's Paul Allen SPAM spending, but just more than being one of the cheapest franchises in the league in recent years

5 Provide a tiny bit of a public appearance - Paul Allen did an annual training camp interview for the Blazers, other NBA ownership groups give communications to fans, the Blazers do and say nothing

6 Hire and empower a GM that has ONE long term strategic vision and works over multiple seasons to execute this. A selection should have started for this position the day Olshey was fired, instead the Blazers handed the keys to the cheapest interim GM available. Then when trading Dame the Blazers should have committed 100% to a long term rebuild - instead we acquired or held onto expensive veterans.
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I stopped reading at “COULD”.
 
Ant and Chauncey are the last of Neil Olshey's hirings.....clean the slate...New coach...dump the unnecessary albatross in the backcourt for cap relief and draft capital. Do it Joe! Ant is not ever going to get the bag again or be an alpha leader or part of a core on any NBA team...Beijing Ducks, meet your new pt guard!
 
I say call Brandon Roy. Ask him to help us out for the rest of the year and get these young guys ready. Don’t let them get away with shit.
 
So how does this work? Does Chauncy get credit for last nights win based off his adjustments? Just want to make sure he gets as much credit as he gets blame.
 
THE HCP said:
So how does this work? Does Chauncy get credit for last nights win based off his adjustments? Just want to make sure he gets as much credit as he gets blame.
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Billups is primarily responsible when the Blazers lose.

If the Blazers win its because they got lucky with shots going in, other team injuries, or maybe some Blazer players were able to overcome Billups terrible coaching and elevate the team to the win.
 
THE HCP said:
So how does this work? Does Chauncy get credit for last nights win based off his adjustments? Just want to make sure he gets as much credit as he gets blame.
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Despite your snarky intention, it's honestly a really good question. The change in performance could legitimately be attributed to several factors, not the least of which is Ant and Ayton's absence. Also, the fact that the Blazers simply made shots--no amount of coaching can be credited for last night's accuracy or Sunday's ineptitude from deep. But certainly, Chauncey's response to the abject failure against Memphis certainly had some impact on the team's defensive intensity and focus on attacking the rim.

What can be stated with absolute certainty is that the Blazers dominance of the Wolves last night was not due to simply "having more talent", as some seem to suggest is the only relevant factor.
 
THE HCP said:
So how does this work? Does Chauncy get credit for last nights win based off his adjustments? Just want to make sure he gets as much credit as he gets blame.
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I must have missed hundreds of your posts. Can you cite your posts in which you made sure he got the blame?

Billups was in a panic and criticized his players. He finally motivated them, so they won.

Billups had either read how this board is swinging, or someone had told him. So we Billups critics will take credit for this win.

Whenever he loses, you Billups defenders should take credit for the loss. See? Simple. Go to your room.

But not right now. Stay out of here.
 
So nice to have a coach who has his experience as a player...Once the handcuffs are off, he can be a hell of a coach. He understands the flow, and makes great subs.
 
jlprk said:
I must have missed hundreds of your posts. Can you cite your posts in which you made sure he got the blame?

Billups was in a panic and criticized his players. He finally motivated them, so they won.

Billups had either read how this board is swinging, or someone had told him. So we Billups critics will take credit for this win.

Whenever he loses, you Billups defenders should take credit for the loss. See? Simple. Go to your room.

But not right now. Stay out of here.
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Coaches don’t deserve credit for wins or losses, it’s all about the talent on the floor or lack of it.
 
THE HCP said:
Coaches don’t deserve credit for wins or losses, it’s all about the talent on the floor or lack of it.
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In the field I cover on a daily basis (ice hockey) it's my mindset as well. The coach is responsable for the +/- 10% his team does on the court/ice and could lower the floor or raise de ceiling a little. But the vast majority of the work is not his.
 
Not gonna post in this thread when we win? Seems strange to bitch about Coach Billups only when we lose doesn’t it?
 
THE HCP said:
Not gonna post in this thread when we win? Seems strange to bitch about Coach Billups only when we lose doesn’t it?
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Whereas you just bitch about people bitching about Chauncey. You're a META bitcher
 
THE HCP said:
Answer my question.
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Don't question my answer!

Besides: you don't believe that the coach makes any difference, player talent is all that matters, so you're more insulting to Chauncey than any of his critics.
 
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Was it the coaching or was it the fates that had Simons and Ayton injured at the same time? I do think he is doing something right though. How did Camara become such a good defender? Why are all the young guys working so hard on defense? If their offense is so bad, how did they get a lot of open threes? (I don't know if they do. Wizenheimer will need to check this :) )
BTW, do you guys watch when Billups is talking to a guy on the sideline? I don't have enough instances to go on yet, but here is what I saw a couple times. When he is talking to Scoot or Sharpe, they don't make eye contact or respond verbally. Some times I feel they might disagree by their facial expression but they just go back to the game. Banton on the other hand, makes good eye contact and engages in a conversation. It could be that Scoot and Sharpe are just anxious to get back in the game and don't want to miss what is happening out there.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Our offensive sets are trash
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You might say they are....

100.webp


Offensive
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Don't question my answer!

Besides: you don't believe that the coach makes any difference, player talent is all that matters, so you're more insulting to Chauncey than any of his critics.
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You are wrong sir. That’s my dawg and couldn’t insult him if I tried.
When we go on to lose 55+ games this season, just want to make sure the blame is placed in the proper direction.
 
CB has been trying to mold his teams into the 90’s pistons since he’s been here. Unfortunately for him none of those teams ever came close to having the defenders to do it.

this years team minus Ayton and Simons are really really good defensively (or potentially). Dani and Camara are good/great defenders and then behind them you have RW and Clingan. Even guys like Banton, Sharpe, Rupert, Grant and Murray are all putting out good effort on defense. We now have a long active defenders, fun to watch.
 
1 Eye Jack said:
CB has been trying to mold his teams into the 90’s pistons since he’s been here. Unfortunately for him none of those teams ever came close to having the defenders to do it.

this years team minus Ayton and Simons are really really good defensively (or potentially). Dani and Camara are good/great defenders and then behind them you have RW and Clingan. Even guys like Banton, Sharpe, Rupert, Grant and Murray are all putting out good effort on defense. We now have a long active defenders, fun to watch.
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It's almost like having a roster that isn't stupid young, or fundamentally and massively flawed, pays off.
 
THE HCP said:
You are wrong sir. That’s my dawg and couldn’t insult him if I tried.
When we go on to lose 55+ games this season, just want to make sure the blame is placed in the proper direction.
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Well then the flipside follows: the praise for the three victories goes in the same direction.
 
1 Eye Jack said:
CB has been trying to mold his teams into the 90’s pistons since he’s been here. Unfortunately for him none of those teams ever came close to having the defenders to do it.

this years team minus Ayton and Simons are really really good defensively (or potentially). Dani and Camara are good/great defenders and then behind them you have RW and Clingan. Even guys like Banton, Sharpe, Rupert, Grant and Murray are all putting out good effort on defense. We now have a long active defenders, fun to watch.
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Yeah, don't understand how anyone can give Chauncey a bad coaching grade with these ridiculous rosters Cronin puts together.

That said I like the players Cronin has drafted and the length of our wings. It's just none of the rosters make sense, even for a rebuilding team.
 
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