I think Neil knows he likely has one shot at this. If we fail this season, or anything short of a WCF appearance, I imagine he's gone.
I really wonder what made him to wait that long to fire a coach, who wasn't coaching. I can only think about money, somehow, bc lack of accountability on the court was so obvious and streetball team was playing was god awful, that you couldn't watch it.
Trading Stotts for Billups will/should have instant impact on team performance, imo and this trade will do more, than big players trade would do under Stotts.
Unfortunately, I can imagine, that it was Dame, that talked Neil to stay pat with CJ and Nurk and try it till next deadline as he bets on friendship again. I can easily imagine Lillard not givin up musketeers and kickin his own head with this idea.
That probably means Norm will go.
I can see WTC with the same rooster, cos why not, if we improve ball movement. That one thing makes this team much better.
Thing is, I really got enough of MeJ and I too think, Norm is less spectacular but better here.
I expect Lillard, CJ, Little, RoCo, Nurk in S5.
I don't see Blazers bench at this point.