Which former Blazer would make the best HC for the team?

[Domihatin]

Alive or dead, this is just for the sake of "what if?" and to discuss pros and cons and potential coaching ability or lack thereof.

Names to consider: (feel free to add more or pick one and share your thoughts on the concept)

Stoudamire
Roy
Odin
Porter
Kersey
Drexler
Pippin
Sabonis
Wallace
Pippin
Aldridge
Turner (of the Evan kind)
McCollum

I will share my thoughts on some later, but wanted to just start this list and see if anyone has thoughts and ideas about a past player as coach or more to add to the list.

I am curious what Kersey or Porter would be like, but also someone more hot-blooded, possibly, might be better? I remember Porter a fair amount from my youth, but memories of Kersey have faded a lot (especially since he is sadly no longer with us, as Porter is to continue to share and display his great relationship and love of the city and the team).

Stoudamire and Roy stand out in my mind as former guards with that dog in them and that hot-headed, hot-blooded fire to ignite a team, at least, that's my memory of them. I didn't watch a TON then, though.

But how would their personalities and BB IQ and ability to communicate with the players translate into a coach?

 

[Hoopguru]

I think Pippin would make the best coach of the bunch. Reminds me a bit of Ime.

 

[julius]

Rick Adelman.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Alive or dead, this is just for the sake of "what if?" and to discuss pros and cons and potential coaching ability or lack thereof.

Names to consider: (feel free to add more or pick one and share your thoughts on the concept)

Odin

Who's going to beat a fucking Norse God??

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I've always thought Mario Elle would make a great head coach.

He was a 7th round draft pick, lol.

He's got 3 rings.

Played for and coached for Pops.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Steve Smith

 

[Mediocre Man]

If age isn’t a factor
Pat Riley
Rick Adelman
Lenny Wilkens

Erik Spoelstra (I’m pretty sure Erik had a job with the Blazers in some capacity, at some point in his life…..right?

 

[THE HCP]

If age isn’t a factor
Pat Riley
Rick Adelman
Lenny Wilkens

Erik Spoelstra (I’m pretty sure Erik had a job with the Blazers in some capacity, at some point in his life…..right?

I don’t believe HE actually did. But I know his dad and sister did for sure. So that counts.

 

[riverman]

Andre Miller

 

[Chris Craig]

If age isn’t a factor
Pat Riley
Rick Adelman
Lenny Wilkens

Erik Spoelstra (I’m pretty sure Erik had a job with the Blazers in some capacity, at some point in his life…..right?

His father Jon, was once our GM/VP. Erik himself never worked for the Blazers.

 

[Mediocre Man]

His father Jon, was once our GM/VP. Erik himself never worked for the Blazers.

Ball boy?
Nothing?

 

[HailBlazers]

Steve Kerr

 

[Domihatin]

Who's going to beat a fucking Norse God??

Haha. Did I spell it incorrectly? I wondered. Is it Oden?

 

[kjironman1]

Who's going to beat a fucking Norse God??

Njord!

 

[Phatguysrule]

Steve Kerr

Yep. I thought about including Kerr as well. Obvious choice was apparently too obvious and my mind exploded.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Phil Jackson

 

[blazerkor]

Yeah, maybe if Pippen would have got into coaching right after he retired he would have been a good to great coach. He definitely showed on the court that he had a great mind for both sides of the game. He's also one of the rare superstars that always seemed to know when to be the guy and when to be a role player.

Obviously he didn't have the passion for coaching necessary to do it and chose front office work which makes me think he was ready to put life on the road behind him after retiring as a player.

 

[e_blazer]

He hopefully won’t be a former Blazer for a while yet, but I have always thought that Dame has the potential to be a great coach.

 

[Phatguysrule]

He hopefully won’t be a former Blazer for a while yet, but I have always thought that Dame has the potential to be a great coach.

But he's already a former Blazer

 

[e_blazer]

But he's already a former Blazer

Good point. And, according to Chauncey, about to become the highest paid assistant coach in NBA history.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

He hopefully won’t be a former Blazer for a while yet, but I have always thought that Dame has the potential to be a great coach.

Maybe. But he also seemed to like “his” people. Not overly confident he would be objective enough to sacrifice (bench) someone (for example, Ant) for the benefit of the team as a whole.

 

[Hoopguru]

I wonder if Dame thinks he's coach material?

 

[Pinwheel1]

I think Pippin would make the best coach of the bunch. Reminds me a bit of Ime.

I wonder what Pippen, the coach, would do when one of his players refused to go back into a game.

 

[Hoopguru]

I wonder what Pippen, the coach, would do when one of his players refused to go back into a game.

Let him sit

 

[Phatguysrule]

I wonder what Pippen, the coach, would do when one of his players refused to go back into a game.

First thing that crossed my mind.

 

[dviss1]

University of Portland Alum, Erik Spoelstra.

 

[Phatguysrule]

University of Portland Alum, Erik Spoelstra.

We should do whatever possible to get him. We really should. But Riley isn't going to let that happen.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We should do whatever possible to get him. We really should. But Riley isn't going to let that happen.

Blazers move to Vegas, wait for global warming, Miami floods, Heat moves to Portland.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Blazers move to Vegas, wait for global warming, Miami floods, Heat moves to Portland.

4D Chess

 

[Domihatin]

I read up on Terry Porter and I think I remember reading about this before a while back. He's tried coaching in the NBA a few times and didn't do well. So, he's definitely out. Unless there were extenuating circumstances?