McMillan returning as assistant coach on Olympic Team!

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  1. Driew

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    http://trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com/2009/07/nate-mcmillan-returns-for-second-run.html

    Very interesting facts about McMillan.
     
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    McMillan Back For Second Run With USA Basketball

    From: The O

     
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  3. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Beat me to it! :D
     
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    How dumb must these people be to put Nate on staff again? There are so many people on this board that could tell them Nate is a horrible coach.:ghoti:
     
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    Over and, mind numbingly, over again despite all evidence to the contrary.
     
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    Well, to be balanced, assistant coaches are not always great head coaches. I happen to believe in Nate as a head coach, but I don't think the fact that he is an assistant coach for the US Olympic Team (where he can specialize on coaching defensive principles) means he is definitely a strong head coach.
     
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    Nate is a great assistant coach. I have never thought otherwise.
     
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  8. Tince

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    I'd be interested in seeing the US Olympic team assistant coaches for the past 10 years.

    I bet they're all considered fairly good head coaches. I could be wrong though...
     
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    Sweet. And none of the Blazer players will be there to benefit. Yay management!:ghoti:
     
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    Like I said, I'm not disputing whether he's a good coach, I just don't think the argument follows:

    Assistant Coach for US Olympic Team = Good NBA Head Coach
     
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    Do you honestly think the US Olympic Team would pass over guys like Brandon and LaMarcus if they were interested in playing next year or beyond, just because they didn't attend training camp for the select team in 2009?

    People are way overblowing this whole "not attending the Olympic training camp" thing.
     
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    Fair enough.

    There are enough people on this board that think his offense is shameful and he hasn't done well with our team defensively. Clearly, the people who asked him to return feels he's knowledgeable and he has respect of the players. Both things are very important in being a head coach.

    I believe we are better off with him than without him.
     
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    Agreed. I'd like to see us improve in certain aspects, but I've seen other areas improve from year to year, so I have no reason to believe McMillan won't continue to address his weaknesses.

    For the most part, I think he does a decent job.
     
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    Is that like when Roy makes the All Star team . . . he makes a great bench player.
     
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    Solid list in my book!
     
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    A little different since fans vote in starters.
     
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  19. Wheels

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    so Roy should start ahead of Kobe and CP3?
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    No but AI was voted in as a starter, so ... :dunno:
     
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