Huh? Portland an attractive coaching destination? Mike Malone's

agent seems to think so. Perhaps the negative diatribes seen so often on this board might just be hot air? LOL In any case here's the link

http://www.csnnw.com/pages/landingb...d-in-being-Blaze=1&blockID=713288&feedID=5212

 

So an assistant looking for his break into head coaching isn't burning bridges. Awesome.

They kept a mediocre at best coach employed here for 7 years, so any coach in his right mind would want to coach here.

 

sure didn't take long for some of that "hot air" to blow in this mornin....

 

That's what I thought when I read your OP

 

that's the best ya got? that's weak, you are slippin MM

 

It's early. And this diet and my new pills are throwing me for a loop

 

LOL, I'll expect better then as the day progresses, BTW I generally agree with you on Blazer mgmt and this GM/coaching process, just thought a little balance and at least one potentially positive article was in order

 

I love Mike Malone. I have bitched and moaned about the fools needing to hire a GM first, but if there is a chance to get Malone, they should get him

 

They should just seal the deal.

 

Agreed. Unlike Nate, Mike Malone really is one of the best young coaches in the NBA

 

I see no reason to wait for a GM if they like a certain young coach. If the new coach does not work out the new GM is better off. It wasn't his call. He can fire him.

Now if they hired someone to coach who has a huge ego and is difficult to get a long with, then that is a differerent story. Then you are putting the new GM in a bad situation or reducing the odds of getting a good GM altogether. But I do not think a Mike Malone fits in that caregory. Just a guess of course as I don't know much about him.

But I would not let a good coach slip by because we have no GM.

 

Malone would be fine, but if the Blazers do in fact hire a coach before they hire a GM I think it will signal pretty clearly that all Allen is really interested in is a personnel executive who will work the phones for him and not impose his own vision of how a team should be built. It will be the same power structure that existed with Nate being the de facto boss of Cho and KP (and Buchanan) and we're likely to see more moves driven at the tactical, short-term level rather than the strategic level -- plug and play vs. player development essentially.

 

... or its clear that the guy they want is still in the playoffs.

 

I'm logging this post for three years from now when you're blasting Mike Malone as a total idiot.

 

He is a defensive freak and his offensive philosophy is pushing the ball. At this point it's all I know about him

 

D-Up, rebound, push the ball, stay in motion, keep the defense on their heals. Works for me.

 

he is also really big on taking care of the ball. Which means he has a structured offense

 

Interesting, wonder how is relationship is with daddy. Might be kinda weird to coach with your dad as an assistant. And if Dwight leaves, Blazers are definitely more attractive.

 

Fun fact O' the day

David Morway and Jeff Bower are also represented by Steve Kauffman. Ulterior motive?