So you're saying that Stotts got acceptable production when putting non starting talent level centers into a starting role? I agree.
No question he gets the best out of very little. I was kind of making conversation. Plums really did well with the offense that was run through him. Stotts kind of coaches to the players talents.
I have watched a bit of other teams last week. Most teams have such boring offense compared to what Portland runs. Stotts is underrated. I would hate to see him go.
Not kind of. That's what Stotts does. He puts players in position to take advantage of their skills. McMuffin spent years pounding square pegs into round holes. Stotts finds the hole they best fit in and lets them slide in naturally.
@BonesJones already started his own Stotts thread at 2:00am. That's what his post in the game thread meant; that he was going to be starting a new Stotts thread soon. http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/st...stars-and-stop-giving-up-game-winners.322377/
Stotts will only move on when either Dame or Olshey think he can't take the team to the next level. I don't see that happening any time soon.
I think this is a bit unfair to Nate. He was very "best player available" oriented. When it was Roy - it was all Roy all the time. When it was LMA - he ran him down and we had a LaMonster era for a while - so he basically created a system in the shape of the best player. What Nate did not do well - is try to mold every other player on the roster to play in a way that benefited just the best player (which is why Rudy had problems when he had to fill in for Roy or the professor when he had to play with Roy) - Stotts is able to tweak a system based on all the individual players - while still being geared at the best players (Lillard/LMA before, Lillard/CJ now with a sprinkling of Nurk).
Not TURNing on him. I think almost all the players like him as coach. I said TUNING him out. When you hear the same message for a while, you don't listen to it as closely or pay close enough attention to it. I'm thinking Stotts message is growing stale to the team.
So they no longer pay attention to the message of "the ball goes in the hoop, not on it"? The defense is clearly better. I do not think there is an issue of the players not running the plays or committing to the system. I only got to see 1/2 of the game last night - but the problem was clearly just not hitting shots.
I guess i have always equated "Tuning out" as not listening or not respecting the message. That seems to be a precursor to turning on him. Losing the team type thing.
That's the way i see it also. Simply did not hit the shots they were supposed to. Davis went like 0-7 and Pat went 1-5. The Blazers went 15-40 in the paint. They didn't shoot well enough to win.
I think he good coach but put improve due to everyone can improve on something but I consider him a top 10 coach. The players play hard for him every night. Have I question some his decision in some I sure have but it don't make him a bad coach.
That is kind of why i put that answer on there. Even Stotts would tell you he could be better i'm sure.
Our guys being youngish, they would do well with Becky Hammon, as well. People here bitch about the lack of national attention.....she would solve that
It's tough to shoot well in the paint when Deandre Jordan had free reign to do ANYTHING he wanted with no consequences whatsoever. He had zero fould last night. When was the last time an active center like Deandre gets zero fouls when we're shooting 40 shots in the paint?
I wouldn't can him. The playoffs are the time to discuss this. If we can't make the playoffs due to his staff and players are healthy then by all means he could be fired.
