There's a difference between a job and a career. Those are careers you just mentioned. Doctors still advance. Lawyers advance. etc etc etc. Some people do stay in the same job for a long time, but I still think it can lead to complacency.
If the Dr is no better after 9 years then after his 1st year after residency, there is a big issue. Same goes for the rest. Stotts isn't bad.....but he's no better (nor is the team) now then he was 9 years ago. In fact, because the game has progressed and he seemingly hasn't, I'd submit he has regressed.
Terry says flat out that there is "no funk"; no problems. Regular blowout losses, rapidly eroding double digit leads, bad overall Pts differential, and the worst defense around? "No funk", not a problem. Terry will be here until his contract is out, but it would nice if he would change something until then. One look at Dame's last games says otherwise regarding deep systemic problems with the organization. To me he plays like he's throwing in the towel for this season. This is the worst I think he as ever played over a sig. number of games. Not just poor shooting but bad passing, turnovers, poor decision making, zero defense, you name it.
I listened to the press conference. I heard him say he disagreed with Quicks premise that they're in a funk (I disagree with Stotts on this). I didn't hear him say the team has no problems. Where did you hear that?
I don’t think Stotts survives if the Blazers lose their next three games. The Celtics, Spurs, and Hornets are all above .500, but they are also teams Portland *should* be able to beat. If they play with the same body language as they did vs the Heat, Stotts may/should not even make it to the Hornets game.
Since the 70s, Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich won it all as a 9th or more years coach with their team. Plenty of coaches.
There aren't even many coaches that have coached 9 consecutive seasons with the same team but these are the ones that made it through nine seasons or more without a championship and what they did after that. John MacLeod - Suns - 13 seasons, no championship Jerry Sloan - Jazz - 12 seasons, no championship Don Nelson - Bucks - 10 seasons, no championship Flip Saunders - Timberwolves - 10 seasons, no championship Doug Moe - Nuggets - 10 seasons, no championship Stotts obviously doesn't qualify for the list because he's not even through his 9th season. There is one other guy who got into his 9th season with a team without a championship but he had to quit before the end of that season due to health problems. Joe Lapchick was with the Knicks for 9 seasons without a championship but they did make the finals his last three seasons there. So actually... no coach has ever coached the same team in the NBA for 9 seasons without a championship and then won one. Nobody.
And I'm expanding on that. It's called mental growth. Try it sometime. If nothing else, you'll be able to figure out how to mow the lawns more efficiently.
Rick Carlisle won a championship and nine seasons since been to the playoffs 5 times and bounced in first round every time. Didnt even make the playoffs 4 times including last year. Seems if a coach can win one championship he be able to get out of the first round in nine years. He to should be gone if he doesn’t make it this year.
There is a virtual session with Olshey and Stott's on Monday for season ticket holders. Wonder how it goes? Will see if the question of how are we 29th in the league in defense is addressed. Has Neil and Terry not had enough time to build something?
I agree.... I was responding to the point that it's a negative to stay in the same job/career for 9+ years. I was pointing out that there are examples, even in sports where a coach has done a good job past his 9th year.
Sorry, I wasn't limiting it just to the NBA. The comment was about all careers/jobs so I was thinking college, NFL, MLB, etc. But yes, to your point, there are even examples in the NBA.
plenty? wut? when you eliminate the coaches who won before that 9th season and were simply winning their 2nd or 3rd etc. with the team, I'd wonder how many there really are? is it a list with "plenty" of names on it? Is it even a list of one? For instance, Popovich won a title after his 9th season, but he won 3 championships in his first 8 seasons....so he's not a Stotts situation comp. Riley and Jackson are the same non-Stotts comps I can't think of any but my recall is probably misfiring
