Because A. we know what type of player Nurkic (and Kanter) is and how he doesn't fit defensively in this era of switching (people constantly complain about drop coverage, despite that fact that Nurkic and Kanter can't possibly survive any other type of coverage on pick-and-rolls with a dynamic perimeter player) and B. no coach is going to change the height of Lillard and McCollum, which means they're always going to be a terrible fit defensively. They also both derive the most value with the ball in their hands, which is a weak fit together. If you want to argue that a great coach can coax some extra wins out of this roster, go for it. But no coach is changing some basic realities, which is that while we have players that are talented in a vacuum, they either aren't great fits together or don't fit this era well. Whether or not Stotts has "maximized" this roster, Olshey has put together a hodge-podge that doesn't really resemble a lean, well-designed contender in the current league. I won't even get into all the minus defenders on the roster because the immediate response will be, "They're only bad defenders because of Stotts, any other coach would turn them all into defensive dynamos," so that part is pointless.
I can envision a roster that Nurk could fit on but your part B. which I put in bold are things that can't possibly be ignored or in the case of the defense covered for.
6-game, 10-day road trip, and we're on game 5 which so happens to be a back-to-back. So why in the hell are we keeping to an 8-man rotation? The starters looked gas, the defense was two steps slow all night, and we had a ton of energy just sitting over there on the bench (Nas/DJ/Harry) and Stotts refuses to put them in. He needs to show more trust in those players and quit running our starters into the ground. Just absolutely reckless coaching.
Here's the thread you want. http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/tightening-rotation-seems-to-be-working.365716/
playoffs cant come soon enough it will be a beautiful thing to see this team lead by terry stotts get punked in the 1st round by whoever
The annual late-season winning streak changes nothing. We've seen this before.....and what comes after.
Report: Terry Stotts Expected to Be Fired by Blazers After Season https://bleacherreport.com/articles...red-by-blazers-after-season-jason-kidd-linked
Agreed. However, there are other names thrown out there: I'd really like to see what Billups has. I was thinking he'd be ideal as a front office guy (GM or Assist GM) - but I'd be willing to try him on as a coach.
That has been the buzz is that he would be a GM candidate somewhere. Hasn't coached a ton but would command a lot of respect I'm guessing. Have always liked Joeger. Good in Memphis, not so good in Sac....but then, #SAC.
Billups and joeger are solid choices. Kidd.. fuck no. That would be the only name that would make the stotts firing bittersweet.
if we replace terry stotts with another head coach who likes iso heavy offense, im gonna lose it for the love of god, hire someone who runs proper offense, who uses players to their strengths etc
This better be a sign of an overhaul and not our big splash of the summer. If we get Billups I'll be thrilled but if at the end of the summer we still have CJ I'm going to be pissed and if Powell walks I'm going to be pissed (CJ and Powell are obviously linked). Honestly I just hope Olshey gets canned too but if he's not, Terry can't just be the scapegoat. Terry leaving needs to be a sign that Neil has woken up and realized that this roster, not just the coach, is fatally flawed and it starts with the worst starting defensive back court in the league.
