Does Stotts make it through the rest of the season?

Olshey --> Stotts "I'm going to fire you when the season is over."

Stotts --> Olshey "Fine, I'm done playing your crap signature free agent acquisition, and we'll start winning."

 

Carmelo is finally out the roto?

 

To think if we were paying Melo $9m a year for DJJ type production... scary thought.

 

I really really really doubt that DJJ was the problem.

 

Let's be honest here, which of these wins are you really impressed with? Which of these teams do you think you can really hang your hat on?



The Celtics are the only team that I legit think is a good team right now. The Nets didn't have Harden or Durant. The Lakers didn't have LeBron.

Pacers - sub .500
Grizzlies - barely .500
Nets - missing two of their best players
Celtics - good win
Hawks - loss
Cavs - horrible team
Lakers - missing LeBron
Spurs - sub .500

Nothing has really changed. We're still beating teams we should beat. But we're about to get beat down by Utah, Denver and Phoenix.

 

THE problem? I agree. Part of the problem? I think so.

 

Need to beat Hou and Den. Den may not be playing for anything which would help. I think if we go 2-2 we are #6.

 

I think is fairly accurate. Though beating teams you're supposed to beat doesn't always happen in the NBA.

Losing to teams who are better than you (Utah, Denver, Phoenix) also shouldn't be anything to get worked up over.

 

Portland and Denver will both want to play each other and there are multiple scenariors where one team might want to throw that last game.

 

Normally I'd agree with you, however this just cements the fact that we're a world class mediocre team. We're great at beating bad teams, but we're so much worse than the true playoff teams that we haven't even really been able to make it close. The Clippers, Jazz, Suns, and Nuggets of the world have just clowned on us over and over again. That's not good. But for some reason the fans seem to get all excited about us stringing together wins over other bad or mediocre teams.

 

Honestly, I just don't agree.

He's a scapegoat for Stotts' inadequacies. A good coach would have found a way to use his strengths. Instead Stotts decided to stop because he couldn't fit with his anemic and one dimensional offense.

 

I can't speak for the excitment level of others. Personally, I enjoy beating teams we're supposed to beat vs losing to them. I do not think this is a sign we're heading straight to the WCF. I didn't think this was a top 4 roster in the West heading into the season, so getting out of the first round never seemed likely to me; still doesn't.

 

I guess we'll find out when he's on his 4th team and 5th head coach in 230 career games. I suppose it's possible DJJ is just very unlucky.

 

I just think it was funny because we went on that losing streak because we were playing good teams, and suddenly we're "in a funk."

No.... we just aren't good.

 

I think we define good differently. I think we're good... just not a contender/great.

 

Multiple 20-30 and even close to 40 point wins seems like some improvement?

 

See, I don't think so, because it's one thing to not be a contender, but it's another thing entirely to just get completely embarrassed any time you play one of the top four teams in the west. To me, that says you're mediocre. Middle of the road. You're the 5 inch penis of the NBA.

 

So we're REALLY good at beating the bad-to-mediocre teams of the NBA. That's not exactly news. We have been doing that all season.

 

Now we're defining "embarrassed".

I don't think the Blazer players were embarrassed after their February matchup Denver (lost by 5 with no Nurk or CJ), March matchup with Phoenix (lost by 6 with no Nurk or CJ), or April match up the LAC (lost by 1). Were they beat down in other games vs teams better than them? Yes.

Now do I think you're embarrassed by this team? Yes.

We're an above average team, but we're not a top 4 team in the West. Therefore in my opinion, making the playoffs should happen, but advancing should not be expected.

 

I look at it like they are beating decent teams decisively. Nets, Spurs, Lakers, Celtics, Grizzlies, Pacers are all decent teams even when missing a player or two.