Head Coach thread

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  1. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    She definitely has the respect of Dame, CJ, and Nurkic, that’s a fact. That doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll be a great head coach, but you gotta start somewhere and sometimes that’s the hardest part.
     
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  2. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    I have a NBA example of a head coach who wasn't good at his first two stops and was given a 3rd chance.


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  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I don't want a retread. We have watched how a retread works for the past nine years.

    I want something new!
     
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    I kind of like how the Minnesota GM did it. He knew exactly whom he wanted before he fired the other coach. Does Olshey have enough personal knowledge of people around the league to be able to do that, or even pick two or three people as finalists?
     
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    Well, not a fan of Kidd, but maybe he can improve the Defense. The Lakers have been really good defensive team. So that would be at least an upgrade over Stotts
     
  7. SlyPokerDog

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    I'm looking for a bit more than at least an upgrade over Stotts.

    That's a pretty low bar.
     
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  9. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Since it takes nearly a decade to remove a mediocre coach, I'd really prefer not to bring in someone who already sucked somewhere else.
     
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    Those look like the regular season numbers. Not bad considering how small they went. My preference is for a Pop disciple but I wouldn't be mad at Dantoni either. He gets great jobs for a reason.
     
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    Let's make sure the coach and the GM agree on what kind of players they want in Portland. The DJJ signing seems to be a perfect example of dissonance.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    or we hire a coach who can implement more than one system and adapt to his new players. The plays we ran this year, we've been running since 2016. dude doesn't change his system, nor can he adapt and make adjustments in the middle of game.
     
  13. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The guy has a square peg that he uses no matter whether the hole is round, triangle, square..... rectangle. Didn't matter.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Hearing the Blazers will look at Jason Kidd as the next coach
     
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    From what I recall in another thread, it’s because he beat his wife or something like that (allegedly.)

    don’t know if he was convicted or not and don’t wanna google it
     
  16. Scalma

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    thanks for proving my point. Guy made the playoffs once in those two stops, then came to Portland and essentially never missed them while becoming one of the longest tenured coaches in the league. Like I said, environment matters.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    might as well keep terry stotts
     
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  19. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Maybe the Jason Kidd rumors are being put out to make Stotts look better so they keep him another year
     
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    Hey, his coaching stinks, but he doesn't beat his wife!
     
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