Head Coach thread

It only lowers value when they demand a specific team. Otherwise if they have multiple suitors they know they have to put together their best offer possible.

 

no, it would be on the GM that was going to fire him, but didn't

and I'll say again, the narrative of that leak could only come from one source. It wasn't Dame and it wasn't Paul Allen

 

Star player, unhappy with the direction of the team, and team is hiring coach to appease star player... yup... not even the same universe. Not sure how I even came up with that thought.

 

yeah

this "Dame has been holding the team hostage" narrative is major league bullshit IMO. It's just too conveniently covering Olshey's ass from accountability....which gives a real good indication where it's coming from

 

I think Harden was the worst care scenario of when a player asks for a trade and his team doesn't accommodate the request. He kept behaving worse to force their hand. I don't see Dame doing that, but I would also hope that we would have learned our lesson from LMA and actually trade Dame if he ever asked to be traded.

 

Do you think Stotts or CJ would still have been here if they weren't close with Dame?

 

4 years left on contract.
LMA had previously wanted out because, “he was jealous of Oden and Roy”.
And everything SPD already told you.
3 very, very vague similarities and about a million differences. Unhappy with the direction of the team is also a crock of shit. You’ve got no idea that’s how he feels. Frustrated getting bounced in the first round, sure, but unhappy with the direction of the team is a complete unknown.

Might as well say they’re both black breathing basketball players that require food and water to survive.

entirely different.

 

yes, absolutely...CJ for damn sure because Olshey loves CJ more than he loves Dame. And again, I think the 'Dame protected Stotts' stuff ignores the pretty obvious evidence that Olshey was a big fan of Stotts too. I mean, that rumor you put so much stock in says it was Paul Allen that wanted Stotts fired, not Olshey

if Olshey would have traded CJ for PG13 or Butler or Kawhi or Harden, I don't think Dame would have any issue with it. And now, I don't think the trade would have to bring back an elite player. Just offer a plausible direction forward that Dame can see

 

LMA - 3 years left on his contract
Dame - 4 years left on his contract

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, I said it "Man I never thought we’d be back in a LMA situation with Dame, but it kinda feels that way." You guys are taking this so literal from something "kinda feeling the same way."

 

a lot of us are married, so when we hear anybody say "I kind of feel", we have been trained to duck and cover...then lash out...from a distance

 

Haven't you ever heard the phrase, "happy Nate Bishop, happy life."

 

Yes, that's one scenario that could happen. Will it happen? Probably not. I have no idea. But he has also done some other things so far this offseason that I wouldn't have thought he'd do.

 

He does. He's not focused on scoring 30, but he's laser focused on moving up the all-time scoring list.

 

To be fair... he probably knew pretty early on that this team had no shot at winning a title and people are going to remember his final place in the scoring list a lot longer than they will remember our shit season.