Notice Chauncey Billups new Portland Trail Blazers head coach

I just wonder what it would be like if he brought in Damon Stoudamire to be an assistant though?

 

I'm still surprised Sam Cassell didn't get much of a look.

 

Allegations are just allegations. They are not proof. A huge problem with society today is that allegations are treated like fact. I allege that you, @BonesJones love to wear purple women's underwear. Doesn't mean you do. There's a difference between what Kidd did - proven - and what was alleged at Chauncey. And anyway, what happened to forgiveness and second chances?

 

Wuh??

 

boy how far have we fallen.... he used to get heavily criticized for shooting 3s and not using his size, now we want him coaching big men

 

No we don't!

 

im with you. we need to do better

 

Have lived in Denver for over 25 years. I can tell you that Chauncey is revered here. I believe this is his true calling. I'm excited to have him coach our Blazers, and lead them to achieve great things. Welcome to rip city!

 

Speaking of Hitler. You know, the more I read about that guy, the more I don’t care for him.


One of my favorite jokes ever

 

I think the idea with cancel culture is that certain things will just label you as bad forever. I guess I'm more inclined to side with those people if this didn't happen 24 years ago, and if there was more than one incident. That is a lot of time. People change. He could have been super immature but has changed into a better person in that time (all indications are that he has). We also have no idea about his side of the story. A settlement out of court is not an admission of guilt. Maybe he's even made amends with the person over these last 24 years and we just don't know because he wants to keep his private life private. The allegations also mostly come from a book written in the early 2000s that tries to push the narrative that black NBA are thugs and criminals. there may be some bias there or details that are being left out. Either way, I think there's been so many high profile cases recently that people will take any accusations and assume they are true.

For me, I think most likely scenario is he made a terrible mistake. It's been a long time and I think he deserves a chance. Good and evil are not black and white in most cases.

 

I have no lack of empathy for victims...I believe they should have justice and I don't have any information to prove that he is guilty or innocent...a lot of assumptions around something that's already been resolved...I'm not a judge in his case...it bothered the hell out of me when I first heard it and now that 24 years later it's stirred up again like celebrity gossip.He has been vetted to hold many positions over that 24 years without this sabre rattling around him coaching. I think it's unfair to believe alot of things in print these days and to me you're innocent until proven guilty and you get a second chance if you've made amends and had some counseling or therapy, anger management...whatever...I have never had the impression Chauncey was an aggressive, angry violent man...still don't ...how many black men in Boston get accused of rape and avoid prison? None of these scenarios are fair or just. Fact is we don't get to retry the Chauncey case and if Blazer fans do, they are sweeping Jody Allens 13 cases under the rug as well...

 

I've never heard Stotts be as articulate or as direct in saying it

Stotts had a knack for talking without really saying anything... like 'they hit their shots'.

 

the collective meltdown over at BEdge about billups' past is insane right now. people talking of protesting.

i wonder how many of them voted for Trump

 

www.amazon.com/Out-Bounds-Inside-Culture-Violence/dp/0060726040

Also, geez, I'm sure this book (which is where most of the information comes from) is completely unbiased.

 

That dudes desperation for fame has been the best joke of his career.

 

I still don’t understand why this guy is famous.