Notice Preseason Positives and Negatives

I'm not, and never have really been a Terry Stott's as our coach fan. But I am a fan, and always have been, of blame being directed where it belongs.

 

He's not afraid to answer tough questions. For example, Fentress pointedly asked if guys don't pick up his schemes fast enough will he dial things back. He said no, all it means is that he won't able to add the next level of changes till they get the first right.

 

He's very humble but at the same time confident in what he is doing. Very transparent and seems to know exactly what he wants to do with the team. Calm. Never seems to get defensive.

 

You have to work hard/smart or be a really good athlete to be a solid defender.

Obviously C.J. has to be the former because he won't be the latter, it just seemed like Stotts let everything slide. That's where I'm content with seeing if Chauncey's attention to detail and holding him accountable can get enough out of C.J. to make things work defensively, because I don't think his height/length is a dooming factor defensively.

 

It's basketball. Teams have good nights and bad nights. Teams will win by double digits one night against a better team and lose by 10 the next to a team they should beat.

One game is one game, but yes, people will put too much importance on opening night.

 

We let this go on for so long. I don't think a 30 year old terrible defender with a huge guaranteed contract can just turn the switch.

 

I don't think CJ was as bad last year as people think. I feel like there's a portion of the fanbase that has completely made up their mind on his defense so no matter how he plays on that end, they're still going to think he's trash.

Either way, he has no excuses left this year. We'll see what happens.

 

There is an old Kevin Costner movie called "Bull Durham". It's baseball but it's not about Baseball really. It's about the things professional athletes go through. Old washed up player taking an up and comer under his wing. He gives the kid flash cards on the correct way to talk to the media. Tells him to say all the right things. He even plans a "Rain Out" by turning the sprinkler system on all night at an opposing field. What happens on the team should stay with the team.
Chaucey Billups will say pretty much the exact same things every coach and player does after every game in the NBA. I don't ever listen either. There is no way he will "Hold People Accountable" in the media. If he starts throwing players under the bus he will quickly lose the team. People on here will never know why a player was pulled in the third quarter or had to come out when they regularly play.

 

CJ comes up with some very good plays and he does things that control the game at times like a smart foul (Sometimes called dirty). He has quick hands and gets blocks and steals at times.
I agree he isn't always all that bad.

 

I have still yet to hear from the people who posted all summer about how excited they are that Billups will hold these players accountable. Not a peep. Hopefully we get some feedback once the season starts.

 

This is all this place is gonna be about this year.

Every thread every day. Calling out people who werent high on the coach.

Some one aught to post 23 wins in every thread everyday…


This is gonna be a loooonnnnng season if this is what the forum is gonna be like….

 

Hope you're ready. We are JUST getting started.

 

Almost as bad as reading #FireStotts EVERYDAY last season in EVERY thread. It was a VERY long year.

 

23 wins! Fams!

 

Fair enough. However i don't recall those people trying to continually call out other people though.
All good.
Heading back to my corner now.

 

It didn't start that way, but after so many seasons of basically the same thing, yes it had crescendoed to an level that made it a very long year. It was entirely preventable. Stotts should have been gone after the sweep by the Pels. Anything after that was going to be a mute point.....even getting the WCF, because they were such a pretender.

 

Great points, as long as we realize it wasn’t just Stotts. It was the roster as well. A lot of factors.

 

The roster that included kanter and melo that some are on blast for, for saying they hurt us?

 

Absolutely. The roster was/is flawed nad that can't be debated unless your initials are N.O.
But it was Stotts who decided putting Kanter/Melo on the floor at the same time was a good idea. #epicfail

 

That combo won some games for us down the stretch last season. Sneaked into the playoffs slightly because of that?