Isn't it followed by trading Aldridge to the Lakers for a bag of chips and cap space that is turned into Zach Randolph?
I'd love to see Rick Adelman back in Portland. He seems to get the most out of his players and seems good at managing their egos.
Well if we pick coaches on teams already giving them a contract, then I would agree with Adelman. Hell lets go for the gusto and grab Phil Jackson then.
Well for the record, T-mac, with more talent in Orlando didn't either. The coach builds chemistry, identity and will help keep the team focused, but the players win your ball games.
No, no , no, you need to insert Tony Barone and Marc Iavaroni and a GM with Laker piss flowing in his veins for that to happen.
In a world where we could get any active coach for the Blazers, I know most of you would go the Pop route, but my favorite coach that i would love to have in portland is Rick Carlisle
Shortened season - which was as close to an anomaly as possible - in a pretty weak east, when thuggery basketball rules was still available. Look who played in the ECF - Miami when they were also playing grab and slow down the games to nothing. The moment the NBA changed the rules to stop these ugly grind-them games where people would foul their opponents all the time - JVG's effectiveness as a coach disappeared.
They should go after Tom Thibodeaux assistant coach for the Boston Celtics and the architect of their defense. He was also the architect of Houston Rocket's defense when they were coached by Jeff Van Gundy. He's obviously familiar with how to maximize a center's production having coached Yao & KG. The downside is the games will be low scoring and not very entertaining, but if you like defense, fundamentals & winning he'd be the ideal replacement.
None of the available coaches interest me all that much. I guess there's a reason that they're available. A few coaches that would interest me if Portland could lure them away at some point: Phil Jackson, Rick Adelman, Larry Brown or Flip Saunders. Jackson, Adelman and Saunders, especially, seem very good at integrating a group of players into a cohesive offense that maximizes their talents. Actually, among available coaches, Kevin McHale would be somewhat interesting, I guess. He had some success coaching Minnesota and he seems like a good person to work with Oden.
Seriously though, i wouldn't be against seeing what Monty Williams could do as an interim head coach for the rest of the season.
Larry Brown would be a perfect coach for us. He is one of the best at getting the best out of the craziest personalities.
I have to agree with this even though I voted JVG only to see plenty of people destroy that idea in the thread. Thibbedeau is probably the best coach that is potentially available. I honestly think Demopolous or Monty would be better. Nate is killing this team.
Anyone know what the scoop is on Poppovich? Is he locked into a contract for all time? Anyone have details on this?
Other - any poster criticizing Nate in the "WTF Were You Thinking, McMuffin" thread. They all seem to have some big ideas on how to win games. Let's give one of them a chance to escape anonymity and put their sure-fire ideas into practice. I'll throw in the originator of this thread as well. He seems a reseasonable enough fellow.
