Alive, well, Baron-Davis-bearded, playing in Poland, and kicking Joel Freeland's (and Juan Dixon's) ass.
I remember back in Woods 2nd year on opening night he had about 15 points and made 3 or 4 from deep and I thought we might have something special with this guy. I don't know how many other games he made double figures, but I bet you could count them on one hand.
So, I wonder if the competition is tougher in the Polish League or the Vegas Summer League. I'm guessing it must be about equal as those are the only leagues Qyntel has ever excelled in. BNM
Remember when Cheeks tried to play him at back-up point guard? He could hardly get the ball up the court and yet we were winning games, so he stuck with it for a bit. Crazy.
I remember that guy. He's the one with the higher winning % as a Blazer coach than Nate. Man, he WAS the worst coach in Blazers history.
I thought it belonged to PJ Carlesimo. The guy who played Chris Dudley in front of Sabonis. Fuck you PJ!
In Nate's defense he was picking up the pieces of a destroyed roster while Cheeks inherited one of the best rosters in the league. Nate isn't my favorite coach in the world but he is a far cry from the worst coach Portland has ever had. I firmly believe Cheeks was the worst coach Portland has ever had, with PJ Carlisimo being a close second. The only reason Cheeks lasted as long as he did was helping that girl with the national anthem. I do think PJ was the worst coach the Sonics/Thunder ever had. I don't really consider KP's run as significant but based exclusively on winning percentage KP is far and away the worst Blazer coach. I am wondering if his winning percentage would be the worst the league has ever seen?
It's close enough to be a coin flip. I actually enjoyed how Portland never changed the way they played regardless of who was on the floor. Like making Dudley a passer from the high post just because they had a play where Sabonis did that. Genius!
Why? Talent matters. And Woods didn't have it, relative to the NBA. The "character doesn't matter" people (me being one) simply aren't willing to jettison talented players due to not liking them personally. As mentioned, though, Woods didn't qualify as talented.