Per Quick : Buck Williams will be an Assistant Coach

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  1. RR7

    RR7 Well-Known Member

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    Nice over reaction. Nobody hates Buck. People happen to have differing opinions on the hire. Is that unacceptable to you? Sorry.

    great hire! yay! Bring back the whole crew from the 90s! Toughness! yay!
     
    RR7, Jul 21, 2010
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    Bill Walton for big man coach.
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    What is unacceptable to me, is that people are taking a player known for his high BBIQ and great fundamentals, and are dismissing him as just a "tough guy" with nothing to teach younger players. We aren't talking about some thug here - Williams was a very good basketball player.
     
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  4. RR7

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    Hmm, guess I'm not seeing that from really anyone specifically, or am reading it differently.
     
    RR7, Jul 21, 2010
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  5. ripcity67

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    Ok, then Damon is being brought in to work with Oden and LMA?:devilwink:
     
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  6. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I'm leery because he's been out of basketball for over ten years, I'm leery because he was never really known as a "skill" guy and I'm leery because I don't believe you can teach "toughness" (mostly). I hope he works out because it would be a not only a great story, but I think Greg and LMA need better fundamentals on offense in particular (though LMA could stand to learn a thing or two about setting picks and boxing out).
     
    Nikolokolus, Jul 21, 2010
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  7. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Let's not undersell what Buck brought to the court, and his fundamentals. I think Buck could teach them how to rebound, maybe even better than Lucas could. Buck played 300 more games, and still averaged 10 boards a game (which is more than Lucas). You add 300 games to Lucas's career #'s, and I doubt his #'s would be as impressive. Buck had twice as many years with double digit rebound averages. He also averaged more blocks per game too. Buck was very underrated in the start of his career. He was an 17-12-1 guy for the first 7 years of his career.

    He was a beast.
     
    julius, Jul 21, 2010
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    I know Lucas was a tough guy. But watching the old 70s games--they were a lot less physical. Buck had to wrestle with Malone and other physical post players. I think Buck's game translates to today's game better than Luke's did.
     
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  9. The_Lillard_King

    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Great . . . another NW hire.
     
    The_Lillard_King, Jul 21, 2010
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  10. Harry's Raincoat

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    No, he's from Maryland and he's been back there since retiring.
     
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  11. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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  12. ebott

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    I thought he lived in New Jersey.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    I think Gary Payton would be a solid addition to the staff. He's been a player development coach (out of Vegas) for the past few years.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Jul 21, 2010
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  14. The_Lillard_King

    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Oh I get it . . . PA now wants to move this organization to the east coast. :D
     
    The_Lillard_King, Jul 21, 2010
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  15. OddEnormous

    OddEnormous I'M FLYING!! I'M FLYING!!

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    Great hire. Love it.
     
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    I do think people tend to forget how much scoring Buck did before coming to the Blazers. I have to go by stats. I lived in Alaska and didn't even know basketball existed until I moved here in 1987 and discovered the Blazers and have followed them every since. Buck had to have some offensive skills to post the numbers that he did.

    Buck is a smart man. I personally think that he will translate to coaching or front office work really well whatever he decides to do for his future.

    Looks like we got a lot of experience with the other two coaches we are hiring. I think we can take a chance with a rookie assistant coach...
     
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  17. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I don't want this to turn into some kind of hate fest on Buck -- I loved him just about more than any other Blazer and there's not a snowball's chance in hell the Blazers don't get to the Finals without him -- that said, he averaged almost 4.5 offensive rebounds per game when he was in New Jersey while only attempting about 11 field goal attempts per game; he got a ton of his offense off of putbacks and he shot a ton of foul shots. Buck didn't have a whole lot of finesse or post-ups in his game, so don't expect him to revolutionize the way that LMA and Greg score from the block.

    On the other hand if there's anyway he can make LMA a better rebounder and defender, and if he can make Greg even better on defense and even better on the offensive boards then I'm all for it. I hope he works out ... for real.
     
    Nikolokolus, Jul 21, 2010
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    Or maybe you didn't mean Oden sized when you wrote that.
     
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  19. Mediocre Man

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    So let me get this straight. According to Nate

    Buck will more than likely handle the bigs

    Bernie will do whatever

    Ociepka will handle the defense

    Does that mean Mr Sonic is still in charge of the offense?
     
    Mediocre Man, Jul 21, 2010
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  20. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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