First full practice in how long? Hopefully they remember how they played after training camp. The funniest part of the "Fire Nate!" crowd is that a new coach isn't going to have time to even practice with the team, so other than making the team play streetball, what's the point?
You act as though the season is worth saving... 1. Fire nate. 2. Start the young guys. 3. Improve draft position. 4. Use cap space to pair some real talent with Aldridge. 5. Hire Bert to coach the team.
All but (5) sound exactly like the 2004 season, except that LMA should be replaced with Zach. Looking at the stats, this season is definitely worth saving. Pace is the highest of Nate's era, the OFF EFF is still solid, the DEF EFF is way better than any we've seen from a Nate team, and some players are playing like crap. I think a lot of you are going to disappointed when the Blazers go on a big run over the next month, and end up making a run in the playoffs.
If you have 3 superstars and aren't winning, it's a coaching problem. If all you have is 1 borderline allstar and a decent supporting cast and your record is 15-13, your coach is overachieving.
Better draft position and a chance to see if Nolan Smith, Eliot Wiliams and (HA!) Luke Babbitt or (Double HA!) Armon Johnson have anything to offer moving forward
Borderline all-star? LOL If Nate is so good, how come he couldn't get anything out of Sergio or Rudy?
Sergio is out of the NBA. Rudy has a .098 WS/48 with Denver and a 13 PER. What were you saying again? Perhaps you should bring up Martell Webster or Sebastian Telfair.
pretty sure he's mocking maris for being a huge supporter of those 2, and bashing nate for not playing them.
Nate played those two stiffs, and got more out of them, than any other stop they had/have had in the NBA. Rudy's shooting 32% from 3 this year. I'm sure that's George Karl's fault for not putting him in a situation to succeed?
He's obviously playing mind games with Rudy, thus resulting in Rudy's confidence being shaken and playing too tight
If you have a coach that has a .333 winning % in the playoffs with your team, it's a coaching problem ^Bam, well typed!
If you have a coach that hasn't made the NBA playoffs in 3 years (Adelman in Houston the past two and it looks like Minnesota this year), it's a coaching problem. BAM!
