We aren't talking about career. You said the best BLAZER coach since Adelman. McMillan's regular season coaching record is fine and dandy. He has a record of 14-20 in the playoffs for his coaching career and he's 6-12 with the Blazers. Dunleavy's 38-33 in the playoffs and has coached a team to the Finals. If my research is correct, McMillan's the longest tenured coach to not a get a team out of the 1st round. 6 years with a team and has never got out of the 1st round. Its clear to me, a change needs to be made.
Its clear to me there's none better out there to be had. Mark Jackson was supposed to be an awesome pickup, but will his team make the playoff's? If anything this tdam needs? a better support staff
We won a close game, but neither team made a basket in the last full minute. Sort of like backing into a win. We misfired down the stretch and GS was just as bad. I'd like to see us "win" a close game.
It was the first time I actually saw our players and team actually confident during a close game. It would be nice to be proven wrong this season. I just want to win. If the team or Nate can prove me an ass for wanting Nate fired; then I will more than happy to eat that crow. I'm gonna hold my opinion that things are turned around until we have a .500 record on the road and we start winning more close games. Last night was amazing, especially winning when our best player was out. I'm rooting to be proved wrong!
I still think there needs to be a coaching change. Regardles of the latest 'win'. They still looked like garbage on offense last night. It's so slow and unimagitive. We won the game because Nate Robinson thought he was going to be a hero last night.
As of the end of last year, Nate had a 246-246 record in the regular season with the Blazers in 6 seasons for a .500 mark He has a 6-12 record in the playoffs in 3 our of 6 seasons for a .333 mark Dunleavy coached 4 seasons with Portland, and had a regular season record of 190-106 for a .642 mark He had a 18-18 record in the playoffs which he made every year he was coach for a .500 mark. Dunleavy made the conference finals twice as a Blazers coach and was fired after going 50-32 and losing in the first round of the playoffs the following year. Whoops. And for shits and giggles.......Mo Cheeks (The worst coach in Blazers history) according to many on this board had a regular season record of 162-139 for a .538 mark. He also took a team to a seventh game in the playoffs, which is something Nate has never been able to do as a Blazer coach
Wait, so you say best BLAZER coach, but you then mention Dunleavy's stats from other teams, and a Finals appearance? I think Nate has been a better coach for Portland than Dunleavy has been. If you disagree, solid for you.
That's what fans do. Above all, they cheer for their team to win. Unfortunately, many on this board have actively rooted against the team to be proven right about Nate in the past, and I'm starting to see the same sort of posts in recent days. At times, defending the team you root for, and the coaches and players, is a negative thing on this board, and gets you labeled as a troll. Lots of experts in this place ... just ask them!
He took that team to the conference semi finals. Something Nate hasn't been close to doing as the Blazers coach?
PapaG with the irony FTW!!!! You mean like the way you steadfastly "defended" Andre Miller and constantly "cheered for" him the entire time he was in Portland? Sheesh, what a hypocrite! BNM
Yes, I cheered for Andre Miller, and always wanted the team to win. I even posted that I accepted his weaknesses last season, and stopped complaining about him.
Nate went to NCST... has big ACC ties and is Coach K's yes man, that's why he's on the Olympic team as an assistant... As far as him being a great head coach I look to the players, and has he made any of them better or for that matter great? Name me a player that he's turned into an allstar? Name me a PG he groomed into something even decent since he was a PG himself? Tell me how good Ptowns defense is? Since he's a defensive minded coach and all.... What offense do we run? All a mystery.. Nate McMuffin is as much here do to PA's Seattle lovefest as any other reason!!!!!! It's certainly not because he knows how to draw up a play.
These are really not very good points, Ghost Pepper If it were all about connections and favoritism, wouldn't he have gone with Amaker, Dawkins, or any one of the other coaches that actually came from Duke? The ACC connection is a lame argument. Have any of these players that he's failed to improve done significantly better after leaving him? Perhaps the players simply aren't very good. Rashard Lewis Luke Ridnour 7th in the NBA in defensive efficiency the only valid point you have
Of course many in here are fans. Some maybe more negative or vocal than others. In the end, we all want something we can be proud of. Last night was a game to be proud of. A few others like the OKC games, Lakers, etc. My problem is the consistency and being able to win close games. We aren't going anywhere unless we start winning on the road. At least a .500 team. I want a title! Nate hasn't been able to light a fire under this team's ass so far this season. Maybe with Aldridge going down will. We need Felton, Matthews, Wallace on the road and Crawford to be more productive. We need them to be good in order for us to succeed.
You were the one who mentioned BLAZER coach. Since that was the way you decided to go with it, I brought up more telling stats like playoff record. No spin zone.
Your comment reminded me how much I enjoyed the CHI vs. IND series last April. I grew up in Indiana, but close to Chicago. I grew up a Bulls fan, but have also followed the Pacers over the years. So, I had a personal interest in the series. In spite of the Bulls winning 4-1, the first four games of that series were all very close and could have gone either way. But the thing that stood out to me was the post game intereviews of both coaches. They are both, very obviously, tremendous basketball minds. Their comments were very insightful and candid. After two decades of Phil Jackson's self-serving, condescending quotes and blatant lobbying for even more preferential treatment of his players by the officials, it was very refreshing to hear two knowledgeable coaches actually talking about basketball. BNM
Disingenuous much? Please stop with the transparent attempt at revisionist history. You spent the entire two seasons Miller was here bashing him and trashing him at every turn. And continue to do so. You have compared him unfavorably to Felton in several threads this season, based entirely on your own negatively biased opinion, even when the stats show otherwise. BNM
