Scottie Pippen next head coach of the Blazers?

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  1. PapaG

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    Houston made an NBA Finals as a 6th seed when Jordan was retired. The Jazz were the #1 seed in the West that year.

    Are you really giving Sloan the excuse of the Bulls?
     
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    Fuck ya, I am. He only lost to the team that won 72 games in one season. He only lost to the best player in NBA history. The Jazz were pretty fuckin good, and they made a series of it. It's not like the Bulls swept them. You aren't giving that guy very much credit.
     
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    Between our great roster and our great coach, it's no wonder we have such an excellent record!

    Oh...wait...
     
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    He had two Hall of Fame players for 14 years, and he made 2 NBA Finals.

    Sloan is overrated, and thinking he'd come to Portland and win with this roster is delusional.
     
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    That's two more NBA Finals than most coaches.
     
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    During the Jordan years; there was the league fighting to lose to the Bulls. End of story. If it wasn't for the Bulls, Portland would have another title. Phoenix couldn't beat the bulls and they had 2 hall of famers. New York had Ewing, Orlando couldn't beat them with Shaq, Grant and Penny. The Bulls were just that good.

    And on a side note; only the Jazz took the Bulls to seven games in the finals. They almost won one of those series too.
     
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    I would think Scottie would be an assistant first. With how he has managed his money I would be concerned about him managing a team.
     
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    The Jazz didn't take the Bulls to 7 games.
     
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    Jazz were #3 seed that year. They played the Rockets in the first round.
     
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    Actually they were the 5-seed in '94, now that I look back at it.

    Lost to #2 Houston in the WCF.

    Still, Jerry Sloan is the Marv Levy of NBA coaches.
     
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    Outside of Nate-the-Great, do you respect *any* NBA coach?
     
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    I thought we were talking about 1995 when Houston was the 6th seed.
     
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    just a little correction. The 72-10 Bulls beat the Sonics. The other Bulls teams were very good though :pimp:
     
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    and 2 more finals appearances than Nate has made as a coach. And more 1st round series wins than Nate has. And more 2nd round series wins than Nate has.

    Not that I believe he'd be a good choice, I guess if we're going to argue devils advocate....
     
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    It was the same damn team!
     
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    Phil Jackson
    Doc Rivers (fired
    Larry Brown (fired from how many jobs?)
    Gregg Popovich
    Pat Riley
    Rick Carlisle (fired twice)

    Oddly, all of them have titles, and all but one did it with at least one MVP-level player.

    I think coaching is highly overrated in the NBA. It's a players' league, and the best coaches try not to fuck things up too much.
     
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    Jordan played in 1995. 1994 was the year w/out #45.
     
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    I pretty much agree with you, but why then are you such a defender of McMillan? The net result of my thinking that the role of coaches is overrated is that I'm pretty neutral on the subject of McMillan. I don't put all or even most of the blame on him, but I also think it would be no big deal if he were replaced. You seem to argue against the idea of McMillan being replaced unless his replacement is someone unimpeachably great.
     
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    Can't argue with that. The flip side is that sometimes you just need a fresh voice and fresh ideas.
     
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    yeah, but Jordan in 95 was pretty much human Jordan. 18 games didn't give him enough time to gel with the team or get into Jordan shape.
     
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