CHris Haynes: Buchanan and Canales "frontrunners" to get interim tag removed

Being loved doesn't make you a good coach

 

The players think he's a good coach.

 

The players are loyal to him because he's their friend.

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Was listening to fox sports radio while running errands today and they said Kaleb got the job. Then they went on to make fun of the way he deals with the media, i.e. boring no personality, needs PR work, blah blah. They sounded like they didn't know shit but it was interesting that they "reported" it. Got home, jumped on the board to see if it's true. Still not convinced this is happening.

 

Would it really surprise you?

 

Is Allen "in good physical shape"?

 

Just shows you how warped the priorities of the sports media really are. His ability to entertain/brown nose the media shouldn't even enter into the discussion.

 

Absolutely not. But until it's official I'm going to live in denial because denial brings hope. Hope that Paul Allen isn't nearly as controlling/involved/paranoid as it's been widely reported. Hope that even if all of that is true, Paul Allen has come to his senses and decides to hand control of the team to people with proven basketball intelligence. Removing the "interim" tag from both Buchanan and Canales scares me as it would feel like Allen is taking even more control of the day-to-day basketball decisions going forward.

 

If Canales and Buchanan are the ones we end up with at Coach and GM..it does not mean that Allen is selling or that we are rebuilding... it simply means that Portland is known in the league as a terrible job and no experienced candidate with other options will take it.

Its a sad day in Blazerland folks... we continue to be the laughingstocks of the NBA.. we cannot attract top tier coaches, execs or players.

Hank

 

Apparently Mike Malone wants this job and thats even after he studied this roster.

I don't get this move (if true)....

 

I do hope that these two guys are retained but not in this capacity. Especially with Chad, if this is whom we are going with, this decision should have been made a long time ago to at least give the guy more ownership and the team a better identity. If this is the case, it is either management settling or candidates not wanting the job after talking to Paul face to face. At this point I'm not sure which one is worse.

 

I'm still holding out hope we get Mike Malone. Nothing really against Canales but Mike Malone would be an "Shit just got real" signing while Canalas is a "Can you pass me another generic soda please" type signing.

 

Oh, bobo, how can you be so reasonable? Pointing out something is just a rumor and no point in jumping off bridges until there are facts? Honestly, what would traffic on this board be like if people couldn't have a major freak out over every rumor and hint?

 

It's all we have... don't' take it away from us

 

If the organization gave us a reason to think differently, we would

 

Oh, now there you go again, crandc, being an apologist for Blazers management. I discovered this this weekend. If you don't take every negative rumor and spin it to an even worse conclusion, and most of all, if you point out that others are doing so, you're simply an apologist for the Blazers.

 

Damn apologist scum!

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What this is telling me is that PA is such a jerk off/ego maniac to work for that no self respecting coach or GM candidate wants the headache of dealing with him or his kiss ass lacky Larry Miller on a day to day basis!

I've said this many times..... PA is killing this franchise with his ego, till PA is gone the Blazers wont win shit!! Forget the players and coaches it's management that wins championships by putting the best team on the court surrounded with strong outlets for growth. Right now we've got a video assistant head coaching, and no GM in the country wants this gig. If PA needs a mirror to his management and leadership incompetence this is it!!!