Who are the good Big Man coaches out there??

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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Jim Moran the video coordinator was my first choice all along. Right after HCP.

    Is this yet another old Clipper friend?
     
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    Yeah, checking out his profile and highlights, he definitely appears to have been a swingman who played on the perimeter. I guess it's premature to make judgments, but I'm also surprised we didn't get someone more experienced in playing a post position.

    No--no connection with the Clippers at all, from what I can see.
     
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  3. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    After a 6-month national search, Moran survived 5 levels of tough, exhausting interview panels to become the guy who will finally teach Meyers Leonard a feel for the game! I am excited!

    This great new hire will shut up all those posters who asked for years, "Why don't we hire a big-man coach?" not knowing the invisible Kim Hughes was making stars out of Leonard and Thomas Robinson.
     
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    Just curious. Are they fitting a square peg into a round whole?
     
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    should of gotten laimbeer, sheed, Mutombo, or David Robinson
     
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    I don't know. But what experience does this guy have with bigs? Just wondering.
     
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    Not a lot from what I can see. He was still playing as recently as 2011, and the articles I can find about his coaching experience seem to talk most about his time with the Portland Red Claws, primarily his player development work with guards Chris Babb and Frank Gaines.

    Then again, maybe that's the direction the Blazers want to go, teaching their bigs to play like guards. :dunno:
     
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  8. Harry's Raincoat

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    I don't know Jim Moran or his abilities. But, I was hoping for a more well known and splashy coaching name!
     
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  9. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    This has my vote just for the comic relief of listening to Mike Rice repeatedly trying to pronounce Geschwindner.

    BNM
     
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    is Clifford ray still young enough? was considered the kine in his day for developing young bigs
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    This new guy either knows when to keep his mouth shut OR it's always open if you know what I mean.

    Sounds like a great choice.........
     
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