Think it has to do with familiarity. Makes sense with a veteran team, but with a young one like ours, not so much
I love the draft during the off season. I fucking hate when people root for ping pong balls during the season.
I thought Henderson could be that guy. Only caught the end last night but his stat line was good. Curious why he didn't close out the game when the Blazers were having trouble scoring/getting looks?
Terry is just a B tier coach *AT BEST* . I don't know if you guys forgot this because of trauma or something, but last year the Mavs came back from a double digit lead with 2 minutes left in the 4th and torched us for the win. And we were trying to contend.
Yeah. Stotts gets the best out of his players on offense, yet some of the defense assignments are puzzling to say the least. Still, I think he deserves a year with this squad to see if the team improves.
I don't think he deserves anything. But right now he's mostly serving his purpose - being a place-holder and racking up losses. Still seems to be light on development, which should be his primary function. Figure we'll ride out the season with him. I know I'd look to replace him next summer, I just don't know if Olshey is on the same page. I'd throw a huge offer at Walton.
Cj dribbling for 24 seconds into the chest of Deron Williams and Damien taking suicide half court shots is not the best offensive options as well.
Stotts was on Rip City Mornings this morning, and basically implied that Dame isn't doing what he's supposed to be doing late in the 4th--that is, he's supposed to make plays, either for himself or others, but that (what we've termed) hero ball is not the order of the day. Honestly, I think Terry is giving Dame (and now CJ) too much leeway. He needs to actually coach the last few minutes of the 4th, instead of just rolling the ball out there and hoping the guys can hold the lead on their own.
But that seems to be Terry's MO. He's a very hands-off coach. He gives the team a very loose framework and little else, relying on the players to make something happen rather than making specific demands to achieve a certain result. About the only time Terry uses a set play is out of a time out, otherwise it's almost entirely freelancing within his 3-Man Weave "flow" offense.
Also, kinda goes against what he said post-game: Six seconds is not a lot of time. Sure, it's plenty of time if you have a plan, but clearly he DOESN'T have a plan. Getting the ball with 6 seconds left against a set defense is not a lot of time when you have to freelance and make something up on the spot.
I don't think people are rooting for more ping pong balls but looking at the silver lining of mounting losses as the opportunity to get an impact play. That is just the reality of where Portland is. I'd love it if they were up competing with G-State but they're not and not close to it so if 25 wins get you the #4 spot and 3o wins gets you the #9 spot, what real value did those extra 5 wins get you versus how much it cost in who you add to your team?
If I let myself get sad and angry after every loss this season, like I would during a contending year, I would probably have already jumped off that new bridge.
This year has to be looked at in different terms or we would all go nuts. Player development and court time even if it means not as many wins. Being okay with a few less wins that puts us in better position for an impact player to go with Dame. As of now, we are one of 3 teams tied for 7th which means we could be all the way down at #9. One less win and one more loss an we're tied for #5 which could be a 4 spot improvement for one crummy game. Big picture...
