First, some have been freaking for a couple years it seems. Second, I will freak out when I feel like freaking out! Haven't I proven that already around here!!!!! Freaking rookies..... And finally, your options don't even come close to being good enough for me. And if I tell you what I would pick, then you will use that as the best answer possible. Not giving up my gold bro!
I've always said 20 games. Although, 33 is a good number, too. Anywhere between 21-33. But I said 21.
Since both 3 and 9 are magic numbers, it only makes sense that 27 (3x9, or 3x3x3. or 3^3) would magical too. Especially if you love baseball like @Strenuus does [162=2(3*3*3*3)] #MathNerd
Funny enough, 18 has been my favorite number, for a really silly reason. Back in the 90's, when Adam Deadmarsh played here for the winterhawks - he used 18... he was my favorite player. So, 18 became my magic number, or lucky number. lol.
The fact there are no fancy names to conveniently plug in doesn't mean you let Stotts continue his mediocrity. I'd promote David Vanterpool for the rest of the season. If we were going for a form coach, I'd call David Blatt.
Yeah. But it's more us doing it to ourselves than the other team forcing us. Ever played sports before? Sometimes, you're just not in synch. The fact we're bricking a shit-ton of shots, losing the ball without pressure and still winning and keeping games close (save for last night)... when we start to hit our stride, we'll be okay.
Paul Allen should walk in the locker room after a loss and hand out checks Unsigned or denied direct deposit on his mail!
I always say 20 games to get an idea and work out the kinks. But that game last night was a complete shit show and this teams has an awful lot of work to do.
There are guys on this team who can play better, and a couple who need to but I am not sure can. We all have our different scapegoats. For some it is Stotts, others it's Dame or CJ or just the fact they start next to one another. Aminu, Harkless, ET all get some hate as well. Nurk if he hasn't.....inevitably will. Meyers........ For me I am more concerned with our offense than our defense. I am not freaking out because I could see it was going to be a problem and why I picked the Blazers to end up with only 45 wins. But I will be ready for a lineup change in about 10-13 more games if our starting small forward does not shoot better than 37% from the field. We can not rely on Nurk to be a go to guy. He can still average double figures but our center can not be one of our top 3 scoring options. Too many turnovers will occur and there will be the foul problem issues. It has to be our SF IMO and unless Hark starts to dominate defensively then we need to mix it up. (and not with one of our rookies) Maybe an Aminu and Vonleh combo, but even that has it's drawbacks with the lack of a 3rd ball handler.
Instead of freak-out date, I'd call it the predictability date. You don't need to wait till a quarter of the season in. 40 years ago, I decided the number is 10. I noticed that the standings heave up and down early, but settle/stabilize by the 10th game. So I start looking at the standings 10 games in, and it has always worked for me. By then, the standings give a reliable indicator of which teams will surprise this season, either positively or negatively.
Yes, each season 10 games in, there will be a couple of teams skewed downward by a key injury. But where that injured team is in the standings after game #10, still gives you a good idea of how good the team will be that season, even after the key player returns. If they suck without him, they won't move way up in the standings after he's back. Their problem is elsewhere in their roster or coaching. (Vonleh is not a key player anyway. We have only one key player, Lillard, because of the odd Stotts system preventing guards from playing defense, and because Olshey refuses roster balance by trading the overrated McCollum for a star scoring Small Forward.)
Really? You have never heard of this? Sure, there are, or have been the exceptions, Sloan, Phil, George etc..look how many coaches have been chased off by "star" players. It used to be that it was easier to fire a coach than a player. With the new CBA and shorter term contracts, there has been a higher retention rate because they can move unhappy players easier. oh, and if you really want to converse, try to bring something more constructive. Your post could be construed to be an attempt to make a response personal.
