Huh? Stotts is 341-273 in Portland for a .555 winning percentage. How do you figure that is close to .500? That's like saying Medford is close to Portland.
Scott Rueck. Dude does more with less than anyone ... and that's not a height joke. Being a non-FA destination, Portland has to rely on developing homegrown talent.
The answer is: Somebody we've never heard of. Of course that kind of undermines the point of the thread.
Yeah, I was kind of wondering how being 68 games above .500 is "dangerously close" to being .500. I assume he meant for his whole coaching career, which would be a more accurate statement.
yeah, that was likely what he meant in fact, if you add up all his wins and losses as a coach, including playoffs, it's 476 wins and 477 losses
Don't know if this idea is worth considering? How about bringing over a sucessful Euro team coach? Their players seem to adjust well to the NBA. My impression is, Euro coaches work on developing fundamentals resulting in improved team play rather than focusing on making everyone else fit next to the team star (s) style of play.
That's a funny fact. I also noticed that his coaching, at least in Portland, seems to go in a weird pattern. 33-54-51-41-44-49-53- and this season. So if this track record follows suit, the team will win around 32-36 games this year, and then next year win 50+ games.
I suspect that the pattern relates more to the health and talent of the roster then it does to any variation in Terry’s coaching style or abilities. That’s why I think this thread is silly. You could have Pop as head coach and Phil Jackson as assistant and they couldn’t make the current roster a winner. Somewhat surprisingly, you do need healthy big men and some bench depth to be a winner in the NBA.
I think there is several issues going on with this years team. Injuries (leading to role players assuming bigger roles than they should). New players who suck (Bazemore, Hezonja) No flexibility in the offense. Shitty defensive mindset by the coaching staff.
What a bogus statement... their 3 best and highest paid players are healthy! Most coaches would be better than 8 games under .500 at mid season if the Dame/CJ pairing is as good as Neil tries to sell it. Pop and Phil would definitely be over .500 at the very least.
Nurk isn't healthy. He's better for the team than Whiteside is. So, Pop would be over .500, which explains why the Spurs are 5 games under .500?
Better than the Blazers with less talent... 34 year old Aldridge... really? This is who you are comparing Dame and CJ to and Neil wants us to think they are Championship caliber worth max contract extensions
