Does Stotts make it through the rest of the season?

I think turning into the Pistons, Kings, or Hornets is much more likely than turning into the Lakers.

For the "only championships matter" crowd, they probably feel like the Pistons already. Me personally, hate the thought of actually turning into the Pistons or the Kings.

 

I don't know where it was I said trade Lillard

 

2 weeks ago we were 12 games over .500

 

I totally agree it could (and likely will) get worse... Given that the top 10 will play a game after the regular season that could get them into the playoffs, I still haven't been able to find a head coach who got fired in the last 15 games of the season where his team had a legit shot of making the playoffs. How many examples can you come up with?

Do you think Stotts is more likely than not to get fired before the season is over?

 

I didn't think you said trade Lillard.

I do think there is risk involved. Nothing wrong with risk though, as long as it's calculated.

 

Also of note: We were 9 games below .500 a year ago today. Kinda interesting.

 

and 24 games above .500 two years ago

 

Bingo... Trend lines can look very different when you use an arbitrary starting point!

August 7, 2012 is probably the most fair starting point. I think they finished the previous season 10 games under .500. Even that lacks a ton of context.

 

This board has a lot of dreamers. I tell you right now. Stotts and Olshey will be here next season.

But at least the dreamers are on my side now. A couple of years ago they hated me. Now they secretly adore me.

 

Shoulda been fired then

 

I don't know if this post was clear enough. Now we're five fucking games over .500. This team is nose diving and there is no help in sight. We have to play against the team we just lost to, two more times in the next 5 days and then 7 out of our eleven remaining games are teams with better records. That's not looking too good for us.

There is also the fact that through Stotts's interviews and the players' interviews it is plain to see that the coach has lost the team. Let Nate Tibbets try squeezing a few more wins out of this roster and then start over with a new coach and GM as soon as the last game of this season/post-season is over.

 

God, if finishing outside of the guaranteed playoff spots (1-6) isn't enough to get one (hopefully both) of the two guys talking championship at the beginning of the season fired, what is? It's not like it's our first rodeo with these two and they just need to get used to the reigns. They've both been here for almost a decade and this kind of over promising and under delivering should be enough for anyone to get fired but especially two guys with nine years of tenure.

 

I think the equation might be simpler than that: when Dame was 'on', earlier in the season, Portland was winning lots of close game. In the last month, Dame has been 'off' or out and Portland is losing close games. Teams rely on their stars and the Blazers only have one; nobody else is talented enough to offset bad games from Dame

and maybe the equation is even simpler: close games are a coin toss; 50-50 propositions. Portland defied odds and won lots of close games early. It has been headed back to 50-50 over the last few weeks

 

Yup, this is how I see it, too. Portland was essentially getting lucky with close games early and are now regressing to the mean.

Which also means their great record earlier on was a bit of a mirage.

 

One thing Stotts will be here until the end of the season there not going let someone go with 13 games left in the season. Then he will be let go for the reason that he couldn't find away to have his team play defense that biggest complaint about him by the upper organization about him. Even though I hate how his offense operate but it's still produce points majority of the time. Olshey brought in 2 guys that's supposed be good defenders but there average or below average on ball defenders but good off ball and playing the passing lanes in covington and Jones. Do I think he should be let go with one year left in his contract the answer is yes but it's not our call. I don't think Olshey does it on his own but he does it because the pressure from hire up will to much that he won't have any choice because it might jeopardize his job. If Paul was still alive I would be more convince that he would be fire and maybe Olshey also. But not convinced enough about who actually pulling the strings for Jody in other words who actually have her ear.

 

I don't think we get out of that play in. The playoff streak will end this year.

 

If you have twitter you gotta take a look at those guys they're hardcore Melo Fans. Pretty funny to see their side of view