Does Stotts make it through the rest of the season?

None of that matters. I didn't say anything had changed. You're not going to gain anything by firing Stotts right now. So they aren't going to do it.

They're not going to fire him on the way into the playoffs after a successful road trip like that.

That's the only point I was making.

 

Embarrassed isn't the right word.

Annoyed? Sure.
Frustrated? Absolutely.
Apathetic? Definitely.

Embarrassed? Nah.

 

If you're not embarrssed, it's almost certain the players weren't either.

 

You took the use of that word very seriously, sir.

 

Sorry! I sometimes forget hyperbole is king and people don't really mean what they're saying on here

 

I mean... it's sports.... when someone says they "owned" the other person in a video game, do you think they literally bought them?

 

Depends if it's in green font or not!

So in review: When you said "completely embarrassed any time you play one of the top four teams."... you really meant... "they were bummed in the outcome in a few of the games they played against the top four teams."

Yeah, that doesn't sound as sexy.

 

When someone says they got "destroyed" by the other team, do you think they literally got destroyed?

It's a saying that's commonly used for sporting events. And when someone says they got embarrassed by the other team, it doesn't even have to be the team that was actually embarrassed. You can be embarrassed for someone else.

 

To me, in sports, someone who got "embarrassed" lost bad to a team they should've beat. Again, that's just me, but when I played, I would be literally embarrassed in those scenariors. Also, "any time" = "every time " to me.

So, as I originally stated, I do not feel the Blazers lost to inferior Top 4 teams int he West every time they played them. Just like I don't think this is the worst Blazer team in the last 30+ years.

But I am giving you a hard time for your hyperbole!

 

So is it just me or has Stotts had the look of a coach who knows he is gone in his post game interviews, even in the midst of a couple of solid wins?

hardly cracks a smile. His look is the look of defeat on the heels of a couple of good wins!

i think its unavoidable this offseason at this point. I think the media rumblings and pressure will force a change, regardless of what happens in the post season.

Stotts better kick start the championship parade if he wants to be in Portland next year.

 

Every team can loose big against another team this been happening for centuries this happen to Boston in the Larry bird teams and has happened to Lakers team with Magic on the team. We are improving due is not how we are winning against these teams before is how much we are winning by against these teams. Yes we barely beat the Lakers the other night majority of the teams in the NBA don't play well the 1st home game after long time on the road but we figure how to win that game in the middle season we probably would have lost that game. Now this winning right now help Stotts remain coach sure it's does because remember the ownership was concerned about the defense this team was playing and what are we doing better with pretty healthy roster we are playing better is defense. If we keep the 6th seed and not get in playing games I will my prediction for Stotts remaining the coach of the Blazers 40 percent.

 

Since the Blazers' starting lineup has included Jusuf Nurkic and Norman Powell (24 games), Portland is 16th in defense, 2nd in offense and 5th in net rating. The only teams with better net rating: Jazz, Clippers, 76ers and Knicks.

wow....can the return of Nurk, CJ and the addition of Powell have such an impact on the team?

 

Some thought it was obvious... others thought it was impossible. Talent matters!

 

Stotts, in his ninth season with the Blazers, was asked before the team’s game Saturday night against San Antonio how he is handling the rumblings regarding his job security.
“I don’t know, I’m just coaching the team,” Stotts said.
When asked if he thought he must get the team to a certain level in order to keep his job, Stotts responded with the same line: “I’m just coaching the team.”
“Every NBA season has ups and downs,” Stotts said following Wednesday’s win at Cleveland. “I can’t remember a season that was smooth sailing all of the time. ... I look at this season so far with CJ missing 25 games and Nurkic missing 35, riding the tides of the highs and lows, that’s just part of the NBA. Every team goes through it and this year is no different.”
Lillard seems to be still strongly supporting Stotts: “We’re NBA players,” Lillard said. “I think you have coaches for a reason. I think our staff, our assistant coaches, Terry, I think they do a great job at preparing us to go out there and get ready for games with knowing players’ tendencies, knowing what sets they like to run, what they’ve done in the last five, six games. Knowing who’s playing well on each team. Knowing what they hurt us with the previous time we played them and the things that we had success with against them.”
https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...s-job-security-im-just-coaching-the-team.html

 

He's correct in that its is the time of year when the coach talk heats up. I bet their a numerous coaches in the hot seat but remember success in the playoffs and especially winning it all buys any coach a few extra years.

 

I don't think you'll find one single person that says talent doesnt matter.

 

Agreed... how much it matters seems to be the debate.

 

Terry is a coach I've learned to respect and appreciate....the internet shit stirring sticks are the last thing he's worried about. People who think they're going to rattle him are just wanting someone other than themselves to be rattled.....I hope he's here another 10 years .....given the risks everyone has taken on to continue playing sports over last year I think asking for a competent, likeable coach who is again making the playoffs to be fired is just boredom fueled panic. Don't buy into the hype....we are lucky to have the locker room and culture we have. 40 million people lost jobs this year.....there's some bad karma attached to asking for people to be fired these days....chill out fans....we're heading in the right direction at the right time....Go Blazers! I really like the guy.Listened to Wheels interview Jaynes last night...Jaynes thinks Terry will be gone...Wheels doesn't seem to although he didn't say that word for word.

 

Will he get fired tonight? Is today the day?

 

Maybe if we all think on it REALLY hard, today will be the day.