OT Coaching changes around the NBA

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  1. Gronk Brady

    Gronk Brady Well-Known Member

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    Definitely not all his fault, but he did play a roll... nice to see a franchise at least hold someone accountable after a disappointing season... yes they won 59, but what does that really mean if you can’t win in playoffs... they have maxed out... much like the Blazers
     
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    Sometimes even good coaches, need to go in order to shake things up for an organization. I actually think Casey and Stotts are good coaches, but sometimes the message gets stale and you need a change of messenger.
     
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    Sometimes, but usually in the NBA it seems like it's just a good way for a GM to turn the heat down on his own job by sacrificing a coach.
     
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    Agree... but someone taking the fall is better than no change at all
     
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    Just to embellish on my previous post a bit, I think that the Raptors and Blazers are a lot alike in their construction. They're guard-dominant teams without much in the way of other scoring options and they're pretty easy to game plan for in a series. While they have really good All-Star level players at the guard spots, they don't have a true superstar level talent on the roster. I don't think a coaching change makes either one of these teams competitive to win it all. They both need at least another All-Star talent at one of the other positions. That's harder for a GM to get than it is for him to dump the coach and pretend that's going to fix it.
     
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    If Casey is still available after all the current coaching vacancies have been filled he would be a nice addition to our staff. Also he and Stotts both worked together in Dallas.
     
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    He does own a home in Seattle....
     
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    I'm predicting that Bud goes to Toronto & Casey goes to Milwaukee.

    I think it will be good moves for both franchises
     
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    Casey should go to Cleveland which would be some great irony.
     
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    Although Casey shouldn't shoulder most of the blame for how poorly Toronto ended the season, including the limping run-up to the playoffs, regular season success is not the measuring stick for the franchise and I'm glad for that.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    if so he's got his work cut out for him trying to get our lummoxes in the front court to play smart.
     
  12. Natebishop3

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    Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Toronto is in the same boat as us.
     
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    It’s worked for some teams and hasn’t for others, Memphis was never the same after Holland, and Golden State went from good to great under Luke Walton, whoops Steve Kerr!
     
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    I mean... Golden State won a championship with Kerr before he was out for that period of time.
     
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    I wonder if Toronto is gonna blow it up? Get rid of the coach, and trade the all stars.
     
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    It was a joke, because of how good Walton’s record was with GS.
     
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    I look at them the same way I look at us. They're not good enough to win a championship. Realistically, they're probably worse off because their best player isn't better than our best player. But neither team is a legitimate threat to win a championship. I guess playing in the east means you can hope to coast to the Finals and maybe face a team that was decimated by injuries while going through the west. That's really the only way I see a team like Toronto or Boston winning the championship.
     
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    I wouldn't be surprised to see Jay Triano coach the Raptors now...Casey is a good coach...he'll land on his feet somewhere. He and Stotts worked together for a long time with the Mavs
     
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    Casey designed the defense that held LeBron down in the finals vs Dallas. Bron CERTAINLY wasn't gonna allow that again.
     
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