I can just see it now.... What do you mean "Link"? I need to provide you with a link that Stotts is a mediocre coach who lets his team get away with too much and doesn't make proper adjustments or call timeouts? Get over yourself.
I have no doubt that, with a full and healthy season of Nurk, Stotts will have us back to being a 50-win team. He's an above average regular season coach. But his schemes - both offensive and defensive - absolutely suck and won't cut it in the Playoffs. He has shown limited ability to adjust from game to game, and practically zero ability to adjust mid-game. He doesn't hold players accountable, preferring to go in the opposite direction of encouraging players to do things the defense WANTS them to do.
Exactly this. Stotts is a good coach for a lottery team. Develops players at a decent rate, empowers players, is a good coach to help a young player tap into their potential. For a playoff team? HELL NO. That's why I want him gone. I want to contend. Stotts isn't a contending coach.
Lets find another retread.... Yay!!!! Stotts is a good coach, were the one's who want him gone McMillan or Cheeks fans?
Stotts isn't a good coach. I've been saying it through our most successful seasons with him. He's been frustrating with his in game decision making, with his rotations and substitutions and his inability to making adjustments or think outside the box. There are some things I like about him - the relative freedom he gives the players to create their own offense is a big part of why we're one of the highest scoring teams in the league - and I'm not saying he's the worst coach, Cheeks or McMillan (to answer Zagger's post) weren't better coaches. But even though we can do worse I think we can do better and even much better, and trust Neil with making the right decision. I think there are coaches available that can take us further than Stotts can and think it's time for a change
I've said previously in this thread that I like both David Blatt and Mark Jackson. But there are plenty of options and many great coaches available
Yes, because Blatt was so successful with LeBron, and Jackson was so successful with Curry, Klay, and Dray. I feel like even suggesting those two is a troll.
Wasn't Mark Jackson literally preaching in the streets of San Francisco a few years ago while interjecting butt hurt stuff about the Warriors?
Don't forget when he was extorted by a stripper! (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...torted-stripper-extramarital-affair-with.html) You guys can bitch about Stotts all you want but as long as Dame is here there are two options for head coach: (1) Terry Stotts (2) David Vanterpool. Vanterpool is the ONLY person Lillard would be okay with taking over for Stotts...and I think we are another couple failed playoffs runs from reaching that point. The bad thing is Vanterpool will be a head coach elsewhere by then. EDIT: Let's also remember that Blazers4ever is the poster who has admitted to not even watching games anymore IIRC. #learnthegamethenpost
When you say 'you guys', are you thinking Mike Barrett might be in the audience? If that is the case, then a definite 'Yes'.
So one of the cultural flaws we have had in Portland (playing off that bald turd fucks craphole of an opinion), has been fixing the constant turnover of coaches and front office. There's not a damn thing wrong with the culture here, it's the youngest team in the NBA and 2 years in a row at midpoint looked like the Lottery was going to be their best friend, instead 2 years in a row the team clawed back into the playoffs. That's not a product of bad coaching...
Maybe not....but this season in particular, was due to one player coming in from a trade that had to be made. Without Nurkic, they were right back where they had been all season.
