Dog prediction: David Vanterpool will be the next coach of the Blazers

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    David Vanterpool completed his fifth regular season with the Trail Blazers in 2016-17 after spending the previous two seasons as Director of Pro Personnel for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Named an assistant coach on the Canadian Men’s National Team in 2015, Vanterpool is a five-time coach for the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders initiative and most recently ran coaching clinics in the Bahamas during the summer of 2017. He played for European power CSKA Moscow from 2005-07, winning a Euroleague title there before becoming an assistant coach with the club upon retirement. He earned an All-Euroleague Second Team selection during the 2003-04 season while playing for Italian champion Montepaschi Siena. Vanterpool won a CBA Championship with the Yakima Sun Kings, and was CBA MVP before being called up to the Washington Wizards, where he appeared in 22 games in 2000-01. He also spent time with the Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets. As a senior at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, he was a first-team All-Met selection and went on to play college basketball at St. Bonaventure University. In 1995 he was named First Team Atlantic-10, and in 2005 St. Bonaventure University inducted him into their Athletic Hall of Fame.
    If the Blazers fire Stotts they will hire Vanterpool. It is rumored that he will be a head coach in the NBA somewhere next season. Olshey will go for him because Lillard likes him.
     
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    I'd be very, very intrigued by that turn of events.
     
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    And because Olshey will think that a first time head coach won't question his authority and personnel decisions.

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    why
     
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    is that an issue?
     
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    No. Vanterpool is too close to the situation. He's a lead assistant for a team last in ball movement. Any assistant under Terry isn't a good hire, because we need a major overhaul schematically and in terms of style of play.
     
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    No. If we're firing Stotts, we should fire his whole staff. Need a new philosophy.
     
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    If its an issue for Damian, then it's going to potentially be a really bland next few years.

    Sometimes those who need the change the most, are the ones who don't see it.
     
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    I don't see Evan Turner being a player Stotts wanted.
     
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    We need a fresh look
     
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    I didn't say that's what I want the Blazers to do, that's what I'm predicting they're going to do.
     
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    Gotcha. As much as I dont want Stotts as the coach, he definitely wasn't given a roster that would utilize his offensive scheme.

    However, his defensive scheme is where he sucks most.
     
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    Couple of reasons.
    1) it would imply that, for whatever reason, there's some kind of thought/proof that Vanterpool wasn't a big part of the staff's plan/reason our offense got totally shut down and our D was exposed over a 4-game sweep. B/c if he was (which I'd assume, coming from a lead assistant) then I'm not sure I'm stoked about his ability to outcoach, say, Alvin Gentry in a playoff series
    2) While Vanterpool is a relatively known commodity in the NBA and probably going to have some interviews, he's not the hottest name out there and it would imply that either his relationship with Dame or his relationship with PA/NO contributed to getting the job without even reaching out to Budenholzer, Hammon, Calipari, Wright, etc.
    3) How Dame-heavy could this offense get?
    4) What's DV's style, as it addresses the things I personally think this team needs (aggressive D, faster pace, more ball movement, less ISO)?

    just to start...
     
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    We need a longer SG and a PG. Or move dame off the ball and go get a solid PG. Maybe Napier, hell I don't know but our guards were exposed in this series as was our front court. Shit, our whole team was exposed. Lillard is not a PG. Not sure why teams didn't trap our guards all year beyond the three point line. Spacing was terrible as a result. I'm just confused as fu&k right now and have zero answers. Really thought we'd be playing into the second round and taking the Warriors to the brink at the very least.
     
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    I got ya, fams!

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    How is Dame "not a PG?" I mean, I get that he got taken out of his game a bit when long double-teams were thrown at him and he wasn't getting calls cuz playoffs, but dude's likely a 1st-team All-NBA PG this year. :dunno:
     
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    It’s not like he wouldn’t have his own ideas. What those are I have no idea.
     
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    Yeah, I guess. Shoot first PG maybe. Good PG's get other people involved. I'm not a Dame hater and I don't post here much. I just don't see the Blazers ever being a contender building around Dame as our PG. I'll shut up now.
     
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    You're fine. Your thoughts and opinions are welcome here.
     
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    That's a valid argument if I agree or not. Dame haters here are illogical, only show up when the team struggles just to bag on Dame, and are overall trolls.
     

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