You're in a "Fire Stotts" thread so one could say the only reason anyone here is asking to hire another coach is so they can shoot down Stotts and or Olshey.....there are so many of these threads it's hard to distinguish.....If Popovich wanted to coach the Blazers....I'd hire him right now....that's not reality but I sure wouldn't shoot that move down....as it is, there are plenty of other coaches I would not want here...Brian Shaw doesn't do much for me.....David Vanterpool would get the job before Shaw or Becky Hammond would get a shot....I'd hire Spoelstra in a heartbeat if he wanted to come home here...very few in the league I'd pick over Terry...I wouldn't hire Thibs or Rivers over Terry either and Rivers has a ring. I'd hire Jerry West or Masai Ujiri over Neil....
I wouldn’t waste your time with this guy. He’s never wrong and believes his opinions are fact. I’m starting to think he’s Danny Marang’s burner account.
If I owned the team I would not fire Stotts. I would fire Olshey, hire the best person possible as GM and let that person make the decision on Stotts. I don't think very many people that would take the job would keep a coach that has such a mediocre record over nine seasons. Both Olsehy's and Stotts's tenures when coupled with their record are unprecedented in this league. This team should not settle for historic mediocrity. Again, Battier and Shaw were shots in the dark. I expect the Vulcans to have better ideas than you do or I do. So all of the coaches you just mentioned really most likely have nothing to do with our team's situation.
I think that your priority in assigning the "mediocrity" to Olshey is correct. He really screwed the pooch with his crazy contracts in the summer of 2016. The money he doled out in matching on Crabbe, signing Evan Turner and Festus Ezeli, and resigning Leonard and Harkless was absolutely crazy. How he survived that debacle I'll never understand, but he did and it hamstrung the team's ability to acquire players who might actually have helped build a contender around Dame. As for Stotts being tied to the "mediocrity", he can only coach the roster that the GM gives him. Here's what he's had to work with since he was hired to coach beginning Dame's rookie season: 2012-13 Aldridge, Babbitt, Barton, Batum, Claver, Freeland, Hickson, Jeffries, Leonard, Lillard, Matthews, Maynor, Pavlovic, Ronnie Price, Nolan Smith 2013-14 Aldridge, Barton, Batum, Claver, Crabbe, Freeland, Leonard, Lillard, Lopez, Mattthews, McCollum, Robinson, Watson, Williams, Wright. 2014-15 Afflalo, Aldridge, Barton, Batum, Blake, Claver, Crabbe, Frazier, Freeland, Gee, Kaman, Leonard, Lillard, Lopez, Matthews, McCollum, T. Robinson, Wright 2015-16 Alexander, Aminu, Crabbe, Davis, Frazier, Harkless, Henderson, Kaman, Leonard, McCollum, Montero, Plumlee, Roberts, Vonleh 2016-17 Aminu, Connaughton, Crabbe, Davis, Harkless, Layman, Leonard, Lillard, McCollum, Napier, Nurkic, Plumlee, Quarterman, Turner, Vonleh 2017-18 Aminu, Baldwin, Collins, Connaughton, Davis, Harkless, Layman, Leonard, Lillard, McCollum, Napier, Nurkic, Papagiannis, Swanigan, Turner, Vonleh 2018-19 Aminu, Baldwin, Collins, Curry, Harkless, Hood, Kanter, Leonard, Lillard, McCollum, Nurkic, Simons, Stauskas, Swanigan, Trent, Turner 2019-20 Adams, Anthony, Ariza, Bazemore, Brown, Collins, Gabriel, Hezonja, Hoard, Hood, Labissiere, Lillard, Little, McCollum, Nurkic, Simons, Swanigan, Tolliver, Trent, Whiteside The 2014-15 season was the only one that actually had any shot of being considered a true contender, and it was seen as a fringe contender at best. Once Matthews went down, that dream was over. Most of Dame's seasons after that have had dumpster fire rosters. I truly think that Olshey was hoping for a couple of chances at lottery picks, but Dame's greatness screwed him over and denied him that source of talent. Given what he's had to work with, coupled with the injury problems the last few seasons, I think that it's unlikely that anyone could have reasonably been expected to do more than Terry with what he's had available to him. I also think that with the rosters the Blazers have had, their small market status, and their lack of viable trade assets to garner better players, there wouldn't have been many good experienced coaches who would have taken his job if offered.
This seems like a fair assessment to me. The only thing that I would add is that the only way that Stotts stays and Olshey goes is if the Vulcans only interview or consider GMs that are planning to keep Terry. So I guess that's a factor. I don't expect anything to happen until the end of the season anyway, so I'm just gonna ride it out.
Look around the league and you'll find teams that have done what Neil has done in overpaying players. Look at Griffins contract. Again, this league is a country club of about 4/5 teams now and 10 over the last 40 years. Its a league of mediocrity and one that has sold the average NBA fan that their team has a chance to do something good, make the playoffs, advance and who knows if your lucky enough to get one of them superb coaches that can coach an allstar team to the finals, hooray. The marketing that the association has done since DStern has been fantastic and look at us were all part of it. Just as an adder; how about offering Spoelstra an opportunity to not only coach, but GM the team. Think Jody could pay him enough? Its an idea!
Theres a few guys who I have a feeling like might, but that's why you fire the existing coach and have an interview process to determine who has what specific qualities. The perfect head coach in my mind could be someone I've never heard of.
Because we've beaten mostly bad teams on the back of Dame's heroics, and Stotts isnt making it any easier on him offensively. Defensively this team is still very bad. "Win = Good Job Stotts!" Isnt an equation I subscribe to.
that's probably the normal course of events and I noticed that the guys who keep asking people to name replacements before the fact haven't engaged you after you did. Which seems to mean that continuing and advancing the discussion was not the goal of asking for names.
That's BS....Blazerkor and others have no problem in making name suggestions of someone they like or would interested in. Nobody is trying to trap into anything its just subjective discussion.
What do we know about Nate Tibetts? For a guy to be seemingly liked and respected, experienced but still young, would think he’s a prime candidate unless there’s something about him we don’t know. David Vanterpool- has to be a a candidate..unless again there’s something about him. I heard several years ago some negative things. Has to have legitimacy, or he’d get the MN job. Ime Udoka - can’t beat his tutelage and seems like a great guy, hard worker Kenny Atkinson. Weird departure from Nets but did good things while there. I would not but he has some fans. Hammon. For some reason, and I really hate to say it, I don’t see Lillard excited to be playing for her. Crucify me. Just don’t see her being a difference maker. At all. Will Hardy - Spurs. He will get hired soon by someone. Tried to get the Warriors G League job three years ago and was a finalist. He would be that up and coming guy - like Memphis, Indiana, those guys who come out of nowhere and are just good. Jay Wright. Maybe he’s ready to leave college. Would get respect day one I think. Jeff Van Gundy. Really good coach. Clearly experienced. I would be all over this one Chris Beard - Texas Tech not sure realistic but this dude can coach. Kidd: Barf Jason Collins. GS assistant. Sam Cassell: has been on a bench for years, but not hired yet makes me think he’s got something about him. Pat Ewing was in same boat. Known to be lazy.
I could sit here and name 100 different names but not one single person in this forum had heard of Nick Nurse, Mark Daigneault, or Nate Bjorkgren before they were hired. Some of you are probably like "who?" to those last two. Point is not one of us knows who would say the right things in an interview or who would provide the "requirements" wanted in a new coach without being present for those interviews. By the way, that question has been answered multiple times in this thread already if you want specific names.
Most everyone around here knows Nate. assistant with both the Raptors and Suns. He was interviewed by Boston and the Clippers. Daigneault was hired from within and it still is to be determined on his job. He doesn't have a bunch to work with but the team does play with energy. Not really fair to judge the guy yet. As far as Nick Nurse is concerned he also was hired from within the organization. Everyone knew about him. He's been there for like 8 or 9 years or something like that? Just remember he was one lucky bounce on a shot from losing the second round. He was gifted Leonard to go with a solid roster. It's too bad Kawhi didn't stay there, they probably could have been in the finals again last year. Would i go for replacing Stotts with our Nate Tibbetts hell yeah. In a heartbeat! Would love to see if he could get more out of the team.
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