Game Thread GAME# 42: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - JANUARY 15, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

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Grade Stotts for the first half of the season (considering all the injuries, new players, etc.)

Poll closed Jan 20, 2020.

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  4. B

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  5. C+

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  6. C

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  7. C-

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  8. D+

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  9. D

    11 vote(s)
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  10. F

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  1. KSF-ERIC

    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    Maybe it took time for the players and coaches to adjust to all the injuries. Plus, Stotts has beaten both Harden and Westbrook in the playoffs so he’s very experienced gameplanning for them. Stotts is a very good playoff coach and this felt like a playoff game.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jan 16, 2020
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    Dame is a very good playoff coach.

    Stotts is not.
     
    Strenuus, Jan 16, 2020
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    playoff winning percentages of some coaches:

    Erik Spoelstra .602
    Alvin Gentry .567
    Mike Dunleavy .535
    Scott Brooks .522
    Frank Vogel .508
    Rick Adelman .503 (.522 in Portland)
    Doc River .503
    Mike Budenholzer .500
    Mike D'antoni .500
    Lionell Hollins .488
    Rick Carlisle .483
    Bob Hill .459
    Jack Ramsay .431 (.492 in Portland)
    Dwayne Casey .382
    Quinn Snyder .370
    Bernie Bickerstaff .364
    Terry Stotts .357
    Nate McMillan .347

    well, he's slightly better than Nate McMillan. I don't think that means he's a "very good playoff coach" though. If he is there's a whole bunch of excellent playoff coaches
     
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    It doesnt take 41 games to run different schemes, Eric.
     
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    Seriously!!
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    They were hot. Then they were cold.

    That's the way the ball bounces.

    I'll take it :)
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Yes.

    Now that I look at it, I think both of those things depend on focus. To me when someone is at the peak of their athleticism as NBA players are, the mental focus, leading to an uptick in good decision making, reaction time, and effort, is probably the most difficult to achieve.

    Conclusion: Don't depend on mental midgets.

    :cheers:
     
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    I knew he was awful. I didnt know he was that bad. Good god we need a new coach.
     
    Strenuus, Jan 17, 2020
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