This isn't an election by the fans. Any coach that is hired, is so by the owner and they have every right to do as they wish. There are plenty of men assistants that have been passed up, so if she gets passed up, shouldn't be a big deal. If she gets hired instead of anyone else, shouldn't be a big deal. Seem's we've become a society of who can whine the loudest and most often.
And as a paying fan. A season ticket buying fan. A league pass buying fan. I have every right to voice my displeasure of any candidate, scheme, player that I want to. It certainly doesn’t mean I have a say in anything, but as a FANatic of a team, I’m going to whine, cheer, praise, etc because that’s what fans do. If I don’t like it enough, as with the Jason Kidd news, I’ll pull my money. So at some level, it’s about the fans
Thats cool and Im too am a freedom guy and FANatic. Just seems there is to much conjecture before anything has happened and once something does happen it beat to death. If I countered my wife with everything she said or did, neither would be happy and inspirational at some point. The freedom is there just that it doesn't have to used to constantly criticize.
It’d be more like your wife has been making turkey bacon for the last 9 years and finally decides it’s not good enough. Now you know for a FACT that regular bacon is way better, but she decides to go with a different brand of turkey bacon thinking that will make it better, when in reality it’s still not going to be as good as regular bacon I think there’s a point in there somewhere
We have rank amateurs in here while GMs are highly paid professionals. Can you see the difference. If our guys think they could do a better job than Olshey, why don't they apply for a job as a GM and why are they not hired as a GM?
It’s basketball, it ain’t that deep. A GM can have the same opinion as a fan and they can both be right.
Don't like the hire of Hammons. This is a team trying to win a championship now. We don't need to hire someone just to be the "first" and we don't need the distractions of the circus that would come with that kind of hire. Even if she is a great coach, she will be a distraction. As far as black coaches go, that is irrelevant. Black coaches have been winning NBA titles for over 50 years. Nobody is going to question whether Chauncy Billups got hired because he was black. But hiring the first woman? No. Let a team that is doing a complete rebuild do that. She can be a distraction to why the team sucks during the rebuild and the team has nothing to lose. The Blazers window with Dame is coming to a close. We don't need a media frenzy over everthing the coach does.
Hey, there are always gonna be skeptics and they are usually more vocal than others. Seems like there are only two here and the vast majority of us are happy to hear your insights. Those insights seem to confirm my own observations in videos and live summer action.
I really don't get this mentality. The novelty factor with Becky will last a couple weeks. Month max. then it's all about her merits coaching basketball.
I thought one of the first qualifications that was listed in the beginning was head coaching experience. Seems like D’Antoni is the only guy who fits that criteria.
Hallelujah, I'm not the only old geezer in here. I remember gas wars in Portland when a gallon went for less than 20 cents and you got a free glass and they would check your tire pressure, battery, radiator and fill your windshield washer with fluid and wash your windows. I could fill my tank for less than $3 and get a car wash at the same place for a buck.
More what I didn't see. Saw someone very vocal and encouraging but never saw her give any specific basketball advice or strategy.
This sounds optimistic. She’ll be put on a pedestal just because she’s a woman. An overcorrection, if you will. Her leash will undoubtedly be longer than a mans.
and you gleaned this from watching summer league games on TV? here is what one of their players said: “The way I look at it is: We are all professionals. Whether it’s summer league or regular season, playoffs, whatever. It doesn’t matter. When you get to this point, you’re a professional,” says Williams, now with the Brooklyn Nets G-League team. “And you know you’re going to work with other people. And all you want out of those other people is to work together for that common goal. Whether we just want to make the playoffs or play for a championship or whether we just want to improve from season to season, if you can prove to me that we both are going to be of equal or greater value to this organization, that’s all I care about. Becky was just so awesome in development. In Xs and Os. It’s not so shocking because she works with the Spurs. She learned, obviously, and was a sponge and in that form.”
I did appreciate this from the article; it's something specific: But what I remember about this particular drill is that, at some point during it, Coach Hammon stopped us mid-motion. Coaches Hammon, Borrego and Messina walk over, and Becky says to Dejounte, “D.J., O.K. — your bounce pass? It’s too low. You’ve got to hit Pau exactly where he needs it. Run that again.” We then talk some more as a group about how I need the ball a little more precise, with a little more zip, so I could have a better chance to finish the action at the rim. And then we repeat the drill a few times, alternating from the left and right sides of court.
