Head Coach thread

i dunno, i'm apathetic towards it. Fans and social justice warriors do what they do, but NBA teams (especially in Boston or Portland who are in win-now mode) aren't making social justice hires. they're gonna be on merit alone.

both Stevens and Olshey would get crucified if they did something like that just to advance a social cause, especially considering how hot their seats appeared to be.

 

Yeah because players = coaches. Get lost.

 

Do assistants usually interview while still in the playoffs?

 

I don’t think it’s uncommon. I know for a fact it happens in other sports.

 

Would just be an awful hire

 

Don't forget about the S&H green stamps! LOL

 

D'Antonis basketball is extremely stagnaned in the Playoffs, his basketball is fun in regular season, but not in the Playoffs when defense picks up

 

I think he meant CJ. That's literally what CJ does now.

 

I’m on vacation all week so I get to share my ‘hot takes’ with all you nerds.

 

The thing about D’Antoni is he’s had success with different type of players ie Nash and Harden. He’s pretty much the pioneer of the game as we see it today. He also gets out of the first round consistently and almost beat a team we routinely got stomped by. He’s not my first choice, but I wouldn’t complain if he got the job. I also think all three of these candidates have been approved by Dame. His manager was praising MDA not long ago on twitter.

 

My only hang up with MDA is defense obviously. And this notion that an assistant can mitigate some of those issues is good in theory. But the culture is set by the head coach. We just dealt with similar issues where every decision was made with offense in mind. My fear is that it will be more of the same on the defensive end of the floor, and any improvements on offense will still not be enough to win us games late in the playoffs.

 

Yeah obviously if MDA gets the Job Olshey has to hire someone for defense

 

I just don't see how Olshey can make such a big deal about improving the defense in that press conference, especially with the context of firing Stotts...and then turn around and hire 70 year old D'antoni as head coach

on the other hand, Olshey is so myopic about CJ, if he thinks MDA can turn CJ into the player Olshey believes CJ is, then MDA might have the inside track

 

MDA rankings in Houston:

19-20: 6th OFF, 14th DEF, 8th NET (Lost 1-4 to LAL in round 2)
18-19: 2nd OFF, 17th DEF, 5th NET (Lost 2-4 to GS in round 2)
17-18: 1st OFF, 6th DEF, 1st NET (Lost 3-4 to GS in round 3)
16-17: 2nd OFF, 18th DEF, 3rd NET (Lost 2-4 to SAS in round 2)

Stotts in Portland during the same time frame:

20-21: 2nd OFF, 29th DEF, 12th NET (Lost 2-4 to DEN in round 1)
19-20: 3rd OFF, 28th DEF, 19th NET (Lost 1-4 to LAL in round 1)
18-19: 3rd OFF, 16th DEF, 7th NET (Lost 0-4 to GS in round 3)
17-18: 15th OFF, 8th DEF, 9th NET (Lost 0-4 to NOP in round 1)
16-17: 11th OFF, 24th DEF, 18th NET (Lost 0-4 to GS in round 2)

 

Isn't it "Grainy Pics"? There was another guy that posted blurry pics around here? Not sure which one it was but he had something to do with a guy getting traded to Portland or something like that?