In case the Lakers fire Luke Walton this summer, would you want him as head coach in Portland?

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In case the Lakers fire Luke Walton this summer, would you want him as head coach in Portland?

  1. Yes, he's better than Terry

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  2. No, he will be a downgrade from Terry

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    63.0%

  3. No, i want some other dude instead

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  1. Blazers Roy

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    I feel as if we need to ask a Lakers fan about this in order to get a more objective point of view.

    @ThePosterFormerlyKnownAsTheHCP What do you think about Luke?
     
    Blazers Roy, Mar 5, 2019
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    I honestly don't know what to think of Luke. He's been dealt a shit hand this season - that roster is an absolute mess. On top of it, LBJ is a coach-killer. But they should win more than they do...unless LBJ has just fallen off.

    But, Luke has spent a TON of time around some top basketball minds. He probably has acquired more basketball knowledge through osmosis than Terry has ever accumulated. If my choice is Luke or Terry I choose Luke. But I have to think there's probably someone even better out there.
     
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    Did you really just use objective and Lakers fan in the same sentence?
     
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    My bad.

    Instead, I shall ask Bill Walton and wait for a coherent answer :smiley-eureka:
     
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    Bring Luke Ridnour and Luke Jackson out of retirement (shame we can't bring back the real Luke), reacquire Luke Babbitt, hire Luke Walton, and watch Mike Rice's head explode. What's not to like?
     
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    Iv'e been monitoring coach Bud's contract in ATL all last year. I said we need to fire Terry so we would have a chance at him this past summer.
    I think it's clear we won't see an obvious upgrade in coaching because all the good coaches are taken atm.

    Luke sounds like something which could happen in Blazers universe. I don't think it's good or bad, it just seems plausible to me and that's why i opened this thread.
     
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    No. Overrated. Got lucky on a win streak with the best talent in history and got overrated for it.
     
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    That we did not draft Luka. Duh.
     
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    Got plenty of time i see.
     
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    Walton got famous coaching basically the US Olympic team in Golden State....not a real task if you ask me....if the Lakers fire him I expect him to be back on Kerr's bench with a clipboard..like Canales is after he interim coached in Portland...a carreer assistant coach...now with the Knicks
     
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    Is he....is that disco?
     
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    Stayin' Alive!
     
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    Ah Ah Ah Ah Stayin Aliiiiiiii IIIIII IVE.
     
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    LeBron MAKES coaches.

    Mike Brown coach of the year?
     
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    When/if Stotts leaves, I would like the team to try a different direction. A really good Xs and Os coach who isn't afraid to adapt on the fly. Where we get that person, I will leave to the brighter posters.
     
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    I'd want to try to pluck Tony Bennett from Virginia.
     
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    Yeah, I think he did when he was younger. Now it seems like he wants guys who will do things his way.
     
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    Lebron is the coach...he just wants some to stand around and pretend to be the coach
     
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    I believe Stotts is the only coach to have gotten at least one coach of the month award in each of the last six seasons.
     
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