Actually... during THAT period of time... he was known as Duck (nit-wit-skis) Diddler! w/ such film credits as.... "Diddler on the Roof!"
This is the kind of post that just cracks me up. How do you know they didn't do that? Or maybe they did do that. Who knows? You sure don't. Neither do we. I would surmise that Terry has been in the hot seat internally all season and they created a list long ago.
I thought Terry looked visibly more stressed this season on the sideline and in press conferences, and super stressed during the playoffs. I saw a couple times the players fucked up on the court and his reaction was extreme frustration with a "thanks you just got me fired" look.
there were multiple reports from both local and national outlets that the replacement was already in mind months ago
cutting down to a 7 man rotation and running dame into the ground was also indicative of him desperately fighting for his job without giving mind to a long term vision
Criteria sure, process not so much as its not a common routine. A good recruiting agency is going to hone your process, distill your criteria, and offer an outside perspective that is helpful in contrasting candidates.
Not sure why Stotts was so stressed, doesn't he get a $10 million vacation or something like that? Hell, give me $10 million and I'll never work another day in my life. I'd even hire @THE HCP to take care of my yard maintenance.
Well, Olshey has said he has 20 + names; so I think I know they have not narrowed it down. Glad you got a chuckle though,
Olshey’s sales pitch did not slip by The Athletic’s John Hollinger, though. On Tuesday, Hollinger pointed out the flaws in Olshey’s defense. "Don’t say that last part out loud, though. Surely, the Blazers aren’t. In a bit of performance art that one suspects is directly related to the concerns in the previous paragraph, Olshey used the postseason media meet to cast aspersions everywhere but on the talent around Lillard. 'This first-round loss was not a product of the roster,' he insisted (technically true: it was a product of the Nuggets scoring more points four times in six games), and added that the team’s ranking 29th in defense was not a reflection of the roster either. This roster, mind you, frequently had Carmelo Anthony and Enes Kanter teamed up in the frontcourt at the same time, among other transgressions. While it featured one of the league’s best help defenders in Robert Covington, it had no on-ball stoppers, only one rim protector (center Jusuf Nurkic), and lots of salivating matchup possibilities for opposing scorers."
That last line really lays it out there, quite accurately I think: "While it featured one of the league’s best help defenders in Robert Covington, it had no on-ball stoppers, only one rim protector (center Jusuf Nurkic), and lots of salivating matchup possibilities for opposing scorers."
This part is unfortunately accurate too, about why Olshey essentially blamed it all on coaching: Here’s the thing: What else was he supposed to do? He almost has to blame the coach, because he likely can’t do a whole lot to change the roster right now. Surely he can’t throw up his hands and say “sorry Dame, we’re gonna be one-and-done for a while longer.” Cap-wise, their hands are tied. The Blazers are committed to CJ McCollum for three more years and $100 million; McCollum is a plus starter but most of the league sees him as a slightly negative value at that money. (My BORD$ valuation pegs McCollum as worth $26.6 million for next year). That contract, combined with Lillard’s supermax and a few other smaller deals, leaves Portland with no cap space and just $19 million in room below the luxury tax line – an amount they will likely need nearly all of to retain Norman Powell. Alternatively, they would have only their full mid-level exception to find a replacement, in a market that isn’t exactly brimming with small forwards. Portland also has no draft picks this year, and can supplement the eight players under contract plus Powell with just the biannual exception and the taxpayer mid-level exception while trying to limbo under the tax line, or at least getting close enough to limit the financial pain. (The Blazers will also have Bird Rights on Zach Collins, Kanter and Anthony). Trading their way out of this situation is theoretically possible, but harder in reality. Finding a buyer for McCollum who can send back equivalent talent that makes less money is a great idea that every Blazer fan proposes; this is not so easy in real life. More plausibly, Jones will presumably opt in to a $9.7 million deal for this season and then immediately become an expiring deal to pair with a future first in search of some immediate help. However, that help likely makes more than Jones, and one wonders how much the Blazers can spend into the luxury tax in this market for this caliber of team.
Next time you talk to reporters that cover the blazers, ask "Does Neil know where Mt. Tabor is?" That would be hilarious.
lol i don't think i should be proud of this. need to step away a bit. but McGowan is notorious. His twitter predicted the Jones/Roco signings last year, the root sports thing this year, the ariza trade last year, the nassir little pick, etc etc
followed em right before the announcement by woj. THIS headhunting thing is most likely nothing Blazer related. I believe he runs the seahawks as well.
