Terry Stotts - February 2019 Coach of the Month

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  1. riverman

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    I am and always have been a fan of Stotts coaching...he's done a hell of a lot with the cards he's been dealt and now he's got a bench....things are good in my view...San Antonio has come down to earth and Pops is supposed to be the gold standard in the league......I'm proud of the organization for showing Stotts loyalty throughout his tenure
     
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    I second the notion that Spoelstra is under-rated. Since the demise of the super-friends, he has had even less to work with than Stotts.
     
    oldmangrouch, Mar 2, 2019
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    I don't 100% agree with you, but I absolutely respect your opinion! Not even gonna sit here and challenge you on specifics just gonna say I'm really glad you're enjoying it and I hope we have a successful campaign in the playoffs this year. I know you and a few others get frustrated at some of us for our opinions (which I understand by the way), and often in how we choose to represent them. I'm hoping for some Playoff wins!
     
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    I think Stotts can get good results with his teams because he has strengths like many other head coaches. Like his offensive coaching is rightfully held up for being partially responsible for helping Dallas win a championship. But give a head coach a roster of any strength and your going to see weaknesses show. Stotts has got a decent bench and a rotation that he's been comfortable with for a number of years now. We've shown him loyalty but if this teams fails to get past the first round... I have no problem with a head coach change. That would be the normal process with almost any other NBA team in our position making a season ending review. You don't make change for change's sake but you don't also let loyalty make you indecisive either. Sports teams take chances whenever they role the dice in switching coaches or upper management.
     
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    He’s a great February coach.
     
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    Stotts has won the award six times, the most by a Trail Blazers head coach. He is also the only current NBA head coach to win it in each of the past six seasons.
     
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    What is his playoff record?
     
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    Won as many playoff games as you and I have the last few years! :)
     
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    He has won 2 of 5 series in the first round over the last 6 years
    He has lost to the Warriors and the Spurs in the second round twice. Interesting because both of those teams went on to the finals. The Spurs won the championship and the Warriors lost to Cavs in 7 games
    He has not made it to the third round or Finals yet.
    Does that answer your question?
     
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    Ask Jason Kidd, Dirk, Jason Terry and Tyson Chandler ….as offensive coordinator...he won a championship. Rick gave him a lot of credit for that playoff run which sort of shows what he's capable of with a talented core and serviceable bench...Stotts is well respected by the best coaches in the league...that says alot
     
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    Didnt memphis beat us in the second round after we beat houston?
     
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    The year we best Houston I think the Spurs beat us in the 2nd round, but everything tends to blend together heh.
     
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    Im pretty sure we went to memphis and got hammered. Lma flew back alone, etc.
     
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    He essentially gave up on the team. Went home on a different flight and decided to go to the Spurs during that FA period.
     
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    Yeah but that was his last year here and they lost to Memphis in the 1st round. The year before was when Dame hit that shot to beat Houston in the 1st round.
     
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    And that's the year he effectively became the team's captain.
     
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    Gotcha.
     
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    I'm having a hard time putting it all together.
    So Dame's rookie year they missed the playoffs. Then the next year they beat Houston (.9!) and Lost to the Spurs I think - 2014, Then they lost to Memphis (LMA pouted and quit, and wes got hurt) - 2015, Then the next year they beat the Clippers in the 1st round, and lost to GS (then overpaid for everyone- 2016, which was a common theme that year), then they lost to GS again - 2017, lost to the pelicans - 2018, and now we're here. Is that right?
     
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    Revisionist history!!!!!! Fake news!!!!!

    I have banners in my room for every year for the last five!!!!


    Or....you are spot on and im just amidst another of my blazerfandom fantasies.
     
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    Lol, it might be revisionist history, from the mind of a sleep-deprived parent heh.
     
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