The 4 Coach Finalists Are... Envelope, PLease...

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  1. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Well hopefully he would see how Nate got fired; therefor what he did wasn't right for the organization.
     
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    That is my feeling as well. And it has nothing to do with Nate. I just think our head coach should be more well rounded and exposed to different basketball minds and philosophies. Not to say Kaleb doesn't have a good basketball mind himself, but at his age he lacks the experience of the others.

    I was not aware of Elston Turner's coaching background. He intrigues me.
     
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    (also in the other thread)
    A little info on the most anonymous member of our final four--Steve Clifford--from a March 2011 Orlando Sentinel article:

     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Nate lasted 7 years. Longest tenured Blazers coach unless I'm mistaken.
     
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    I like him as well. In fact, he's my second choice.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    As long as Kaleb practices his arm-folding technique he should be in like Flynn.
     
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    Who was renounced :)
     
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    Jack Ramsay was longer I think
     
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    Yes, Ramsay was longer. Nate was second, which is still a travesty
     
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    What that he wasn't kept to take over Ramsay's spot?
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    How much experience did Adelman have when he took the job back in '89?

    A few years before that he coached at a CC in Salem IIRC.
     
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    I think he's suggesting that Nate was not the 2nd best coach for the Blazers and his tenure lasted too long.

    I would rank the non-interim Blazers coaches (that I personally remember) as follows:

    1. Jack Ramsay
    2. Rick Adelman
    3. Mike Dunleavy (good coach or just good players? I could be persuaded to swap #3 and #4)
    4. Nate McMillan
    5. PJ Carlesimo
    6. Maurice Cheeks
    7. Mike Schuler

    Edit: Boy, I don't remember Schuler winning COTY. I just remember the players hating him.
     
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