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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 9:38:09 GMT -8
offseason so i hope its ok to post this:
WTF Blazers.
Does anybody think the in game coaching of Terry Stotts offers any in game tactical advantage? I am really surprised he still has a gig after the pelicans wiped his team off the court without the blazers offering any kind of counter strategy to the halfcourt press on Dame and CJ. The guy is a players coach only. He hasn't exhibited any knack for late game decision making and the blazers lost multiple games (including playoff game) on inbound or last second miscues. Shooting 2 pointers when down by 3 is a faulty coaching instruction or its trusting players without expecations.
So i guess they keep this guy to keep Damian Lillard happy. Olshey is on the hotseat and so lacks the onions to make a coaching move?
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Post by mbabeav on May 18, 2018 12:03:06 GMT -8
offseason so i hope its ok to post this: WTF Blazers. Does anybody think the in game coaching of Terry Stotts offers any in game tactical advantage? I am really surprised he still has a gig after the pelicans wiped his team off the court without the blazers offering any kind of counter strategy to the halfcourt press on Dame and CJ. The guy is a players coach only. He hasn't exhibited any knack for late game decision making and the blazers lost multiple games (including playoff game) on inbound or last second miscues. Shooting 2 pointers when down by 3 is a faulty coaching instruction or its trusting players without expecations. So i guess they keep this guy to keep Damian Lillard happy. Olshey is on the hotseat and so lacks the onions to make a coaching move? Paul Allen seems to regard the Blazers as a cash cow, with no real desire to bring the pieces together needed to compete anymore. Big difference from the late 90's-early 2000's when it was either us or LA for the title because the eastern conference sucked so bad. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 13:29:53 GMT -8
offseason so i hope its ok to post this: WTF Blazers. Does anybody think the in game coaching of Terry Stotts offers any in game tactical advantage? I am really surprised he still has a gig after the pelicans wiped his team off the court without the blazers offering any kind of counter strategy to the halfcourt press on Dame and CJ. The guy is a players coach only. He hasn't exhibited any knack for late game decision making and the blazers lost multiple games (including playoff game) on inbound or last second miscues. Shooting 2 pointers when down by 3 is a faulty coaching instruction or its trusting players without expecations. So i guess they keep this guy to keep Damian Lillard happy. Olshey is on the hotseat and so lacks the onions to make a coaching move? Paul Allen seems to regard the Blazers as a cash cow, with no real desire to bring the pieces together needed to compete anymore. Big difference from the late 90's-early 2000's when it was either us or LA for the title because the eastern conference sucked so bad. Their actions do seem to echo the "cash cow" M.O. The way they are fighting MLB immigration to Portland is inline with that too. But i always think of Paul Allen as too rich to care about anything but winning. |
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Post by mbabeav on May 18, 2018 14:00:07 GMT -8
Paul Allen seems to regard the Blazers as a cash cow, with no real desire to bring the pieces together needed to compete anymore. Big difference from the late 90's-early 2000's when it was either us or LA for the title because the eastern conference sucked so bad. Their actions do seem to echo the "cash cow" M.O. The way they are fighting MLB immigration to Portland is inline with that too. But i always think of Paul Allen as too rich to care about anything but winning. He helped get Ticketmaster and a bunch of other money making things going, how ya think he got so rich (besides retiring from Microsoft at age 25 or so owning about 1/3 the company - but that was legit health issues and a bit of a miracle that he survived). |
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Post by messi on May 20, 2018 15:38:55 GMT -8
Its all off the court. After Neil Olshey's exit interview, this team won't be going anywhere anytime soon. yeah, they'll get one of the 8 playoff spots, but don't expect anything more. Coaches have changed, general managers have changed, but two things have remained the same, results and the owner. The Blazers got lucky that other teams had injury problems post-all star break, otherwise they wouldn't have finished third and getting swept would have made some sense being a lower seed.
Also, the rise of the super teams makes it near impossible for a team like the Blazers to build a championship team. Lillard doesn't have the star power to pull other stars, and Portland isn't the top destination for free agents. Last big impact free agent that came to Portland was Brian Grant. The only remaining option is tanking for the draft, but they wouldn't be the only ones with that kind of plan, and its insulting to the integrity of sports.
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Post by ee1990 on May 20, 2018 20:52:48 GMT -8
offseason so i hope its ok to post this: WTF Blazers. Does anybody think the in game coaching of Terry Stotts offers any in game tactical advantage? I am really surprised he still has a gig after the pelicans wiped his team off the court without the blazers offering any kind of counter strategy to the halfcourt press on Dame and CJ. The guy is a players coach only. He hasn't exhibited any knack for late game decision making and the blazers lost multiple games (including playoff game) on inbound or last second miscues. Shooting 2 pointers when down by 3 is a faulty coaching instruction or its trusting players without expecations. So i guess they keep this guy to keep Damian Lillard happy. Olshey is on the hotseat and so lacks the onions to make a coaching move? Stotts is not the problem. His roster cannot play defense. PDX cannot attract free agents. That's it, that's the entire story. Stotts has nothing to do with that. |
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Post by lebaneaver on May 21, 2018 3:14:59 GMT -8
offseason so i hope its ok to post this: WTF Blazers. Does anybody think the in game coaching of Terry Stotts offers any in game tactical advantage? I am really surprised he still has a gig after the pelicans wiped his team off the court without the blazers offering any kind of counter strategy to the halfcourt press on Dame and CJ. The guy is a players coach only. He hasn't exhibited any knack for late game decision making and the blazers lost multiple games (including playoff game) on inbound or last second miscues. Shooting 2 pointers when down by 3 is a faulty coaching instruction or its trusting players without expecations. So i guess they keep this guy to keep Damian Lillard happy. Olshey is on the hotseat and so lacks the onions to make a coaching move? Stotts is not the problem. His roster cannot play defense. PDX cannot attract free agents. That's it, that's the entire story. Stotts has nothing to do with that. [ I think you’re right, EE. I hate to say it. PDX just isn’t sexy enough, commercially viable enough, nor is it a comfortable fit culturally for many/most/ALL of the top FAs. Truth sucks, sometimes.... |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2018 7:41:21 GMT -8
offseason so i hope its ok to post this: WTF Blazers. Does anybody think the in game coaching of Terry Stotts offers any in game tactical advantage? I am really surprised he still has a gig after the pelicans wiped his team off the court without the blazers offering any kind of counter strategy to the halfcourt press on Dame and CJ. The guy is a players coach only. He hasn't exhibited any knack for late game decision making and the blazers lost multiple games (including playoff game) on inbound or last second miscues. Shooting 2 pointers when down by 3 is a faulty coaching instruction or its trusting players without expecations. So i guess they keep this guy to keep Damian Lillard happy. Olshey is on the hotseat and so lacks the onions to make a coaching move? Stotts is not the problem. His roster cannot play defense. PDX cannot attract free agents. That's it, that's the entire story. Stotts has nothing to do with that. Roster mismatches aside, Portland still gets beat with X's and O's too often. The Pelicans series was just as much coaching as it was Anthony Davis etc. You are right the NBA is a bad product right now but Portland could win a few more games and at least be competitive in the first round if they had an edge to them. Watch the celtics and tell me that isn't a plus coaching advantage right there. That roster is FULL of hacks but Brad Stevens is crafty as hell and has a philosophy. Terry Stotts isn't totally at fault but Portland could do better. |
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Post by badwack on May 21, 2018 7:45:35 GMT -8
Yeah, I have the Blazers figured out. They Suck. Now that is from a former Huge Blazer Season Ticket Holder. The Players cruise and rarely work hard the whole game. The Ticket Prices are insane. Nothing makes sense for a hard working Family. They need a new system of compensation. All the money should be in the Playoffs, with the NBA Champs Receiving a Multi Million Dollar Payday. Then we would see some real competition and effort. Now, that is from a Former Fan. Oh well.....
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2018 7:53:19 GMT -8
Yeah, I have the Blazers figured out. They Suck. Now that is from a former Huge Blazer Season Ticket Holder. The Players cruise and rarely work hard the whole game. The Ticket Prices are insane. Nothing makes sense for a hard working Family. They need a new system of compensation. All the money should be in the Playoffs, with the NBA Champs Receiving a Multi Million Dollar Payday. Then we would see some real competition and effort. Now, that is from a Former Fan. Oh well..... You are dreaming but that is an awesome dream right there. With the big TV money in the latest contract, the NBA is less beholden to it's ticket holders such as yourself. The product will get worse before it gets better. I guess we don't have to watch Warriors vs Cavs Take IV. |
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Post by ochobeavo on May 21, 2018 8:14:22 GMT -8
offseason so i hope its ok to post this: WTF Blazers. Does anybody think the in game coaching of Terry Stotts offers any in game tactical advantage? I am really surprised he still has a gig after the pelicans wiped his team off the court without the blazers offering any kind of counter strategy to the halfcourt press on Dame and CJ. The guy is a players coach only. He hasn't exhibited any knack for late game decision making and the blazers lost multiple games (including playoff game) on inbound or last second miscues. Shooting 2 pointers when down by 3 is a faulty coaching instruction or its trusting players without expecations. So i guess they keep this guy to keep Damian Lillard happy. Olshey is on the hotseat and so lacks the onions to make a coaching move? Stotts is not the problem. His roster cannot play defense. PDX cannot attract free agents. That's it, that's the entire story. Stotts has nothing to do with that. Agree. And to take it a step further, when Blazers couldn't land FA's in 2016, they immediately panicked and gave out monster deals to Meyers Leonard, Evan Turner, Allen Crabbe and Mo Harkless. So now they have zero financial flexibility and a roster of misfit parts, with 2 shoot first guards who can't play pick n roll defense. The worst place to be in the NBA is right in the middle - not good enough to go very far, always thinking you are just one guy away... Not bad enough to get immediate draft help. That's the Blazers. |
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Post by ee1990 on May 21, 2018 12:55:37 GMT -8
^^ Bingo. They are in purgatory.
I try to enjoy them when they play fast and have fun but know that they are doomed if competing for even a conference championship is the goal.
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Post by mbabeav on May 21, 2018 13:33:05 GMT -8
Stotts is not the problem. His roster cannot play defense. PDX cannot attract free agents. That's it, that's the entire story. Stotts has nothing to do with that. [ I think you’re right, EE. I hate to say it. PDX just isn’t sexy enough, commercially viable enough, nor is it a comfortable fit culturally for many/most/ALL of the top FAs. Truth sucks, sometimes.... They have the wealthiest owner in pro sports - they could buy a dream team with a day's gains on his interest bearing accounts. Portland is a nice place to live and has Nike right next door to supply endorsement dollars. It is an ownership decision to determine what kind of team they will have, and you can see what Paul Allen is willing to do. |
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Post by hawksea on May 22, 2018 11:35:14 GMT -8
[ I think you’re right, EE. I hate to say it. PDX just isn’t sexy enough, commercially viable enough, nor is it a comfortable fit culturally for many/most/ALL of the top FAs. Truth sucks, sometimes.... They have the wealthiest owner in pro sports - they could buy a dream team with a day's gains on his interest bearing accounts. Portland is a nice place to live and has Nike right next door to supply endorsement dollars. It is an ownership decision to determine what kind of team they will have, and you can see what Paul Allen is willing to do. There are a couple slight problems. Like that thing called a salary cap and max contracts... So Paul Allen is unable to pay what he wants for a super team. Also, Portland is a crappy place or athletes to live compared to somewhere like LA or New York. The tax structure here is also significantly worse than somewhere like Florida or Texas. |
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Post by beavadelic on May 22, 2018 13:32:53 GMT -8
Its all off the court. After Neil Olshey's exit interview, this team won't be going anywhere anytime soon. yeah, they'll get one of the 8 playoff spots, but don't expect anything more. Coaches have changed, general managers have changed, but two things have remained the same, results and the owner. The Blazers got lucky that other teams had injury problems post-all star break, otherwise they wouldn't have finished third and getting swept would have made some sense being a lower seed. Also, the rise of the super teams makes it near impossible for a team like the Blazers to build a championship team. Lillard doesn't have the star power to pull other stars, and Portland isn't the top destination for free agents. Last big impact free agent that came to Portland was Brian Grant. The only remaining option is tanking for the draft, but they wouldn't be the only ones with that kind of plan, and its insulting to the integrity of sports. I will say that I sense that there a lot of studs that would enjoy playing with Damian, but not in Portland. The community doesn’t have the profile of the big cities with all of the opportunities off the court that come with those markets. Comparable communities size-wise like the Bay Area or OKC and particularly San Antonio have drawn some high profile free agents because of a lot of winning due to swinging and connecting big in the draft and building a legitimate title contender, not to mention a 5 star coach in Popovich. Portland’s trifecta of owner, GM and coach fail to inspire big names. IMO, you have to win at a very high level unless you have the trimmings of big markets if you hope to draw free agents who are difference-makers. I love how committed Lillard is to trying to win here, and Portland and the northwest are fantastic places that captivate players once they’ve lived here, but he may need to go someplace else in order to experience a serious title run. He’s a great player and a great person, and he’s highly-respected by his peers, but the infrastructure in Portland makes it highly unlikely that they’ll ever lure the big-time 3 and/or 4 if they ever hope to get over the hump and truly contend. |
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