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Longtime Portland Trail Blazers assistant Bill Bayno expected to join Minnesota Timberwolves and be added to Rick Adelman's coaching staff.

Blazer assistant coach Bill Bayno, who is as good as they come in the player-development game, spends his summers flying from city to city, beating on Portland players and helping them prepare their bodies and minds.

shangrila wrote:For anyone that might be wondering what Bayno does, it's player development.

Blazer assistant coach Bill Bayno, who is as good as they come in the player-development game, spends his summers flying from city to city, beating on Portland players and helping them prepare their bodies and minds.

http://hoopshype.com/rumors/tag/bill_bayno

john2jer wrote:

shangrila wrote:For anyone that might be wondering what Bayno does, it's player development.

Blazer assistant coach Bill Bayno, who is as good as they come in the player-development game, spends his summers flying from city to city, beating on Portland players and helping them prepare their bodies and minds.

http://hoopshype.com/rumors/tag/bill_bayno

Hmm... And how has Portland done with injuries lately? I think we know why.

In the end, Bill Bayno’s departure from the Trail Blazers’ coaching staff came down to one thing: Security.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and new coach Rick Adelman offered the former Blazers assistant coach a four-year contract — three more years than the Blazers would offer — and a difficult decision became a no-brainer for Bayno.

“We talk all the time about this being a business when players get traded or coaches get fired and its no different in this situation,” Bayno said in an e-mail to The Oregonian. “My first choice was to stay and I did everything in my power to do that. But in the end, I had to take this offer. It was too good to pass up.”

As a general policy under the current management, the Blazers do not offer assistant coaches more than one-year contracts on a year-to-year basis. Coach Nate McMillan lobbied on Bayno’s behalf when the Timberwolves’ interest surfaced, but the Blazers were unwilling to budge on a multi-year offer.

Bayno just completed his sixth year with the organization, including the fourth as an assistant coach. When McMillan shook up his staff prior to last season, Bayno became one of his most trusted assistants and sat next to him on the Blazers’ bench during games. Bayno was most regarded for his abilities as a player development coach and it was common to see him dripping with sweat during pregame workouts and after Blazers practices, when he worked one-on-one with players.

His energy and tireless work ethic was infectious and, according to McMillan, will be missed.

“I thought he was a very good coach for us and I hate to lose him,” McMillan said. “Billy brought an energy and kind of a spirit to the team and the bench. He did a real nice job.”

Bayno, who explained his exodus from Portland in an e-mail because he’s on vacation in the Dominican Republic, called his departure “bittersweet ... because of my love for all things Blazers.” He specifically expressed sadness about leaving coach Nate McMillan.

“It was extremely hard leaving Nate and I really struggled with it,” Bayno said. “I’ve learned so much from him and owe him a great deal of credit for giving me my first chance to coach in the NBA. I truly believe he’s one of the best coaches at any level in the world.”

That said, Bayno also expressed excitement about his new job and the opportunity to work alongside Rick Adelman.

“I also have tremendous respect for Rick,” Bayno said. “In a lot of ways, he reminds me a lot of Nate. They’re both locks for the Hall of Fame in my humble opinion and I’m excited to learn from him and work for him.”

shangrila wrote:For anyone that might be wondering what Bayno does, it's player development.

Blazer assistant coach Bill Bayno, who is as good as they come in the player-development game, spends his summers flying from city to city, beating on Portland players and helping them prepare their bodies and minds.

http://hoopshype.com/rumors/tag/bill_bayno

Krapinsky wrote:Best part of this hire is that "Bayno" nicely replaces "Ronzone" as the new Realgm Wolves forum boner euphemism.

The J Rocka wrote:I have a major bayno over this hire.

AryonBlazerFan wrote:Bayno is the guy that did a lot of work with LMA and got him to start playing inside.

Klomp wrote:

AryonBlazerFan wrote:Bayno is the guy that did a lot of work with LMA and got him to start playing inside.

If he can do the same for Love...