Can we give some love to Chris Finch?

Sealab2024 · Post #1 » by **Sealab2024** » Fri May 9, 2025 11:10 pm

Finch started his head coaching career in England, with the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League, the same team he had played on during his pro career. He led them to several titles, making the franchise the most successful in league history. After winning the regular season title with Sheffield in the 1998–99 season, he was named the BBL Coach of the Year.

Finch then moved to Germany, where he was the head coach of the Giessen 46ers in the German Basketball Bundesliga. The team had a 4–13 record and was on the verge of relegation, and Finch was fired.

In 2007, Finch moved to Euphony Bree's Belgian Basketball League rival, Dexia Mons-Hainaut, bringing several players with him and his assistant coach Johan Roijakkers. With Finch in charge, Dexia Mons-Hainaut reached the final of the EuroChallenge 2007–08, where it lost to BK Barons Riga by one point.[7]

In 2009, Finch became the head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League. Under Finch, the Vipers went 34–16, finishing first in the Western Conference, and earned the franchise's first playoff berth. In the playoffs, the Vipers beat both Reno and Austin in three games, and swept Tulsa in the finals to earn the franchise's first championship. Finch was named the D-League Coach of Year.[8]

On July 14, 2011, the Houston Rockets hired Finch as an assistant coach.[9] After Kevin McHale was fired in 2015 and J. B. Bickerstaff replaced him on an interim basis, Finch was named associate head coach

September 14, 2016, the Denver Nuggets hired Finch as an assistant coach alongside Michael Malone.

On June 6, 2017, the New Orleans Pelicans hired Finch as an assistant coach alongside Alvin Gentry.[12] On November 16, 2020, Finch was not retained by the Pelicans.[13]

On December 4, 2020, Finch was officially announced as a new member of the coaching staff for the Toronto Raptors, where he served as assistant coach to Nick Nurse, who had served under him at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

On February 22, 2021, the Minnesota Timberwolves named Finch the team's new head coach.[15][16] In his first full season, he led the Timberwolves to a 46–36 finish and their first playoff berth since 2018. He received four 3rd-place votes for 2021–22 NBA Coach of the Year.[17] On April 11, 2022, he signed a multi-year extension.[18]

On February 4, 2024, he was named the head coach of the Western Conference at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.[19] On April 21, 2024, Finch was named a top three finalist for NBA Coach of the Year. With 1:41 remaining in Game 4 of the Timberwolves' 2024 first-round series victory over the Phoenix Suns, Finch suffered a patellar tendon rupture after Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. collided with him. Conley was fouled and forced into Finch by Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker. Assistant coach Micah Nori took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the game.[20]

Finch then led the Timberwolves to the largest Game 7 comeback in NBA history, overcoming a 20-point deficit to beat the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. They went on to fall to the Dallas Mavericks 4 to 1 in the Western Conference Finals.[21] On June 24, 2024, he signed a multi-year extension.

Upperclass · Post #2 » by **Upperclass** » Sat May 10, 2025 12:31 am

Um.. He's the 2nd worst coach left in the playoffs and was one of the worst overall, just ahead of the Grizz coach and JJ Redick.

Sealab2024 · Post #3 » by **Sealab2024** » Sat May 10, 2025 12:59 am

And yet...

Sealab2024 · Post #4 » by **Sealab2024** » Sat May 10, 2025 1:07 am

If y'all remember the Timberwolves were shunned and called racists and destroyed for hiring Chris Finch. It didn't matter what the man was worth he better not be a white man...

firedavidkahn · Post #5 » by **firedavidkahn** » Sat May 10, 2025 1:25 am

Upperclass wrote:Um.. He's the 2nd worst coach left in the playoffs and was one of the worst overall, just ahead of the Grizz coach and JJ Redick.

Wolves have a terrible coach
Ant is overrated
Wolves overpaid for Gobert
Gobert gets played off the court
Randle sucks

Everything about the Wolves is overrated and sucks!!!!

Yet here we are about to go back to the WCF in back to back years. :lol:

*Unless we lose Ant this series is basically over

Wargreymon · Post #6 » by **Wargreymon** » Sat May 10, 2025 1:35 am

firedavidkahn wrote:
Upperclass wrote:Um.. He's the 2nd worst coach left in the playoffs and was one of the worst overall, just ahead of the Grizz coach and JJ Redick.

Wolves have a terrible coach
Ant is overrated
Wolves overpaid for Gobert
Gobert gets played off the court
Randle sucks

Everything about the Wolves is overrated and sucks!!!!

Yet here we are about to go back to the WCF in back to back years.

*Unless we lose Ant this series is basically over

Look at this ray of sunshine...

levon · Post #7 » by **levon** » Sat May 10, 2025 2:30 am

He seems like a pretty mid coach and a likely candidate to get dismissed.

Godymas · Post #8 » by **Godymas** » Sat May 10, 2025 2:31 am

He’s average imo as far as playoff coaches. Roster carries him imo

Upperclass · Post #9 » by **Upperclass** » Sat May 10, 2025 2:35 am

firedavidkahn wrote:
Upperclass wrote:Um.. He's the 2nd worst coach left in the playoffs and was one of the worst overall, just ahead of the Grizz coach and JJ Redick.

Wolves have a terrible coach
Ant is overrated
Wolves overpaid for Gobert
Gobert gets played off the court
Randle sucks

Everything about the Wolves is overrated and sucks!!!!

Yet here we are about to go back to the WCF in back to back years.

*Unless we lose Ant this series is basically over

Lets revisit when Finch has to make some in-game adjustments during these upcoming games.

DLoMor · Post #10 » by **DLoMor** » Sat May 10, 2025 3:30 am

Best coach in the playoffs right now. Haters are going to hate, people only don’t want to respect him because the TWolves knew what they were doing when they hired him. Can’t wait till the TWolves win the championship so people can see what a great coach he is.

76ciology · Post #11 » by **76ciology** » Sat May 10, 2025 5:10 am

How about some love for David Adelman?

LethalRangee · Post #12 » by **LethalRangee** » Sat May 10, 2025 5:13 am

How about some love for Doc Rivers?

Upperclass · Post #13 » by **Upperclass** » Sun May 11, 2025 1:48 am

Upperclass wrote:
firedavidkahn wrote:
Upperclass wrote:Um.. He's the 2nd worst coach left in the playoffs and was one of the worst overall, just ahead of the Grizz coach and JJ Redick.

Wolves have a terrible coach
Ant is overrated
Wolves overpaid for Gobert
Gobert gets played off the court
Randle sucks

Everything about the Wolves is overrated and sucks!!!!

Yet here we are about to go back to the WCF in back to back years.

*Unless we lose Ant this series is basically over

Lets revisit when Finch has to make some in-game adjustments during these upcoming games.

Welp that didnt take long.

durden_tyler · Post #14 » by **durden_tyler** » Sun May 11, 2025 4:46 am

Bump for that great defense and timely subs in Game 3 vs the Warriors.

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Tracymcgoaty · Post #15 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun May 11, 2025 4:54 am

Give him love? If he doesn't win this series he should be fired. You're facing Warriors without Curry ffs.

DLoMor · Post #16 » by **DLoMor** » Sun May 11, 2025 4:56 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:Give him love? If he doesn't win this series he should be fired. You're facing Warriors without Curry ffs.

So why should the other coaches not be fired for losing the series? Why only Finch? Huh? Biased much.

Ugly0598 · Post #17 » by **Ugly0598** » Sun May 11, 2025 5:31 am

He’s a penis pump.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #18 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Sun May 11, 2025 6:25 am

DLoMor wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:Give him love? If he doesn't win this series he should be fired. You're facing Warriors without Curry ffs.

So why should the other coaches not be fired for losing the series? Why only Finch? Huh? Biased much.

Dude even Timbs fans themselves probably feel Finch should be on the hot seat at least if they cant win this series with Curry being out for 80% of it.

No biases here Wolves were better than us and Lakers suck.

If he cant win against a Warriors team missing their superstar he should most def be fired imo. Their roster is overall more talented and they're all healthy.

76ciology · Post #19 » by **76ciology** » Sun May 11, 2025 6:56 am

How about some love for all the mothers for mother’s day?

Post #20 » by **floppymoose** » Sun May 11, 2025 7:35 am

Strange timing for this. Curry-less Warriors is not a playoff-caliber team. Finch may be great, i have no idea. But an average coach would easily win this series.