I wanted to start a new topic so I would have a place to complain, compliment, or provide ideas for the Blazers coaching staff. If nobody else likes it, I guess it will just fade away, but I think there are at least a few out here that have concerns about our current coaching staff.
Just to start, here's something I think about on occasion:
If I were Stotts, having already been on the hot seat before, and if Hood comes back healthy like I think he will, I would become an innovator to today's game like Kerr was to the Dubs. We could easily be two deep at every position next year and could embrace the realities of load management. Crazy idea, I know, but what if we ran two units for 6 minute bursts. Sorta like hockey with a line change and Dame being the only exception, but still carrying a much smaller load of minutes:
Dame(32) / Simons(16)
GTJ(24) / CJ(24)
Hood(24) / Melo(24)
Collins(24) / Gabriel(24)
Nurkic(24) / Whiteside(24)
Again... Crazy, I know, but could it work? If it did, and it resulted in a chip or two, I think Stotts would go down in NBA history as a genius.
If I was Terry Stotts....
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I'd imagine if I was making $5 million/season, that's something I could make happen.
I'd imagine if I was making $5 million/season, that's something I could make happen.
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I would tell Neil Olshey to quit pissing the salary cap away with piss-poor players and give him someone he can actually play. We are still paying for the Crabbe, Turner, and Leonard fiasco and none of those players are even on the team anymore. He gave CJ too much money, as well and he is still on the team and probably going nowhere so long as Lillard wants him here. Find some players that can actually play!
I would tell Neil Olshey to quit pissing the salary cap away with piss-poor players and give him someone he can actually play. We are still paying for the Crabbe, Turner, and Leonard fiasco and none of those players are even on the team anymore. He gave CJ too much money, as well and he is still on the team and probably going nowhere so long as Lillard wants him here. Find some players that can actually play!
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Would play Wenyen in the starting lineup. Zach Collins is still a few years away and would rather a hustle guy in the starting lineup. I'm feeling Meyers 2.0 at the moment, just looking a step behind and lack of effort and/or ability.
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For the Bubble:
PG: Dame 37 CJ 11
SG: CJ 23 GTJ 25
SF Melo 30 GTJ 12 Mario 6
PF Collins 32 Wenyen 16
C Nurkic 30 Whiteside 18
You could always take 6 away Marios minutes at SF have GTJ play those and give Ant those 6 minutes at SG.
PG: Dame 37 CJ 11
SG: CJ 23 GTJ 25
SF Melo 30 GTJ 12 Mario 6
PF Collins 32 Wenyen 16
C Nurkic 30 Whiteside 18
You could always take 6 away Marios minutes at SF have GTJ play those and give Ant those 6 minutes at SG.
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