Sad day for up tempo fans. woohoo, 5 more years of walking the ball up so Juan Dixon can jack up shot after shot only to stay in the game while Martell or Telfair miss once and get benched.
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Have hope, my shon.mediocre man said:Sad day for up tempo fans. woohoo, 5 more years of walking the ball up so Juan Dixon can jack up shot after shot only to stay in the game while Martell or Telfair miss once and get benched.
Here's the entire 20 minute interview with Nate:
http://www.radiotown.net/portland/podcast/specialties/nateonprimetime.mp3
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http://www.radiotown.net/portland/podcast/specialties/nateonprimetime.mp3
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mediocre man said:Sad day for up tempo fans. woohoo, 5 more years of walking the ball up so Juan Dixon can jack up shot after shot only to stay in the game while Martell or Telfair miss once and get benched.
Portland doesn't have the personnel necessary to play an up-tempo game.
tlong said:Portland doesn't have the personnel necessary to play an up-tempo game.
That just might be the dumbest thing you've ever said tlong. I understand you don't like Telfair, but even you would have to admit he is better at running than in the 1/2 court. Outlaw, Miles, Jack, Viktor even Webster are all athletes. Joel and/or Theo are good at blocking shots and starting the break. All Nate would have to do is implement a trapping defense and portland would be not only more fun to watch, but harder to beat.
4 more years.mediocre man said:Sad day for up tempo fans. woohoo, 5 more years of walking the ball up so Juan Dixon can jack up shot after shot only to stay in the game while Martell or Telfair miss once and get benched.
And Dixon is a better shooter than Martell & Telfair. If you expect people here to think you know how to coach the team better than Nate, you need to prove it. Your posts with wrong facts are not going to cut it. Mediocre, man.
I'd like to see Webster, Telfair, Outlaw, and Jack play more, but just putting them in and benching Dixon Blake & Miles doesn't help the team.
Nate said:"Young guys, it takes time."
You need to have decent defensive players, and you need players who understand the difference between 'game shape' and 'well conditioned'. Portland has neither.mediocre man said:That just might be the dumbest thing you've ever said tlong. I understand you don't like Telfair, but even you would have to admit he is better at running than in the 1/2 court. Outlaw, Miles, Jack, Viktor even Webster are all athletes. Joel and/or Theo are good at blocking shots and starting the break. All Nate would have to do is implement a trapping defense and portland would be not only more fun to watch, but harder to beat.
It's hard starting a fast break taking the ball out of the net.
Backboard Cam said:4 more years.
And Dixon is a better shooter than Martell & Telfair. If you expect people here to think you know how to coach the team better than Nate, you need to prove it. Your posts with wrong facts are not going to cut it. Mediocre, man.
I'd like to see Webster, Telfair, Outlaw, and Jack play more, but just putting them in and benching Dixon Blake & Miles doesn't help the team.
Sorry, I added the word more by mistake my bad.
Dixon statistically might be a better shooter, but at the same age as he I'd like to see where Telfair and Webster are. Dixon brings our offense to a stop along with Zach. They are both painful to watch.
As for proving I can coach better than Nate I would be happy to. Plaease submit to the Blazers that I would like to take over as head coach as soon as they would like to make the game more entertaining for the fans. My offense would consist of a lot of hit and running and single wing formations.
Was there actually some question on whether he would be back or not? He just signed a 5 year contract at the beginning of this year did he not?
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I meant that of all the posters at bbb.net, you are one of the least likely to be coach. My bad.mediocre man said:As for proving I can coach better than Nate I would be happy to. Plaease submit to the Blazers that I would like to take over as head coach as soon as they would like to make the game more entertaining for the fans.
Backboard Cam said:Sorry if I wasn't clear. I meant that of all the posters at bbb.net, you are one of the least likely to be coach. My bad.
Because of what reasons?
I have exceptional communication skills
Have actually coached basketball....assisted at a higher level than high school
Look great in a suit
Ability to hold down a job
Already a fan of arena nachos
Have my evenings free
Can keep track of when a player hurts the team more on defense than helps on offense
Can count by onsies, twosies and threesies
Can count backwards from 24 almost all the time
I mean just because you disagree with my assessment doesn't mean I'd make a bad coach, nor does it mean you'd make a bad coach. It means we differ in oppinion.
And benching Blake, Dixon and Miles does help the team. Blake is by far the steadiest PG we have, but he hasn't proven to be anything but a back up so far in his career. Dixon is the worst defender on the team and has never met a shot he didn't like. Miles is by far the most talented player on the team and by far the one with the least heart. Benching all of them would help Nate mold the young guys the way he wants to. Keeping them on the bench does nothing but hurt their confidence.
that's what I was thinking....Foulzilla said:Was there actually some question on whether he would be back or not? He just signed a 5 year contract at the beginning of this year did he not?
What makes you think that Nate isn't molding them "the way he wants to" right now? You think someone else is telling him who to play and when? The reason the young guys don't have as many minutes as some people would like is because Nate made that choice.mediocre man said:And benching Blake, Dixon and Miles does help the team.... Benching all of them would help Nate mold the young guys the way he wants to.
You do not know more than Nate, and I know that because I read your posts.
You can't run a fast break offense without solid defense and rebounding, this team has neither so good luck with that.mediocre man said:Sorry, I added the word more by mistake my bad.
Dixon statistically might be a better shooter, but at the same age as he I'd like to see where Telfair and Webster are. Dixon brings our offense to a stop along with Zach. They are both painful to watch.
As for proving I can coach better than Nate I would be happy to. Plaease submit to the Blazers that I would like to take over as head coach as soon as they would like to make the game more entertaining for the fans. My offense would consist of a lot of hit and running and single wing formations.
I think you have been watching to many Telfair "Through the Fire" highlights..this is the NBA not run and gun HS ball. That style only works with a exceptional PG which we certainly don't have...in fact I can only think of a few teams lately in which that style has been effective, those being PHX with Steve Nash and NJ a few years back with J. Kidd. Telfair isn't remotely close to either of those guys.
Backboard Cam said:What makes you think that Nate isn't molding them "the way he wants to" right now? You think someone else is telling him who to play and when? The reason the young guys don't have as many minutes as some people would like is because Nate made that choice.
You do not know more than Nate, and I know that because I read your posts.
I never said I knew more than Nate. I disagree with how Nate runs the team. As you disagree with my posts. It's strictly a difference of opinion.
I guess my question to you would be how do you know that Nate is making those decisions? Maybe PatterNash IS telling him who to play. You really have no idea either.
Maybe I do know more than Nate. Again, you have no idea because all you do is differ from the way I think. Nothing wrong with that, just fact. I think Nate is an average coach at best. His record supports that.
sa1177 said:You can't run a fast break offense without solid defense and rebounding, this team has neither so good luck with that.
I think you have been watching to many Telfair "Through the Fire" highlights..this is the NBA not run and gun HS ball. That style only works with a exceptional PG which we certainly don't have...in fact I can only think of a few teams lately in which that style has been effective, those being PHX with Steve Nash and NJ a few years back with J. Kidd. Telfair isn't remotely close to either of those guys.
You're right. Phoenix, Dallas prior to Avery Johnson both play exceptional defense
I don't think it is smart--when developing a young team--to use a "free" system without teaching the guys the "right way to play first." & when you don't have outstanding 3 pt shooters, a PF or C that runs the floor & can play above the rim, or a PG that is always looking to push & find the open man, the concept of "run & gun" doesn't quite work. Also, running can result in a lot of TO's---the Sonics are "running" right now & the turnovers are just ridiculous, because they are constantly pushing the ball & often making errant passes. That's not the way Nate wants to teach these guys, I wouldn't think.
Is there some reason you keep on throwing direct insults on the guy for stating his opinion? He did not say in any way that he was smarter then Nate. He said that he thought it was a better idea to play them more, which I agree with. I don't give a rats *** if you or Nate think its the right thing to do, the young players are the future of the team, and Juan "I never met a shot I didn't like" Dixon and Steve Blake are in it as backups, at best. So when the season has melted down to the point it has now where the games mean very little as there will be no playoffs, the young guys should be playing and getting experience, not held back so we can experience the wonderful growth of Dixon and Blake that isn't going to happen.
Secondly, I can solidly say over the last few games the young guys have EASILY out played Dixon and Blake. Scoring a bunch of points Dixon does from time to time does not make you a good player, all it shows is you have a knack for scoring. Maybe if Dixon wasn't playing so much 1 on 1 ball and jacking up every shot like it was his last, the other guys might have had some better stats then they did. Can Juan defend anybody? I doubt it, not at the NBA level.
Maybe if Blake, Dixon, Zbo Kryapa and Joel hadn't dug the Blazers double digit deficits in the beginning of each half of the last few games, and the younger players who played them to a standstill, the Blazers might have won a few of those games.
Secondly, I can solidly say over the last few games the young guys have EASILY out played Dixon and Blake. Scoring a bunch of points Dixon does from time to time does not make you a good player, all it shows is you have a knack for scoring. Maybe if Dixon wasn't playing so much 1 on 1 ball and jacking up every shot like it was his last, the other guys might have had some better stats then they did. Can Juan defend anybody? I doubt it, not at the NBA level.
Maybe if Blake, Dixon, Zbo Kryapa and Joel hadn't dug the Blazers double digit deficits in the beginning of each half of the last few games, and the younger players who played them to a standstill, the Blazers might have won a few of those games.
Portland plays poor defense though (Read: below average).mediocre man said:You're right. Phoenix, Dallas prior to Avery Johnson both play exceptional defense
If Portland's current squad tried to run on other teams, they'd increase the likelyhood of being blown out. For a team that gets blown out under normal circumstances, I'll stick with Nate's philosophy for the time being.
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