Phil jax.nah, nah. Jerry Slo..? Caleb?? 2012-2013 Portland Trailblazers Season Thread

[thelonious21]

I was mad shocked that we went after Phil jax.. sloan.. not so much i figured we was goin ask him.. but i really dont know who is next since these 2 said The 3 Rooks looked good last night in summer league.. Lillard lookin like Westbrook lite Myers Leonard looks like a Psycho T that can actually Play so im down with that.. we had a 3rd cat out there lookin good too.. cant think of his name.. i HOPE we get this shyt right man... cant have my boy LMA trying to get traded

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

 

[thelonious21]

 

[Q2EEzY]

D-Lill looked better in the 2nd half against NO, I like his poise...

Austin Rivers

Luke Babbitt gonna ball out next season

Leonard is a man beast, lots of upside

and how about Nolan Smith? dude was beasting before he sprained his ankle

 

[Q2EEzY]

Phil Jackson interested in joining the Trail Blazers in non-coaching role | OregonLive.com

Phil Jackson has interest in joining the Trail Blazers in a non-coaching role, a source close to the legendary coach said, but it is unclear whether owner Paul Allen has interest in Jackson.

“Phil would be interested in talking about a possible role in the organization,’’ the source close to Jackson said. “My sense is there is a lot Phil can offer by being there, be it handling players, advising trade scenarios, managing coaching staff ... I think he would be a tremendous advisor to the owner.’’

Allen has not responded to an interview request by The Oregonian.

In the spring, Jackson’s agent Todd Musburger spoke several times with then-Blazers president Larry Miller, who wanted Jackson to coach the Blazers. Jackson eventually told Miller he wasn’t interested coaching, but he left feeling “pleased and impressed” with the Blazers, according to the source close to Jackson.

Miller resigned on July 6, and Allen said he would open a national search. Jackson has yet to be approached as the Blazers are engulfed in free agency and a coaching search.

“We told them he didn’t want to be head coach, but that we had interest in Phil speaking with Paul,’’ the source said. “Is that door still open? That’s up to Paul Allen. But Phil is open to a conversation.’’

Jackson, who turns 67 in September, won a record 11-NBA titles as a coach _ six with Chicago and five with the Lakers - and two as a player with the Knicks (1970, 1973). He is widely regarded as the greatest coach of all-time and is known for his leadership and ability to motivate.

Since retiring after the 2011-2012 season, he splits time living between Los Angeles and Montana. He was born in Montana and went to high school in North Dakota.

 

[thelonious21]

If you ain't coaching.. fall back

 

[Bilz]

Phil Jackson? The last thing Portland needs is another guy with bad knees.

 

[cimalee]

I dont know about to think about the phil jackson situation , I guess it cant hurt , The blazers have 2 be patient , and will still have a bunch of cap space next summer . I dont see why we are not going after a oj mayo or something we need a good 6th man

 

[thelonious21]

Nicolas Batum will remain in Portland as Trail Blazers match Timberwolves' offer | OregonLive.com




Just as the Portland Trail Blazers had said all along, Nicolas Batum is staying in Portland.

The Blazers have decided to match the Minnesota Timberwolves' four-year, $46.5 million offer to restricted free agent forward Nicolas Batum, the team announced Wednesday afternoon.

The move was expected. General manager Neil Olshey had said repeatedly that the team would match any offer it received for Batum, and it did shortly after the 6-foot-9 forward landed at Portland International Airport late Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, Olshey said the Blazers plan to sign Ronnie Price for depth at point guard. Price, 29, is a 6-2 combo guard out of Utah Valley who has been in the league seven seasons and has career averages of 3.6 points and 1.4 assists.

Hours before the Blazers made their announcement, Batum landed at PDX and talked about the prospect of coming back to the team where he has spent his first four seasons.

"I'm very happy about it," Batum said, "so we will see what happens tomorrow with the physical, and I'm going to talk with the media Friday before I go back to France, so you will know everything Friday."

Batum didn't talk specifically about his free agency, but he said he had the impression that he would remain with the Blazers.

"I knew I was going to be back here," Batum said.

Update following Olshey's comments in Las Vegas this afternoon:

“The decision was made a long time ago,” Olshey said. “We were never not going to have Nicolas back. We did investigate certain things with Minnesota as a due diligence deal. We wanted to make sure we explored every option to improve our basketball team, but there was never a situation where there was a commensurate package offered back that was attractive enough to let Nicolas go.”

Update following Minnesota GM David Kahn's comments this afternoon:

“We are disappointed that Nicolas Batum will not be on our team and wish him the best in the future,” Kahn said. “However, we were prepared for the possibility of this outcome and will move forward with our other plans.”

 

[Q2EEzY]

Terry motherfukkin Stotts

Trail Blazers hire Terry Stotts as head coach | OregonLive.com

The Trail Blazers have hired Terry Stotts to be their next basketball coach, The Oregonian has learned.

A person close to the search confirmed Tuesday that Stotts, who spent the last four seasons as the Dallas Mavericks lead assistant, has informed the Mavericks that he will be the next head coach in Portland.

The Blazers formally announced the decision Tuesday afternoon. Terms of the deal are not known.

So begins another era of Blazers basketball.

Stotts, 54, replaces interim coach Kaleb Canales, who took over last season when Nate McMillan was fired. It will be the third head coaching position for Stotts, a long-time assistant, who last was a head coach with the Milwaukee Bucks (2005-07) took that team to the NBA playoffs in 2006. He also served as the coach of the Atlanta Hawks (2002-04).

His total NBA coaching record: 115-168.

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle couldn't be reached for comment, but recently told The Oregonian of Stotts: "Of all the coaches presently in play, Terry is by far the best available. He's a professional and understands the process of NBA coaching and how to communicate and teach young players."

Stotts served as Carlisle's "offensive coordinator" since being hired in 2008. The Mavs head coach pointed to their title run in 2011, when Dallas went from the No. 11 ranked points-per-minute offense during the regular season to having the No. 1 offense in the post-season.

He also served as an assistant under George Karl with the Seattle Sonics, and was an assistant with the Warriors and Bucks as well. Stotts, an All-Big 8 forward at Oklahoma, was a second-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets in 1980. He had a nine-year professional basketball career, playing mostly in France.

It's been five seasons since Stotts was a head coach. In that time, however, he's won an NBA championship as Carlisle's top assistant, and become the league's official "mentor" to the NBA Developmental League coaches.

"I had two others jobs prior to going to Dallas," Carlisle said last month. "There are a lot of inexperienced coaches who might lose four or five early games and get paralyzed. Terry wouldn't blink. It pains me to say this, but I think he's 100-percent the right coach for Portland.

"My biggest concern then would be how do I replace him?"

Carlisle finds out now.

It's not known what role, if any, Canales will have with the Blazers. The well-liked one-time team video coordinator turned assistant turned interim coach went 8-15 last season and received enthusiastic endorsements from some Blazers players. There's been speculation that Canales could be retained as part of Stotts' staff, but no official word.