I'm not gonna go post stuff from Blazer boards where there were plenty people calling for him to be fired last year. Instead, this is from after the first game of this season...

quote:
Strong reaction to the Blazers' loss in Phoenix Wednesday was inevitable. "Roller Coaster" not only describes individual seasons but Blazer fandom in general. Nobody rides it better, nobody stays on longer than does the Blazer fan.

However I couldn't help but notice that the first bump on the ride caused a significant swell of blame to fall upon the head of Head Coach Terry Stotts. We printed nothing like that in the game reviews but the comment sections blossomed with calls for everything from a different scheme to the coach's head on a platter.

A discouraging opener to a (presumably) tanking team won't be greeted with flowers and flute ballads by any fan base. But in light of the already burgeoning Stotts-centric response to things that go wrong with the team, LINK

That article, after 1 game, isn't necessary for a coach thst hadn't had his job questioned before.

1 ...

Report Post

Posted by theducks

Where The Blazers Play

Member since Aug 2013

13752 posts

Posted on 11/23/13 at 10:45 pm to eyeran

Blazersedge! I am a member there as well. If you read that article (and comments) you'll see that they do not blame the coach. In Dave's first sentence to answering the question is "Portland does not have a coaching problem." Dave was skeptical of Portland's talent to start the season and clearly said it would be the talent that fail Stotts, not his coaching ability. I don't want to highjack this thread so I'll end it there.

I think even with the crappy start you guys had you'll be in the 8th seed mix. Maybe 7th seed depending on how close 7 and 8 are. I wasn't a fan of Reke and didn't want him in Portland (he said he wanted to be starting and refused to pkay SF at the time) but off the bench and with a healthy EG, Ryan, Jrue and Davis, he should get great looks at the basket and lanes to it.

1 ...

Report Post

Pelicans Talk - Replies to Post

Return To Board

Page 1

Return To Board