He did a good job with the hand that he was given but our offensive philosophy did just straight up not exist outside of iso ball and just players making it up as they went, we also were one of the worst inbounding teams in the entire league. We could be “stupid” but I guess we’ll just have to see.

He deserves another opportunity to coach but can we slow down acting like he’s Red Auerbach, this team had alot of talent and blew multiple 20 point leads at home in the playoffs. The reaction the last few weeks people are acting like Splitter is a top coach, he was fine.

His offense was pick and roll and iso ball, just like Chauncey’s

me when i don’t watch the blazers and just talk out of my ass

I mean Dan Hurley would love the opportunity

Flair up coward

Honestly I think you could probably get a high level Gleague coach for that money

Like take a chance on DJ Bakker or Dylan Murphy guys who have nothing but success in the Gleague

I’m sure Mark Diagneault was one of the lower paid coaches when he first signed on, and I’m sure those guys who are probably working for similar salaries to you and I would be more than happy to take a million dollars for a shot at the big leagues

DJ Bakker was an assistant coach around the league, he was the head coach of the motor city cruise and the Greensboro swarm and I think has made the playoffs like every year and even won a championship. I obviously don’t watch Gleague games so I can’t tell you if he is a good coach, but I’m sure somebody down in the Gleague is a gem. And the coaches of the good teams feel like a reasonable place to start.

There are still plenty of good coaches you could get at that price point. Sometimes it’s not about the compensation it’s about the opportunity.

He was a coach on an old YouTube video like 2 or maybe 3 years ago but he’d have to find that one to show it

Welcome back, Kaleb Canales!

But in all seriousness I’m sure you could pull someone from the Gleague

Like half the coaches still in the playoffs spent years as Gleague coaches

Nick Nurse was a Gleague head coach from 2007-2013 (became a head coach in 2018)

Mark Diagnault was 2014-2019 (became a head coach in 2020)

Chris Finch from 2009-2011 (became a head coach in 2021

Those guys did all have stints as assistant coaches first but if you know ball you know ball

LOL all the blazers do is sabotage themselves. Poverty franchise like you read about.

I’ll do it for $124,999.99

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Doc is definitely not cheap

I swear y’all just say Doc’s name every time a shitty coach search happens without thinking much about it lol. He gotta be expensive as hell

Hes a young assistant type hire (that we see all over the nba) except he has a season of good track record. Hes top of many teams lists.

Fans have zero idea what they’re talking about. An assistant coach who got thrown into the fire got his team to the playoffs in a stacked west but he’s not good enough for random ass Redditors lmao.

Love how yall act like there’s zero possibility that he could improve in the areas he’s lacking too. First year head coach? We have already seen his absolute ceiling. No point in trying again

That’s why Chauncey got the 7th seed and the playoffs all those years.

Wait…

Orlando perhaps.

What the fuck? He didn’t maximize a single dude on our team except for Kris Murray by giving him minutes over Shaedon Sharpe

Not sure man, but the people that I know that have connections to the team say the vibes not great and that since his purchase there has been a feeling that he doesn’t want the team in Portland. From an organization standpoint it makes no sense why you’d refuse to hire Tiago after the season we had. I don’t even see how he couldn’t be the cheapest option anyways since he’d be a first time coach.

The expansion teams aren’t set in stone. According to William Simmons they don’t have the votes right now. I think its more likely they are doing this to show they tried to expand before relocating.

I doubt the Blazers move though. They have a great fan base

It depends on the situation. The Kings are willing to go into the tax (and did so this year) without results, while the Pacer’s don’t go into the tax, and have had lots of success.

Rich of you to tell me to go outside and you’re a 1% commenter here.

Someone will take the job. But that someone could also make more in college or as an assistant coach in the NBA. He’s gonna get what he pays for.