Blazers should play more fast paced

I think for the sake of going depp in the playoffs that he would play team ball. He really wouldnt have anybody to compete with if we traded Blake. Plus him and Lamarcus have the Texas connection going on. Might help

sign-and-trade to do it — which isn’t in the Detroit Pistons best interest, for that ballclub wants to clear salary cap space this off-season to reportedly sign Carlos Boozer — plus, Larry Brown has gotten along with his frontcourt of Emeka Okafor, Boris Diaw, and Gerald Wallace.

For “Sheed’s” sake, however, he should just be willing to take a reduction in salary and chase another ring by signing a one-year contract worth the mid-level exception with the San Antonio Spurs. Wallace’s immense pride and hubris might prevent him from doing that, though, so he may be out of luck and just hang it up this summer.

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/101736-rasheed-wallace-may-retire

teams know its coming and they can’t stop it…much like teams know kobe and lebron will take over in crunch time. with all of our 4th quarter comebacks and differentials keeping teams honest in the 4th is the least of my concerns for this team.

well in your lineup we will have no 3 point threat in the starting lineup…teams will go zone and make it tough for brandon and ford to slash or lma to work down low. with batum and pryz not being offensive threats combined with the lack of a 3 point shooter to spread the defense i’d be very skeptical of much success. we tend to have sluggish starts in the first quarter bc of batum and pryz limitations already…not having a 3pt shooter will probably make thigns worse.

“Oh, and by the way, I’m not entirely sold that McMillan will adjust his offense to appease a gunner like Jerryd Bayless. It’s one thing when McMillan coached a dribble-drive point guard like Antonio Daniels, for he was very careful with the ball — as his assist-to-turnover ratio in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 were both greater than 4:1 — and had a sharp-shooting backcourt partner in Ray Allen to mask his mediocre long-range shooting.”

http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/5/9/870797/buyers-sellers#15546884

Ford would be a downright terrible fit with the Portland Trail Blazers for many reasons, with his overpriced contract, inferior defense, so-so long-range shooting, small size, injury prone body, and reckless playmaking style being some of those said reasons. All in all, it’s an impractical idea.

women’s basketball games at the University of Oregon. With Paul Westhead there running the show — with an emphasis on “running” — that sloppy brand of basketball will undeniably rear its ugly head each and every game.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2009/03/oregon_to_name_new_womens_bask.html

Oddly, I’d also be cool with replacing Nate McMillan. I, on the other hand, desire to hire a head coach whose focus is on defense, catering the offense to the center with a heavy dose of pick-‘n’-roll, and having a fiery personality that pushes his players on a daily basis.

http://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/p/Basketball/Jeff-Van-Gundy-Executing-and-Defending-the-Pick-Roll-Part-I-II_BD-02692.html

Yes, the man who I want to coach the Portland Trail Blazers is none other than Jeff Van Gundy.

Wasn’t McMillian the coach that was waving his hands and encouraging the guards to start the offense early in the shot clock, if the opportunity was there?

Sure, Brandon Roy plays at a slow pace. So when he’s on the floor (35+ out of 48 minutes) the team won’t run much, unless it has an obvious advantage. Blake is also not likely to penetrate all the way to the rim in transition. So I can see why you’d advocate a white unit running team

But I wouldn’t put it all on Nate and call him a “slow down only” coach. I’d rather add a starting point guard who can run a fast break (when it’s there) and wait and see how Brandon adjusts, before calling for Nate to be replaced with a D’Antoni-type coach. Efficient half court offense is more important in the post season than the transition game, anyway

a few years ago bc he didnt demonstrate that he could change…he has now, so i’d consider it. why not let ford prove that he can change before we take a chance?