Tom Thibodeau

by TheGreatDane17 on May 17, 2009 12:51 PM PDT

He is a free agent after this year, rumored to be a candidate for multiple head coaching positions. He is a great young defensive mind. Of course Pierce, Garnett & Allen in their prime didn't hurt. He has been an assistant to a Jeff Van Gundy in the past with the Knicks & Rockets. Tom Thibodeau

What could he bring to our team? - Championship experience, A very smart defensive mind. Has seen first hand what it takes to keep multiple superstars happy with their touches.
Would it cost us losing McMillan? - Most likely if he is a HC candidate for other teams. If he doesn't become a HC, then Paul Allen should really make him the highest paid assistant coach in NBA history.
Would we be better off with Thibodeau? - This is an open question to the community. Please explain your answer.

Personally, I think he could do a lot with all the athletiscm here. Could help us improve exponentially on defense.

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Like the idea, but

I don’t think Thibodeau is going to go anywhere unless it is for a HC position. Even though he is basically the actual head coach of the Celtics and Doc is really just the motivator.

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by peseme16 on May 17, 2009 12:57 PM PDT reply actions

I don’t think Thibodeau is going to go anywhere unless it is for a HC position.

I agree

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by NBR on May 17, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Anyone thought about replacing Nate

With Thibodeau? Is he worth it?

Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Edwin Jackson(Eurostash)

by TheGreatDane17 on May 17, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I really like Nate so I’m against the idea of replacing of him … unless it’s for a proven top tier head coach, which TT isn’t.

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by NBR on May 17, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Agree.

I am a big Nate fan and I would want nothing short of Pops (which isn’t happening) as a replacement. Not worth it.

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by peseme16 on May 17, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

that seems like making moves

to make moves.

Even if this move were made it could be a case of just creating new problems as there is no guarantee that our offense would be as productive as it is now under another coach.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on May 17, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions

"Offense would not be as productive"

Not that hard really. Don’t let Blake screw things up, put the ball in Roy & Aldridge’s hands. Let Oden & Przybilla do work on rebounds.

Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Edwin Jackson(Eurostash)

by TheGreatDane17 on May 17, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions

that seems to be saying

that the offensive schemes have little do with coaching. I think you are oversimplifying the Blazers offense by quite a large margin. Also, you misquoted me.

I guess the big question is why would a coach who has taken this from a 21 win team to a 54 win team in 3 seasons be replaced by a coach with no head coaching experience? To answer this I think you need to tease out and examine a lot of the hidden assumptions in your main post.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on May 17, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions

How much does he make?

I say pay him a head coach’s salary and get him on the bench. He would be an ideal addition to Portland’s bench. There’s no salary cap for coaching, right? It would seem to be a great investment to me.

He had great personnel in Boston, no question, but he also helped turn the likes of Kendrick Perkins into very solid defensive players (with KG’s help, of course). Imagine what he could do for GO?

I say pay him $1 less than Nate and sign him up.

Not going to happen though. He’ll have a head coaching gig sometime in the next year or so. No reason to make a lateral move.

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by KP Corleone on May 17, 2009 1:21 PM PDT reply actions

Is it worth it to hire Tom

if we lose MC as head coach?

Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Edwin Jackson(Eurostash)

by TheGreatDane17 on May 17, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions

No reason to make a lateral move.

You never know. Maybe TT is like Mike Dunlap and would rather “just coach” than face the media and do all the other stuff the head coach has to do. Maybe Nate could be like what Ernie Kent is going to be for Dunlap? (Please note: I’m not comparing the coaching ability of NM and EK, just their roles)

Some guys aren’t motivated by the big chair. If the money offered is the same and he can do what he enjoys doing (teaching a shut-down defense and winning titles) without the hassle of being “the man” maybe TT would make the “latteral” move. KP should at least explore the possibility

by two4larue on May 17, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Paul Allen should really make him the highest paid assistant coach in NBA history.

I think I’ve mentioned this a few times, before

But I didn’t know that he hasn’t been “extended” by the Celtics, thanks for clarifying that. (Doc RIvers should be very afraid to face 2010 without TT alongside him)

Clifford Ray as big man’s coach (Oden, etc) would be another good “get” from Boston’s staff (Rick Barry’s suggestion, back in April)

by two4larue on May 17, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

k.pricthard

loves mcmillian he fits everything this franchise wanna do.that said if a guy like g.poppovich or a r.carlisle would be a perfect fit in pdx.thibodeau looks like a guy i can see replacing p.jackson in la after next season.the media has made him too big of a coach in waiting for a pdx market.

by fatty on May 17, 2009 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

Avery Johnson

Whats the deal did he just quit coaching, I don’t here his name in any of the interviews

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by jlarose78 on May 17, 2009 2:57 PM PDT reply actions

Tom Thibodeau

over McMillan is interesting…can’t say I would go for that for sure. However, TT as a MASSIVELY paid assistant coach? I would do that in a freaking heartbeat.

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by Idog1976 on May 17, 2009 3:49 PM PDT reply actions

Given the Blazers progress

I don’t see how you can replace Nate at this juncture. Each year has been leaps and bounds better than the prior year, all with an extremely young core.

We need to keep in mind that Nate is a defensive minded coach, despite the Blazer’s defensive woes. To most young players, defense doesn’t come naturally, offense does. We’ve got to give time for Nate to work with this team from a defensive standpoint before writing him off.

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by Arby on May 18, 2009 10:55 AM PDT reply actions