steelevt
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I think most everyone here knows this including the OP. I think he is just pointing out those who might just want a female head coach just to have a female head coach not considering how good of a coach she actually is.
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If this wasn't hot on the heels of chasing a Timbers emergency call up player (who happened to be lights out in 2 out of 3 appearances) out of town for the unforgivable sin of following a few politicians from his home state on Twitter I would think a lot less of it. Not tweets he made. Just following the wrong people.
Incidentally if Dame had Becky on his shortlist it would be the most absolute no-brainer hire to make yesterday.
He happened to have an alleged wife beater and an alleged rapist.
He happened to have an alleged wife beater and an alleged rapist.
My pushback on that would be to say that "what's best for the team" means different things to different people. I can't rule out the possibility that what you're saying could be happening but, from my point of view, when people start talking about agendas, it is often a way of otherizing the people who have the "agenda," so that they can dismiss their perspective as invalid.
The term "casual fan" exists for a reason, and my sense is that "what's best for the team" may occasionally (perhaps, even often) mean something to casuals that doesn't necessarily line up with what that same term means to diehards. That doesn't necessarily mean that they have ulterior motives. Alternatively, maybe they're on some, "no one is bigger than the team, not even the star player," mess, and they just don't think that Damian Lillard is all that?
My actual frustration with where I am as a whole right now is you actually described how I feel about this city and feeling pushed out for looking for commonalities instead of ways to shame and exclude people. Conversation for another forum or an adult beverage if we're ever in the same place.
He resigned. He was fired. No he really resigned unexpectedly, we swear.
But that lends credence to him resigning by request.
But that lends credence to him resigning by request.
iowamcnabb
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even the Onion is in on the Simmons slander
https://www.theonion.com/sixers-fan...GlpJjnO4ffj1F6E1vkcMJcl4X-d7XGYXAmpCu-fWAlpmI
https://www.theonion.com/sixers-fan...GlpJjnO4ffj1F6E1vkcMJcl4X-d7XGYXAmpCu-fWAlpmI
Didnt he coach the Pacers during the Artest era?
coolhandluke
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That was Jim Carrey.
Rick Carlisle's whole thing seems to be that he wants to call the plays and he's had personality clashes with the more creative improvisational PG types because of it. I remember the Mavs gave up a first round pick and a few of their better youngsters for a half year rental of Rajon Rondo when he was coming back from his injury and the last piece of the championship team left on the Celtics and things went so poorly that Rondo basically got benched in the playoffs that year.
I also think it's funny that Indiana keeps cycling through these head coaches who all prefer a similar style of structured half-court offense. They get impatient after 4 or 5 years of being good enough to make the playoffs every year but not good enough to make the Finals and they fire them only to bring in another guy who is just like the guy they fired. Bringing Rick Carlisle himself back is almost too on the nose. I guess they can't help what they are. The desire for change is there but they always circle back to what's familiar.
SacTownKid
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Ime has been prepped for what seems like forever for a lead gig. Now we see what he's got. Kind of wish the Vlade gave someone like him a shot rather than low hanging retreads but whatever.
SacTownKid
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Yeah, and while it's certainly not the "in" thing this gives them a shot to really maximize Sabonis. Moving from Porzingis the "Punicorn" to Domantas should be a breath of fresh air for Carlisle.
I'd love to sip some bourbon with this Scottie Pippen.
Why's he ball washing for LeBron tho?
Why's he ball washing for LeBron tho?
iowamcnabb
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From what I can tell, he was being sincere in recommending Jason Kidd. What I find interesting is he didn’t endorse his assistant Jamahl Mosley who ESPN says has a great relationship with Luka and is a candidate for job.
Tetsujin
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I dunno, maybe handing over the reigns to your fan favorite HoF dude with no experience running a front office isn’t such a great idea?
SLAB
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Too be fair, looks like it may have been a joint effort.
((or the new GM is just crony yes-man which is also very possible it seems))
Tetsujin
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Oh so their new GM is an idiot too!
LPKingsFan
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It’s gotta be Finley, right? All in the family
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