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Wow thats huge for the Jailblazers. Nate is the best thing that could happen to that team in a while. He should be be able to instill some discipline in them and get them on th right track.
Great move by Portland. For the above reason and for destroying the sonics.
that too bad news for Sonics. Nate is a great coach.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverPlayer
well, they can try seaching for Miami's Van Gundy, i read from Miami news Riley is going to oust him...this move made me wonder, too...Why? :rolleyes
Haha ... Fuck Seattle (except for Rashard Lewis who I've been a huge fan of since he played at Elsik and strangely, Ray Allen who's becoming one of my favorite players in the league). Actually, just fuck Seattle, but not the Supersonics. Tough blow for the team, but a bitter pill to swallow for their puto fans. Man, I'd hate to lose a coach that good.
Congrats to Portland.
Seattle's front office has no one to blame but themselves. They should have hammered out an extension rather than waiting to the last minute. Serves them right.
Maybe they can get Flip Saunders. Who knows.
I think what hurt the sonics is that they would not let nate talk to anyone before his contract ran out even after they were out of the playoffs
Say goodbye to Ray Allen Seattle.
would ray bolt now though
that would really suck for the sonics
I think Seattle knew it was coming. They were dicks about not letting him talk to anyone before 1 July. Then, their front office supposedly pressed him for a decision by the middle of the week. Well, they got one, didn't they? :lol
I wonder if Nate takes all of his staff with him. Probably not since Jack Sikma is a lifer in Seattle. The reason I wonder is that their defensive asst. coach, Dean Demopoulos, is excellent. He was at Temple under Chaney for years and years.
The Sonics defended the Spurs very well...most of the time. The Sonics ran a lot of matchup zone this year.
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I think McMillian is overrated..
He had done nothing before this season....how is seattle missing out? for all you know they get Sanders or something....
You have to see the impact, I'm thinking anything going to Portland has to be an impact, nothing's worse than last season..
Seattle won't go down.
Umm.. Flip in Seattle could be interesting... but don't expect Ray to have a break-out season again - The guy was playing for his contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sense
It was strange that the same team from the year before didn't even make the playoffs. Is this how great Mcmillan was this year or how bad he was last year?
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Originally Posted by Ginobili_20_gold_medalist
Completely ot here but just had to tell ya that I checked out your website link and your Manu "Manic" remix kicks ass! :music Not enough cool Manu remixes out there imho ...
Do you really believe that McMillian was the cause of their improvement?Quote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Personally I think Ray and Rashard got tired of losing..
and they decided to practice their 3 pointer a few more hours ... every day.
I didn't think he was that good of a coach before but I think he learned some things about how effective the 3 pointer was in the Olympics and used that same strategy this year. Seattle I feel overachieved because they don't have an inside game and coaching might be part of it.
They have Ray Allen and Rashard... what does coaching have to do with no inside game..Quote:
Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
These guys made the team what they were period..
The coaching part had to do with good screens to get these players open. They don't just go one on one all the time. I don't think Seattle was a great defensive team but Mcmillan got them trying hard. He didn't do that last year.
What a dumbass, had a chance to go far in Seattle but had to go for the extra buck. sad...
What becomes of TP?
Ah, the Sonics rose from the ashes long enough to take another nose dive straight into the ground. I can't help that small voice in the back of my head calling "Mr. Sonic" a rat bastard traitor, but I can't really blame him for basically getting his paycheck doubled while getting out from under the oppressive shadow that is the Sonics' managment.
The front office kept Nate handcuffed and forced him to run the team Rick Sund and Wally Walker's way, not McMillan's way. He finally got himself some slack last season since nobody expected him to be there past a month or two anyway, and ended up taking the Sonics to the second round of the playoffs. The managment tried to tighten up the leash again and Mac-10 took off for Portland. His family gets to stay in Seattle while he can just commute to work. And you know Portland is going to leave a lot more of the decision making in his hands instead of forcing it on him.
I'm thinking there might be another "Go Sonics - Trade Wally" banner being towed around over Seattle again this year. Too bad there's not really much else that can be done to get the douchebags in managment out. ::sigh::
At least there's still the Mariners... oh wait, they suck too. The Seahawks? Maybe? They were pretty decent last season, not that they've made any solid moves to improve... And they might not offer Shaun Alexander a long term contract so he might not play at all next season... Oh crap...
Seattle sucks.
haha Sucks for Seattle, they lost their coach. I didn't think Ray Allen would re-sign but he did and he fucked up. haha You loser Ray "cry baby" Allen.
Any idea who they will bring in? For your sake, I hope not Doug Collins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerryatrics
Correct me if im wrong, but Ray Allen has only given a verbal commitment, and hasnt put his signature down on anything (which would be against NBA rules, right?) - doesnt that mean he could completely change his mind and decide to go elsewhere... therefore, further putting the sonics into the can?
that is the way I understand the rules. And I think ray is that kind of guy, one that would back out of a deal, unless ray wanted McMillan out? I don't know just throwing it out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by DieMrBond
Gerryatrics did Ray and Nate ever clash?