According to sources, Billups, Jeff Van Gundy, D 'Antoni and Juwan Howard are all candidates for the new Blazers coach. Damian lillard of the Trailblazers has an important say in the process of choosing a new coach.
Lillard also expressed his blessing to Stotz at the first time.
In addition, Parsons reported that according to sources, jason kidd was interested in the position of the head coach of the Trailblazers. Kidd and Lillard have deep roots: they are both alumni of Notre Dame St Joseph's University. Damian lillard told @ chrishaynes that Kidd was the coach he wanted.
No matter who becomes the pioneer coach in the end, the fundamental problem cannot be solved by another coach. The team that the pioneers need needs big changes, and the result is still the same without thorough changes.
Look at the blazers' lineup this season.
1 Lillard (height 188)+2 CJ (height 190), 3 Powell (height 190)+4 Covington (height 200), 5 nurkic (height 2 10), not out. Playing the Nuggets in the playoffs is a big loss in the front line, and there is no defense.
So the blazers need to dismantle the double guns in the backcourt. The strength of CJ and Lillard as partners in recent years is actually not too strong. Basically, they are players who attack the strong and defend the weak, so there is basically no defense on the combination guard line. If you want to continue to build a team around Lillard, Lillard's backcourt partner should be a player who is good at defense and can share the defensive pressure for Lillard. Look at the combination of Sir Conley and Mitchell. Isn't Jazz's backcourt combination strong in offense and defense? Both offensive and defensive in the backcourt are needed by the pioneers. Or find an excellent top striker 3D player, Butler Leonard George type. This requires defense and defense, attack and attack, and the balance between attack and defense is the way to win.
If it's CJ+ Lillard, the Blazers will always be like this in the offseason, no matter who the coach is. Lillard is now at its peak, and it will be possible to build a team around Lillard in the next few years. In two or three years, it is really hopeless.