Terry Stotts hired as Blazers' new head coach

[Warren2ThaG]

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Terry Stotts hired as Blazers' new head coach

The Blazers hired Terry Stotts as their new head coach on Tuesday, replacing interim coach Kaleb Canales.

Canales will remain with the Blazers in some capacity and has to be bummed after coaching the team last season, getting down to the final two candidates and then getting beat out by a guy with a 115-168 record as a head coach. Many folks think Phil Jackson will eventually take a job in Portland, but there's no guarantee it happens. To be fair, Stotts is said to be a great guy, knows how to set up and run an NBA offense, and wasn't really in winning situations in Atlanta or Milwaukee. It should be interesting to see how he handles rookie Damian Lillard as his starting point guard.

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[Blazed49]

Not really sure how I feel about this one.

[AboveLegit]

Weird hiring, you could point to Stotts lackluster coaching record (never went above .500 in a season), but to be fair, he's never had much to work with. It's really a hit or miss signing, this is his first real shot at proving himself in the league.

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Blazers bring on three new assistant coaches

Posted Aug 17, 2012 10:01 PM

Portland, Ore. (AP) -- Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts has announced three additions to his coach staff with the hirings of Jay Triano, David Vanterpool and Kim Hughes.

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