Damon Stoudamire
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Sounds like it's already been determined he will indeed leave right away.
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Queue the music.... It'll draw a dancing crowd.....I guess it's time for a fire the coach thread.
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Thanks for adding color to Stoudamire's Pacific tenure. First thing I did was go directly to his Wiki to see his coaching history and the Pacific tenure had me scratching my head a bit. Now the numbers makes sense in terms a coach with upside. GT is a high upside job...but also a job a coach is going to have to put a LOT of sweat equity into. The Pacific job early in Stoudamire's career, along with being in the Celtic's system could prove to be a highly effective experience for Stoudamire to apply to GT.
If I'm a perimeter player for GT, I am EXCITED about this hire. Oh, guess what? Our best players at the moment are perimeter guys. This is also a hire I think a guy like Blue Cain should like as well. I've always been of the school that you take a talented coach over a talented player...players come and go. We could possibly have the best of both worlds here.
As an aside, it appears @dtm1997 is totally out of f$#ks to give...
If I'm a perimeter player for GT, I am EXCITED about this hire. Oh, guess what? Our best players at the moment are perimeter guys. This is also a hire I think a guy like Blue Cain should like as well. I've always been of the school that you take a talented coach over a talented player...players come and go. We could possibly have the best of both worlds here.
As an aside, it appears @dtm1997 is totally out of f$#ks to give...
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Stoudamire was a really fun guy to watch at AZ and early in his NBA career. Dynamic, quick and lethal offensively. I'm excited to see what he is able to do skill development and game plan-wise with some of the raw tools he will have to work with. Deivon, Deebo, Miles, Lance all have physical gifts and I can see him helping them hone their skills to improve their production. Blue is new but based on mix tapes, the kid has a world of potential. Kyle isn't as physically gifted, but he played really steadily down the stretch and I would assume he will be really happy that his Godfather is now his coach
Biggest need is to keep the core guys here and add two bigs that are ready to contribute day one. Jalon just needs to keep improving and developing. I assume we will push tempo and he has the body for that style, he just needs to improve his handle and shooting.
2023-24 could be a fun year. We may not win 30 games, but I think the games will be fun again and the atmosphere could be electric if we start winning the early season OOC games we always should win.
Biggest need is to keep the core guys here and add two bigs that are ready to contribute day one. Jalon just needs to keep improving and developing. I assume we will push tempo and he has the body for that style, he just needs to improve his handle and shooting.
2023-24 could be a fun year. We may not win 30 games, but I think the games will be fun again and the atmosphere could be electric if we start winning the early season OOC games we always should win.
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He should be able to get players and in to the AAU teams/players. If we can fence off the State of GA and keep 2-3 players a year home, we should be Top 25 every year. He has a professional background as a player and as a coach and has been a coach in college. Is it a sure fire hire? No. But it is sort of out of the box and will make a splash. Likely a big enough name that most high school players will know him, or their parents will, which will get him in some doors that maybe we haven't been able to in the last 10 years. Not sure how it will go, but could be a huge home run or another Pastner/Juwan Howard/Capel (just ok). But this is likely what we have to do right not. A little out of the box thinking.
Hear Brad Stevens loves him. That's high praise and good enough for me. Let's give it a shot and see if we can get players. That's all it is now. Players. Not systems. $$$s and players.
Hear Brad Stevens loves him. That's high praise and good enough for me. Let's give it a shot and see if we can get players. That's all it is now. Players. Not systems. $$$s and players.
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Can’t remember a time in my lifetime where we hired a coach that we actually wanted this fast and smoothly hopefully a good sign of things to come.
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If we follow the progression of AZ point guards should be Pastner -> Stoudamire -> Steve Kerr
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I hope and think we are all powerless.
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What a pleasant surprise! Good "home from work" reading tonight.
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If you're curious about how Stoudamire did in the interim HC role for the Celtics: He went 2-0 leading the Celtics while Mazulla was out.
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Georgia Tech names Damon Stoudamire new men’s basketball coach
Damon Stoudamire was with the Celtics for nearly two seasons (2021-22 and 2022-23), after a successful five-season stint as the head coach at Pacific (2016-21).