afro poppa Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 its confirmed, according to realgm.com and nationalpost.com great news he deserves it, hopefully we get the win tonight against NJ!go raps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 He does indeed deserve the award. This should save his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I can't believe someone voted for Isiah Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Ha! Thats funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Not to sound like a hater, but I don't think Mitchell really deserves this.The Raptors turn around has little to do with him and more to do with moves from the top with Coangelo. Mitchell just hung on and let the players play and maybe learned he can't continually berate his players and have team moral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Mitchell just hung on and let the players play and maybe learned he can't continually berate his players and have team moral.i know shit about basketball, and probably shouldn't comment, but is it possible that Mitchell did what you describe better than all the other coaches?(FWIW I think there's more to coaching than that, but like I said, I know shit about basketball these days.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 With all due respect to the job Sam Mitchell did during the regular season, the "coach of the year" is being completely out-witted by Lawrence Frank.Sure the players have to take a lot of the heat because to put it bluntly, they have stunk out the joint the last two games. The problem with Sam is his inability to make the necessary adjustments.As bad as they were in Game 3, the Raptors came out even worse in Game 4. Whether it be the shoddy defence, stagnent offence, or his substitution pattern, Mitchell has been outcoached in every aspect.The Nets, meanwhile have gotten better with each game.Like many of his players, Sam is experiencing the post-season for the first time as a coach and he's looking as lost as the guys on the court.Concerning that section in bold, is that todays new 'buzz' word amongst sports writers or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Not to sound like a hater, but I don't think Mitchell really deserves this.The Raptors turn around has little to do with him and more to do with moves from the top with Coangelo. Mitchell just hung on and let the players play and maybe learned he can't continually berate his players and have team moral.I am completely biased, but without a doubt Sam Mitchell deserves this award. As Colangelo deserves his more than likely upcoming executive of the year award.Do you think it's easy to combine nine new players onto a team, LET ALONE, when two of the most important ones don't even speak english as a first language? I think thats pretty tough. While Colangelo gave him a clean slate, Mitchell painted some pretty good artwork on it. And even if the playoffs turn to shit (which it seems they have) he did a great job and I pray he will be back next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 a lot of athletes don't speak the same languages as their coaches though. for example - the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 good pointand i guess on second thought its becoming more and more common in the nba as wellstill, ive been a sam fan since day one (sorta) so its nice to see him get his.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Poppa. You convinced me. Go Mitchell. No matter what happens tonight, the Raptors have done more than was expected of them this year. Next year, will hopefully be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 i was just talking trash mr afro poppa. maybe i made a good point, i don't know. just curious, what are the languages spoken on the raptors? most hockey teams have other players than can translate, is this the case in toronto? (i know nothing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 i was just talking trash mr afro poppa. maybe i made a good point, i don't know. just curious, what are the languages spoken on the raptors? most hockey teams have other players than can translate, is this the case in toronto? (i know nothing)The NBA is about 15 years behind the NHL when it comes to foreign players, and the Raptors and Spurs have the most. Euro and South American players are becoming more common, but not like the NHL (minus the SA reference).The different languages spoken on the Raps are: Spanish, English, Italian, Wolof and Slovenian. Also worth noting is that Anthony Parker made his name playing in Europe and was European player of the year last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hey Jaimoe, ever hear his radio spot on wednesday mornings with Don and Gord on the fan? Sam is the man. He just makes fun of them the whole time, its great. Sadly I got a new job and wont be able to hear them anymore, but I always looked forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I've heard the spot once. He has sooo much distain for those two, at least in their morning segments. It's good radio that's for sure. I like Sam too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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