Portland Trail Blazers new head coach Billups has laid out some bold plans for his team for the 2021-22 season, but superstar Damian Lillard may not be happy.
Obviously, Billups doesn't like to shoot too many three-pointers, and he's not going to emphasize three-pointers in the Blazers' offensive system. For his part, he wants the Blazers to prioritize space and attack the paint — which should give them other opportunities outside the perimeter and three-point line.
"I'm not the kind of coach who shoots all 50 three-pointers on three-pointers. I don't believe it," Billups said, when asked what his offense would look like, according to Rip City Radio's Jay Allen.
"I like to play fast games, pull away space so we can have empty spaces and channels to break through, attack the inside line and shoot when we shoot at three points. These are beautiful shots that discourage the defending team. ”
While the offense may have been designed with the Blazers currently in mind, it's worth noting that Damian Lillard was one of the NBA's best three-point shooters for the 2020-21 season. In fact, he ranked third in three-pointers last season, behind Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield.
Not to mention that everyone knows his trademark Lillard nickname. Considering that Chansi Billups doesn't like to shoot a lot of three-pointers, it can be assumed that he doesn't like long-range shots that are considered "bad shots."
Of course, only time will tell if the new offensive philosophy will work for the Trailblazers. The impact on this remains to be seen for Lillard, who averaged 28.8 points from 4.1 three-pointers per game last season.
Cameron Anthony, a new member of the Los Angeles Lakers, certainly has a lot of opponents. The person Melon hates the most is none other than his former Denver Nuggets coach George Carr, who himself recently made some violent attacks on Melon's former star players.
Carr got more on Twitter than he had hoped, and the former NBA coach now claims he has received some death threats about his defamation of Carmelo:
GEORGE CARR: I think in the last 24 hours, at least 100 people have told me to either die or rot in hell.
When asked what caused the violent reaction, Carr revealed it was because of his negative comments about Anthony: Melon was a ball bully and a bad defender at the Nuggets
For those who need background information, this is the unfiltered message That Carl gave him when Cameron Anthony started talking about his current championship chase with the Lakers:
GEORGE CARR: Ten years ago, when we emphasized the importance of teamwork and defense, it kept our coaching staff up all night!
It was pure savagery from George Carr, who himself was clearly still restless about his time with Melon in Denver. Anthony declined to engage with his former coach, but that's not the case for some avid Lakers fans. They defended their new signings, and some even issued death threats against George Carr. However, in any case, it is not right to threaten a person's life or to expect him to be harmed. This is simply unacceptable behavior.
To him, these developments didn't seem to stop Karl from attacking melons. All eyes will be on the 10-time All-Star player, who will be his first season with the Lakers, and you can be sure that George Carr will be one of his staunchest critics during this time.