Today we’ve been running season-ended awards polls for the Portland Trail Blazers. Admittedly, the team’s 21-60 record has made it harder to stretch for positive participants. There’s a lot to criticize about the team, whereas the good parts are “hold on loosely” because you never know.
We do know that Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups has one guaranteed year remaining on his contract in Portland, with a team option the year following. Financially, this is the first juncture at which it might make sense for the franchise to part ways with Billups. His cumulative 81-164 record as a head coach in Portland calls the question.