The Portland Trail Blazers have had a rough go of it the last few years, and Head Coach Chauncey Billups isn’t escaping criticism.
In the podcast Dunc’d On Prime’s 2023-24 NBA head coach rankings (subscription required), Billups was ranked 28th and 30th respectively by hosts Nate Duncan and John Hollinger.
Duncan had Billups in his “bottom tier” of coaches, but gave Billups some grace for the lineups he’s been forced to use:
“Chauncey Billups has been killed by some of the injuries, and at least when they’ve been semi-healthy they’ve at least defended OK.