In the minutes after the Portland Trail Blazers’ recent devastating loss to the Denver Nuggets, coach Chauncey Billups revealed he was considering rotation changes in a bid to turn the tide.
That depressing press conference at Ball Arena, in Billups’ hometown, highlighted the rookie coaches’ first real frustrations with this Portland roster — the roster we were all told was not the reason for the team’s shortcomings against Denver last season.
“It’s coming, that point is coming soon. If we continue to play like that because you know, if you think about it, if you keep playing that way, at some point I have to look at it and say dang, something’s not quite working and then maybe think about shifting some things around.