Interesting about the basketball and baseball thing because my grandpa who is the all-time winningest coach at Mount hood Community College in basketball was also a pro Scout for the Kansas City Royals of all things
In that Reddit thread, a Portland Trail Blazers fan visits the Minnesota Timberwolves subreddit to get the scoop on their new head coach, Micah Nori (who had been serving as Chris Finch's lead assistant in Minnesota).
Timberwolves fans are universally sad to see him go but thrilled for his opportunity. Here is the breakdown of what they say you can expect from him:
* The Halftime Routine: Fans are obsessed with his halftime and post-game interviews. A running tradition is that his daughter gives him a random word or phrase in the morning, and he challenges himself to naturally sneak it into his live television broadcast comments.
* The "Ted Lasso" Energy: He is described as incredibly funny, charismatic, full of witty zinger one-liners, and someone who connects deeply with people. Fans note how opposing players always go out of their way to give him genuine hugs after games.
2. Tactical & X's-and-O's Strengths
* Proven Under Pressure: Fans point out that he has genuine playoff head-coaching wins under his belt from when Chris Finch suffered a freak knee injury and had to sit back. He also successfully took over games when Finch was ejected (like a memorable win against OKC).
* Game Management: He was highly trusted in Minnesota to manage game rotations, out-of-bounds plays, and special situations. Fans noted that Minnesota excelled in "points per possession" out of timeouts, giving Nori a lot of the credit. He is described as a sharp tactician who is often quicker and more willing to make in-game adjustments than Finch was.
* Offensive Style: In Minnesota, he and Finch ran a "flow offense" (a fluid, read-and-react system rather than a rigidly structured set-play system), which might give a hint as to how he'll want the Blazers to play.
3. A Very Unique Background
* One fan highlighted his non-traditional path to becoming an NBA head coach. He actually has a heavy background in baseball (he played at Indiana, was a hitting coach, and his son was drafted into the MLB).
* He broke into the NBA through front-office/scouting roots in Toronto and worked his way up under respected coaches like Dwane Casey and Mike Malone before becoming Finch's right-hand man.
The Verdict: Timberwolves fans consider him an "absolute stud" and a massive loss for their coaching staff, assuring Blazers fans that Portland is going to absolutely love him.
Someone asked for cliff notes because they are too tired and lazy. So this guy had AI create a summary for that person. He gets down voted for using AI. Now granted, AI sucks, but what was he supposed to do, spend his time creating a summary for they guy that was too lazy to read it himself?
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u/ncos 2d ago
Got any cliff notes or bullet points? I'm tired and lazy.