After his first year as an NBA head coach resulted in last season’s 27-55 train wreck, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups is faring much better in his second year on the job.
After Portland’s rollicking 10-4 start, Billups was even gaining steam in an early campaign for Coach of the Year — chatter that has since quieted after the Blazers endured a mini slump. Still, sitting at 14-12 and sixth place in the Western Conference, Billups has the Blazers at a decent spot with more than a quarter of the season played.
In a recent piece for Yahoo Sports, NBA writer Vincent Goodwill went in length about Billups’ coaching, background and impact on his players.