November 20th - The NBA regular season game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Chicago Bulls has concluded. The Blazers lost to the Bulls 121-122. After the game, Blazers' Chinese team reporter, yovic, posted: "I don't think Splitter will still be the head coach when the team's ownership truly changes hands." The original post reads: "This losing streak has made interim head coach Splitter the target of criticism. But from his perspective: he took on a job that wasn't originally planned for him without any preparation; while using the system established at the beginning of the season, half the team suffered from an injury crisis. I don't think things would be better if Billups were in charge now. Billups himself is extremely reliant on the coaching staff's support. Furthermore, the Blazers' coaching is definitely not Splitter's one-man show; you can even see that many times Bjorn Glenn is directing, while Splitter sits on the bench." In the Trail Blazers' training facility, Splitter moved into Billups' office, but that was more for practical reasons like workspace and didn't have much symbolic significance. I don't think Splitter will still be the head coach when the team's ownership truly changes hands. The new owner will most likely bring a completely new team to prove to the fans, "Look, we can get the team back on track." But it's too early to discuss that now. Whether Splitter's coaching ability and charisma are sufficient is certainly worth discussing, but he definitely hasn't done anything wrong. Perhaps he's just been too honest.
