Weaknesses “Veteran presence with plenty of experience” is a euphemism for “no longer in their prime,” which is itself a euphemism for “old”. When things don’t go as planned, he’s in the forefront. But he will be remembered best at the end of every regular season, when a new batch of coaches and general managers are fired and teams scramble to find their successors. The Atlanta-Washington, Portland-Golden State, Chicago-Boston and Oklahoma City-Houston match-ups begin Sunday.