"our defense sucks, a big part of our success last year was our improved defense, we need to double down on this if we want a chance at being relevant" I mean who is he kidding with that interview? It's clear as day what the problem is, and solving it is part of his job and why he makes the big bucks. Pretending it's as simple as missed/made shots is just insulting.
exactly great post. Also the spurs are one of the best teams in not allowing 3pointers. No surprise we didn't hit many in this game. Esp since we don't have elite shooters in the first place.
Same. But I think I'm becoming numb to it now... I don't even get worked up anymore. I guess that's good.
i expect him to say "i know my three or bust strategy is awful but its the only way i can achieve sexual pleasure with my calculator. i keep it in my crotch pocket during hte games and triggered it to vibrate everytime we shoot a 3. it feels immensely satisfying, and i wont be giving that up for anything. get used to the three ball rockets fans, i aint goin nowhurrr!"
Exactly - they ran us off the 3 point line with precision, and the looks we got were not great looks. I'm resigned to the fact that this season is a complete failure and that Morey is going to need to seriously reconsider the value of coaching this offseason. Moreyball doesn't work in the absence of a system to allow it to work (see: the Warriors).
and did morey check in on the team to see how they were doing in the summer? i agree mostly with bmd but morey needs to be on the hotseat he should be given a chance to get out of this mess by next midseason i think he can do it and learn from his mistakes. i dont wanna get rid of him just yet. he's put together bunches of rosters that had winning records the warrors basically copied his 3pt offense and are making history give him till next mid-season
no, I get this, and your previous comment as well. I just think it would take a lot of cajones to make that move, as necessary as it is. Plus I think there's gotta be some way to keep James on the floor and get him more inspired to play D. Selective benching can be effective I think, on a case-by-case situational basis; but I don't think you're ever going to see Harden benched, say, in the first or third quarter and not return to the floor again that night. Or be benched for multiple games. That's what I think of when people argue for "benching" someone. Long stretches of riding the pine.
The difference is the Warriors stockpiled players who could hit the 3-pointer. Curry is one of the greatest shooters in history. Thompson is a great shooter. Iggy can hit 3's. Green can hit 3's. Barbosa can hit 3's. Barnes can hit 3's. Most of those guys can also handle the ball and make plays, so they're not one-dimensional. Morey on the other hand seems to have a fetish for players who can't shoot or are very streaky. Brewer, Smith, Jones, Ariza, Harden, Bev, Thornton, Lawson, even Terry at his current age. None of those are pure shooters. And all of them are too damn inconsistent to implement an offense that's predicated on shooting 3-pointers or attacking the basket. Which is why we constantly see games where we jack up a bunch of 3's but only hit around 30% or less and why we have so many turnovers due to bad passes or out-of-control drives to the hoop. And Morey's also the one who got rid of Adelman and hired McHale and has publicly downplayed the importance of coaching. So this is on him. If he wants a puppet for a coach and a system of 3's and free throws, he better damn well make sure he's got a roster good enough to succeed. Otherwise he better reevaluate his basketball philosophy.
He's not kidding anyone. He's not going to throw the team, the players, the coaches under the bus on a radio interview, it's as simple as that. Don't take Morey's radio interviews as gospel or too seriously and you won't run into the problem of view Morey as "pretending to do this and that". It's not that I disagree with you on the ills of the team, but most GMs don't come out and say what you want to say, instead give PR sound bites.
The Warriors drafted very well during the several years where they were picking high in the lottery which is quite a few key players on their current roster. All I'm going to say is that I disagree with that notion. And what has Adelman done since the Rockets? Don't forget, Les is the one that writes the checks and Les wanted to retain McHale and extend him. It simply hasn't worked out this year for multitude of reasons as many teams have emulated 3 point shoots, points in the paint, and free throws.
As the GM of the team, it's not really comforting to the fans, players, or personnel, when he acts like a complete r****d. Morey is a smart man, when we give up over a 100 pts in 3 quarters who is he trying to fool? If he can't grasp what the problem was yesterday, which was clear as day from the eye test alone, what does it say about what type of GM he is?
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Problem with defense is the wings play to far off the three point line.Its as if they don't trust the big's to protect the paint,Harden seems to close to the paint on every play.If this is by design,the secret is out you can get three's anytime you want.
That's fair. It's clear that he's not really giving useful information when the team sucks, only when they're doing well.
The players and coaches were fine until this year. They did not prepare properly for this season. Everything was working great and this bad season was unforeseen. That's not on Morey. McHale and the players proved they were winners.
