"All I wanted to do was get layups. That's all I was really searching for."

Is Mike D Antoni going to be shocked when he finds out Brewer can't shoot and finger rolls his lay ups from the free throw line?

 

Rudy T was the originator and visionary. The NBA even changed rules because of the stuff he came up with.

 

In my opinion defense and discipline have to come from the players themselves. Defensive princicples have not changed since you learned the game in jr high. Slide your feet, dont cross them over, maintain a ball- you - man relationship, deny next pass, help and recover, close out on shooters, box out, communication. Those things and along with effort, make a good defender. A coach can yell, threaten, and all of that, but if the player doesnt put forth the effort, it will not matter. Bottom line is we just need to get better players on the team. Obviously this year there was a chemistry issue going on, you could just see the guys didnt play the same together like they did last year. James better come ready to play this summer when camp starts.

 

There are countless case studies available where a good defensive coach comes in a turns a poor defensive team into a good one. The Rockets had Beverley/Dwight/Ariza starting and still managed to play **** defense. If Pop or Thibs were coaching the team, does anyone really thing that the outcome would still be the same?

 

Taken out of context, this is hysterical.

 

I wouldn't worry so much about the chicken or the egg. The point is that one frees up the other.

But generally yes layups are the best shots.

 

It didn't matter as much back then because the illegal defense rules forced players to follow their man out by the 3 point line even if that guy couldn't shoot. The rules stretched the floor for them.

For example... you could put Dennis Rodman in the corner, and his man would have to follow him out there even though Rodman couldn't shoot a lick from 3 because the rules required each player to guard a man and not an area on the floor.

After they got rid of the illegal defense rules in 2001, players didn't have to follow bad shooters to the perimeter. So they could leave them open and protect the paint instead.

So in order to stretch the floor, you had to have someone who could actually shoot.

 

True, except he couldn't figure out a way to beat the Seattle zone, which ultimately led to the Barkley trade, Pippen signing and slide into two decades of mediocrity.

 

I get what you are saying, but those coaches you mentioned have good players that bought in together. Our players did not buy in. The chemistry was off and you could see it every game. We just need a better culture on the team. Maybe having a better free flowing offense where everyone is getting involved will help with chemistry and effort on the other end.