So McHale thinks our bench can overcome a 17 point deficit against Memphis' starters?

Mchale did the right thing. Team would've been down by 40 if not.

 

A loss is a loss.

Why not try the starters at the 7 minute mark. They can't make up their poor effort while on the bench.

 

Rest the starters, who play way too much anyways, in a game the starters did not show up to play.

 

It was not about winning the game, it was about sending a message to the starters. If you don't try you don't play.

 

He was obviously sending a message to the starters to play harder.

 

I think it was a good decision to run the team, Delfino and Andersen missed a couple of 3's otherwise we would have been right in it.

The defense this team provided was a much better effort. Noticably Andersen.

I think McHale finally had it with Harden's defence atleast I hope which will bring more responisbility onto him for the future games.

He was piss poor today ball watching way to much.

Lin is starting to look like crap the last couple of games as well going back to the early season indecision.

Andersen needs to get more burn.

 

I liked it, sends a message all while resting them for tomorrows game.

 

He's just showing that he's an old-fashion hard ass coach. If you don't play hard for him, he's not happy and doesn't care.

 

Honestly, I think Kevin would've but this was more of a lesson. If anything, it showed Mchale was tired of seeing them not show up.

 

NO. Our starters didn't deserve to come back, and our bench deserved to play on.

 

It was basically an FU to the starters. Which tbh i think they deserved.

 

glad he didnt put the starters back in. people have been clamoring for mchale to look at the bigger picture by doing things like giving the rookies more time, expanding the rotation, etc. this is one of the ways mchale shows he does see the bigger picture. sending a message to the starters is more important than one win (which the starters wouldve lost anyway).

play hard, play defense, or dont play at all. honestly i wish he used the bench as a weapon more often. harden in particular needs a wake up call.

 

As someone else said, we're in the dead heat of a playoff run. You have to try and win every game. Trying to win every game, to me, is much more important than punishing your starters (2 of which didn't play that bad of a game).

 

you guys are wrong, McHale thinks he is Popovich.

 

I get what McHale did, but we had a legitimate shot still at the 4-5 minute mark. It was the wrong move and it directly cost us the game.

The starters are better players, plain and simple. The bench did a great job in bringing the energy and getting the Rockets back in the game, but it is simply sound strategy to bring the starters back in a meaningful way if that game is ~10 pts away with 5 minutes away.

 

They could have won this game. It was a 3 possession game with 6-7 minutes left. Is it really worth it to lose on purpose to send some sort of "message" to the starters?

 

The Grizzlies announcers were completely befuddled by McHale not putting in his best players to finish out a winnable game. But I guess they are LOF too since anyone who criticizes Mchale must be one...