Daryl, Please Hire Thomas Joseph Thibodeau, Jr. ASAP!

He was a good defender when Thibs was coaching him with the National team.

 

Moreys not hiring anyone he cant control like a puppet with his dummyball. This mess is on his hands, hes the biggest problem. Damn all the moves hes made, hes mlhad more blunders and image damaging moves across the globe than anything positive hes ever done.

On top of that we havent won anything meaningful this whole roller coaster tenure. Gots to go.

 

I don't think it's so much the Moreyball because the Warriors essentially do the same thing. They just have the right personnel for it. I do agree he that the moves he made weren't very good though. Too many Inconsistent shooters.

 

Daryl please hire yourself, as a coach, I know you can do it.

Also, please sue GSW for stealing your system. You should have patent that system, but I think you still can - "The Daryl Morey system of BBall". :grin:

 

I said it in another thread and I'll say it again; it's foolish to assume that Morey has the luxury of hiring another "puppet" to run his system. The experiment failed and Les is breathing down his neck. Thibs is a very realistic hire

 

The reason its important to note previous years efforts are to give one an idea of who is, has been or is at least capable of being a good defender. If this thread is about hiring a new defensive minded coach you don't necessarily want to know only the players that are good defenders at this moment in this system but also those players that have been historically good.

Capela has been a good defender this season. I'm not backing off that one because I've watched the games. He has been more consistent than Dwight IMO.

Beverly has made an all-NBA defensive team before so we know he is capable. Thats important to know if we are talking about him with a different coach.

Brewer, I'll give you because I have never been a fan of taking too many chances and he clearly does. Having said that, when he is having a good night he effects the game a ton on the defensive end. I'm not sure how he would translate to someone like Thibs that would demand that he stay home with his man more and take fewer chances.

My point is that there are more than 5 players on the team that have proven they are more than capable of playing very good to outstanding defense.

 

Guys.. Think bigger, bring back RA, JVG, and Rudy T!! Then add in Thibs and **** it, get Kerr too!!! YAY!!!! Actually now that I think about it I'm going to go make a ton of the same ****ing threads over and over about coaches, I'll also make pre-fire ones too**!! Go Rockets!!!!!

**I'm not serious about making re-threads

 

Anyone has saved the defensive post up stats from last year with player tracking? I can't access them NBA.com shows only this year.
Anyway DMO is at least in rim protection and def rebounding just average. I would like his post up stats to see what percentile he was.

Yes but it matters in this case because unfortunately it's not a system change or a change of team that brought Bev's regression. It's a case of most probably injury. He's not the same and he hasn't been for quite a while. A lot of players after injuries have this happen to them.

As for Capela he has been a lot of time out of position, fouls too much, doesn't def rebound doesn't deter shots at all (bad defensive position when facing penetration) and most of the time that has been against bench bigs in less than 25 mpg. I didnt' say he was a bad defender but he isnt' a GOOD defensive center right now either. I would put him at average with potential to become good. Who knows the kid has an exceptional rate of progress. I don't hold him at the same standards as other vets because he's too young and clearly learning the position... So I feel kinda bad talking about his mistakes so critically.

You say there are more than 5 with very good to oustanding defence..but Bev shouldn't be even in the very good conversation right now. Dmo also not at all an outstanding defender.
And let's not forget that a very important problem is the position of those players because if all your backcourt is very bad defensively that strains all the defence allowing even more penetration, puts a huge burden on Cs , and the backcourt can't even do anything in transition d. (our main issue).
Even if you use DMO+Capela or Capela+Dwight or Dwight+DMO and you have a good def frontcourt it would do nothing to fix our main defensive issue. (unless the backcourt is ready to step up and start doing some of their job).

 

Well there's another way to fix transition defence and that's by limiting a LOT the turnovers. At least the impact will be a lot less. Also finding elite rebounding bigs in all positions.

 

I actually think Beverley's defense "regressed" when the job of the perimeter defender evolved into funneling the penetrator towards the interior defense.

As far as individual defensive commitment and improvement, I do feel this staff has had problems there. I think Parsons would probably have been a better defender under a coach like Thibs. I also think a player like McDaniels would be given a role on defense instead of being asked to just go out and play an all around game.

Still don't think he's the right Head Coach for the team long term. A 1-year consulting role, that makes sense. I'm not 100% sure what Bickerstaff was doing as an assistant on a day-to-day basis, but my gut tells me it was a whole hell of a lot. Might be stretched a bit too thin right now.

 

His sheer size at 7'1 is valuable. It allows us to play him at C and not get destroyed on the O glass unlike Tjones.

Throw someone like DMo in New York and you'll see how good he is.

 

Got it.

 

He plays exceptional positional defense, he's not a shot blocker but there is a LOT more to defense than blocking shots. It's why the team continued to play well without Dwight (or Jones for those who think that matters) last year. DMo isn't great when he's playing out of position at center as evidenced by his overall numbers taking a dive, but his ability to be competent at center and be extremely good at PF is a huge advantage.

 

Give us mercy.

Hire Thibs.

 

They need someone who can keep Harden in check on both ends of the court. Thibs is the man

 

Do something my goodness

 

i was a JVG fan so im all for this although i think it would cost us some players as he holds everyone accountable

 

When Steve Kerr comes back, I wonder if the Houston Rockets will respectfully ask Luke Walton to coach their team and if he will accept the Houston job now that he has had a taste of being a head coach? The arch rivals up and coming coach will not be a bad idea in My opinion at the moment. If he denies the job, then so be it, but if the Houston Rockets are willing to do whatever possibly necessary in trying to win, I see this as a good opportunity to do so by hiring a coach who has been brought up by the greats in the game. If not, I suspect I might know where the Houston Rockets organization true priorities are at the moment.

 

So hiring Luke Walton as head coach will fix everything? If not, the Rockets don't care about winning? This would actually be an amazing post if it were satire. It's still not bad for putting a bow on a year of terrible GARM takes.

Also, TT is a very overrated coach.

 

I did not say the Rockets do not care about winning, just that I think it will possibly be a good move at the moment. Look, I think the Rockets problems are mentally rotted rather than basketball related in the game. Do I think Walton may fix their problems at the moment? The answer is Yes, and I do think the Rockets do care about winning, but how much do there care about winning in this league? It is a move than I think can possibly change the complexion of the team. No need to get up set and consider the idea as stupid, a coach with a 30-2 record I do not think is a stupid move for the team. What are your suggestions for the team?