Because I seriously do not see it. He basically does not run plays, so it’s up to Harden to create and run the show just like under McHale. Short rotations. The lack of adaptation. The only difference is now Harden is the PG with better shooters around him it seems. I’m not saying he’s on the same level as McHale, but please tell me what is so great about what this guy is doing? I like MDA, really but I get the feeling he won’t change a damn thing even if proven unsuccessful and we just have to hope for the best from our new duo.
i thought he was slightly outcoached by donovan and clearly outcoached by pops last playoffs. but other than his 7man rotation in game 5 @ SAS, i don't have many major gripes with him. mainly because he's still 100x better than r****d mchale.
Anyone is better than McHale.. I just fear MDA will not get us far since defense wins you games you do not shoot well or you have to diversify your offense like Adelman if that’s where we hang our hat on. MDA won’t do either
he runs a lot of plays, the offence is set up by him and carried out by Harden and Paul. Don't over react after a pre-season loss.... would you have posted this thread if the Rockets had of won ?
Your problem Is you just don't seem to understand risk variance philosophy. This concept just goes way over everyones head. The expectation is not to win a championshi, the expectation is too finish like the 3-4th best team in the league which we have done. The model approach we have taken, expands how you finish your season season by making your play style more risky, with hopes that you are to steal wins against teams that are better than you. This is unprecedented, so I know it's going to be hard for people to understand.
Overrated. Brad Stevens should have gotten COTY last year. The problem with MDA is that he doesn't realize basically every team in NBA has caught up with his 'revolutionary system', and is unable or unwilling to add more wrinkles to his well-known formula (shoot a lot of threes, 7SOL, attack the rim utilizing PnR, etc.), which has been well-studied and exposed in the playoffs since his Suns days. Given that MDA is not exactly a defensive mastermind, overall he doesn't really belong in the 'best coach' conversation.
Defence keeps you in games if your offence is not working, that is basically what it is. And it is why we hired jeff Bzdelik to coach the defence and we improved at that as the season went along last year. I expect us to be around 10th in defence this season
He doesn’t call them out and is basically hands off for the most of the game and sure he has a few good sets, but every coach has that and it doesn’t make him great imo.
ya the "holey" trinity of harden, ryno, and mda is never going to allow you to be great defensively for sure
When you have play makers like Paul and Harden he doesn't need to call out plays, he put trust in his ball handlers to use the plays he has come up with. have a read of this https://www.theringer.com/nba/2017/10/12/16462544/james-harden-chris-paul-rockets-preview-2017
Which is why I expect him to adapt, add new wrinkles to our offense etc. That keeps him from being great. He’s a good coach, but definitely not top of the league.
I’ll check it out, but since last year proved we clearly need to make our offense harder to guard in the playoffs and diversify, don’t you agree a coach should adapt? Nothing so far seems to point to a better system. It is Harden’s offensive talent and deep range from Ryno and Ego why we were tough to guard and determined how good we were much more than MDA’s system, sets and style. We do not even run the 7 or less offense!
at his age i don't expect him to change his tune now at all. even in preseason he's stuck to his tight rotations for the most part. one of the great things about rudy was his willingness to make in-game adjustments, question himself, and take chances. pringles is already set in plaster of paris so i've already lowered my expectations for change
Exactly. Rudy was a great coach and adapted, MDA was once innovative like Rudy but just misses the personality to change. Funny enough, with Garden and CP3 and coming off of COY he can afford to change and experiment a bit. I really don’t understand how he will just stick to his guns.
He didn't adapt too well with the Lakers. I think he's as good as Adelman or even fan favorite sportscaster JVG. That year the Suns got jobbed with the suspensions was a legit trip to the finals. None of them have been at the very top.
He is a great coach. We just need players that are not just one dimensional in the front court. This is where losing out on Melo hurt in so many ways. If morey wasn't so sure that Melo was Rockets bound he would have tried to pick up someone else. All the people who have used D'antoni's offensive system have extremely versatile players on their team. The Warriors, Heat, Cavs... the system works especially in today's NBA but Ryan Anderson and Clint Capella are not what you call versatile. We need to upgrade our roster if we are to stand a chance.
