Main part of Coaching is mixing and matching certain role players fitting in with star players. 3 point shooters need to be around Jalrn Green and Alperen Sengun. Jabari Smith, Aaron Holiday, Reed Sheppard, JaeSean Tate, Jeff Green need to play. Amen Thompson basically has quit, haven't seen any fight through screens only falling down by Moses Moody hard pick Amen falls down and knocked down in rebounds, doesn't want smoke with Draymond Green. Amen not showing any leadership out on the floor, the so called best player needs to step up. Amen deserves the most criticism.
I don't agree with this. Stevens runs the show over there in Boston personnel-wise. Ime came in with those guys already there. I don't necessarily think Sengun is an "Ime" type of player but he got the largest contract extension and most money in the offseason.
Sorry but we know Udoka and Mazula and Stevens' philosophy. Mazula was Udoka's offensive expert. Stevens is not standing pat in a season he fired himself unless that's what the coach wants. Go watch Ime's playoffs interviews. Look what he's blaming things on - hint: it's not spacing. It's very well documented, he was attached to Smart and Williams moreso than he should have been. Getting rid of Smart, Williams and Williams was not going to be Ime's move. Just be honest with yourself and forget that we're having a discussion. We can only speculate here based on the evidence we have: are you really going to convince anyone that IME UDOKA was going to get rid of the top 3 toughest players on the roster to whom he gave more minutes than they ever got in their life? You think Udoka was going to get rid of his 3 toughest guys? Like he would now get rid of Adams, Brooks and FVV? Come on dude, we both know that's not going to happen. He will blame it on a lack of executing his alleged plan and lack of mental toughness. He will always and forever blame everything on that. It's a pattern with him. You can go ask Celtics fans whether Ime would have been the one to prioritize lesser defenders in Porzingis and Holiday. He didn't know what to do even with what he had. His team was out-shooting the Warriors in the Finals and he refused to take advantage of it while Kerr was daring him to. In favor of going with too many bigs and non-shooters also. Sengun and Green were the only two up for contract extensions and Sengun got slightly more. Look at the evidence I'm offering you and look at the evidence you're basing your decision on. Within your own post, you claim the he couldn't have had a say over the GM in Boston but you're attributing the Sengun AAV to him. Come on. Let's bring the walls down and have an honest chat that has nothing to do with winning a debate.
What evidence is there that Udoka had say in personnel moves? In fact, the Celtics traded Smart three months before they suspended Udoka, so that nullifies your entire point. Holiday is absolutely not a lesser defender than Smart. He's miles better on both sides of the ball. I honestly have no idea what you're talking about with this entire paragraph lol. I never brought up Sengun or Green's contract, nor suggested that it was his decision to extend them.
Guess that's what happens when I don't come on here for a couple days, I forget sometimes! But regardless, I still don't understand your last paragraph whatsoever. My point was that Sengun got the largest extension despite him not being an "Ime" type of player that you say are his pet players, which still stands. Also, the fact that Smart was traded while Ime was still the coach of the Celtics again nullifies your entire point earlier. EDIT: Further clarification, I brought up Sengun's extension to dispute the notion that Ime has full say over personnel moves. I specifically did not attribute the extension to Ime.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...n-powers-gritty-clippers-nuggets-force-game-7 These are the type of adjustments you have to be willing to make as a coach. Not saying the clippers and rockets situation is identical but it shows that adjustments in lineups and playing time in the playoffs can make the difference in extending a series or getting eliminated.
