This is the majority in a nutshell. The GARM has gone mass hysteria since the 2nd game loss. If this were a witch hunt, everyone's been pointed out and should be burned at the stake save for LA. The team needs time. I expected some gel issues early on and we'll just have to deal with the mess for now. I honestly think the pieces are there. For what it's worth, look's like we're onto something good offensively. As for sorting out the entire mess of defense with appropriate mindset that goes with it, and who steps up to be a true closer, that, remains to be seen. It's not going to happen soon and we'll get glimpses this coming month but buckle up for the roller coaster ride to come folks. Heh, Take some tranqs if you have to.
Is Rick playing the people, the right minutes? Starting lineup, looks good, however, Shane isn't contributing on either end. So do we go all offense with Bud at the SF position. Because Bud's D isn't that great and teams take it right at him just like AB. But Bud makes them pay by running them off screens and making them run the floor to keep up with him. I would love to see a 9 man rotation with Hill and Miller being the primary backups at the 4 and 5. I see Lowry and Lee with major minutes at the 1, 2, and 3. It is time for Shane and Chuck to coach from the bench. The D they provided in the past is not there.
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Its funny how people were blaming JVG for being too loyal to those same players, arguing that they wouldn't be getting those minutes playing for any other coach. Well, we bring in another coach, and years later its deja vu.
But what happens when the players who actually give you a better chance to win are glued to the bench for no reason? Why wasn't our only PF who can guard a stretch 4 like Harrington in Jeffries not playing? Why didn't Jordan Hill get virtually any playing time? We could have used his shotblocking. This one falls on Rick, sorry.
Normally this is what I think, but right now, the players are not getting consistent minutes, not having a consistent role, and are unsure of the team overall. That is a coaching problem. DD
We will never me better with brooks and battier starting. Wow battier scored 2 points yesturday and like 3 points the game before and his defense is horrible. it doesn't take brain science to figure out that he is a bench wormer. Bud can scored like 15 points the minimum if i got the minutes battier got and play just as good defense.
Those CF who said Brooks should be traded during the off-season, because his value would never be higher are looking smarter by the day. Brooks is a solid player, but his future is as a 6th man whether he likes it or not.
i hated to see brooks get backed up by billups like a little kid late in the game last night, sure we have a size advantage with 7,6'' yao but brooks exposes us scrambling our defense imagine having to put up with that in the play offs! i like the guy but he indeed is looking more and more like a back up point guard.
more like the lack of team chemistry, we have the roster to win 50+ games the problem is that we keep trying so many different combinations, and since last trade deadline we have added Ish, Miller, Martin, Hill, Jeffries, Lee... wait until after the allstar break when we can really gauge the potential of this team and hopefully a fully recovered Yao
