Since it seems like anyone can coach in the NBA... I would like to submit my resume to Les and CD and my "game plan" for coaching the ROX next year. RESUME Played 7th and 8th Grade Basketball at Friendswood Middle School, Friendswood, Texas. (I am a local boy). Have actively played pickup and city league ball for the past 15 years (I understand how the game is played on the street). Graduated from a small college in Alaska. (I understand the importance of scouting small schools for talent and looking in out of the norm locations for players). Have coached middle school basketball for the past 3 years. Combined record of 38 - 10 with back to back district championships and an undefeated record (16 - 0) this season (I have a proved track record of winning and I understand how to teach fundmentals to kids... most NBA players are kids) I blew out my ACL/MCL this past year playing basketball. (I can relate to players playing with pain and injuries). Like L. Frank, I was once a towel boy. MY GAME PLAN FOR THE ROX 1. Free Agents - Bring in V. Divac and A. Sabonis. Big, crafty big men can teach YAO the art of being a great center, passer and how to use size on defense. 2. Free Agents - Bring in Brent Barry to play the point. 3. Trades - move TE, CATO and STEVIE for Ray Allen and Radmonovic. This would give us shooters to surround YAO and Divac and Sabonis. I would sweeten the deal to include MoTaylor if needed to get these two. If I had to send MoTaylor to Seattle... I would gladly play Padgett at PF. As a coach, I love his hustle and shooting ability. 4. Roster/Rotation PG - Berry, Allen SG - Allen, Mobley, Pike SF - JJ, Boki PF - Radnovic, Padget, Spoon C - Yao, , Divac, Sabonic I would go to a 10 man rotation (ala Memphis) making sure that everyone is involved and can contribute. This will eliminate mistakes/turnovers made when players are tired mentally and physically. 5. Systems - we would run and gun. Players love to push the ball, run, cut to the basket, and play an up tempo game. With the roster I have put together, we would have a team that can shoot. We don't run ISO... we run a princeton style offense. This does not mean that our bigs get less touches... it just means we MOVE THE BALL AROUND! On defense... we press and trap... press and trap. I can see the stories on ESPN about me right now. Mild mannered, middle school science teacher/coach leads the ROX back to the NBA finals.
That lineup you have has no athletism, no shot blockers, no muscle, no rebounding, and no defense.........
He's right, your proposed starting front court is tissue soft. Not just regular tissue, but the kind with the lotion to keep your nose from being irritated.
I thought you were sumitting your resume for COACH not GM...Those would be horrible moves in that Sabonis can't play anymore and is toooooo slow and Vlade can't do much but flop and pass anymore. You want Radmonovich? That guy can't even get PT in Seattle, why would he get any here? I'd rather develop Nachbar.
Nicely phrased post; A few points of contention, however. Most of your moves fall under the auspices of the general manager. Are you applying for both jobs? You're going to run and gun...with Yao? Do you come complete with oxygen tank? I know you're going for depth, but the net effect would be to significantly lessen the court time of our best player. You think Yao's isolated out there on D as is...try it when a shooting guard is masquerading as his pf...( Ok, not THAT hard to imgine what with Mo on the roster)...Yao will be our only interior defender and rebounder out there, significantly diminishing his effect as a shot blocker, or vice versa. And God is our frontcourt small/soft, aside from Yao, for whom the second one is still a possible tag. As I said, though, nicely put.
You have a problem with your trade to seattle, we would probably have to take one of their overpaid centers if they take cato.
Macbeth, just b/c your center can't run and gun does not mean the team can't. An ideal fastbreak team would have the bigman (Yao) defending an rebounding, giving a good out let pass. See the showtime Lakers. You rarely saw Kareem finishing the fastbreak, it was all Worthy, Scott, and Cooper.
Sign this guy up. He's a winner! He'll beat Phil Jackson hands down. Oh, yeah, we need some nice assistants from this board to go with him too.
I reserve the right to hate and critisize you even if you do well, because you would be replacing a coach that I like.
Agreed, but your limiting Yao's role to outlet passer while not providing us with enough Magic ( not to mention Big Game James, etc.) to make the sacrifice all that worth it. Additionally, Yao would still be running his tail off just not as a lead.Lastly, we'd have shooters around YAo: a seemingly ideal halfcourt situation, and we'd instead be pushing it all the time. I'm not saying it's impossible, just not the best usage of our best talent. If we get guys like Worhty and Johnson, yeah, maybe it's worth sacrificing one of two legit 5's in the entire league to a role player. But short of that, it's a waste of exploitable talent, IMO.
Agreed, if we were to run all the time. I'm in favor of pushing the ball up the court and running the fast break when presented with the possiblilty. I'm also in favor of running our half court through Yao. I think you can have a nice mix of both. The only problem we have is (trying not to bash Stevie too much) some one who can effectively run the break. Too me, this (along with the p&r) is Steve's biggest problem.
I've proposed a similar team many times - but never running. Trap defense would kill them, too. That's a zone team. I like the "Bombs away!" squads with Yao. Get a bunch of shooters that play smart, cut without the ball, envision passing 3 times, and can grab boards. Walk it up the court, set up, zip zip zip, bam. Jog back, zone up, make them force up some junk, grab boards.
I guess I need the title of GM and Coach. I figure that when Rudy leaves for the Big Easy he will take CD with him. Here are some rebuttals and responses: Pasox2... yes. This would be a zone team. A great zone team. Bogey... not every (or most) fast breaks result in layups. The purpose of the fast break is to get an open shot. With the shooters that i have tried to gather... we would knock down some open Js. MacBeth... YAO should be the greatest outlet passer if all time. the outlet pass is/was one of Sabonis' greatest assets. Tall rebound should equal quick outlet pass. A fast break team (like the one I will coach) also places emphasis on breaking down the other teams offensive rebounding as they have to send people back on D. Sane... it is ok to hate change. Even if it is change for the best. Easy... please post resume in order to be considered as an assistant. Bogey... you are right on. Centers don't need to run. Just rebound and outlet. And then follow up the play with a dunk off of a missed 3 by Cat.
Sabonis can still give a quality 10 minutes a night. A very quality 10 minutes. That is all that we need out of him. Do you watch the Kings at all?! Vlade still has it going on. He is easily in the top 5 centers in the league. No... he doesn't always put up numbers (although he did average a double double in rebounds and assists for a week this season) but he makes his team better. YAO does not do that yet. Radmonovich?! He played all the time this past year. He hustles and can shoot. Great passer and team player. Rad plays a different position that BOKI. I will develop BOKI no matter what. He will get time at the point!
who is gonna hold duncan,garnett, gasol,brand,etc.etc. don't say rad cuz the sonics wants to move him to small foward. who is goint to hold parker,bibby,davis,cassel,etc.etc. barry is a shooting guard with good court vision for a shooting guard and can only give you spot duty at the point. this will be the softest team in the league and one of the worst defensive teams in the league. they will be like the seattle supersonics with yao.
Aren't the Kings soft? What about Dallas? The timberwolves aren't bruisers. A zone defense (1-3-1) is the greatest defense in the world. No one player is going to be able to hold the guys you named. TEAM DEFENSE is the way to go.
