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[yakbladder]

Or the opposite may be true.

One of the reasons SOME teams slow down the pace and run through the clock quite a bit is to expose the D. Basically you're forcing the opponent to play concentrated defense for the full 24. If there's a slip-up then you get an easy basket. One could make the case that transition basketball offers the same opportunity but the flaw is that you don't get transition basket opportunities every basket and your team sucks it up at rebounding if you send a man early. At least with a slower game you get the opportunity for an easy basket every possession.

Thanks Ed


It is interesting to see how the FG% goes down. Seems a quicker pace might help our FG%

 

[Idog1976]

1.) He seemed too married to his rotation. He would pull guys out of the game even if they really had it going.
2.) He tended not to force the other team to adjust to his game plan. It seemed like he was reactive instead of proactive. The Houston series was a pretty decent example. Once it became obvious that Portland could really not match up physically with Houston, why didn't they try to go small for stretches of the game? There may very well be a good reason, but I have to believe forcing Yao to check LA or Outlaw would cause match up problems for Houston. Sure there would have been a disadvantage on the defensive end, but keeping both Yao and Scola away from the basket on offense would have been very nice.

Other then these two things, I honestly don't know what more Nate could do with the personnel at hand.

Very well said. Those were my problems with Nate as well. FTRH, Failure To Recognize Heat. Rudy must have had an asbestos jersey on in game 4, otherwise it would have burnt off his back.

 

[STOMP]

So here's what you do kids. You constantly talk in the media and on the bench about how you want to push the pace of the team to get easier baskets. This makes it seem like that is your plan. However, during games you call every single play from the bench ensuring the pace is how you really want it; slow as hell.

Best of both worlds!

Also, only play guys you trust regardless of talent level. How else are you supposed to know that your sideline plays are always followed?

One other lessson; remember that 6'8" chuckers make the absolute best backup power forwards.

lastly children, as a coach you need to learn how to deal with the media and various fan outlets. No matter who the coach is or how well your team is playing, somebody has a deadline and will be filling it by ranting about the decisions you made. Sports writers are generally cynical, lazy, and self loathing... accept that they're going to be critical of you because thats their job but you can also sway things in your favor with them with by relaying personal anecdotes dots for them to connect into their latest "reports". Keep your focus on the real task at hand and just be glad you're not them. That goes doubly for the white noise generated from blogs and chatsites. If you're going to be living in the public eye as a coach, some guy living in his parent's basement and flipping burgers professionally is going to call you a dummy daily... so what? Tomorrow you can still try to do your best with what you've got working a job you love and are richly rewarded for doing.


Eat right, exercise regularly, and study hard... every day as your opportunity to improve. Good luck!

STOMP