Random NBA Observations 2014 - 2015

[Malta]

They have really sound and solid defensive principles. It's funny because I've heard they don't talk to each other a lot on the court but still seem to move together as a unit. That's 100 percent coaching.

Besides Sanders...there really aren't any distractions, egos ,or agendas. Kidd definitely has shown what he can become.

What Bud has done is great, but that system doesn't work without Big Al being in place, he should get some MVP consideration

There are no distractions, but they are dealing with a ton of injuries and aren't skipping a beat. Last night beating the Raptors in Toronto without Knight was some shyt, getting a young team like the Bucks to defend is a lot harder than getting a veteran team like the Hawks to follow a system. The Bucks are the 2nd best defensive team in the league and he's getting the most out of Bayless and Mayo, dude will go to the end of the bench to find someone to play and they end up contributing.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Curry/Thompson home game short chart.

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Curry/Thompson home game short chart.

That's not fair

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

@Kd35brah needs be concern about
@GoddamnyamanProf team keeping them out of the playoffs

Nah we're gonna miss it by one game again. I can feel it in my bones

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

the suns are 5th in the league in committing fouls. maybe them nikkas should stop hacking and play actual defense.

or is this is a leaguewide conspiracy against dragic and the morris twins.

Yes, actually. Suns are first in technicals too, and first in no-calls and first in phantom calls for the other team. Refs do not like my squad.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Jason Kidd should win coach of the year, the Bucks have no business being over .500 with all the injuries & missed games they've sustained.

Amazing how far his coaching narrative has come in such a short time. There was a period where it seemed he would be defined by that stupid ass drink-spilling shyt. Now he looks like a savant.

I feel like it's going to go to Bud. No one saw that coming.

I also think the association frowns upon the way Kidd handled the whole Nets departure.

Team better than we expect and we can't explain why = Coach gets credit and win COY

Team is worse than we expected and don't know why= Coach gets blamed and should be fired (See Blatt to start the year)

Its nonsense

 

[jaguar paw]

Team better than we expect and we can't explain why = Coach gets credit and win COY

Team is worse than we expected and don't know why= Coach gets blamed and should be fired (See Blatt to start the year)

Its nonsense

I don't think Blatt's situation is comparable being that anyone that looks at that situation at a business/political perspective can see the writing on the wall.

LeBron wanted to establish power and control in his situation to show his contemporaries what he is capable of.

It has nothing to do with David Blatt as a basketball coach.

 

[CrimsonTider]

I don't think Blatt's situation is comparable being that anyone that looks at that situation at a business/political perspective can see the writing on the wall.

LeBron wanted to establish power and control in his situation to show his contemporaries what he is capable of.

It has nothing to do with David Blatt as a basketball coach.

Man I know that.

But you see all these nuts on here and in the media saying Blatt should be fired because he doesn't know what he is doing like he was the actual reason for their struggles.

Im making the point that coaching gets too much credit and too much blame.

Its you usually down the list of these that a team is doing good or bad.

Lets look at the Pelicans. They are better than last year (which is usually a criteria for COY) but no one is saying Monty should be COY. You want to know why?

Its because people have it made up in their minds that the team is better because AD is playing great.

 

[Walt]

Team better than we expect and we can't explain why = Coach gets credit and win COY

Team is worse than we expected and don't know why= Coach gets blamed and should be fired (See Blatt to start the year)

Its nonsense

Continual agenda of "coaching doesn't matter" followed by ignoring any and all explanations of why coaching matters and what constitutes good coaching=the only real nonsense here.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Continual agenda of "coaching doesn't matter" followed by ignoring any and all explanations of why coaching matters and what constitutes good coaching=the only real nonsense here.

Its not "coaching doesn't matter" its more so that there's not a large degree in variability in coaching skill when it comes to most NBA coaches and evaluating coaches on the results of the game is a flawed metric

Using the "coaching doesn't matter" agenda is just a tactic to get thecoli to stop blaming coaches for the way the ball bounces.

If I say Monty Williams > Jason Kidd you couldn't give me reason why Im wrong that would make me change my opinion.

And I think they are the same damn coach.

 

[jaguar paw]

Man I know that.

But you see all these nuts on here and in the media saying Blatt should be fired because he doesn't know what he is doing like he was the actual reason for their struggles.

Im making the point that coaching gets too much credit and too much blame.

Its you usually down the list of these that a team is doing good or bad.

Lets look at the Pelicans. They are better than last year (which is usually a criteria for COY) but no one is saying Monty should be COY. You want to know why?

Its because people have it made up in their minds that the team is better because AD is playing great.

It's more of a sign of the times.

People like to have their voice heard more than ever. Everyone has an opinion and no one really cares about facts they just want a story or narrative to run with.

The public likes to pile on or dissect whatever is in front of their face at that exact moment.

I don't know if Blatt was blindsided with how American culture operates now after being gone so long but I'm sure he sees it clearly now.

 

[Walt]

Its not "coaching doesn't matter" its more so that there's not a large degree in variability in coaching skill when it comes to most NBA coaches and evaluating coaches on the results of the game is a flawed metric

Using the "coaching doesn't matter" agenda is just a tactic to get thecoli to stop blaming coaches for the way the ball bounces.

If I say Monty Williams > Jason Kidd you couldn't give me reason why Im wrong that would make me change my opinion.

And I think they are the same damn coach.

I. Yes there is.

II. Yes I can. Very easily. Monty has made all kind of poor coaching decisions this season, and if you watch Pelican games they are quite obvious. I definitely won't waste my time detailing the differences between the two, as I've done exactly this before with you, and you simply ignore it because you've reached your conclusion and you don't care about evidence that contradicts your point.

 

[PRO BADA$$]

I've Never Seen The Term "Two-Way Guard" Used To Put A Player Over More Than Klay

 

[The War Report]

I. Yes there is.

II. Yes I can. Very easily. Monty has made all kind of poor coaching decisions this season, and if you watch Pelican games they are quite obvious. I definitely won't waste my time detailing the differences between the two, as I've done exactly this before with you, and you simply ignore it because you've reached your conclusion and you don't care about evidence that contradicts your point.

Let him tell us that there's no difference between Rick Carlisle and Mark Jackson.

Jason Kidd is already a better coach in his 2nd year than Monty is with all the years he has as an assistant with The Spurs/Blazers and coach with The Hornets/Pelicans.

 

[Malta]

If I say Monty Williams > Jason Kidd you couldn't give me reason why Im wrong that would make me change my opinion..

Explain to me why the Pelicans with Davis & Asik aren't nearly as good defensively as the Bucks, you don't seem to understand that a lot of work goes into how teams play offensively and defend.

The Bucks have largely the same roster as last year, they were 30th in the league defensively, this year they're 2nd, please explain how coaching doesn't matter in this case when it clearly does considering the same team with the same players has made such a massive leap on defense with the major difference being their coach.