CoolBreeze's 2 Things I Didn't Like Tonight Plus 1
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:16 pm
With the season at approximately the 1/3 mark, I thought it was time for a 2 + 1 to try and sum up what we've seen so far. So this isn't a reaction to the last game, it's more of a synopsis of the season to date. So here we go:
1) Okay first I'm going to start off with an I told you so. Some of the more vocal posters spearheaded the Pro Thibs for coach movement prior to his hiring. There were few, very few, guys willing to say hey, he's not the guy for this team. I'll give props to Lip and LST who also were willing to go against the tide at the time. But it was overwhelmingly pro Thibs. So you got your wish. How do you feel now? Let's summarize the problems that Thibs has a hand in:
- Last year was an absolute disaster. So much so that he had to break up the roster he was so high on.
- His calling card, defense, has been abysmal despite surrounding himself with some of "his guys"
- His offense is antiquated and doesn't take advantage of his talent. I know what he's thinking - I have 3 guys who can pretty much get a good shot any time they want it. So why don't I let them all take advantage of their one on one ability. We will always have a matchup advantage with these guys and they can impose their will - Maybe it's because I'm a big proponent of motion style offenses, but i can hardly stand to watch this crap. The players have to hate it. It's such a waste of this roster. He's actually done a good job of putting the team together. We lack shooters, but we have a lot of good players. A good coach would find a way to make it work. Who in their right mind has Andrew Wiggins spend most of the game standing in the corner watching the other 4 run pick and roll sets. I don't want to hear anything about the lack of assists for Wiggins. When he DOES touch the ball it's with the idea he's going work for the best shot possible. A total misuse of his abilities. If you're going to play nothing but ISO basketball, how about getting your best players the ball down on the block? All three of Wig, JB, and KAT can dominate catching the ball down low. But we hardly ever see it. KAT in particular has to wonder what the fuck is going on.
- LST is exactly right about the minutes distribution on this team. It's costing us games in the 4th quarter, and is hurting our players long term. like I said, we have good players. Let them play.
- The constant narrative all game from the coaches box is ridiculous. What NBA player wants to put up with that for longer than he has to?
- We never seem to have enough timeouts at the end of close games.
- Our pace of play is a joke. Even without Zach, this team still has some thoroughbreds. Take the shackles off.
Enough of this rant. I'll close with this: If I was Glen I would fire Thibs tonight. Cut our losses and salvage this rebuild with an innovative coach who can get the best out of our roster.
2) Some other things I haven't liked:
- I thought Andrew worked on his shot this summer? He gets into some good streaks every once in a while, but for the most part it's a clankfest. We need him to shoot better period, but i want to see more of him working inside.
- KAT still doesn't seem fully bought in. Still isn't ready to put winning above everything else. He should definitely get more touches, but he needs to be a teammate on both ends of the court before this team can take off.
- Butler shouldn't be calling anyone out for poor defense. He needs to stop his man before i can take too much of that.
- We've let too many winnable games get away already. You can't get those should-be wins back. You have to take advantage of them when they are in front of you.
- Ball movement is a pleasant surprise when it happens (see point #1)
- Shot selection is a huge problem. And it's not just a couple guys. Wig, KAT, Crawford, Bazz, and sometimes Teague.
Enough negativity
Plus 1
Here are some positives as i see it so far:
- We're 4 games over .500 and in 4th place at the time of this writing. That should be the goal, to stay in 4th. Don't see any reason except for Thibs that we can't finish there. I read some stuff about battling for 7th or 8th. That's complete nonsense with this roster.
- Taj Gibson has been great. The consummate pro and steadying influence. Never realized how good he was. Hopefully we don't have to play him as many minutes.
- Tyus is developing into the player i hoped he could become. He just knows how to play basketball. He's a winner and he's been so impressive, he might allow us to move Teague for a wing that can shoot. I'd have no problem with Tyus playing 30 minutes for us.
- When we DO move the ball on offense, we can score so easily. Too many weapons to cover. We make it much harder than we need to
- With a healthy Belly our bench is much better, just need to use it.
- Finally going to get to see what Patton can do.
And that's Cool's Two Things I Didn't Like +1
1) Okay first I'm going to start off with an I told you so. Some of the more vocal posters spearheaded the Pro Thibs for coach movement prior to his hiring. There were few, very few, guys willing to say hey, he's not the guy for this team. I'll give props to Lip and LST who also were willing to go against the tide at the time. But it was overwhelmingly pro Thibs. So you got your wish. How do you feel now? Let's summarize the problems that Thibs has a hand in:
- Last year was an absolute disaster. So much so that he had to break up the roster he was so high on.
- His calling card, defense, has been abysmal despite surrounding himself with some of "his guys"
- His offense is antiquated and doesn't take advantage of his talent. I know what he's thinking - I have 3 guys who can pretty much get a good shot any time they want it. So why don't I let them all take advantage of their one on one ability. We will always have a matchup advantage with these guys and they can impose their will - Maybe it's because I'm a big proponent of motion style offenses, but i can hardly stand to watch this crap. The players have to hate it. It's such a waste of this roster. He's actually done a good job of putting the team together. We lack shooters, but we have a lot of good players. A good coach would find a way to make it work. Who in their right mind has Andrew Wiggins spend most of the game standing in the corner watching the other 4 run pick and roll sets. I don't want to hear anything about the lack of assists for Wiggins. When he DOES touch the ball it's with the idea he's going work for the best shot possible. A total misuse of his abilities. If you're going to play nothing but ISO basketball, how about getting your best players the ball down on the block? All three of Wig, JB, and KAT can dominate catching the ball down low. But we hardly ever see it. KAT in particular has to wonder what the fuck is going on.
- LST is exactly right about the minutes distribution on this team. It's costing us games in the 4th quarter, and is hurting our players long term. like I said, we have good players. Let them play.
- The constant narrative all game from the coaches box is ridiculous. What NBA player wants to put up with that for longer than he has to?
- We never seem to have enough timeouts at the end of close games.
- Our pace of play is a joke. Even without Zach, this team still has some thoroughbreds. Take the shackles off.
Enough of this rant. I'll close with this: If I was Glen I would fire Thibs tonight. Cut our losses and salvage this rebuild with an innovative coach who can get the best out of our roster.
2) Some other things I haven't liked:
- I thought Andrew worked on his shot this summer? He gets into some good streaks every once in a while, but for the most part it's a clankfest. We need him to shoot better period, but i want to see more of him working inside.
- KAT still doesn't seem fully bought in. Still isn't ready to put winning above everything else. He should definitely get more touches, but he needs to be a teammate on both ends of the court before this team can take off.
- Butler shouldn't be calling anyone out for poor defense. He needs to stop his man before i can take too much of that.
- We've let too many winnable games get away already. You can't get those should-be wins back. You have to take advantage of them when they are in front of you.
- Ball movement is a pleasant surprise when it happens (see point #1)
- Shot selection is a huge problem. And it's not just a couple guys. Wig, KAT, Crawford, Bazz, and sometimes Teague.
Enough negativity
Plus 1
Here are some positives as i see it so far:
- We're 4 games over .500 and in 4th place at the time of this writing. That should be the goal, to stay in 4th. Don't see any reason except for Thibs that we can't finish there. I read some stuff about battling for 7th or 8th. That's complete nonsense with this roster.
- Taj Gibson has been great. The consummate pro and steadying influence. Never realized how good he was. Hopefully we don't have to play him as many minutes.
- Tyus is developing into the player i hoped he could become. He just knows how to play basketball. He's a winner and he's been so impressive, he might allow us to move Teague for a wing that can shoot. I'd have no problem with Tyus playing 30 minutes for us.
- When we DO move the ball on offense, we can score so easily. Too many weapons to cover. We make it much harder than we need to
- With a healthy Belly our bench is much better, just need to use it.
- Finally going to get to see what Patton can do.
And that's Cool's Two Things I Didn't Like +1