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Sam is the Mad Scientist at work. He has created a rotation that nobody, and I mean nobody, would have dreamed of before the preseason began. But is he an F'ing Moron? Or an F'ing Genius?

After leaning the Moron way, I have moved completely to the Genius camp. The starting lineup is designed to feature our top two most promising young players. It gives Wiggins the opportunity to develop at SG where he should have an advantage on both ends of the court. They are surrounded by 3 players who know how to play. Wiggins and Towns will have opportunities to flourish on the offensive end, and be well nurtured on the defensive side. It's a great formula for developing our two most prized young players. Genius.

But our remaining young players are not being left behind. There are plenty of minutes for them off the bench, especially with limited minutes from KG and Prince, and frequent foul problems early on for Towns. But an odd twist was needed to get everyone their minutes -- Zach at backup PG (he will surely play SG minutes as well). There are concerns with Zach's ability to run an offense, but look at the players who will be on the court with Zach -- KMart, Bazz, Belly and Dieng can all create their own shots and/or shots for others. It is a unit that does not depend on a PG running the offense. Genius.

We are confident Wiggins and Towns are starters in this league. But the book is still open on Zach, Bazz and Dieng. Is Zach merely a combo guard? Or can he develop into a starting SG. I have no problem with him proving to be a competent combo guard first. Is Bazz merely an offensive spark off the bench? Or can he develop into a competent starting wing player. I have no problem with him proving it off the bench first. Is Dieng merely a backup PF/C off the bench? Or can he develop into a competent PF/C starter? I have no problem with him coming off the bench to continue showing his growth.

Mad Scientist? Yes. Moron or Genius? I am going with Genius.

Wolves will win their final tuneup tonight (or at least while their regular rotation is in). We will all be feeling good about the performance. And high hopes will abound for a 3-0 start to the season.

I'm going to let him be a Genius for one night Tim. But I'm going to have the same short leash with that as Sam had with LaVine as the starting SG. :-)

I need a nap.

If you think Sam Mitchell is a genius, there's a place for you at Belleview.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:If you think Sam Mitchell is a genius, there's a place for you at Belleview.

Hey! At least we have free wi-fi here! ;-)

Seriously, after all the crap this fan base has had to put up with for the past 15 years, you should be pissed off about what's going on right now. We finally have some good pieces to build from, and we've got a clown show running things. I'm very angry, and have just about had it with this organization.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Seriously, after all the crap this fan base has had to put up with for the past 15 years, you should be pissed off about what's going on right now. We finally have some good pieces to build from, and we've got a clown show running things. I'm very angry, and have just about had it with this organization.

Don't do it cool. There are 15 more years of dysfunction ahead of us. We will miss your angry insight.

thedoper wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Seriously, after all the crap this fan base has had to put up with for the past 15 years, you should be pissed off about what's going on right now. We finally have some good pieces to build from, and we've got a clown show running things. I'm very angry, and have just about had it with this organization.

Don't do it cool. There are 15 more years of dysfunction ahead of us. We will miss your angry insight.

I'd love to be the happiest guy on the forum. I was all ready to be super pumped for this season. Then Flip gets sick, and the one guy I never wanted to see named coach gets the position by default. And then we've all seen the debauchery that's followed. It's just very, very, VERY disappointing to me. This preseason has been beyond dysfunctional. We're starting to make the 76ers look stable.

Is this genius in the way Hartman would use it on the radio?

None of us have any legitimate evidence to argue that Sam is either a moron or a genius. But while I smile at Tim suggesting he's a genius (I suspect not even Tim believes that), I'm getting a little irked by how often, and with what little evidence, people around here are disparaging Sam's intelligence.

What has he done to deserve any of this? He prematurely named Zach a starter (something half this board and most of Sam's critics wanted) then pulled that away and decided to start Prince. In the preseason. Seriously? That's all it takes to be constituted as a moron? How quickly we forget Wittman, Rambis, Kahn . . . the list goes on. Next time you start thinking Sam is an idiot for not starting LaVine, stop and ask yourself how much playing time you think Popovich would give him?

All of the Zach/Prince stuff is kind of small potatoes anyway when all the minutes are counted up; he's at least preaching more D (we still need to see it on the floor) and allowing the guys to shoot more threes (which everybody on this board and their mother has been begging for).