If I saw signs that the pieces are there, the strategy is there, but they just need more time to gel it would be different. But I'm not really seeing that. The defensive strategy is horrible, and our defense overall isn't trending up. If this was just a gelling issue, we would see gradual improvement. Instead, we're starting to see stagnant or declining performance on the defensive end. I'd take Blatt in a HEARTBEAT. I'd also take Thibs, even if he might not vibe with Cousins well at first.
In today's high paced fast offense you need a coach that can prove he can scheme defensively fori t. Karl's teams have always ranked near the bottom defensively. You might think that defense isn't as important in today's high scoring world, but it's quite the opposite imo. All the NBA champions over the last 5 years have ranked top 5 defensively.