It was nice to see the Kings compete with a good team at full strength (Jazz).
There, I said something nice.
In my defense, I will say that my philosophy is to ignore the things that are going well, because they need no concern and focus on things that need improving - this may come off as "being negative" but i can live with that.
Having said something nice, I now ask you how to go about creating a (or finding an existent) thread about "Is Dave Joerger a good coach?"
I ask because I apparently ran afoul of one moderator by starting a thread that he did not approve of (and locked) even though apparently another mod had commented on it positively without locking it. Unfortunately the locking mod just told me to go look at the rules instead of linking me to the appropriate rule. So, I don't want to err again - If i start a thread on a subject that already exists, I assume he would lock it, so, if there is already a thread on this subject, perhaps someone could link it for me - or inform me that I am free to start such a thread.
I don't have a fully formed opinion on the subject (Good Coach?) but I have a lot of doubts. Of course, Joerger could be such a genius that I simply can't see his long range plan, but let me give you the example that causes me to want to start this thread.
As I said, the Kings played the Jazz close and a win in Utah against a team at full strength and needing every game desperately would have been a high point.
But who the hell is advising (coaching) Willie Cauley-Stein? What is the plan? IS there a plan?
Here is the play by play of the game:
http://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=400975789
If you look at the first half, you see that Willie dunked on a lob from Bogi and then again on a lob from Frank.
Yet I don't think another lob was ever attempted.
Instead, in the third quarter, Willie makes an 18 foot jumper.
When he comes back in he misses a 17 footer, then another outside jumper and yet, when it is coming down to crunch time, there he is firing up (and missing) another 18 footer.
If that was the plan, it was a dumb plan. If Willie was going "against the plan", then he should have been pulled and lectured.
WAS there even a plan?
Because Willie COULD become a good outside shooter, but in THIS game, he made one, missed the next two and should not have been firing one up with the game on the line. We HAVE some great outside shooters and one more for Willie means one less for Bogi or Buddy (or Justin).
This takes me back to the first home Laker game, when Bogi lobbed to Willie for dunks SIX TIMES.
And then that seemed to disappear from the game plan in subsequent games.
Once he made one from outside, you would assume that Gobert has to at least come out a little to guard him.
And Willie's speed and athleticism going to the basket is a great way to negate a shot blocker's effect.
Once he misses two more, Gobert no longer has to leave the paint.
But that last 18 footer - why?
This is just one reason why I would like to start such a thread, but I will wait for guidance from a mod before doing so.
There, I said something nice.
In my defense, I will say that my philosophy is to ignore the things that are going well, because they need no concern and focus on things that need improving - this may come off as "being negative" but i can live with that.
Having said something nice, I now ask you how to go about creating a (or finding an existent) thread about "Is Dave Joerger a good coach?"
I ask because I apparently ran afoul of one moderator by starting a thread that he did not approve of (and locked) even though apparently another mod had commented on it positively without locking it. Unfortunately the locking mod just told me to go look at the rules instead of linking me to the appropriate rule. So, I don't want to err again - If i start a thread on a subject that already exists, I assume he would lock it, so, if there is already a thread on this subject, perhaps someone could link it for me - or inform me that I am free to start such a thread.
I don't have a fully formed opinion on the subject (Good Coach?) but I have a lot of doubts. Of course, Joerger could be such a genius that I simply can't see his long range plan, but let me give you the example that causes me to want to start this thread.
As I said, the Kings played the Jazz close and a win in Utah against a team at full strength and needing every game desperately would have been a high point.
But who the hell is advising (coaching) Willie Cauley-Stein? What is the plan? IS there a plan?
Here is the play by play of the game:
http://www.espn.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=400975789
If you look at the first half, you see that Willie dunked on a lob from Bogi and then again on a lob from Frank.
Yet I don't think another lob was ever attempted.
Instead, in the third quarter, Willie makes an 18 foot jumper.
When he comes back in he misses a 17 footer, then another outside jumper and yet, when it is coming down to crunch time, there he is firing up (and missing) another 18 footer.
If that was the plan, it was a dumb plan. If Willie was going "against the plan", then he should have been pulled and lectured.
WAS there even a plan?
Because Willie COULD become a good outside shooter, but in THIS game, he made one, missed the next two and should not have been firing one up with the game on the line. We HAVE some great outside shooters and one more for Willie means one less for Bogi or Buddy (or Justin).
This takes me back to the first home Laker game, when Bogi lobbed to Willie for dunks SIX TIMES.
And then that seemed to disappear from the game plan in subsequent games.
Once he made one from outside, you would assume that Gobert has to at least come out a little to guard him.
And Willie's speed and athleticism going to the basket is a great way to negate a shot blocker's effect.
Once he misses two more, Gobert no longer has to leave the paint.
But that last 18 footer - why?
This is just one reason why I would like to start such a thread, but I will wait for guidance from a mod before doing so.
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