[Erin Grugan/Liberty Ballers] “From playing against you guys in lots of tough games and playoff series, etc., I hope to play a little more unpredictable offensively.”
"From playing against you guys in lots of tough games and playoff series, etc., I hope to play a little more unpredictable offensively." https://t.co/WifJwnArk3
— Liberty Ballers (@Liberty_Ballers) July 12, 2023
by HecLucas
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[Erin Grugan] From Nurse:
“We like to be aggressive. We want to try to dictate. We want to try to get you back on your heels and come at you. Both sides of the ball. It’s just a mentality,” Nurse explained. “That’s our vision and it takes a little planning and takes a tone at practice. From day one, we try to set that tone and then we just try to hold you guys accountable.”
“The night before training camp starts, I’m going to have you guys all together, everybody in the organization, and I’m going to ask you to have an open mind. We’re going to do something and you’re going to look and go ‘man, is that going to work? I don’t think that’s going to work coach’ but I’m just going to ask you to try it,” Nurse said. “If it doesn’t work, we’re not going to be foolish and just keep doing something that doesn’t work. We’ll just move on and do something else.”
The way this narrative is building about the offensive changes to come is making me think I’m gonna experience some sort of awakening on opening night. And not just of the basketball variety.
“When those fans are walking up the stairs at the end of the game, they ought to be thinking ‘man, those guys played their backsides off’,” Nurse said. “If they say that, no matter really what happens, then I think our coaching staff has done its job.”
This is honestly all Philly fans want.
Making adjustments?
Coaching players during practice?
https://i.redd.it/gy9enukg3kbb1.gif
With all this talk about our offense improving, I expect this offense to be as sexy and unpredictable as Eva Green in The Dreamers.
This all sounds well and good but as long as Joel/Harden are here you know a decent chunk of what this team is going to do and what they’re capable of. You also will know where the ride stops, in the second round of the playoffs, just as it always has. Embiid is great but he’s mentally weak in those big moments. As promising as Nurse sounds he’s not a miracle worker. Embiid doesn’t have the killer instinct to beat the Celtics when it matters and if this team ever wants to get over the hump they’re gonna have to beat that team.
lmao have fun trying to change harden