With the final leg of the season coming to a end, my only issue that disgust me is this graphic here. I feel like this will definitely bite us come playoffs.
I can’t remember who said it; but the quote goes something like “Constant lopsided losses mean you have bad players; constant close losses mean you have bad coaching.”
(Maybe Pat Summit in Reach for the Summit, which is a book I recommend for any basketball fan.)
Taker597
It doesn’t feel like our coaches teach championship fundamentals. In the clutch, fundamentals is a huge part about pulling off a win. Our team has so many bad mental lapses.
AlwaysOptimism
The fact is the starting 5 doesn’t work together, for whatever reason. They have been outscored overall and have a negative net rating.
These are the 5 people that are going to be on the floor during clutch and all that so even if the bench wipes the floor with the other teams 2nd unit, the 1st team tends to give it back.
I don’t know why they don’t work. They should. The personnel works. Herb is the leagues best D and (now amazing) 3. JV isn’t ideal but the ideal guy doesn’t exist (or at least isn’t available) and JV gives solid rebounding and size which we lack. CJ is elite from deep, BI is elite from mid range. Zion is elite in the paint. They have a top 10 defense. This starting 5 should be great. But it isn’t. That’s why all these stats are bad.
Maybe point Zion will fully unleash them. If it doesn’t, I think there will be a major trade and sadly I think it may be one of BI or Zion.
wakeupjeff32
Is this because they take Zion out at crucial stages late in the game?
hotdogflavoredblunt
I love Willie but this is a coaching problem
Rogo-
We are saving our clutch points for the playoffs clearly, no need to worry
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Guys. We get it.
I can’t remember who said it; but the quote goes something like “Constant lopsided losses mean you have bad players; constant close losses mean you have bad coaching.”
(Maybe Pat Summit in Reach for the Summit, which is a book I recommend for any basketball fan.)
It doesn’t feel like our coaches teach championship fundamentals. In the clutch, fundamentals is a huge part about pulling off a win. Our team has so many bad mental lapses.
The fact is the starting 5 doesn’t work together, for whatever reason. They have been outscored overall and have a negative net rating.
These are the 5 people that are going to be on the floor during clutch and all that so even if the bench wipes the floor with the other teams 2nd unit, the 1st team tends to give it back.
I don’t know why they don’t work. They should. The personnel works. Herb is the leagues best D and (now amazing) 3. JV isn’t ideal but the ideal guy doesn’t exist (or at least isn’t available) and JV gives solid rebounding and size which we lack. CJ is elite from deep, BI is elite from mid range. Zion is elite in the paint. They have a top 10 defense. This starting 5 should be great. But it isn’t. That’s why all these stats are bad.
Maybe point Zion will fully unleash them. If it doesn’t, I think there will be a major trade and sadly I think it may be one of BI or Zion.
Is this because they take Zion out at crucial stages late in the game?
I love Willie but this is a coaching problem
We are saving our clutch points for the playoffs clearly, no need to worry