Ned, I respect your opinion, although I disagree
I am not blaming Tyson Chandler btw, although if there is one player that needs to be pointed at, I would choose his inability to defend Hibbert and unable to make Hibbert pay his man was cheating on him by protecting the paint
If I had to choose one person to blame it would be Woodson
because he calls the shots
he makes the subs
he calls the plays or lack of
he is suppose to make adjustments
he is suppose to hold guys accountable
he is suppose to prepare his soldiers on what to expect/how to counter
Did Woodson really do any of the above?
No I am not happy with the way we played, it isn't about losing, it is about NOT giving the lineups/adjustments a chance to succeed
No I don't like the way Melo played either but again, Woody allows it, and constantly wants 4 guys to stand around and watch as the other dances and is highly inefficient time after time
It is like Dantoni when he was complaining about PG play, while Lin was sitting on the bench
A few of us, the minority here were saying GIVE LIN A CHANCE, and for 3weeks to a month, he did not get that chance that we wanted earlier
He gave TD, Iman, Melo, Bibby, all chances to perform and he continues to play them, after they fail each time, while Lin was sitting there after he showed the ability to penetrate/set the team up in "garbage" minutes
Woodson is just as stubborn
His system is flawed on OFFENSE and DEFENSE, and whatever happened to "accountability"
You cannot switch and HELP on every player, it is common sense, come on....
Stop the barking on Novak and Copeland because they don't snap at u, while letting other's made horrible decisions and not doing anything about it
And about DEFENSE on Copeland from the barking, why would you play STAT and when he has not played for 3 months and we all know his DEFENSE is much worse than Cope's
It is easy as 1, 2, 3, Hibbert is eating up Tyson and Tyson cannot take advantage of Hibbert cheating, put in someone else
Martin is too small for Hibbert but showed the ability to defend West
Copeland and 4 shooters, so 5 total, was hard for Hibbert to cheat on and we had success in the regular season with the blowout to Pacer's but Copeland doesn't play till game 5 and we won, then he plays a smaller role next game
What about Camby, Earl Barron? Planter fasiclates my ass, " like veterans?"
I am not saying they would have worked, but when you have other 7 footers to utilize and your guy is not getting it done, try SOMETHING ELSE
We were unable to get in the paint for much of the entire series, OF COURSE WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIN
If Hibbert is cheating, put Copeland at the 5 and see if his 40% shot will change things up
We played like crap in the Celtic series, as we got exposed, Pacer's followed up with it but they were much more talented and younger
I am positive the assistant coaches told Woodson to get Copeland some minutes but he is just too stubborn
Get another assistant coach in there Grunwald, someone that does the above, cause Tyson, Amare, Shumpert, already opened their mouths, they are not happy with Woodson's system
He need's someone on his ass that isn't afraid to hold players accountable to do the dirty work as a COACH
5/30/2013 10:53 PM
