This dude "Fisher" may still pan out to be a very good coach, but his lack of coaching experience is certainly the reason behind our slow start. For a starter, he is the one who chose to have a different starting lineup for every game thus far; the lack of familiarity and continuity stemmed from that. He has no idea about his rotation; one day a dude gets 20 minutes of play, the next day he might not even see the floor; which, in my opinion, is the reason for the lack of shooting confidence.
From the time this dude was offered the job, he was all aware of the talents he was inheriting. He should have known that the players were all one trick ponies and had no clue about defense. They chose to unveil the triangle offense from the jump while knowing for a fact that the talents on the roster were not good enough to run it.
On offense, our 1 on 1 players simply can't find the open space on the floor to get their shots up uncontested. Instead of preaching "help" offense, by asking guys to set picks to help free the shooters, you often find guys trying to do too much and end up turning the ball over to the opposing teams.
On defense, the problems are more glaring. Fisher is asking a bunch of dudes who never played defense since their inception to defend; specifically, in the midst of learning the complicated triangular system. You often see opposing players wide open on the perimeter or running unchallenged in the paint once the ball is swing around a couple of times by the opposing teams.
If any blame needs to be assigned for our failure, it should fall squarely on the back of FISHER. Steve Kehr,who is also new, decided not to ask his players to change their habits. instead, he decided to Tailor his system around the players on the roster.
This should not have been the year to unveil the triangle, the coach/Phil could/should have waited until next season to Bring in players who can: naturally share the ball, find pleasure in defending their positions, as well as, guys who can make shots.
12/1/2014 12:05 PM