fishmike wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:nixluva wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:meloshouldgo wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:nixluva wrote:ChuckBuck wrote:This is aproposWe're such a battered fanbase for 43+ years that we're just happy to hire someone that isn't a complete schmuck hole like
This really isn't a good coaching hire by any means.
How do you know this isn't a good coach? When he had a little talent he won games. Until the Sun made a slew of bad moves and they had injuries to key players. If Phil
Picked him over Blatt and Vogel then he must have impressed Phil on some level. This was a HUGE decision for Phil. There won't be another coach anytime soon. He has to get this one right. I think that's why he took his time.
It seems like a knee jerk hire from the negative backlash of him going on vacay instead of conducting a hardcore coaching search from day 1.
Vogel would've been the best hire(not named Thibs). He actually worked with Phil and has more experience working with players than Blatt and anyone else including deep playoff runs with Indy. Blatt would be a good consolation prize.
People are questioning this hire because it truly goes against everything Phil has been preaching for the last 3 years. Phil might as well pen a new book on this sudden pivot in philosophy "How I caved to the New York pressure but still made $60m in the process".
People see what they want to see. Does it go against the grain of what Phil preached or against the grain of what the idiot NY media has wrongly inferred from what little Phil does say publicly? People have whole threads full if arguments based on imaginary speech from Phil.
Imaginary speech? Didn't Phil run a full on hands on triangle clinic right after the season ended?
Seems like a waste of time now that Horny's hired, no?
The deal isn't even official yet and there hasn't been a press conference. So we don't know what they plan to do. We don't know if Jeff is going to ditch the Triangle, run it in full or mix it with some of his own stuff.
I like this quote from the Berman article:
“Oh, yeah. We gotta get rid of that long 2,’’ Hornacek said. “I’m not opposed to the middle jumper, in that 15- or 16-foot range. … If you can shoot 15-footers and shoot 52 percent, OK, you’re beating the average. You can’t totally discount those shots.” - Hornacek
I think those 15 footers are still suspect though. He's moving in the right direction. Points per possession mean more to me than FG%. It is really TS% not FG% that should be looked at.
FG% still means something important. PPP and TS% don't factor in rebounds which favor the defense at a rate of 3-1. So shooting 20-50 from 3 is not the same as shooting 30-50 from 2, because by missing 10 more shots you are handing the other team 7 more possessions. Your TS% is the same and your PPP is the same, but by missing those 10 extra shots your handing the opposition the ball. Dig? FG% is just another number but it still means something.
sorry to be dense, but doesn't the opponent take possession after a made shot?
Now, they may get a better shot off a missed 3 vs. made basket.
I give up extra possessions to an opponent through turn overs and poor defensive rebounding.
If I were a stellar offensive rebounding team, I might actually net more possessions by shooting more threes and converting those missed shots into more opportunities.
5/19/2016 2:15 PM
