10-27-2019, 09:19 PM
(10-27-2019, 09:15 PM)mtrot Wrote:(10-27-2019, 09:10 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote:(10-27-2019, 09:04 PM)SportPsychMav Wrote:(10-27-2019, 08:56 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: To sum it up...KP and Doncic can do no wrong and if they make mistakes we blame the coach instead.
Wonder why no one was complaining in the first quarter. Team was coached by RC for the whole game. One not used challenge vs tons of mistakes from the players.
Of course RC can try to influence the game from the sideline but he cannot make a shot or freethrow himself. If Porzingis and Luka make their freethrows the Mavs win the game. Wonder why that isn´t the topic right now.
They did not chuck threes in the first half.
Luka was gassed in mid of the 3rd, you can blame that on him if you want. Maybe he als tweaked his ankle in the first half, I remember a scene and he was walking it up.
Porzingis shot selection isn't optimal.
All in all Portland played playoffball and it was a good experience for our team.
It's better to lose one early to keep them accountable.
And that´s what I mean. When everything works in the 1st half people are celebrating Luka and KP. When thing go bad in the second half they blame the coach. No one ever mentions RC when things go right but as soon as things go wrong he gets blamed.
Do you really think Stotts or Pop would allow players to keep chucking early shot clock threes in the second half of a close game? No, they would demand that they drive the lane and try to draw fouls or kick the ball out for good open shots. It's called coaching.
Remember what happened when RC benched KP against the Pelicans. It was called coaching. This board did not like it. He can demand all he wants. In the end the players need to execute.