I don't have a ton of time to get deep into this post, so I apologize as this will seem like a drive by from a thread starter. Fortunately, I know most of you, like me, are diehards who have your own opinions and won't be afraid to share them and create some jumping off points.
I have a lot of thoughts, and I feel like we may be at the point where we are seeing a ceiling for Brad. Don't get me wrong, I love Brad, and wish he was able to pull this team over the hump, but I'm starting to become very skeptical that he can.
For years, I've had issues with his playing time and rotations, but for the most part, they were understandable. Load management, young guys, figuring things out, etc. But we're now into arguably the prime of Jaylen and Tatum's careers, the back end of Kemba's and well, they are 12-10. This season has been a mess on the defensive end, and while some of this can be attributed to the injuries and lack of cohesiveness, this road trip has shown some things that are more of the same.
It feels to me that Brad is constantly going with his plan, game flow, momentum, scoreboard, etc. are all irrelevant until late in the 4th quarter. X guy is going to play this many minutes in the first, Y guy is coming back into the game with 6 minutes left in the 2nd, etc.
I have no idea why TT and Theis are always on the floor together lately, but TL (who needs help from another big on the defensive end) is out there by himself. Frankly, I don't know why Theis and TT are on the floor together more than a couple minutes a game. It's like Brad has transitioned away from small ball to massively huge ball, and why?
Again, I have to run, and will add more later, but 8 years in, I feel like it's time to start this discussion.
I have a lot of thoughts, and I feel like we may be at the point where we are seeing a ceiling for Brad. Don't get me wrong, I love Brad, and wish he was able to pull this team over the hump, but I'm starting to become very skeptical that he can.
For years, I've had issues with his playing time and rotations, but for the most part, they were understandable. Load management, young guys, figuring things out, etc. But we're now into arguably the prime of Jaylen and Tatum's careers, the back end of Kemba's and well, they are 12-10. This season has been a mess on the defensive end, and while some of this can be attributed to the injuries and lack of cohesiveness, this road trip has shown some things that are more of the same.
It feels to me that Brad is constantly going with his plan, game flow, momentum, scoreboard, etc. are all irrelevant until late in the 4th quarter. X guy is going to play this many minutes in the first, Y guy is coming back into the game with 6 minutes left in the 2nd, etc.
I have no idea why TT and Theis are always on the floor together lately, but TL (who needs help from another big on the defensive end) is out there by himself. Frankly, I don't know why Theis and TT are on the floor together more than a couple minutes a game. It's like Brad has transitioned away from small ball to massively huge ball, and why?
Again, I have to run, and will add more later, but 8 years in, I feel like it's time to start this discussion.