Luis Taint said:That seems harsh for a first year coach, they should at least give him 2 seasons
This was his third season.
Luis Taint said:That seems harsh for a first year coach, they should at least give him 2 seasons
radsoxfan said:
The entire Clippers D was geared to stop Curry. Trapped on every pick n roll, switching and doubling after every screen. Also grabbing and holding him a ton.
It's amazing he got off as many shots as he did, and managed 33 points, in my opinion. Curry is incredible, but I never got the sense they weren't going to him enough. Paul et al. were all over him all game.
jon abbey said:
I don't have much of an opinion on Jackson as a coach, but I do think he is an absolute idiot based on years of listening to him announce. His kind of motivation tends not to work for more than a year or two at the pro level, maybe he'd be better off coaching college.
DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:radsoxfan is spot on. Curry was doubled on virtually every possession. He is the real deal. Might be my favorite small athlete since Pedro and is clearly one of those guys you can't take your eyes off of because he is apt to do something amazing every time he touches the ball.
radsoxfan said:
Curry is my favorite player in the NBA too. Think you guys would trade him for Rondo and as many 1st round picks as we are allowed to trade? Unfortunately, I know the answer to that one.
DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:I will say one more thing - Draymond Green was the Warriors MVP of this series. He slowed Griffin (insofar as anyone can these days), he scored, he rebounded and he did all the little, gritty things that you need to win in the NBA. If he can improve his FTs this offseason, he will become a mid-tier NBA player and be considered an elite defender. He is absolutely my favorite non-star player in the NBA these days.
radsoxfan said:This TNT Mark Jackson love-fest is pretty intense....
sadly we know that wont happen, Everyone is staying with the LAC, now that he is out of the pictureDeJesus Built My Hotrod said:I love Doc Rivers. He is fantastic in his presser. I would love if the Sterling thing made him available and Golden State went after him...
Sterling is suing to continue owning the team. Anything is possible.soxhop411 said:sadly we know that wont happen, Everyone is staying with the LAC, now that he is out of the picture
Local scribes have said that Woj is wrong. But there is clearly smoke. I want them to keep Jackson - the players love him. That's good enough for me.soxhop411 said:
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 27s
Mark Jackson doesn't have one GSW front office ally who'll make a case to ownership to keep him. "He's on an island," league source says.
Still not calling the shots anymore, given the lifetime ban… NBA appointed a new CEO to call the shots today...DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:Sterling is suing to continue owning the team. Anything is possible.
https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/462837358094589952"]1msoxhop411 said:
Indeed. But it doesn't change the fact that the players and coaches are making money for and taking money from someone they clearly don't like. I think its extremely unlikely that Doc decides to leave. But then again, I thought he might still be in Boston this time last year.soxhop411 said:Still not calling the shots anymore, given the lifetime ban… NBA appointed a new CEO to call the shots today...
Couperin47 said:Someone on ESPN did a quick and dirty calculation (so it's probably only roughly true...) that the difference in inheritance taxes to the Sterling family if a sale occurs while he's still alive (ownership is in a family trust), as opposed to happening after he's dead, is over 250 million. They will use every tactic in the book to keep this tied up in court and when every other tactic is exhausted, their final ploy will be... Shelly will file for divorce, it's a community property state and you might recall just how long the McCourts managed to keep the sale of the Dodgers tied up in family court...
of course if you can't slow down the sale, there's always the option of speeding up the day he shuffles off this mortal coil.... :whistling:
I do remember and I'd like to think if I went back and looked I dissented from that consensus. (But not actually sure I did - it may be one of those 20/20 hindsight things.) In any case, who cares about that -- goes back to Doc Rivers being terrific: both that he saw Jordan's talent and that he played him perfectly in terms of getting him to excel in the areas he can excel and ignore those other areas. Rivers has really solidified his rep with his work with the Clippers.HomeRunBaker said:Remember when some Celtic fans wanted no part of DeAndre Jordan when those trade rumors were swirling last year? Wow what a beast he's developing into!!
Perkins had a rare good match-up for his talents against the Grizzlies. It'll be interesting to see if his bulk can get Jordan off his game or if Jordan will just fly around him/over him.
Remember when some Celtic fans wanted no part of DeAndre Jordan when those trade rumors were swirling last year? Wow what a beast he's developing into!!
Grin&MartyBarret said:Maybe.
You likely know more than me, but listening to Joachim Noah on Bill SImmons podcast, he made it sound like Thibs spent a lot of time working with the playersHomeRunBaker said:The head coach spends very little time with player development so anything that DeAndre gained came from his own desire and work ethic plus that of Doc's assistants, 3 of the 4 who came with him from Boston and the 3 asst player development "coaches" who essentially are there when the player wants some extra drill work.
Players develop themselves from within and learn how to play from their teammates and opponents....very few coaches make an impact in many of these areas.
The head coach spends very little time with player development so anything that DeAndre gained came from his own desire and work ethic plus that of Doc's assistants, 3 of the 4 who came with him from Boston and the 3 asst player development "coaches" who essentially are there when the player wants some extra drill work.
Players develop themselves from within and learn how to play from their teammates and opponents....very few coaches make an impact in many of these areas.
And yet he could still kick the ass of any current PF league wide.jmcc5400 said:Wow, Charles Oakley looks like Charles Oakley's father.
If you're going to give Rivers credit for Jordan and Griffin's maturation as players you need to also give DelNegro his due for Bledsoe's growth last year and taking Jordan from being a raw 2nd round draft pick into a starting center prior to Rivers arriving. Olynyk and Pressey didn't belong on an NBA floor in October, and look what happened with Jordan Crawford. It's players taking advantage of opportunities and figuring things out that's all.jmcc5400 said:
Ultimately a player's development is on the player, but I think you are underestimating the role Doc (and his staff) had on tapping that desire and work ethic. They've built Jordan's confidence, given him greater responsibility and he's flourished. It's impossible to know, but I am deeply skeptical this develoment would have happened under Del Negro or under the first-year-professional coach iteration of Brad Stevens.