What’s everyone’s thoughts on Carlisle’s rotations? I like Rick and his basketball experience is basically unmatched. But i question a few of his choices, specially after praising tj in the presser last night.
Haliburton and TJ should never be on the floor together. I love TJ but he he’s pretty awful this year even if he is giving 100 percent effort.
Lack of burn for walker. He’s a high draft pick and we need his size and skill set and he needs the experience so what’s the issue? He plays our weakest position.
Mathurin seems to be a scapegoat at time for his defensive lapses. He was ripping Benns ass last night while Buddy, Obi and Tyrese were getting killed themselves lol. We barely have a scheme and have no intentions to play legitimate defense so what gives? Just play him starter minutes regardless. He needs the reps like walker.
That’s just rotation issues and only the obvious ones. What are your guys thoughts on his rotations and the job he’s doing as a coach this year.
Oh and i am very happy to have a coach like Carlisle with this organization!
… All those players were benched for poor defense at times against Portland AND all season (despite what some of you are spouting off about Buddy not being punished for poor defense).
Benn literally asked Rick to coach him hard. So when he goes out there and repeats mistakes that they likely just went over, while Carlisle is yelling instructions at him from the sideline, and he still fucks up basic help coverage that you start learning in grade school, he should get his ass chewed, as everyone who had ever played competitive sports knows.
Also if coach is yelling at you, that means you are worthy of his attention. Head Coaches don’t have time for players even if they fuck up if they aren’t talented enough to warrant the attention (again something you pick up on after playing competitive sports for awhile).
Buddy is old and not under contract after this season, not worth the effort. Tyrese is the best player on the team and he already gets on himself enough that a benching is likely all that needs to happen after a bad defensive fuck up. Obi, maybe he doesn’t take aggressive coaching well and Rick is smart enough to know that, or maybe the 5th starter possible future bench player isn’t worth the head coaches time and an assistant handled it.
Also, Utah sucks worse than us with basically no playoff chances, Taylor Hendricks is in the g-league as well as Jarace. They are like the two youngest draft picks this year, it’s fine. Jarace will get his time when he is ready, or if we could be at the shit out of teams like Detroit and Portland like we should.