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Mo cheeks and Loyer 

Post#1 » by aad » Thu Sep 4, 2014 10:22 pm

Was they really that bad as coaches?
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Post#2 » by piston1423 » Thu Sep 4, 2014 10:36 pm

aad wrote:Was they really that bad as coaches?


I think you forgot the green font.
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Post#3 » by dVs33 » Thu Sep 4, 2014 10:43 pm

Is this real??
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Post#4 » by Phenomenonsense » Thu Sep 4, 2014 10:57 pm

Can you at least say "Were?"
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Post#5 » by TurboTitan » Thu Sep 4, 2014 11:00 pm

I feel like this is a troll... not sure why
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Post#6 » by MotownMadness » Thu Sep 4, 2014 11:03 pm

They were terrible :lol:
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Post#7 » by engelbert321 » Thu Sep 4, 2014 11:55 pm

Preseason isn't an indication of anything they say, we are gonna be fine they say.
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Post#8 » by ImHeisenberg » Fri Sep 5, 2014 12:00 am

aad wrote:Was they really that bad as coaches?

Were they really that bad as coaches?

Answer- Yes, hell yes. They were complete morons that lacked the skills to coach at even an almost average level.

I understand Cheeks inherited a flawed roster, but he wouldn't even try to shuffle the dysfunctional front line despite the terrible returns. Loyer was even more of a bumbling fool.
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Post#9 » by DETermination » Fri Sep 5, 2014 12:13 am

The first game after Cheek's was fired everyone was like Yeah!!! Loyer The Destroyer!!! This is how the pistons play when they have an actual coach!!! Lets sign Loyer to an extension!! Then every game the rest of the season everyone was like "who is this Loyer Bum why didn't we just sign Lionel Hollins!" And now everyone is like Phewww good thing we didn't sign Hollins, now we have the best coach since Larry Brown, Ron Jeremy!!!
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Post#10 » by Blkbrd671 » Fri Sep 5, 2014 12:16 am

DETermination wrote:The first game after Cheek's was fired everyone was like Yeah!!! Loyer The Destroyer!!! This is how the pistons play when they have an actual coach!!! Lets sign Loyer to an extension!! Then every game the rest of the season everyone was like "who is this Loyer Bum why didn't we just sign Lionel Hollins!" And now everyone is like Phewww good thing we didn't sign Hollins, now we have the best coach since Larry Brown, Ron Jeremy!!!



This has to be at least 99% accurate
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Post#11 » by Pharaoh » Fri Sep 5, 2014 2:51 am

DETermination wrote:The first game after Cheek's was fired everyone was like Yeah!!! Loyer The Destroyer!!! This is how the pistons play when they have an actual coach!!! Lets sign Loyer to an extension!! Then every game the rest of the season everyone was like "who is this Loyer Bum why didn't we just sign Lionel Hollins!" And now everyone is like Phewww good thing we didn't sign Hollins, now we have the best coach since Larry Brown, Ron Jeremy!!!


Because most people have never played on a legit basketball team with an actual coach.

In order to have success in any field you need to have some kind of structure. Some kind of plan that you can turn to regardless of what else is happening and not only execute but trust that by doing so you'll fight through whatever obstacle is in front of you.

Cheeks had no system or structure as far as I could see, especially on D. We didn't communicate well, didn't know how to defend the PnR...epic fustercluck on D IMO.

Loyer inherited that and didn't change anything.

You can blame the players as much as you like but it's the coach's job to put players in a position to excel. Cheeks and Loyer failed to do that.

Cheeks was gifted Drummond, Monroe and Smith - a trio that SVG has stated is potentially the best PF/C trio in the East. Cheeks misused them until he was fired. Loyer misused them from there.

Those 3 guys might not guarantee a playoff spot but geez, we're not that far away considering the rest of the East

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Post#12 » by ElectricMayhem » Fri Sep 5, 2014 9:55 am

aad wrote:Was they really that bad as coaches?


Let's just say they were on the same level as the grammar used in your question.
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Post#13 » by ElectricMayhem » Fri Sep 5, 2014 9:57 am

DETermination wrote:The first game after Cheek's was fired everyone was like Yeah!!! Loyer The Destroyer!!! This is how the pistons play when they have an actual coach!!! Lets sign Loyer to an extension!! Then every game the rest of the season everyone was like "who is this Loyer Bum why didn't we just sign Lionel Hollins!" And now everyone is like Phewww good thing we didn't sign Hollins, now we have the best coach since Larry Brown, Ron Jeremy!!!


I thought the tongue-in-cheekness of Loyer the Destroyer was apparent.
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Post#14 » by Neptune » Fri Sep 5, 2014 1:46 pm

I don't think Cheeks was that bad. He had Jennings playing well and Cheeks had us top 8 in the East for a while. I disagreed how he played Monroe. I think our owner killed our teams hope when he allowed Loyer to coach. That guy Loyer was terrible.
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Post#15 » by BadMofoPimp » Fri Sep 5, 2014 2:30 pm

They really good assistant coaches, but not good at being head coaches.
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Post#16 » by hoophabit » Fri Sep 5, 2014 3:17 pm

Neptune wrote:I don't think Cheeks was that bad. He had Jennings playing well and Cheeks had us top 8 in the East for a while. I disagreed how he played Monroe. I think our owner killed our teams hope when he allowed Loyer to coach. That guy Loyer was terrible.


Yes! Cheeks isn't a coach you'd take over SVG, but the team was going better under him than Loyer. I didn't like the KCP benching even if he was struggling with his shot. The perimeter D was so bad otherwise last year that he still was more a plus than a minus. If this was Gores just having a tantrum, it certainly didn't help the team. If the plan was to save the draft pick, it's an object lesson on why planning based on a lottery is poor planning. Sadly, the Pistons have been a miracle of bad planning of late. Hope SVG can turn things around. :lol:
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Re: Mo cheeks and Loyer 

Post#17 » by Snakebites » Fri Sep 5, 2014 4:08 pm

ElectricMayhem wrote:
aad wrote:Was they really that bad as coaches?


Let's just say they were on the same level as the grammar used in your question.


He capitalized and punctuated this time.

He's improving.
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Post#18 » by JD43320 » Fri Sep 5, 2014 4:46 pm

aad wrote:Was they really that bad as coaches?


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Post#19 » by Uncle Mxy » Fri Sep 5, 2014 7:36 pm

Rasheed should've been made head coach instead of Loyer.
THAT, at least, would've been interesting.
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Post#20 » by Phobo_Phile » Sun Sep 7, 2014 3:57 am

JD43320 wrote:
aad wrote:Was they really that bad as coaches?


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This gave me a solid 5 minute gut laugh. Thank you.

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