The Spo Situation. ( Yurtgate )

[harlem_ball]

Oh, my beloved Spo. We've been through so much together. The Wade hero ball years, the Big 3, the Bosh and Whiteside debacle, and now the Butler/Bam/Herro ball years.

We've come full circle from hero ball to Herro ball.

If you've noticed, likely not, I've been pining for you to be traded for a draft asset. Why would I be doing this if you have been consistently above average?

The reason is simple. Although you have shown a propensity to shift strategy in incremental ways over time, i think this season has proven that you are prioritizing philosophy over roster maximization.

What does that mean? Basically, that you have a system that you are trying to fit players into instead of maximizing the players that you have on the roster and creating a system to get the most out of them.

Is this because of Yurt?

Yeah.

It just makes little sense to me how this dude is riding the pine. The team is struggling against height and height has proven to win in this league. Easy baskets, putbacks, offensive rebounds, etc all relieve pressure from the offense and keep points accruing when shots are not falling.

I know you prefer speed, spacing and gang rebounding but we've seen the limitations in that, i know you have too.

(And Yurt can shoot, you know Yurt can shoot it)

Has a small ball team ever won anything? You've got Big Yurt there and he had success...i just don't get it. Why? Whyyyyy?

https://imgur.com/Bsm8Mp0

Anywho, good luck this post-season! Steal a ship!

[RexBoyWonder]

I too think we're missing an opportunity to diversify our approach by not playing Yurt and seeing how it might be helpful, at least in certain match-ups.

But there is no "Spo situation".

We're the #1 seed despite missing key guys for long stretches and we don't even have a true elite top 10 player on the roster.

We can't argue with the results. Looking at our talent level and position - We're overachieving.

[harlem_ball]

I too think we're missing an opportunity to diversify our approach by not playing Yurt and seeing how it might be helpful, at least in certain match-ups.

But there is no "Spo situation".

We're the #1 seed despite missing key guys for long stretches and we don't even have a true elite top 10 player on the roster.

We can't argue with the results. Looking at our talent level and position - We're overachieving.

We may not hit 55 wins in a season where we are going all in on winning now to maximize Jimmy's prime. We signed two aging vets in Tucker and Lowry and traded away Precious and Dragic to make a deep run of it this year.

If we lose in the 1st round, are we really overachieving?

Spo showed us two different styles this season. Why can't he merge those styles? Especially when he had success with the second style arguably even moreso than with the first style?



Spo has done a good job this season but there are perhaps missed opportunities to take the team to a higher level. The playoffs are where he will be most assessed. Let's see how he gets the team to compete. The Celtics win was a good sign, honestly, but if Spo fails early there must be questions asked.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Get rid of a top 15 coach ever for Yurt, seems legit lmao!

Yurt better be the second coming of peak Shaq with the way some of you talk about him.

[harlem_ball]

Get rid of a top 15 coach ever for Yurt, seems legit lmao!

Yurt better be the second coming of peak Shaq with the way some of you talk about him.

Players make franchises, not coaches. How's Pop doing in San Antonio right now?

Houston moved in another direction from D'antoni.

Coaches move on and franchises find new voices, it happens. Yea, it's ridiculous to think about Spo leaving us but what if he never won another title due to stubborn thinking?

What if he kept small balling teams to their doom? Lol

Why did D'Antoni fail in Houston and in Phoenix?

Why did Pop sub Duncan out and proceed to lose a title with a Bosh rebound that led to a Ray Allen 3?

Answer: Small ball.
(Ok that last example is a stretch lol)

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Get rid of a top 15 coach ever for Yurt, seems legit lmao!

Yurt better be the second coming of peak Shaq with the way some of you talk about him.

Players make franchises, not coaches. How's Pop doing in San Antonio right now?

Houston moved in another direction from D'antoni.

Coaches move on and franchises find new voices, it happens. Yea, it's ridiculous to think about Spo leaving us but what if he never won another title due to stubborn thinking?

What if he kept small balling teams to their doom? Lol

Why did D'Antoni fail in Houston and in Phoenix?

Why did Pop sub Duncan out and proceed to lose a title with a Bosh rebound that led to a Ray Allen 3?

Answer: Small ball.
(Ok that last example is a stretch lol)

So we’d be the same or better right now with any other coach since it’s all on the players?

You’re literally wanting to get rid of one of the best coaches ever and arguably the best coach in the league right now for a 3rd, maybe by next season 2nd string center in the league. Come on man, that’s just ridiculous.

[harlem_ball]

Get rid of a top 15 coach ever for Yurt, seems legit lmao!

Yurt better be the second coming of peak Shaq with the way some of you talk about him.

Players make franchises, not coaches. How's Pop doing in San Antonio right now?

Houston moved in another direction from D'antoni.

Coaches move on and franchises find new voices, it happens. Yea, it's ridiculous to think about Spo leaving us but what if he never won another title due to stubborn thinking?

What if he kept small balling teams to their doom? Lol

Why did D'Antoni fail in Houston and in Phoenix?

Why did Pop sub Duncan out and proceed to lose a title with a Bosh rebound that led to a Ray Allen 3?

Answer: Small ball.
(Ok that last example is a stretch lol)

So we’d be the same or better right now with any other coach since it’s all on the players?

You’re literally wanting to get rid of one of the best coaches ever and arguably the best coach in the league right now for a 3rd, maybe by next season 2nd string center in the league. Come on man, that’s just ridiculous.

I'm not sure you read my posts, it explains my perspective.

[MHeat0279]

Oh, my beloved Spo. We've been through so much together. The Wade hero ball years, the Big 3, the Bosh and Whiteside debacle, and now the Butler/Bam/Herro ball years.

We've come full circle from hero ball to Herro ball.

If you've noticed, likely not, I've been pining for you to be traded for a draft asset. Why would I be doing this if you have been consistently above average?

The reason is simple. Although you have shown a propensity to shift strategy in incremental ways over time, i think this season has proven that you are prioritizing philosophy over roster maximization.

What does that mean? Basically, that you have a system that you are trying to fit players into instead of maximizing the players that you have on the roster and creating a system to get the most out of them.

Is this because of Yurt?

Yeah.

It just makes little sense to me how this dude is riding the pine. The team is struggling against height and height has proven to win in this league. Easy baskets, putbacks, offensive rebounds, etc all relieve pressure from the offense and keep points accruing when shots are not falling.

I know you prefer speed, spacing and gang rebounding but we've seen the limitations in that, i know you have too.

(And Yurt can shoot, you know Yurt can shoot it)

Has a small ball team ever won anything? You've got Big Yurt there and he had success...i just don't get it. Why? Whyyyyy?

https://imgur.com/Bsm8Mp0

Anywho, good luck this post-season! Steal a ship!

Blasphemy, repent now nonbeliever.

[MHeat0279]

Get rid of a top 15 coach ever for Yurt, seems legit lmao!

Yurt better be the second coming of peak Shaq with the way some of you talk about him.

In the rebounding deparment he was the second coming of Shaq, yeah that same department we sorely struggle with

[MHeat0279]

Get rid of a top 15 coach ever for Yurt, seems legit lmao!

Yurt better be the second coming of peak Shaq with the way some of you talk about him.

Players make franchises, not coaches. How's Pop doing in San Antonio right now?

Houston moved in another direction from D'antoni.

Coaches move on and franchises find new voices, it happens. Yea, it's ridiculous to think about Spo leaving us but what if he never won another title due to stubborn thinking?

What if he kept small balling teams to their doom? Lol

Why did D'Antoni fail in Houston and in Phoenix?

Why did Pop sub Duncan out and proceed to lose a title with a Bosh rebound that led to a Ray Allen 3?

Answer: Small ball.
(Ok that last example is a stretch lol)

So we’d be the same or better right now with any other coach since it’s all on the players?

You’re literally wanting to get rid of one of the best coaches ever and arguably the best coach in the league right now for a 3rd, maybe by next season 2nd string center in the league. Come on man, that’s just ridiculous.

One of the best coaches in the league? based on what? Stats? you would probably call me ignorant if i told you we win in spite of Spoelstra, he never never puts the team in a positional advantage to win, and let me tell you, he better starts to play big or we are going to face a very early exit in the playoffs.

[MHeat0279]

i will ask again what does Dedmond give us that Yurt can not? His defense is iffy, commits a bunch of moving screens every game, and his rebounding is nothing to write home about. This is just another example of the stubborness or lack of vision from our coach.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Get rid of a top 15 coach ever for Yurt, seems legit lmao!

Yurt better be the second coming of peak Shaq with the way some of you talk about him.

In the rebounding deparment he was the second coming of Shaq, yeah that same department we sorely struggle with

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Players make franchises, not coaches. How's Pop doing in San Antonio right now?

Houston moved in another direction from D'antoni.

Coaches move on and franchises find new voices, it happens. Yea, it's ridiculous to think about Spo leaving us but what if he never won another title due to stubborn thinking?

What if he kept small balling teams to their doom? Lol

Why did D'Antoni fail in Houston and in Phoenix?

Why did Pop sub Duncan out and proceed to lose a title with a Bosh rebound that led to a Ray Allen 3?

Answer: Small ball.
(Ok that last example is a stretch lol)

So we’d be the same or better right now with any other coach since it’s all on the players?

You’re literally wanting to get rid of one of the best coaches ever and arguably the best coach in the league right now for a 3rd, maybe by next season 2nd string center in the league. Come on man, that’s just ridiculous.

One of the best coaches in the league? based on what? Stats? you would probably call me ignorant if i told you we win in spite of Spoelstra, he never never puts the team in a positional advantage to win, and let me tell you, he better starts to play big or we are going to face a very early exit in the playoffs.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Fire Spo for Yurt and Yurt is the second coming of Shaq. I’m done with this conversation, won’t even entertain it anymore. Some do you are unreal

[harlem_ball]

Fire Spo for Yurt and Yurt is the second coming of Shaq. I’m done with this conversation, won’t even entertain it anymore. Some do you are unreal

Sure derail the thread with a troll post.

Spo defenders have no rational defense for the benching of Yurt.

[MHeat0279]

Fire Spo for Yurt and Yurt is the second coming of Shaq. I’m done with this conversation, won’t even entertain it anymore. Some do you are unreal

Bammy did you check the rebounding stats for Yurt when he was getting minutes? I mean you are a stats man. He was posting rebounds not replicated since Shaq came into the league. What is so absurd about it?

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Fire Spo for Yurt and Yurt is the second coming of Shaq. I’m done with this conversation, won’t even entertain it anymore. Some do you are unreal

Bammy did you check the rebounding stats for Yurt when he was getting minutes? I mean you are a stats man. He was posting rebounds not replicated since Shaq came into the league. What is so absurd about it?

Yes I’ve seen them brother, do you remember the crazy numbers Drummond and Whiteside used to put up?

[harlem_ball]

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[harlem_ball]

Riley signed Yurtseven to compliment Bam.

The great Spobotto ruined the plan.