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Vindicater wrote:I agree

LOBO 7 wrote:

Vindicater wrote:I agree

Nice. I was about to say, "Where's Vindicater when we need him?"

Carry on, fellas. I'll just stay out of this.

minnisisky wrote:Lobo, you like Rambis?

LOBO 7 wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVTHz57nb3s&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

This is a man who obviously understands what this team needs to improve upon to be able to consistently win games, he obviously understands that players are frustrated and is obviously frustrated himself, but this is also obviously a man who is remaining patient and not damaging the collective confidence or chemistry of the team by overreacting or throwing anyone under the bus. He is not the best Xs and Os coach on the planet, we all realize that, but he is learning as he goes and not being overly stubborn in his rotations or his play calling. The team continues to bring good energy almost always, which is what made last night an especially frustrating loss. I do think that this loss was probably one of the most difficult losses of the season for the players, as they realize that they absolutely should have won. We will soon see how they bounce back from this one, but I personally believe they will be very focused and energetic against the Blazers.
I strongly believe that Rambis is doing a great job of being patient and continuing to believe in his players, and that they in turn remain confident and optimistic. At this point, calling for this man's head is silly and selfish.
It's silly because Rambis is planted firmly in the center of our long-term plans. Realistically, I can't see firing him as a realistic consideration for another year. If this time next year things haven't gotten better I too will have lost patience and would be willing to consider looking for another coach. However, I really don't see that happening. I am of the belief that once this team puts it all together they will improve at a rapid rate.
It's selfish because those calling for his head are doing so because this team isn't meeting their own unrealistic expectations. Yes, on paper this team looks like it should win 30 games this season. However, this team has still not played a single game with a fully healthy roster. The roster has 10 new players on it, and is the youngest roster in the league. Young teams are historically frustrating and difficult to gauge in terms of what constitutes a realistic expectation for the team. As far as I'm concerned, it is fairly obvious that if this team averaged 5 or 6 fewer turnovers a game they would have won several more games than they have. There have been SOOOO many careless turnovers in key moments of games this year. Careless turnovers are something that you cannot pin on a coach, and I'm sure he is more enraged than any of us in that regard, but he realizes that that is something he has to patiently wait for the players to improve upon, and when they do, the results will come. For us to call for his head because the team isn't meeting our own arbitrary expectations that we formulated by looking at this team on paper is selfish.

minnisisky wrote:but the bottom line is.. he doesnt know how to win a damn game as a head coach. the end.

minnisisky wrote:How bad do we have to do before they will find a real coach??? Rambis is garbage... he is 25-100 in the last two seasons... i know for a fact that our team is better than that!

cpfsf wrote:Vague title + Little substance in the OP = Rubechat Thread Award

Devilzsidewalk wrote:Bottom line is the Wolves haven't improved in any areas as a team this season; mostly we've regressed from McHale across the board. We should've backed up the brinks truck for Tom Thibodeau when we had the chance. Oh well. I like Rambis, seems like a cool guy, but I don't see what he's done that's benefited the teams' success.