Nostalgialite wrote:babyjax13 wrote:Nostalgialite wrote:Just a horrendous game all around by everyone except Dinwiddie really. Jazz defense definitely played better today than they've been advertised so far this season, but their offense was still horrendous until Mitchell took over in the late fourth.
It's hard to really evaluate coaches when "star" talent is out and the roster is flawed, but Atkinson deserves to starting getting criticism at some point. Stop running all-bench lineup. Stagger the damn starters more. All bench line ups don't work for the most part. And again, the Nets suck in clutch moments ATO. Feels like every clutch movement they have after a timeout, they turn the ball over. How is that even possible?
The Nets need to put the older players on the roster in a retirement home. Trade Carroll, stop playing Dudley (or the other way around). They're doing nothing to justify they're playing time besides being veterans. The team clearly sucks without LeVert, so just go all in on the young talent. Play Kurucs and Musa to see what you have, because this team clearly isn't going to win games with the way their playing right now. If they lose the next few games at home and on the road, they should rev up the tank engine.
I've been watching Nets games when there aren't Jazz games on b/c your offense is just beautiful to watch - even if a lot of the players suck. Atkinson is one of the best coaches in the league.
I think the offense is fine and it's perfect for today's NBA. The team is just lacking in star talent to really make it work, but they're 11 in offensive rating, which is pretty impressive for a team without a star. But there's just minor things he does or doesn't do that irritates me. ATO offense sucks (especially in clutch situations), weird rotations in close games, and all bench lineups don't work unless you're certain teams (Last year's boston/raptors team, Dallas this year).
I'd definitely expect you to know more about small things like that, but it would be really hard to get someone better. Some of those things sound like personnel problems, though.