Post#186 » by Minnamaker » Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:38 pm
Nash has to go and it's obvious. But I really think the whole coaching staff needs a do-over.
I got no stats or vids to support this, but as I remember, last years playoffs the team stepped it up a ton, especially on the defensive end. We shut down Boston and were very good against Milwaukee. We lost the series, but we played Giannis quite good, and we adjusted a lot in comparison to the regular season. For example DJ started about every game in the regular season and guarded giannis in all games as far as I remember... doing a really poor job. The coaching staff acutally saw that and put Blake on Giannis in the postseason who did a very solid job on him. We had less switching than in the regular season, we build a better wall against Giannis and still contested 3 point shots. We really stepped it up and all of this under Nash. I'm quite certain, this was Udoka pulling the strings.
This year, I didn't notice any major adjustements so far. We are having the same issues as in the regular season and they are obvious. Both offensively and defensively. We are switching a ton, even though we don't have the personal (like Seth on Tatum) and still can't contest 3 pointers. This along with bad defensive awareness of some players (like, did anyone notice Irving yelling at Drummond in the 4th Quarter to guard Horford at the 3 point line until he finally moved? Seth gambling for steals?) is just frustrating to watch. Most of our players are not great defensively, but I'm sure they would be able to step up a bit, being better coached.
