N8isScofield wrote:DievsZingis wrote:Best coach we've had in a long, long time. There are very few cerebral coaches in the league, most are washed up retreads going from team to team, but Hornacek is a thinking man who makes reads and makes decisions, sometimes they backfire, sure (even Popovich pulled Duncan one time to blow a Finals win) but at least he doesn't stand around with his arms crossed chewing gum waiting for something to happen.
He does things in games that I do in 2K, it's unreal. First time we've had a coach that actually does something you're at home thinking, gets an A from me. Hope he stays, learns and grows with this organization.
I'm not sure how similar a coach's in game moves are to a random internet person's in a video game is the proper metric to judge their performance but I would agree with the rest of what you said.
I play some serious team ball on 2K unlike most who chuck with one player
Seriously though, how often do we think to ourselves what the coach should do during games? We do it in the game threads, it's natural, and when I play, I do the same, only I actually have the power to make the change lol. For example, I've stayed with our bench players in a damn video game, and when I see Carmelo, Rose or Noah riding Jeff's pine while guys like Baker and Co. are cutting a 14 point lead I say holy ****, this guy has some balls to actually do this. It's working and he's sticking with it. Granted, he may have for too long last night, but at least he coached.
Kyle's stat line in the same game was tremendous, but his pick and roll defense was killing us in the 4th, that's why he got pulled. Many didn't see this, just saw that Kyle was scoring and thought Jeff didn't know what he was doing. The reason why I was flabbergasted last night was because I'VE PULLED KYLE IN GAMES FOR THE SAME REASON. I saw what was happening last night on defense but thought Jeff wouldn't do it because Kyle is scoring and this is real life, but he did and it blew my mind! That's what I meant lol.
Fisher for example would stick to his rotations and take out a scorching Melo in the first quarter, or Woodson who would match up but never force the other coach to adjust to his lineup ("The east is biiiigggg, mannn!!!) I remember a common question being asked a lot during Woodson's tenure....."Why is he so stubborn?"
All I know is it feels good watching him, feels like we have a Stevens/Kerr/Walton kind, a logical thinking coach. Here is a nice quote from Earl Watson/Phoenix coach about Jeff:
“Jeff is very creative and needs space to be creative,’’ Watson said before the Suns stunned Hornacek’s hot Knicks, 113-111, at Talking Stick Resort Arena. “He understands basketball on another level. His mind works like a fluid puzzle. You never come out with the same ATO [after timeout play]. He sees something, he’ll change it. Jeff is super creative.”
