Jalen Bluntson wrote:knicks94 wrote:knicksNOTslick wrote:Do you think a coach would gamble their career away for a dumb strategy like that? You also risk alienating your main guys when you sit them down in a playoff matchup where they're 100 percent healthy all because of a strategy to throw off your opponents and showing them you don't think the team can win a game legitimately.
Not a dumb strategy when it has been working in the regular season. I believe that coaches are noticing this hence why they are resting guys during important games down the stretch.The Lakers were one stop away from beating Denver without Lebron and Luka. Denver beat GS without Jokic and Murray. The Pacers G League team beat the T Wolves. Who said that guys will be 100% healthy in the playoffs? Did you not see how banged up everyone was during last year's postseason? And superstars these days are not as eager to compete as they were 20 years ago. I don't think a guy like Lebron or Kawhi is going to throw a hissy fit if his coach gives him a day off in a playoff game.
It's a dumb strategy if you don't bother playing the bench all year and expect to get results. We have seen it over and over every year. Thibs doesn't play his bench until he burns through his starters and needs to expand his rotation. We have seen a few players come in and save his ass after being glued to the bench. Then we have seen him bench healthy players who can score like Guano or Obi. Thibs sucks at minutes distribution and utilizing his bench. Thinking he would do something like this as a strategy is crazy talk. He coaches one way and one way only. It was probably killing him waiting for Mitch. He had no answer for anything on defense at all without him. Good luck out there fellas, I can't coach a new scheme so, live or die we will never change.
thibs scheme is perfecto, no need to fix what aint broken
RIP mags
