Let’s put the attention where it belongs, Weltman’s seat is red hot

[BadMofoPimp]

Honestly… I’m not entirely sure a new coach could fix the problems with this roster composition at the moment.

Why? Because I think it’s baked into what Weltman has done. Desmond Bane cannot be taking 1-3 outside shots a game. That’s not gonna cut it for the assets you spent on him.

The onus is now on Paolo and Franz to actually prove they are facilitators. That’s absolutely not looking good when we are watching games where Paolo has more turnovers than assists or Franz has only a few while taking 17 shots. Thats the whole bread and butter of this system working as Weltman intended and it looks like a train wreck.

The shift, as expected, is now pointed at Mosely. Why? Because he isn’t a guru on offense and this system requires one considering the aforementioned limitations. This has been discussed here ad nauseam.

It’s even worse now considering Suggs looks to be in top form defensively and is shooting .455 from 3 now on the season. So what are you gonna do? Trade him for a point guard NOW when this has backfired in your face three times?

Weltman could bring in a new yes-man coach and it would probably mean nothing. The system is still Franz and Paolo hoarding possessions inside the paint. Nothing changes if they can’t play off ball or shoot in a better designed system comprised of ball movement or more varied schemes than “let Paolo iso for the last 4 minutes of the game”.

SVG would whip em in to shape.

[OrlandoDream]

Honestly… I’m not entirely sure a new coach could fix the problems with this roster composition at the moment.

Why? Because I think it’s baked into what Weltman has done. Desmond Bane cannot be taking 1-3 outside shots a game. That’s not gonna cut it for the assets you spent on him.

The onus is now on Paolo and Franz to actually prove they are facilitators. That’s absolutely not looking good when we are watching games where Paolo has more turnovers than assists or Franz has only a few while taking 17 shots. Thats the whole bread and butter of this system working as Weltman intended and it looks like a train wreck.

The shift, as expected, is now pointed at Mosely. Why? Because he isn’t a guru on offense and this system requires one considering the aforementioned limitations. This has been discussed here ad nauseam.

It’s even worse now considering Suggs looks to be in top form defensively and is shooting .455 from 3 now on the season. So what are you gonna do? Trade him for a point guard NOW when this has backfired in your face three times?

Weltman could bring in a new yes-man coach and it would probably mean nothing. The system is still Franz and Paolo hoarding possessions inside the paint. Nothing changes if they can’t play off ball or shoot in a better designed system comprised of ball movement or more varied schemes than “let Paolo iso for the last 4 minutes of the game”.

We could be 7-4 even 8-3 right now if we had shown more discipline some games(ATL, BOS) vs what we did. Mosley is like the substitute teacher. He gives some motivational, friendly speech to get players to like him but they dont take him seriously. All these bonehead plays and turnovers that Paolo, Suggs, AB, Tyus awful minutes, Goga playing brainless would be evicerated by a Mike Malone, Thibs, or SVG. In a close game, the moment they make a huge mistake like that (Paolo taking contested fadeaway 3 to win it vs ATL i think) would have been a moment to get chewed out by a real nba coach. These are not smart plays that build winning habits. This is stuff rookies or young team like CHA or WAS would make.

IF the expectation for this team is to switch into more playoff contender status then it starts with the coaching staff to get them to play like one. WEre out here playing park basketball some of these games making dumb turnovers and ISO basketball. Thats a first-round exit....AGAIN.

This is year 1/4 with this core. I dont want to waste any time with a rookie coaching staff. We are beyond rebuilding phase, its time we move on from a rebuilding coach.

[davidv2001]

As an outside observer (Rockets’ fan), I think the biggest problem is neither Banchero nor Wagner are good at shooting threes, which creates spacing issues that are exacerbated when Carter Jr. isn’t stretching the floor from the three-point line, too. It’s similar to the defensive issues that Cleveland’s small backcourt of Garland and Mitchell presents.

If Mosley were to stagger Banchero or Wagner’s minutes as much as possible and put four shooters around them, the Magic’s offense would improve. I don’t see how bringing in a point guard to relegate Banchero to a spot-up shooter (he’s shooting 25% from three), helps anything. Instead, I’d be telling Paolo to play more like a poor man’s Giannis (bully ball drives) and eliminate the three-point shot from his shot diet. Wagner is actually shooting near 38% from three on four attempts per game, so perhaps he can pay off open looks from three.