carey wrote:1UPZ wrote:I actually have less confidence on Hornacek this season. As a motivator, he is good, but actual plays and Xs/Os, he is yet to prove he is "good". This season, the wins primarily came from players getting hot. Giving up big leads, not calling time outs, not yanking out players taking terrible shots etc.
McD I have FULL trust.... Hornacek?... I've lost a little bit this season..
I think it's impossible to tell because there have been so many times the players on the floor flat out aren't running plays being called. This has been noted by Coro, Petersen, and King numerous times. I'm surprised Hornacek has any hair left at this point.
And I've said this on my longer post reply to Bigfoot.
However coaching includes having control of your team. I'm sure Hornacek is a smart guy and an absolute basketball intellect...
He is simply too nice, doesn't scold or likes to put players in the dog house and a lot of players don't follow orders.
But if Hornacek wants to have a long successful NBA career he needs to start bringing out his mean side. Someone jacks a shot outside of planned play? Time out yank him out to prove a point that he is serious. Up by 15 points and the team starts to lose focus keeping it? Call a time out replace the players being complacent with some defenders until they refocus.
Players stopping ball movement and taking lower percentage shots? Time out, make an example and shove the play book on their faces.
The contenders today minus maybe Warriors have very discipline focus coaches.
Hornacek has young players that need to be disciplined in order to develop correctly.
