Dat2U wrote:Ruzious wrote:Dat2U wrote:
I'd love to know where you got that answer from
I think Wall & Beal do less of the mid-range gunning which makes them far more inefficient than they should be. I think possessions where no one else touches the ball and Wall fires off a 20 ft are limited. Those were in many cases wasted possessions. I think we don't see defense take a back seat to installing a joke of an offense last year thusly our defensive efficiency doesn't fall off a cliff. Charlotte somehow morphed into a small ball team last year, and still focused on defense during training camp last season. I don't think the Wizards quit on Brooks like they did halfway through last season on Wittman because Witt ignored their suggestions on P&R coverages and proved to be a stubborn old man.
I think 4-5 games a year is possible. Not because Brooks is an elite coach but because Wall & Beal are more efficient players (due to coaching philosophy).
Is Rico using your login? I don't know how you figure this has been an upper 40's to 50 wins roster for the last 3 seasons. That would require Ernie Grunfeld to have been a solid GM. You can't have it both ways - at least not outside of the internet.
The players are what they are - and that's not because of Wittman. Beal just hasn't been very good. Wittman hasn't forced him to miss tons and tons of open shots, and he's had significant injuries every year. And Wall just isn't a very good shooter. That's not on Wittman. He's always had a problem shooting. The team has always lacked talent around Wall - Wall has been the single elite talent on the team - and yet they've made the playoffs twice. They haven't done better because of one thing - lack of talent. A GREAT coach could have made a difference. A coach like Brooks... maybe 1 win a year, and maybe he loses 1 more. We'll have to see what he does with a roster that doesn't have Durant and Westbrook. He could very well be a game a season worse than Wittman.
I'm not speaking to the roster. I'm speaking to Wall and to a lesser extent Beal. I saw a stat a while back that showed Wall has consistently led the league or been near the top of the league in terms of mid-range jumpers attempted the last 4-5 years. This only amplifies his poor shooting, the consistent desire to keep shooting shots he doesn't shoot well. And who encouraged this behavior? Wittman and his coaching staff. Doesn't it make sense that if the mid-range shot wasn't such an integral part of his game and he didn't lead the league in mid-range attempts, he might be a more efficient player? Wouldn't that likely lead to a few more wins?
Wall took 4.3 3's a game last season - under Wittman. The way Wall should improve his shot selection is to go to the basket more frequently. I'm 99% sure that Wittman encouraged him to do that - rather than settle for jumpers. Any coach would.
