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I really enjoy this year's Wizards!

Even after the losses to Golden State and Toronto I am not dismayed or discouraged. I am so encouraged that I am dreaming dreams about what might be for this team this season.

Scott Brooks is growing as a coach and doing a better job I think. He deserved NBA Coach of the Month.

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Chris McCullough

Jason Smith

Otto Porter as primary ball handler instead of BB dribbling to failure

Switch to Tim Frazier starts with BB; and almost as many minutes as the very first thing I said in the Satoransky thread. Tomas should play with Jodie sum da tyme.

I do not know what Brian Boitano would do.

It's too late in the season to try and integrate McCullough and Smith. Brooks should be focusing on the 9 or 10 players he intends to play during the playoffs.

The main thing I think Brooks should worry about is how to re-integrate Wall. Mostly, he should use Sato as leverage to force Wall to play the right way. If Wall gets lazy while fighting through a screen, or if he fails to cut hard when off the ball, or if he pulls up for a 20 footer with 15 seconds left on the shot clock, Brooks should sit him.

Also, when Wall gets back, Brooks should tweak the rotation a bit to get Sato some minutes at SG and SF in addition to PG. Gotta find a way to play Sato 25 minutes a night even after Wall is back and healthy. It should mean more Otto Porter at the 4 (probably at the expense of Scott).

One thing we ought to recognize about Brooks: he is playing Beal at PG because he is thinking long term. I'm sure he recognizes that it doesn't work all that well, but Beal is steadily improving as the season goes on. If the end result is that Beal becomes a capable PG and isolation scorer in the playoffs, then all the growing pains would have been worth it.

nate33 wrote:One thing we ought to recognize about Brooks: he is playing Beal at PG because he is thinking long term. I'm sure he recognizes that it doesn't work all that well, but Beal is steadily improving as the season goes on. If the end result is that Beal becomes a capable PG and isolation scorer in the playoffs, then all the growing pains would have been worth it.

The last three games:

Beal 19-61 FG including 7-24 3PT
Porter 25-41 FG including 8-12 3PT



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Brooks is playing Beal too many minutes and Sato not enough minutes, so the answer is...

All these angles about how to punish Wall, versus you know, acting like he is part of the solution. First thing a good coach should do is set Wall aside and demonstrate that he understands the pressure Wall has been under and appreciated him trying to play while injured. Then, explain that Wall should feel more comfortable now that he doesn’t have to always believe the game is on his back (because the GM actually got him a back-up point this time and Beal and Porter have somewhat better developed their abilities to score unassisted). So, since he can lighten his load on offense a tad, the best way to get back to being the leader of this team is to push hard on defense.

Then, I would run plays and sets that randomly allow Gortat or Porter to leak out for a fast break. And get some of those long touchdown Wall to whomever plays going to build more trust between Wall and those players. Then, I’d let it be known to the team that together they have a shot at the conference finals, but alone there isn’t much of a shot going anywhere. And that the key to winning is executing both the Wall rotation and the everyone eats rotation, so we never stop having the foot on the pedal.

I don’t think John needs to be sat like a child to coach the team. You’re assuming Wall to be some prima donna that can’t understand reason. I don’t get that vibe from John as a person, nor from his normal-healthy, and on a team he trusts, style of play.

For his next act, Scott Brooks should retire

nate33 wrote:It's too late in the season to try and integrate McCullough and Smith. Brooks should be focusing on the 9 or 10 players he intends to play during the playoffs.

The main thing I think Brooks should worry about is how to re-integrate Wall. Mostly, he should use Sato as leverage to force Wall to play the right way. If Wall gets lazy while fighting through a screen, or if he fails to cut hard when off the ball, or if he pulls up for a 20 footer with 15 seconds left on the shot clock, Brooks should sit him.

Also, when Wall gets back, Brooks should tweak the rotation a bit to get Sato some minutes at SG and SF in addition to PG. Gotta find a way to play Sato 25 minutes a night even after Wall is back and healthy. It should mean more Otto Porter at the 4 (probably at the expense of Scott).

It's never to late to experiment. Necessity is the mother of invention.

Brooks could literally have sat BB all the last three games, played JUNK lineups, and he'd still be NO WORSE THAN 0-3.

You're making all kinds of assumptions. I'm just saying learn what permutations and combinations are. Learn that once other teams have a scouting report, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO NOT BE SO DARNED STODGY AND PREDICTABLE. Beal dribbles...and dribbles, and shoots at the end of games is getting OLD AND TIRED.

Brooks is limited in his approach at times to the detriment of the team.

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nate33 wrote:It's too late in the season to try and integrate McCullough and Smith. Brooks should be focusing on the 9 or 10 players he intends to play during the playoffs.

The main thing I think Brooks should worry about is how to re-integrate Wall. Mostly, he should use Sato as leverage to force Wall to play the right way. If Wall gets lazy while fighting through a screen, or if he fails to cut hard when off the ball, or if he pulls up for a 20 footer with 15 seconds left on the shot clock, Brooks should sit him.

Also, when Wall gets back, Brooks should tweak the rotation a bit to get Sato some minutes at SG and SF in addition to PG. Gotta find a way to play Sato 25 minutes a night even after Wall is back and healthy. It should mean more Otto Porter at the 4 (probably at the expense of Scott).

It's never to late to experiment. Necessity is the mother of invention.

Brooks could literally have sat BB all the last three games, played JUNK lineups, and he'd still be NO WORSE THAN 0-3.

You're making all kinds of assumptions. I'm just saying learn what permutations and combinations are. Learn that once other teams have a scouting report, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO NOT BE SO DARNED STODGY AND PREDICTABLE. Beal dribbles...and dribbles, and shoots at the end of games is getting OLD AND TIRED.

Brooks is limited in his approach at times to the detriment of the team.

Beal has a history of stress fractures, and he's second in the NBA in minutes played. The stupidity there lies in mismanagement by both Brooks and Grunfeld. Each deserves 100% of the blame. It's like they're searching for an excuse already for failing in this year's playoffs.

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