bonnell has a blog post about this today
http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_n ... flaws.html
Here’s how that applies to Saturday’s bad loss in New Orleans. During the course of post-game interviews I asked Clifford about the Bobcats’ horrible foul-shooting (now last in the NBA at 61.1 percent) and what can be done about it.
Clifford said he wasn’t trying to “absolve” himself of blame, but there’s only so much coaching can do about various players making their free throws. He said that’s an individual-responsibility issue, too.
That was classic Stan. Clifford wasn’t dodging the question. I think he was implying that if someone is making millions at the NBA level, and he’s been off from games for six months, then he ought to address his foul-shooting issues. And if that’s not the case, then perhaps that reflects more on the individual than the system.
Do I think Clifford is doing what he can in practice to make foul-shooting better? Sure. Clifford is what baseball types call a “lifer” – probably too engaged by his job, rather that too little.
