Baseline81 wrote:shrink wrote:First, why are you trying to isolate “specific key flaws?” For instance, Naz is clearly better than he was three years ago when Finch arrived - does Finch get no credit when you for list your criteria as “Part of the job is player development?” In his case specifically, Naz has become a better defender when paired with Gobert. How is none of that synergy not Finch-based?
I could go through each one of these, but it takes a lot of intentional blindness to not see any player development in Clark, NAW, Naz, Jaden and Ant. Even if you specifically select Randle’s problem as “lack of defensive engagement,” his improvement there came when Finch started using him as more of a point forward. But not Finch? Edwards has literally become a top 10 player in the league, improvements everywhere, but since he still has some flaws, then your conclusion is that Finch hasn’t done his job?!?
I think you have decided Finch is bad, so you force yourself to ignore the progress the team and individual players have made. To do so, you need to isolate only on specific areas (“key flaws”) to be your criteria, to force the facts to fit your opinion. You are an exceptional poster here, but regardless of whether someone likes or dislikes Finch, I think they need to look at the whole picture for a fair picture.
I know I'm inserting myself into the this discussion, but I wouldn't say he's bad. Rather, IMO, he's taken the team as far as he can (playoffs), which for most fans of this franchise would be enough considering how poorly run its been. Yet, you don't play the game just to reach the postseason. The goal is a championship.
But again, even the casual fan can see how talented this squad is, outside of maybe Garnett's run to the WCF. Should we accept being a 5-7 seed, especially when you can clearly see solvable issues which would have guaranteed home-court advantage in the first round?
OK, I'll jump in here also. My question to you and W4L is: How would you address such a drastic change as Finch had just before training camp started? He had all summer and the previous year to get the best going out of KAT/Gobert and gang. He had the day before preseason started to integrate JR & DDV. W4L, I know you have not been happy with the amount of time the rookies played at the beginning of the year, but don't you have to figure out what you have in your veterans before you start integrating the rookies? I know most of us had high hopes going into this season, based on last season. When you change the chemistry on the team, it's going to take a while for everyone to get comfortable again. I don't blame Finch for the current position in the standings because he's done a lot on the fly again this year. He has my vote to continue coaching until he proves that he can't. That is definitely not this year.
, to win a decisive 4-0 sweep. 
