DarkXaero wrote:I'm tired of these dumb arguments here over and over again, it's why I barely post anymore here. Timeouts aren't the only thing in coaching, there's a lot more to coaching than timeouts.
Of course there is. But timeouts are a super important part of coaching. and its one of the few ways a coach can insert his influence on the game positively or negatively. Nash, consistently has a massive negative impact with his misuse/nonuse of timeouts. This game should have been a huge blowout. he not once, but twice blew an obvious choice to call a timeout before a 6-8 point run turned into a 14-16 point run.
What is worse is that he often makes the situation worse by combining his poor decision making with his poor use of timeouts. for instance in the first half after refusing to use the timeout until the run hit 13-0, he then came back WITH THE EXACT SAME LINEUP. Like 0 subs to a lineup that was getting anihilated. so you didnt break momentum, LA has confidence, the crowd is in a frenzy and you send out the same lineup that was getting pummeled? that is not a rational coaching decision in foresight or hindsight.
Timeouts matter alot. the difference in calling a timeout after a 6 or 8-0 run vs 13-15-0 run is fans going to the bathroom vs. fans staying in the seats being on their feet screaming until play returns
Nash was late to use timeouts a couple of times last night. Generally, he has been a lot better this year in timeout usage than last year.
Absolutely not.
But speaking of last night, the timeouts did not stop the bleeding. Timeouts are not some magical solution to automatically stop the other team's run/momentum. It can help, sure but it's not always the case and wasn't the case last night. Lakers sustained their runs despite our timeouts, and we had our biggest runs of the game without taking timeouts. [/quite]
of course the timeouts didnt stop the bleeding, the wound was already too deep because he waited to long to call the timeout. the idea is to call the timeout before they gain momentum, not to stop momentum. call it at 6 or 8 points before it snowballs to a 15 point run and the fans turn rabid. you call a timeout at 6 or 8 points and its still a huge lead, you can sub in some guys, and the fans arent in a frenzy yet.
this is coaching 101.
No, Nash didnt manage to do anything, his stars have dragged him to that record. they have done it inspite of him. any other coach in this league and we are battling GSW for the best record in the league.
Also, the idea nash is playing short handed is absurd. every team is dealing with injuries and protocols and covid. the difference is nash has kevin durant and james harden and a super deep team of NBA veterans. when embiid went down, tobias harris wasnt going to carry them. when jokic was out aaron gordon wasnt gonna carry them. with butler/bam out lowry wasnt going to carry them. with giannis/middleton out jrue wasnt going to carry them
every east team has faced the same or worse circumstances with injury/covid.
Nash has done one of the worst coaching jobs in team history this season. he has regressed from last year, which was the previous worst coaching in team history (by a wide margin). he isnt no qualified to coach at the nba level. id argue at any level. great player, awful awful coach
