Krapinsky wrote:NewWolvesOrder wrote:Brett Brown is better than Smitch and it's not really close. Brett whooped Flip twice with inferior roster. His team that year played solid defense. This year he was dealt with Stauskas and Jokafor and it went south.
Not close? C'mon man. His teams' record has gone down three straight years from 19 to 18 to 10, which is historically awful. His teams have been the worst offensive team in the league 3 years running. He had one blip of good defense in 2014-15 when he played three defensive first players big minutes - Noel, Moute, and Covington. Mitchell has coached two playoff teams and has a 47 win season on his resume.To say he's better than Sam and it's not close just shows your unabashed hatred for the man.
2013-14
W-L = 19-63
ORTG = 99.4 (30 of 30)
DRTG = 109.9 (26 of 30)
2014-15
W-L = 18-64
ORTG = 95.5 (30 of 30)
DRTG = 104.8 (13 of 30)
2015-16
W-L = 10-70
ORTG = 98.6 (30 of 30)
DRTG = 108.8 (24 of 30)
I think it is pretty unfair to use metrics in regards to philly considering that the roster has constant turnover, the roster is filled with D league talent, and the front office is actively trying to lose.
No crap they are last. The front office WANTS them to be last. I have been pretty impressed every year that their record is as good as it is considering the talent they have on it. As for players like Covington who havent progressed, I think that is more the product of a truly awful lineup this year. They didnt have a PG, their best two players are bigs who can't shoot, and they lack players who can actually shoot 3s. Just a disaster. As for Covington, I don't think he is even all that talented. He is likely going to be an average at best NBA player. I mean, it is not like we are talking about a player with tons of potential. And lets be honest, there aren't many players on the 76ers with tons of upside and potential.
Context matters, and you can't just look at Philly and say because the team hasnt improved every year means that the coach is doing a bad job considering that he doesnt have the same team to work with every year.