Jalen Bluntson wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Wildcat wrote:
I find it wild that a team with OG and Bridges (and to an extend, Hart), that we have a worse perimeter D than last year.
Tom's defenses are almost always on the verge of breaking if a team spams threes, has a passing big or a stretch 5. You compound those 3 things with league wide threes being up over last season and we're 19th, which is where we were in 2022-23, we gave up a ton of looks from three that season and were bottom league defending it, Mitch played 59 games that year.
I was/still am skeptical about Mitch fixing our defensive problems. He could fix our depth/rotation issues but, the defense has been the same for 5 seasons. Drop/protect the paint at all costs. No alternatives. No adjustments. The numbers tell the story. Watching the games tells the story. The eye test and the stats all bare this out but, people still think it's the players fault. If the HC can't adjust to his roster then why is he here?
That's what is baffling to me at this point---everything is pointing in the same direction but some fans still refuse to accept it.
To me all of Thibs' characteristics and stubborness have a very rational and simple explanation: The guy is close to 70 years old now. He is born in 1958, he got his first assistant job in 1989 with the Timberwolves. He has learned and coached the game in the 80/90s. and built his mental coaching habits during that time. He is still coaching the game (load management, short rotations, iso ball, leaving 3s open and protecting the paint) like this is the 90s or early 2000s. Literally, all his habits, strategies scream 90s/early 2000s.
His entire style is outdated and won't be successful on an elite level in this league anymore. He can't or is unwilling to adapt. I think he can't really---the changes are too vast for him. That's the only way he knows. We need a change. I hope the FO acts prudently and doesn't waste next season.
RIP mags
