2018-2019 NBA Season Thread [Archived] Basketball • Page 870

Are there any proven good coaches available?

 

The progress the Lakers made in his first two years (especially defensively) was nothing to scoff at, 9 win improvements each season with largely the same young roster is an accomplishment. I think he had that team up to like the 10th ranked defense in the league as well. I feel like the clusterfuck of this season has made people forget how we were looking at that team after they won 35 games last year.

I also think we underrate how hard it is to start a season 24-0 regardless of how talented your team is.
There's a reason he was so coveted when he got the Lakers job.

 

I think you’re gonna be disappointed by game 30 of next year. Just a guess.

 

I feel no need for this pessimism

 

The more I think about the more I think that joerger has to just be a mega douche

 

What about when he "coached" the Warriors to that awesome streak to start the season the other year?!

 

I just remember watching those games and not thinking I was that impressed with his in-game management. Those lineups made themselves and he still would do some weird subbing. I felt the same watching Laker games. I dunno, I'm not just not really convinced he's a NBA head coach at this point. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've never seen anything from him that makes me go "oh shit he's really got a great game plan for this team" or "what a great adjustment to set his team up better in the second half" ... maybe it's just he hasn't had enough time, but then, shouldn't he still be an assistant?

I'm also always surprised college coaches don't get more looks from teams.

Also, I'm biased ... heh, Luke Walton's only 3 years older than me.

 

Energy is much better tonight. Good start.

 

BOBAN THE MIDRANGE GOD

 

Allen has no use against Embiid goodness

 

His face has a good use for elbows

 

Also Allen is a tough dude

 

Sixers are making me nervous. Though they played pretty well in the first half, those ten Nets' threes are looming large.

 

Allen’s doing a pretty good job. He still needs to bulk up a bit more because guys like Embiid can still push him around pretty easy. He’s made a lot of progress it seems like tho

 

Brooklyn about to hang another L on Philly and I’m here for it

 

Should have been a Flagrant-2 on Embiid.

 

Well...that changed quick

 

This appears to have been posted too early.

 

God damn that esculated!

 

Feeling a bit more comfortable now.

Sixers getting Ennis back tonight, and Nets losing Dudley is an underrated part of this game.

 

Ah so this is what happens when the Nets aren’t shooting 50+% from 3

 

51 points in the third quarter. No big deal.

 

51 points in the third lmao

 

Put Embiid on the bench, please.

Edit: Thank you.

 

Why doesn't Hollis-Jefferson play more? He seems to be the only one on the Nets who has done anything tonight. He hurt the Sixers earlier in the regular season, too.