ronoranina
Fundamentally Sound
Plain and simple, @ the NBA level it comes down to the players be willing to give the effort @ the defensive end. All of them know how to stay in front of somebody, or take a charge, or get a steal by the time they get to the league. It's just nonsense to say otherwise. It's also important to understand that by the time these players come to the league they have certain tendencies. Some guys like Nash and STAT can only get so much better on defense.
To me the single most important thing that will determine how much effort our guys are ABLE to give is the length of the rotation. I believe the system tires guys more due to what we do at the offense end. The best way to mitigate the "offensive minded effect" if you will, is to spread minutes around more liberally so guys have the energy to give effort defensively the team needs.
It would also be nice if the second unit in our 10 man rotation were guys that can play D. I want that second unit to be more of defensive unit that can go out and cause turnovers, get stops and give effort.
Coach can implement this type of rotation and tell them to go out and be focused defensively - that's his part- those players he brings into the game need to have the desire and the ability to execute what he is deploying tho or it just won't work.
To me the single most important thing that will determine how much effort our guys are ABLE to give is the length of the rotation. I believe the system tires guys more due to what we do at the offense end. The best way to mitigate the "offensive minded effect" if you will, is to spread minutes around more liberally so guys have the energy to give effort defensively the team needs.
It would also be nice if the second unit in our 10 man rotation were guys that can play D. I want that second unit to be more of defensive unit that can go out and cause turnovers, get stops and give effort.
Coach can implement this type of rotation and tell them to go out and be focused defensively - that's his part- those players he brings into the game need to have the desire and the ability to execute what he is deploying tho or it just won't work.