Our roster has changed and we have moved from rebuilding to trying to compete. All my points over the years have been valid and had we kept an MDA type roster I would be calling for time for this team to gel. BTW, I stated this last year so simmer down.
"Why so serious"? "Let's see if we can put a smile on that face"!
Yep, you did leave yourself an out. You said you didn't think this was a MOA roster, and if we continue to struggle or acquire MOA type players, you don't think MOA was the right guy for the job.
All I've said for years now is that 1) there is no MOA type roster that can overcome his systems limitations, 2) it wasn't the players as much as it was the coach.
When I think about it- the counter arguments offered toward my observations were all hypothetical illogicalities. Why?
Simply because any "losing" coach could say hypothetically if we had (insert name here) things would be different. That stance holds no water- its just overstating the obvious and ignoring the true facts of the matter.
The facts are coaches have to deal with not having every specific player they want all the time. That in no way excuses them from poor designs.
Those excuses were convenient, because our roster lacked "stars". All we had was a 20 & 10 guy in Zebo, a PG who was right up there in assists with ability to drive to the hole, a myriad of big bodies over the years, an owner willing to spend, and some young unproven solid players that were destined to shine without Mike D'antoni. That's all.
But everyone kept saying we needed more, we needed more. Because of course more players would negate the fact that players who surround the perimeter can't get rebounds, especially when they don't box out... of course.
Or with all-world, all-NBA defenders, when we switch, don't close out, and have more mismatches than we can handle, they would have negated those poor tendencies. Jut like in PHX where they were stalwarts!
I hope everyone see's now how ridiculous those arguments were, how poor coaching superceded talent, and how they never could explain the egregious errors on display for years.
Give MOA a try... fine. But don't think that when he tries and fails it was for any other reason than Steve Nash made MOA- MOA is unable to make a Steve Nash, you stand corrected.
Once we wash our hands of this overrated flawed coach, and really instill proper fundamentals, it will feel like a car has been lifted off our chests.