SGA doesn’t crack the top 10 in foul rate on drives, but leads all guards in layup attempts
^ This tbh.
Never too late to fix a mistake
SGA doesn’t crack the top 10 in foul rate on drives, but leads all guards in layup attempts
Last edited by spurraider21; 02-20-2024 at 10:16 AM.
All of his guys are shooting well, and OKC is the #2 seed in he west, currently. I’m not seeing a mistake.
When he signed with OKC they were thought to be a rebuilding team, tbh.
" Mark Daigneault said Chip Engelland will have a unique role and won’t be at every game. "
This the reason, he wants to work less and be paid more. Who wouldn't tbh.
Only if you don’t understand rebuilds. They had SGA, JW had completed his rookie season, and they had just drafted Chet, with every reason to think he would be a contributor. The fact that he missed the year, and OKC still made the play in shows how wrong people were who thought they wouldn’t be much.
Nobody expected OKC to be this good. Also, I don't understand why a shooting coach would care if the team is in rebuilding mode or not, if anything I would argue a rebuilding team would be more fun to be a part of for a shooting coach, a lot more to work with. At the end of tje day, the most likely scenario is that Chip went to the team that offered him the most money.
If rankingtear’s theory is right, that would tie in with not wanting to ride out a rebuild. A gaggle of rookies and second years would be a lot more work. Plus, it’s just plain depressing to be on the staff of a team that is tanking.
Nobody moves cities to go from a rebuilding team to a less rebuilding one (at the time that Chip took the job). OKC must have offered a ton of money, simple as that.
I think you are massively under characterizing the gap.
Is it entirely possible Chip was absolutely no longer going to tolerate this type of fertilizer and saw no end in sight?
No, the Spurs would not be wise to waste their time.
More likely, OKC offered Chip a multi-year contract versus the Spurs offering only one year because of Pop’s impending retirement (so they expected.)
A poster earlier this season said he saw Chip at the SA airport, before the Spurs were going to play the Thunder in OKC. The reason turned out to be scouting.
Being away from a team to scout an opponent is not less work. It could easily be more work.
Some of you guys…
He was hired before Jalen Williams rookie year unless you mean a different JW
Interesting. FO dont employ advance scout. That is in line with him wanting to be a front of the bench guy someday. Could easily be less work hours and more travel. OKC is paying a shooting coach premium to only be a part time shooting coach.
Utah's price tag was probably (appropriately) very high, but im really relieved OKC didnt pull the trigger on a Lauri trade as some in the media were trying to push for. utah did extremely well in both the Mitc and Gobert trades...
And most medias still talk about Chet as OKC's 2nd option...
With the 9th pick of the 2022 NBA draft, the San Antonio Spurs select Jeremy Sochan.
With the 12th pick, the Oklahoma City Thunder select Jalen Williams.
Sigh.
Pop's personal fart sniffers in this forum will look for a way to spin that .
Last edited by NASpurs; 02-28-2024 at 01:31 AM.
Brian Wright when watching film on Duren and Jalen Williams:
"But can they change their hair color? Thought not, give me that backup from Baylor who can't shoot!"
bbb kendrick perkins
Not gonne lie that , that was a big mistake. I really dont care about missing on Hali or Sengun cause they are flawed engines but Jalen fits this team.
Damn why don’t the Spurs have a guy like this!?
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