DazedAndConfused
04-23-2008, 09:45 AM
I certainly expected the Suns to put up more of a fight than this, but from what I've seen so far they just don't have a chance. It has nothing to do with talent, mental toughness, or players being hurt or injured. It's all about coaching.
The reason PHX has lost both games has been due to inferior coaching. Last night's game was a perfect example. The Spurs start the 3rd quarter playing Nash very aggressively and completely taking away the Sun's P&R. D'Antoni does not make one single adjustment until the 4th quarter, which ultimately put them into a hole they couldn't climb out of. The adjustment he made was to kick it to Diaw in the post and run the offense from there, which actually worked for a few plays and they were able to climb back into the game. The fact that he let Nash run around out there dribbling the clock out for an entire quarter is downright idiotic.
In the playoffs, you can't waste an entire quarter trying to figure out a strategy. And this is why PHX will never go anywhere with D'Antoni, he's always in a reactionary mode to what Pop is doing and 9/10 he's always reacting the wrong way.
The reason PHX has lost both games has been due to inferior coaching. Last night's game was a perfect example. The Spurs start the 3rd quarter playing Nash very aggressively and completely taking away the Sun's P&R. D'Antoni does not make one single adjustment until the 4th quarter, which ultimately put them into a hole they couldn't climb out of. The adjustment he made was to kick it to Diaw in the post and run the offense from there, which actually worked for a few plays and they were able to climb back into the game. The fact that he let Nash run around out there dribbling the clock out for an entire quarter is downright idiotic.
In the playoffs, you can't waste an entire quarter trying to figure out a strategy. And this is why PHX will never go anywhere with D'Antoni, he's always in a reactionary mode to what Pop is doing and 9/10 he's always reacting the wrong way.