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, you can't in' lose doin' it like this.
Ya chicken , you.
So far midnight be right about dat Potato Head! I told everyone before the playoffs started that you couldn't fairly judge him by regular season success (or lack there of) and would have to wait until the post-season to see his coaching style prove itself.
And no, this ain't any kind of bull "jinx" thread. I sincerely believe Mike Brown is an underrated coach.
I'll take my leave now, but I'll be sure to return and bump this thread later tonight when the 104 points-per-game Nuggets have 85-95 points late in the 4th as the bean3r-centric Staples Center crowd chants, "We want tacos!"
, you can't in' lose doin' it like this.
Ya chicken , you.
I was on the Potato Head bandwagon but now I liken the situation to a Barry Switzer deal. He inherited a good team that was capable of winning without micro-management. His performance should be fully evaluated after the playoffs are over imo
I'm still not a fan, but I'll maintain what I've said all year--he doesn't make or break the Lakers. He's just a coach.
He's a below average coach. He has only coached teams with league-best talent in them (Lebron, Bynum) and has nothing to show for it. There's probably a dozen or more better coaches than him in the league.
His coaching style was to burn Kobe out.
I said it before, Potato Head is a players coach, his assistants do the work tbh
uh... after one game against denver? Really? Not even going to wait for game-to-game adjustments by both sides.
Last edited by Nathan89; 05-01-2012 at 03:12 PM.
Exactly...
Brown is a nice guy…Jim Buss likes him....The Lakers have had Zen Master all these years…Brown just needs to let Kobe, Pau & Bynum play like they have already been taught & let Kobe diagram the plays in crunch time….
I see during my absence you're still a complete asshole.
midnight, why are you going nuts with these assertions after each team has played like 1 playoff game?
You've no room. You said Jackson and Diaw's arrival would be a boon to the Spurs, so you can't lose if they help Duncan catch Kobe, or if they completely fail. You're safe either way.
And just like you "called" Barea last year, I'm calling Brown.
He's had his good and bad moments this year.
There's no question he's improved us defensively over last season. Our defensive rotations have been great as opposed to last year we'd just get lazy and hope for the missed jumpshot so Drew and Gasol would get the rebound.
But he's been unable to hold guys like Bynum/Kobe/Artest in check the way Phil did.
There's no fun in asserting things after the fact, like waiting until the Lakers sweep Denver or upset the Thunder (which I predict) and then coming on here and saying, "I told you so" when I actually didn't. Besides, I've been saying all year that Brown would overachieve in the playoffs.
Tbh there was plenty of fun telling Cully "I told you so" after the Suns traded Hedo
You're O & 43, I mean O & 44!!! and you ain't goin' to Minnisota. Your mother & I talked it over. No. This Summer we're going to Europe and your Uncle Thread is coming to take care of you and teach you how to wrestle.Tbh there was plenty of fun telling Cully "I told you so" after the Suns traded Hedo
I was right. Unfortunately. Yeah, Brown's offense is rudimentary, but you don't you need complex offensive system when you have a dominating big and a committed defense. Brown figured out OKC after Game 1 and the Thunder have been struggling to score since.
Lakers probably still lose this series (gonna be 2-2 after tonight). The Thunder are simply too young, deep, and athletic, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see the Lakers upset. Regardless, even the fact the Lakers made this series is a testament to Brown's defensive gameplanning and shows you can't judge Brown by the regular season.
I told you he would overachieve in the playoffs, and going 6-7 games with this Thunder squad is indeed that.
Nono wrong about dat Potatohead.
You were right about dem Grizzlies. But you wrong here, my man.
There is not much to figure out with the Thunder. The try to get isolated and take you one on one. Last in assists, most turnovers. They live by their athletic nature. It does not take a genius to see this. Harden is the only guy you have to worry about actually making a good pass. Their best passing occurs in getting the ball into the open court. They make very few team plays in the half court set.
The only reason the Thunder are the least bit interesting is individual talent. Otherwise its very ugly NBA Highlight commercial basketball. Serge swats the ball nine rows up, Westbrook blow by dunk, Durant takes on three defenders and scores. Harden is starting to get caught up in the individual play as well.
Defending a group of athletic freaks is easier in theory than in practice, despite the ineffectiveness of their offensive system. You need great team defense and quick rotations to slow down a team like the Thunder. Brown gets credit for that.
It is very difficult.
But the Lakers have the individual talent to do it. They clog the paint better than any team. So you can run at their shooters. A huge difference in these games is the Lakers are not making near as many open court turnovers. The Thunder have no room. I dont see it as any defensive genius. You hope they miss if the Thunder happen to set good screens outside, and you take care of the ball.
The individual brilliance that even allows the Thunder to get off some of those horrible shots, you cant worry about. They wont make them all. If they do happen to have a good night, you hope they cant do it again.
ElNono right bout coach potatohead
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