After game3, I still think Sam is a bad coach. I’ve said it for YEARS. Just happens that the lesser Van Gundy is also not a great coach.

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how do you apply that argument to the regular season? If you open the year with 5 starters and you lose the first game, you change for game 2? Even in the real world scenario of this series, did you not think that start by Orlando was extraordinary as opposed to us just playing poorly? They were on fire, so, yes, I fully expected (and said so here) a different result in game 2…and I will continue to say that if we hadn’t have committed stupid unforced turnovers, the result would have been completely different.

A lot of Joeys time last year came out of injury need and his play in practice. Can you say the same this year? If not, what’s your point?

Kapono has been underutilized all year in my opinion, but I also think that is due to Moon and not having a solid starter in that spot. It’s trickle down. Also, Sam is a D-first guy. We had so much bleeding this year he was forced to try and stop it with what he had.

Look, are there coaching decisions that I disagree with? Absolutely. All of you have seen me wave the Hump and Maceo flag all season. Are they the answer? Long term? No. But they are what Bryan has given Sam to use….and that ain’t much.

is it reasonable to expect that by putting the same group on the floor, a different result will be realized? seriously? it has always been a different crew that got the job done, then the one that started. takes him two games to figure that out?

what about last season? joey graham WAY too much time, and that got us nowhere. as a manager of talent, you have to put the right people in the right roles. i have to do the same thing at work, i have to determine which one of my idiot monkeys i can task with a specifc function. i can’t expect a guy who can’t manage resources well to be a project manager.

same thing with the raptors. since we can’t count on bargnani to do anything different, why not play kapono more, and at least get some offensive production to counter the defensive lapses? just an idea…

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I don’t think Sam is able to out-coach the best coaches, but I also think that, unlike the opinion of some, he has done a fair job in getting effort from this bunch and also babysitting TJ.

To flip an earlier argument, how many more games do the Lakers lose if Sam is their coach?

We need defenders, end of story. Spudz, even your hero Rasho throwing up great games got us…..a losing month. Score all you want. Until you stop somebody, it won’t matter.

If our play calling sucks, how is it, again, if you remove the first quarter from each game, we’d be up 2-0? You going to tell me they ran Sams plays in quarter one, and not the rest of either game? Guess Sam did a pisspoor job designing those “okay, so lose your dribble” and “pass the ball while you are falling down” plays since they turned into turnovers and easy buckets the other way.

Please.

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Does anyone notice that the frequency of made attempts from these 4 on 1 isolation plays are not good? Does anyone notice how they get even worse when you get less athletic players attempting these moves?

This move needs to be taken away from the Toronto “arsenal”. Rasheed Wallace had a great quote the other day when he said:

“I think you can get more done with five individuals than you can [with] one individual,” he said. “If you’ve got one guy you know is going to get that ball in crunch time, it’s easier to defend him. But if you have five guys who can get that ball in crunch time, it’s harder.”

No kidding! Granted we don’t have the talent that the Pistons have, but I think we would be a whole lot better if we just let all 5 players play at the same time. I have blamed Mitchell a lot for this in the last couple of years, and I will continue to do so.

If it was 1-1, what would people write about?

If he sucks, why are other teams already circling waiting to snap him up?

I’m with you on the friend thing. I subscribe to the Oakley mindset: you have all summer to hang with your buddies. While still in season, they are your enemy. They are standing in the way of your next bonus cheque.

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