Olshey should get the biggest praise

Well done! Instead of me trying to find a thread posted months ago trying to search in tapatalk (impossible) on my phone, I decided to post an entirely new thread.

 

no probs but I of course had to give credit where it was due...lol

 

Yep.

 

I am going to upset many in here....as usual

Olshey did what exactly?

PER of Olsheys improved bench

Watson -2.6
Mo Chuck 11.2
Wright 12.3
Robinson 15.2

Freeland, who has been ridiculously improved has a 10.8 PER

Lopez has been a Godsend with a 16.7 PER

McCollum hasn't played a second of the 13-14 season

So what I see is the starters are playing lights out, and the bench, which is improved drastically is meh at best.


Biggest praise should easily be the coaching staff

 

Lol! Regardless, the praise for how Olshey assembled this team with so little is quite amazing!

I can't wait to see what he's gonna do when he has MLE and so many tradeable assets!

 

Olshey has done an incredible job. Not sure that Whitsitt or Pritchard or anyone else could have turned this team around as quickly as he has.

I'm still pinching myself over our record. Am I dreaming? This is all a little surreal.

 

Yeah the east is absolutely horrible this year, but I bet Detroit ends up 3rd in the conference. They have some pretty good talent and will end up winning the majority of their home games. They are a good SG away from jumping up a level.

Speaking of SG's, I know Pope is still young so it is tough to evaluate him just yet, but as of right now I don't see much difference between he and Crabbe. I think we lucked out with both CJ and Crabbe dropping like they did. But again it is still early.

 

It's quite simple really. The main deal was getting Lopez, who obviously was a pivotal part to solidify our starting 5. Lopez alone has given us such a great lift.

Then you talk about our bench. Well considering what he had to work with, we have a lot of talent that could become great (T. Rob) and CJ that hasn't even played yet.

And if you want to only account for scoring, then you have a case. Difference is the bench we have right now is much improved defensively. Wright is still an outside threat, which still spreads the floor. You don't see teams just leaving him wide open.

Mo is also another player you can't leave wide open as well. There wasn't a player last season you could say about that, who could play defense as well.

 

The bench defense is pretty bad though, minus Freeland and occasionally Robinson.

I am not discounting the improvements he has made over the summer, I just don't think "Olshey should get the biggest praise"

 

He and Tibbets are my co MVP's

 

Freeland looks like a completely different player this year, and I'm loving it.

 

I agree with you. Which made it disappointing to see that he wasn't able to out-coach Mo last night. Sure, we got the win - but it wasn't because of great coaching.

 

Did you watch the game? the adjustments the Blazers made on the defensive end of the floor in 4th quarter were amazing.

 

I did. I don't recall them. I expected changes at the beginning of the 3rd, and there weren't any. What did we do differently in the 4th?

 

The changes were there at the beginning of the third as well, but didn't really start working until late.

Portland's defense pushed the offense to left in the second half. They also funneled players to spots where their shooting % is lower. A lot like teams have done with Lillard this year. Most teams are funneling him into the lane, where he shoots like shit.

the Pistons announcers said similar things during the telecast. As shots started to be missed, fans should realize how good the adjustments were at forcing the Pistons where they didn't want to be

 

I think they did start to double Smith as well, towards the end.

 

Like I alluded to this morning, winning in Detroit will end up being a quality win before this season is over. I think Indiana fans will agree. That front line is freaking tough. Out rebounding the Pacers on the road, after a OT game the night before..... by 15

 

Last night's comeback looks even better after tonight. Detroit gives Indy first home loss of the year. It was no fluke either. They went blow for blow in a really physical game. I'm glad we don't have to play the Pistons anymore. They are definitely improved and will probably get better.

 

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