For Everyone that Doesn't Like Nate's Coaching

Or even if you do, let's say Nate got fired tomorrow after this disastrous road trip. Us being a young team full of talent, every single coach, regardless of their current situation, wants to come here. So, if you could have any coach in the NBA (or maybe not in the NBA), who would you want? Who would make this team it's very best?

 

I don't want Nate fired. Any criticism I made of him tonight was made facetiously in response to another thread that covered the past two days.

I think Nate has done an amazing job this season with a very young team and with a #1 pick who isn't living up to the billing yet.

 

phil jackson duh that dude has rings out his ass

 

His offensive sets are so atrocious I think it's hurting the development of some of the players.

 

+rep

 

How so? Every other young player seems to be doing OK except for the one who has no other offensive game outside of backing to the basket from the low block. How do you fix that without ignoring that player as a primary option?

 

Nate's OK. He does some things very well and some very poorly- like most NBA coaches.

As for me, I'd love to see Rick Adelman come back and coach this team.

 

The ones I'd want are all dead or not feeling very well.

Nate's progressing with the team quite nicely this year. I think the Olympic experience with other coaches has broadened his thinking, and he's finally opened up KP's cookbook.

I'd vote him COY.

 

Well, that's everyone who thinks he's doing a good job. Now where are the ones saying that he's doing a terrible job? Who do you guys want? You've talked about how terrible Nate is at everything from rotations to defensive sets to offensive sets, so who do you want? Who exudes all these qualities? Doc Rivers? Phil Jackson? Jerry Sloan?

 

I'd vote Stan Van Gundy

 

Nate is not doing a bad job per se, but I wouldn't be throwing his name out there for Coach of the Year. We passed our early season test with flying colors, now all of a sudden we are hit or miss vs. a VERY easy portion of our schedule.
I liken the situation to the Ducks in football this year. yes 10-3 is awesome, BUT it really should have been 12-1..we are not reaching our potential.
I also have no clue why we don't hire a damn big man coach. There is no way his hook should be looking this bad. You don't have to have footwork or athleticism to shoot a hook. Hire the Dream PLEASE!
As for an ideal coach? Rudy T, but he's too old and has health problems. Jerry Sloan is just a great coach, I still can't believe that team is afloat with all of their injuries.

 

Hmm, what about Jeff Van Gundy?

 

Way too much energy being wasted on a player who isn't ready to do more than get garbage points on most nights at this stage of his career.

I'd rather see Oden get 6 fouls banging the boards for rebounds as opposed to hand-checking players who challenge him. He was made into a poster two times tonight.

 

I have been upset with Nate lately with his handling of Oden but I don't want Nate fired. I also don't think this road trip was a disaster. Going 2-2 on any road trip is ok especially after losing Blake. I do think we should have won this game tonight and we would have if we would have shot even close to a normal NBA team from the FT line.

 

Probably top 5 at least

 

Yea, we lost Blake, but it shouldn't be an excuse. Our PG play was the best of any position tonight. I don't think he would have made a difference tonight.