We had Phoenix taking shots late in the shot clock, held them to 42% shooting, and only 4 fast break points. The coaching staff did a great job of putting together a plan that keeps the tempo in our pace and using our length to our advantage. Everyone (outside of Rudy) did an excellent job implementing the game plan as well! Nice job Nate!
Just watching and listening to the coach and player interviews before the game earlier today, the theme seemed to be that everyone knew exactly what they were supposed to do to win this game. It sure looked like it tonight.
In all fairness - I told my buddy tonight that if Nate can't out coach Alvin, then Nate is worthless.
Gotta give Nate some credit on this one! Great job by the entire coaching really for getting this team ready. Nice!
agree with TPF, but I'm willing to give Nate a boatload of credit tonight. What did people see as Nate's stamp on tonight? Slowing the tempo? His substitutions? Plays that were run? To be completely honest, I liked (for the most part) his sub patterns, but didn't like how we were leaving their 3pt shooters open all night (especially going under Nash's P&Rs for most of the game). Good adjustment in the 4th--wish it hadn't taken that long.
We would have won by 20 with Scotty Brooks coaching tonight. Terrible job, Nate. Way to make an obvious blow-out a close game. Just get rid of him right now.
Did you notice near the end where Monty wrote up a defensive play during the timeout, with Nate just watching? I thought to myself, "Monty's already our head coach."
Nice job, Nate and Andre (and Bayless during the second half). A Coach needs his Point Guard to execute his game plan.
lol is that why his team is down 0-1? I'm glad Nate listens to his assistants, and trusts them when they show initiative. That's the sign of a good/great manager of people.
Nonsense. It's a sign of weakness. We'd win by 20 with a firm hand disciplining the players, instead of this loosey-goosey bullshit where every Tom, Dick, and Monty gets to play coach during timeouts.
thanks, but I can't. Funnily enough, if you checked out any of the 5 or so posts I made predicting tonight's game, you'd see (among the following) concern that we'd be leaving 3pt shooters (especially Frye) open. You'd see concern about our defense of the P&R, and you'd see that I thought Webster should be in the game more than Rudy. I feel dirty: usually I'm not an "I told you so" type. In all seriousness, I'm still interested in answers to the question.
As I said, we'd be better off with you coaching the team. You seem to have predicted all of the answers.
Truth of the matter is, Phoenix shot 11-32 from three. Dudley, Frye, and Richardson were a combined 5-17. Perhaps your concern over leaving 3pt shooters open lacks valididty. The pick and roll defense was pretty darn effective also, with Amare a terrible 8-19. You (as a person that doesn't like Nate), may see open 3 pointers, while I see a coach that forced the Suns to shoot 1/3 of their shots from 22 plus feet, while holding the Suns to only 4 fast break points. ....The game plan left very little easy looks for the Suns.
