Oh wait, this isn't a real article. It's only a gag. What gave it away was this - Everyone knows Nateball is all about slowing things down and not pushing the ball.
at this point of the season, everyones a little banged up, i wouldnt worry too much about this specifically, there are bigger issues, such as wheres my keys, they were just right here
It's this weird disconnect that I never understood. Obviously, our offensive statistics and pace show that we're a slow it down, non-fast break, basic offensive sets kind of team. But whenever you interview Nate, he always talks about running, fast breaks, movement, cutters, etc etc. Never once has he been like, "yep, my style is conservative and I'm damn proud of it. that's what we do." Never. He always makes it seem like he's secretly Mike D'Antoni in the huddles, but his team won't listen to him. I know for a while we speculated that it was B-Roy's fault, but now he's in and out of the lineup... and we're still slow. It's weird and I have no idea how to explain it. I've never heard a coach preach such an opposite message from how his team plays.
well, i think nate is about ball security/ no turnovers, but also enjoys easy baskets on the break, pretty simple, but sometimes its hard to have it both ways, like at an orgy
I've seen Nate wave his arms many times this season to get the team to move the ball upcourt more quickly. The players just don't do it.
Then that's a sign of bad coaching. If your team doesn't do what you tell them to, why should you be continuing to coach them?
Since Camby came back he's only averaging about 20 MPG in 7 games. Never played more than 23 minutes. He's still extremely effective out there--right around 10 boards and 1.5 blocks in that time is great for that amount of time. But before he went out he was out there 36 minutes a night. That our only true center has seen his minutes drop by ~45% is probably the most under-reported current story on the Blazers.
