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I always enjoyed the trio of Breen, Van Gundy and Jackson. They fed off each other really well. You have to deal with the rants by VG and Jackson every once in a while. But would much rather have them over Reggie Miller, Hubie Brown, Chris Webber, and Steve Kerr.
You are giving the GS FO a lot more credit than I am. I don't care if they didn't like MJ, the goal is to win BBall games. Were things better Pre-MJ there, the answer is simply no they were not better, in fact much worse. They will find out the hard way that winning 35-40 games with everyone blowing sunshine up each other is a lot worse than winning 51 and the FO disliking the coach. Everyone in the building hated this guy? Other than paying the bills and paychecks provided, what has this GS front office and ownership done to deserve the admiration and respect of Mark Jackson?
Having two elite shooters helped tremendously to bail out his stagnant offense. It was brutal to watch the second unit try to run the same sets.Giving Jackson WAY too much credit for GSW's recent success. His offense is horrible, leading the league in isolations and his defense is the product of Malone, another assistant he ran off. Life long Dubs fan here and I am glad to see him go. I hope someone else hires him so I don't have to listen to him drone on "That was a high IQ basketball play..."
Questions: How many games do you see Golden State winning next year? Do you see them being a better team in 2015? You appear as if you like the Mark Jackson firing despite the players being very vocal in support of him, is that correct? Do you think Jackson will be hired as early as this year with another team? Appreciate any of the answers. Obviously I think it was the wrong move, only time will tell but history would say it probably wasn't the wisest move.
Their 2014-15 record will depend more on the health of Curry, Iguodala and Bogut than on who's coaching them.
Are people talking candidates yet? I think a lot will depend on who they get, but they really ought to be able to market themselves to almost any available basketball coaching talent on the planet. Primo market and a just-entering-his-prime top five NBA talent? Best shooting in the league and a few lockdown defenders at key positions? Yes, thanks.
Good thing Chicago never changed coaches as those two were maturing as players.
Jordan/Pippen playing for GS or some comparable duo? You calling for a GS World Championship in the next year or two? I appreciate your knowledge to whip that out but how does it translate to Golden State right now?
Oklahoma City, Indiana, GS would be the 3 teams I think he'd come back for right now that could have openings. Apparently he already said thanks but no thanks to LAL.
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This was the one reason I was hoping GS would hold on to him. I really don't need to hear anymore about "hand down, man down" - just terrible.Giving Jackson WAY too much credit for GSW's recent success. His offense is horrible, leading the league in isolations and his defense is the product of Malone, another assistant he ran off. Life long Dubs fan here and I am glad to see him go. I hope someone else hires him so I don't have to listen to him drone on "That was a high IQ basketball play..."
They are going to walk to the finals. I'd put them at 65% to win it all. If Miami was in the West I'd take the field.
Just questioning you "continuity" supposition. The Bulls were doing fine under Collins were they not? The Lakers letting Westhead go after winning a ring with him hurt their continuity?
I agree with you. Whether fatigue, age or personnel changes, the defense simply isn't what it's been the last three seasons. I think they make the Finals of course but the Spurs or Clips take them down. Less confident in OKC.
Ok? I've got no emotions about the series, just don't think Washington is very good. Indy is a trainwreck, but I think they're a much better team objectively, and talent typically wins out in these situations.
A gentlemen's wager of $20 it is.Ok? I've got no emotions about the series, just don't think Washington is very good. Indy is a trainwreck, but I think they're a much better team objectively, and talent typically wins out in these situations.
Washington wins, I'll ship you a $20 Amazon GC. 4-2 Indy or worse, give a few bucks to a hobo for me. If it ends 4-3 Indy, I'll feel like pretty strong doubts were justified, but it just didn't quite happen, and no harm no foul.
Yeah, I'd assume most teams that win game one on the road get favorite's odds moving forward. My original comment wasn't meant to be a deep statistical peer into the odds, nor is it meant to suggest I see something in the odds that make it favorable for Indy. Just mentioning offhand that I have strong doubts about the Wiz.A gentlemen's wager of $20 it is.Ok? I've got no emotions about the series, just don't think Washington is very good. Indy is a trainwreck, but I think they're a much better team objectively, and talent typically wins out in these situations.
Washington wins, I'll ship you a $20 Amazon GC. 4-2 Indy or worse, give a few bucks to a hobo for me. If it ends 4-3 Indy, I'll feel like pretty strong doubts were justified, but it just didn't quite happen, and no harm no foul.
Just so you know, the Wiz are now favored to win the series outright after taking game 1, somewhere in the -150 neighborhood. Indy had been favored before the series, at around -180.
Can't help it, I do. Would be a pleasure to see you enjoy your team's success though.Nobody needs to explain to me why they have strong doubts about the Wizards. If I got hit by a bus today, the phrase "strong doubts about the Wizards" would probably be in my eulogy.Yeah, I'd assume most teams that win game one on the road get favorite's odds moving forward. My original comment wasn't meant to be a deep statistical peer into the odds, nor is it meant to suggest I see something in the odds that make it favorable for Indy. Just mentioning offhand that I have strong doubts about the Wiz.A gentlemen's wager of $20 it is.Ok? I've got no emotions about the series, just don't think Washington is very good. Indy is a trainwreck, but I think they're a much better team objectively, and talent typically wins out in these situations.
Washington wins, I'll ship you a $20 Amazon GC. 4-2 Indy or worse, give a few bucks to a hobo for me. If it ends 4-3 Indy, I'll feel like pretty strong doubts were justified, but it just didn't quite happen, and no harm no foul.
Just so you know, the Wiz are now favored to win the series outright after taking game 1, somewhere in the -150 neighborhood. Indy had been favored before the series, at around -180.
For all the focus on Hibbert, the dropoff in perimeter defense has been just a big a killer for the Pacers. Teams shot 34.5% on only 19 attempts a game vs. Indy in the regular season; in the postseason teams are shooting 36.2% on a mind-boggling 31 attempts per game. That's not on Hibbert- that's a dropoff in effort from George, Hill and Stephenson who should be working harder to deny those looks. The Wiz are an exceptional team behind the arc so it's an important issue, but it's an easy enough problem to fix. It's just a question of effort.
