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It's all about minutes, and the ability of the coaches to create match ups that work. I knew at the end of the 3rd quarter the Bucks were going to lose. Bud made it perfectly clear that he wasn't capable of coaching them to a win.
We have to quit talking about age. That wasn't the problem with this team. The problem was coaching. During the regular season, the starters only played a little over 30 minutes a game. When it got to the playoffs, Bud completely changed it, and added minutes to them.
In last night's game, Holiday played 47 out of 53 minutes! The only starter that played under 41 minutes was Allen. What did people expected? These guys were gassed during the 4th quarter, and Bud wasn't smart enough to give them rest.
The Heat sat their big guns late in the 3rd, and even into the 4th, to insure they could play the last 7 to 8 minutes with enough energy, to overpower the Bucks on defense, and offense. This loss, like the rest of them during this series, falls directly on Bud. Even his failure to call a time out, that they had in the bank, with 9/10ths of a second left in the 4th quarter, that could have set up an underneath lob which could have resulted in a bucket, or even a foul, that could have put a Buck on the line for a free throw to win it, was just plain stupid.
Then there's his constant "evaluation" of play. The only thing he ever says is, "We have to make more plays," "We need to continue making plays," and "We didn't make enough plays." Yet, when you watch them on the floor, the only play I really see is give Giannis the ball and let him drive to the hoop for a score. As far as it being a magnet for fouls, when the guy hits under 50% of his free throws, you need to see that there's some magic in getting guys moving off the ball, so he can pass it to them, for open shots, not catch the foul, and miss one or two of his free throws.
Then there's the issue of them putting the ball in Giannis hands on the drive when it could be a game winner. Teams are fouling him, knowing that odds are he can't make two free throws. Why aren't they using Giannis as a decoy, and having either Middleton or Holiday making a run at the hoop, and dishing to them? Both of them can make free throws.
I'm sick of the Bud is a good coach BS. He ain't. He's only been a winner because his teams have had top level talent. He needs to be sent packing.
I'm in favor of getting Nurse, or maybe Sam Cassell in there. Nurse might be the best option. I think he can make it work, and quit worrying about age. No matter how old you are, when you play too many minutes, you wilt going down the stretch. Middleton is only 30, and both Lopez and Holiday are 35, but both have played very well, but been overworked because Bud chokes in the clutch.
We have to quit talking about age. That wasn't the problem with this team. The problem was coaching. During the regular season, the starters only played a little over 30 minutes a game. When it got to the playoffs, Bud completely changed it, and added minutes to them.
In last night's game, Holiday played 47 out of 53 minutes! The only starter that played under 41 minutes was Allen. What did people expected? These guys were gassed during the 4th quarter, and Bud wasn't smart enough to give them rest.
The Heat sat their big guns late in the 3rd, and even into the 4th, to insure they could play the last 7 to 8 minutes with enough energy, to overpower the Bucks on defense, and offense. This loss, like the rest of them during this series, falls directly on Bud. Even his failure to call a time out, that they had in the bank, with 9/10ths of a second left in the 4th quarter, that could have set up an underneath lob which could have resulted in a bucket, or even a foul, that could have put a Buck on the line for a free throw to win it, was just plain stupid.
Then there's his constant "evaluation" of play. The only thing he ever says is, "We have to make more plays," "We need to continue making plays," and "We didn't make enough plays." Yet, when you watch them on the floor, the only play I really see is give Giannis the ball and let him drive to the hoop for a score. As far as it being a magnet for fouls, when the guy hits under 50% of his free throws, you need to see that there's some magic in getting guys moving off the ball, so he can pass it to them, for open shots, not catch the foul, and miss one or two of his free throws.
Then there's the issue of them putting the ball in Giannis hands on the drive when it could be a game winner. Teams are fouling him, knowing that odds are he can't make two free throws. Why aren't they using Giannis as a decoy, and having either Middleton or Holiday making a run at the hoop, and dishing to them? Both of them can make free throws.
I'm sick of the Bud is a good coach BS. He ain't. He's only been a winner because his teams have had top level talent. He needs to be sent packing.
I'm in favor of getting Nurse, or maybe Sam Cassell in there. Nurse might be the best option. I think he can make it work, and quit worrying about age. No matter how old you are, when you play too many minutes, you wilt going down the stretch. Middleton is only 30, and both Lopez and Holiday are 35, but both have played very well, but been overworked because Bud chokes in the clutch.
