Game Day: 76ers (1-4) @ Suns (5-1), Mon 11/4/24
Re: Game Day: 76ers (1-4) @ Suns (5-1), Mon 11/4/24
Vogel wasn't authentic, his coddling of the stars wasn't respected, and then he tried being a tough guy when that isn't him at all.
"There are 3 rules I live by: never get less than 12 hours sleep, never play cards with a guy with the same first name as a city & never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Everything else is cream cheese."
Re: Game Day: 76ers (1-4) @ Suns (5-1), Mon 11/4/24
I think the Vogel vs Bud difference is a very interesting case study in the relative value of NBA coaching. Many folks think that NBA coaches don't do much, that they just kind of roll the ball out there and let the players make it up as they go along. And it's true that not every possession is a specific called play that came from the coach; the guys do improvise much of their play as the game goes along.
But the coach still has an enormous role. Obviously there's all the practices and meetings and video room time before the game, working with the player, practicing defensive schemes and plays and sets. And then during the game, in timeouts and at halftime, going over what the guys need to adjust and what to look out for. Knowing when to take a timeout to blunt the enemy's momentum. Knowing who to sub in and when. And in the critical end-of-game situations, when there are lots of stoppages in play, calling well designed plays to get the team an easy basket or drawing up a good defensive scheme to get a much needed stop.
Bud is just clearly better at many of these things than Vogel was. It's night and day. We do also have some improvements to the roster, but we mostly have the same core guys. But we're playing much better overall. A greater emphasis on 3s, on pace, on having guards/PG bring up the ball, putting in guys for defense based on matchups. Bud seems to "get" these things in a way Vogel did not.
But the coach still has an enormous role. Obviously there's all the practices and meetings and video room time before the game, working with the player, practicing defensive schemes and plays and sets. And then during the game, in timeouts and at halftime, going over what the guys need to adjust and what to look out for. Knowing when to take a timeout to blunt the enemy's momentum. Knowing who to sub in and when. And in the critical end-of-game situations, when there are lots of stoppages in play, calling well designed plays to get the team an easy basket or drawing up a good defensive scheme to get a much needed stop.
Bud is just clearly better at many of these things than Vogel was. It's night and day. We do also have some improvements to the roster, but we mostly have the same core guys. But we're playing much better overall. A greater emphasis on 3s, on pace, on having guards/PG bring up the ball, putting in guys for defense based on matchups. Bud seems to "get" these things in a way Vogel did not.
Re: Game Day: 76ers (1-4) @ Suns (5-1), Mon 11/4/24
Not hold people accountable. I don't think he was a leader of men. Loved hearing that about Bud from Beal. And is there any question that Beal is the best interview on the team? He tells it like it is.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
Re: Game Day: 76ers (1-4) @ Suns (5-1), Mon 11/4/24
Thanks for all you do to keep this site up and running and our long-standing community going!
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
Re: Game Day: 76ers (1-4) @ Suns (5-1), Mon 11/4/24
Whew. Crisis averted.specialsauce wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:30 ampickle wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:11 amThere’s been so much positivity coming out of you SS that I’m frankly a bit worried.specialsauce wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:49 pmWe would've lost the last two games last season. I'll take it.
Nurkic still fucking sucks ass. Ship his ass out. Better???
