re: ESPN Summer Forecast - Pelicans picked 10th in the West

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Monty played Brian Roberts, a far superior offensive player, over Austin Rivers, a far superior defensive player.

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That's because offense vs. defense is clearly number 2 on Monty's Coaching Flow Chart that he uses when you have people of similar talent levels.

1. Humble Veteran > Arrogant Kid
2. Defense > Offense
3. Rebounding > Shooting/Spacing
4. React to other team, ie Small Ball only on teams without a legit big.

I came up with this tongue in cheek several months back, but I think it's pretty accurate based on what we've seen. It will be interesting to see Ryno vs. Asik, because this chart says Asik will get more minutes.

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This is talking out of both sides of your mouth. Who was the coach when the team "showed it could win more with offensive small ball"?

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That's if you assume the times he played small ball were by design, but for the most part they weren't. There were a few times MCFC #4 came up, but the other times that it was employed, injury forced Monty that direction.

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I assume you're calling Davis/Asik the Twin Towers.

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Correct