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Great Perspective from Paul Flannery
Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:33 pm
In the Blender last night, he wrote this piece. Very good read.
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From the funeral atmosphere of the Pelicans' locker room where people talked in hushed whispers to the huge exhale from the other side, the difference can be measured in miles. It's the relative distance between a team that has been on that other side and experienced all the heartache that playoff basketball can deliver.
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Now he had the ball, isolated on Bogut at the top of the key. He went left like he had all season in similar situations. Bogut stayed with him. For all that he has in his game, Davis doesn't yet have that go-to move for these situations. With Bogut expertly matching his movements, Davis' shot had no chance, but at least he had it. These are the moments upon which careers are forged. He will have many, many more chances, but he will never get this first one back.
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It's a devastating thing to see something that was earned over the course of 82 games get taken away in the blink of eight bad minutes, but these are the lessons that can only be learned this time of year. You can't get them in January and they aren't in evidence even in the midst of a galvanizing run that takes you through March and on into April.
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If they are true to their path, this moment and this game will stay with them over the summer. No one in this league is immune from this kind of experience. Years from now, if they are fortunate, they can look back and see it for what it was: a crushing loss that one day leads to better things and smarter play down the stretch. In the end it was the ultimate playoff lesson, delivered in the cruelest way possible.
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:39 pm to corndeaux
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He will have many, many more chances,
This can never be assumed.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:47 pm to corndeaux
The players have really grown this season to overcome injuries and Monty's poor coaching to get this far.
Monty is still screwing up the same things he has done all season. He needs to be gone and I could see the Pelicans taking another step forward.
I am interested to see how Asik responds to this loss as a free agent.
Monty is still screwing up the same things he has done all season. He needs to be gone and I could see the Pelicans taking another step forward.
I am interested to see how Asik responds to this loss as a free agent.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:52 pm to Colonel Flagg
Great read.
I hate him slightly less.
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"Down six with a minute and a half to go -- now everything against them, the crowd silent -- they continued to fight," Green said. "That's the team they've been all year. No matter what situation it's been -- guys hurt and guys out -- they continue to fight and you have to respect that and give those guys a lot of respect for continuing to fight like that. To go from up 20 in the fourth to down six in OT, and you continue to fight? Utmost respect."
I hate him slightly less.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:56 pm to quail man
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I hate him slightly less.
Yeah. It's nice to know it's a good bit of posturing. When it really matters and they know they got you, it's respectable to at least give the Pels their due for making OT competitive and still having a shot at the end.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 1:00 pm to corndeaux
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In the end it was the ultimate playoff lesson, delivered in the cruelest way possible.
this is where I am on the loss. This series was all about experience and they were taught one hell of a lesson lastnight that should be extremely valuable going forward.
but yeah it sucked
Posted on 4/24/15 at 1:07 pm to corndeaux
Playoffs is about experience for a young team. Issue is, Monty is not a rookie playoff coach, nor is he a new coach.
He is tied for 4th longest tenured coach in the league, his inept ability to put good rotations, call timely TOs, and setting the tone with in-game adjustments will be the end of this team. I expect that out of Jason Kidd, he's still relatively new. I don't expect that from a coach that has coached as long as Monty has.
He is tied for 4th longest tenured coach in the league, his inept ability to put good rotations, call timely TOs, and setting the tone with in-game adjustments will be the end of this team. I expect that out of Jason Kidd, he's still relatively new. I don't expect that from a coach that has coached as long as Monty has.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 1:08 pm to Colonel Flagg
I'm re watching the game now, and I may have had a change of heart. That 19-0 run in the second quarter was so awesome. I may change my mind once I get to the 4th, but I really want to see this same team back together next season at full health. They can grow together. Much like the Hawks did.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 1:17 pm to Hank Marducas
Tyreke killed the offensive flow in the 4th when he came back in for Jrue, and Gordon was cold all game. Within 2 plays of Jrue going out I wanted him back in. To me that is where the game was lost. Sure there are plenty of problems to point out, but we've seen it all year, when we need smart decisions to be made in crunch time, Tyreke isn't the guy you want guiding the team. He's the guy you want ramming the ball down the other team's throat the rest of game so they are tired in crunch time.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 1:23 pm to TigerinATL
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when we need smart decisions to be made in crunch time, Tyreke isn't the guy you want guiding the team. He's the guy you want ramming the ball down the other team's throat the rest of game so they are tired in crunch time.
100% agree.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 1:41 pm to Hank Marducas
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I'm re watching the game now, and I may have had a change of heart. That 19-0 run in the second quarter was so awesome. I may change my mind once I get to the 4th, but I really want to see this same team back together next season at full health. They can grow together. Much like the Hawks did.
Hawks coach, Budenholzer, is in his 2nd year as a head coach and in Atlanta. He showed promise last year and blossomed.
Monty is the opposite. He's had 5 years to prove himself, and has shown almost no ability to improve his flaws. That is the difference.
Keeping the players I agree, but Monty has proven he's not up to this job, and while peharps a very good assistant coach, he's simply not good head coaching material.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 1:44 pm to Geauxgurt
It's been different each year for him here with injuries and rebuilding. I think what happens is they play out his contract. I'm confident that with a healthy team, this team can do great things.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 2:05 pm to Hank Marducas
Good article from Jamile Dunn at The Bird Writes.
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What wins in the playoffs is effort and attention to detail -- the simple things. The Pelicans had plenty of effort on Thursday night but they lacked the attention to detail that has been missing all season. We watched them blow assignments and fail to execute time and time again during the regular season, but this might finally be the straw that makes the camel listen. It's much easier for Monty (or whomever the coach is next year) to preach the importance of blocking out when he can point to the film of you giving up 10 offensive rebounds as you faded from playoff relevancy. Players can brush off such things during the NBA's marathon regular season. The difference in the playoffs is every relative, friend, gold digging women, and yes man entourage member (looking at you Turtle) was watching this time.
Last nights loss forever etched 5 lessons into the Pelicans minds.
You can't relax with a lead.
Details like blocking out and setting good screens matter.
Make your free throws.
Sloppy passing leads to big fat losses.
Make your DAMN free throws.
Do any of those seem like a new issue to you? Didn't think so. Teams that win in the playoffs do the little things well consistently. Game 3 will teach the Pelicans players that they can no longer ignore the details because in reality the details are almost all the matter in the playoffs. Even small things like flopping. I know you hate it, I do too, but the Warriors picked up key charges and offensive fouls by simply falling down without being touched. Flopping is evil but in the playoffs its a necessary evil, just ask Rick Fox, Robert Horry, or any of the other great floppers of history that have a case full of hardware to show for it. Did you see one Pelicans player do that? Nope. That is the kind of veteran savvy that can only be learned from experience.
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 2:13 pm to htran90
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Playoffs is about experience for a young team. Issue is, Monty is not a rookie playoff coach, nor is he a new coach.
To be fair, this is only his 2nd playoffs and he now has an entirely different team
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 2:17 pm to Cap Crunch
My view on Monty is he hasn't shown us anything to make us think he's an above average coach that can't be easily replaced. There are many things that could be as much or more on the players than Monty that Monty usually gets 100% blamed for, but if he's an easy to replace commodity, shouldn't we try something else in hopes of getting an above average coach that can be more of an asset to the team?
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 2:27 pm to TigerinATL
Oh no doubt, but I still see this as Monty's first playoffs. That first year was all Chris Paul
Posted on 4/24/15 at 3:38 pm to TigerinATL
I thought all of the perimeter guys were poor last night, save Holiday. It's not a knock on effort or "they suck." Just got outplayed. It happens.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 3:40 pm to corndeaux
LOL at people downvoting my "this can never be assumed" comment.
That's not a knock on AD at all, it's just the truth. Way too many factors to just assume this team will make the playoffs year after year.
That's not a knock on AD at all, it's just the truth. Way too many factors to just assume this team will make the playoffs year after year.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 3:43 pm to Broski
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Way too many factors to just assume this team will make the playoffs year after year.
I think Dallas is set to decline but let's say they don't, Karl gets a handle on things in Sacramento, Phoenix rights the ship and the Lakers get Rondo and Love. It could be a 12 team race for 8 spots. It doesn't usually work out like that, but it wouldn't be crazy to see it happen either.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 4:17 pm to Hank Marducas
quote:I've been thinking about that Hawks team from last year, all series.
They can grow together. Much like the Hawks did.
They were young, not fully healthy, and totally melted down at the end of at least a couples, otherwise they win that series. I think they should've won that series. They came back healthier and more experienced this year and won 60 games.
Very few great teams, and very few great, players have won without taking gut punches like the Pelicans have this series. Sucks in the moment though.
Expectations can be a bitch, but mine going into next year will be as high as they've ever been. They've learned all the lessons.
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