Fair enough complaint, but I think it also has to do with a lack of talent. Ryno is pretty much the only person he can rely on for a clutch shot this year with EG playing as poorly as he is, although he has gotten better. He also has positives that far outweigh the negatives. Players seem to enjoy playing for him and he's been able to do wonders for the careers of guys like Vasquez, Aminu, and Lopez. He seems to be able to get the most out of young players with potential, so I can see him developing a team of talented young players into a consistent playoff team.

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Posted by Weebie

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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:55 pm to tehchampion140

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but I think it also has to do with a lack of talent.

true. however there have been countless bonehead coaching decisions throughout his entire career here that cannot be completely blamed on lack of talent. last season in particular his coaching decisions during winnable games was basically - "let Jarrett Jack dribble the ball and clock down and see what happens" - only to witness numerous air balls, blocked shots, and other classic Jarrett Jack choke artist moments. that's on coaching, not Jack.

I noticed you mentioned that Monty doesn't receive credit for the 46 win season with Chris Paul and its rightfully so that he doesn't receive credit for it. the Hornets were a 50ish win playoff team until the season that Paul missed nearly half the year due to his injury. then Paul gets healthy, Monty gets hired, and the Hornets again are a playoff team. Paul then leaves town and Monty is back to square one and hasn't made any improvements since. all the while Paul damn near single handily made the Clippers a playoff threat over night which is something Eric Gordon could never do.

Monty doesn't get credit for his first season because Chris Paul deserves that credit.

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Posted by Gtothemoney

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Posted on 3/17/13 at 11:33 am to tehchampion140

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he's been able to do wonders for the careers of guys like Vasquez, Aminu, and Lopez

Wait, what?

Vasquez has improved mainly because of the amount of playing time he's gotten. As I said before, he was 09 ACC player of the year, 2nd team All American, and winner of The Bob Cousy award beating out #1 overall John Wall.

Lopez and Aminu are average players on a below average team. They've had flashes of good play this year, but to say Monty has done wonders with their careers is a stretch.

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