re: How is Alvin Gentry still hc?

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They were very competitive with a team that is arguably better than any team in NBA history while missing their best player that always goes off vs. Golden State and you think last night was some kind of demonstration of failed coaching?

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Blown leads every night is the #1 thing I look for when I think of a coach with great leadership and situational awareness

Lol did we not blow another 20-point lead against the Warriors with AD? Get the frick out. Gentry is shite and you know it.

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I'm pretty encouraged by what I've seen the last week

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Jrue has had some great games lately. Hopefully this is a sign of him just settling into his new role at the 2 and not just a temporary hot streak.

Boogie looks great when he’s not hucking up too many 3s and throwing bad passes, and with AD out it seems like he’s buckled down and tightened up his game.

Dante has even looked MUCH better at the 4 than he did forced into the 3 position. And if we had a healthy Solo back we’re as good as anyone but Houston and Golden State.

E’twaun has shown recently how good he can be.

Darius has been a sweet surprise.

And even my boy Asik has looked valuable in his limited role as a rebounding machine.

If these guys can all play at this level while Rondo continues being Rondo and AD is AD (minus the injuries), we’re definitely at least a 5 seed-level team.

Making all of the above players play like that consistently is on Gentry. I haven’t lost hope.

ETA: Even with AD out, if Darius is Darius last night we win. It’s not that he was 2 for 6 and I’m saying that if he hit 3 for 6 we win - it’s that he started out cold at it affected his confidence. Darius has been phenomenal lately on QUICK catch and shoots - much like Klay shoots. After he missed the first few last night, there were SO many times he caught the ball and started to go up with it and backed off. Several of those he would normally have put up. If he was putting those up with confidence and hitting at his normal rate, we put that game away.