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re: The Atletic article on the parting of ways with stan
Posted on 6/17/21 at 11:09 am to jamal
Posted on 6/17/21 at 11:09 am to jamal
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How accurate is this?
I think Shamit is right that both sides are putting out their preferred narrative, and that the truth is somewhere in the middle.
I really think that the pandemic bears a lot of the blame. SVG didn't have time to get to know his players. There was only a very brief camp, where the team did not have the opportunity to work on offense at all. The team couldn't bond, because there were no team dinners or other group activities. Etc.
A team with a bunch of vets could've handled that, because they already understand what the NBA is about. True veteran leadership would have held things together and given Stan's "tough love" approach time to work.
It just sucks. I think that SVG bears a lot of the blame, and I think that David Griffin bears a lot of the blame, and I think that Zion and BI and the rest of the players bear a lot of the blame. But it sucks.
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Posted on 6/17/21 at 11:17 am to GOP_Tiger
Sounds like jr high drama
Posted on 6/17/21 at 12:30 pm to GOP_Tiger
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I really think that the pandemic bears a lot of the blame. SVG didn't have time to get to know his players. There was only a very brief camp, where the team did not have the opportunity to work on offense at all. The team couldn't bond, because there were no team dinners or other group activities. Etc.
Major changes in culture and philosophy take a ton of time, under the best of circumstances. Given the late start and the other restrictions, expecting this to happen in one season was a pipe dream.
I think there are a number of parallels between this situation, and the situation with Bo Pelini and LSU. Bo was trying to dramatically change the defense philosophy. Under best of circumstances, it was going to take 2-3 seasons to get the right players on the team and for the team to truly understand. But after one season that was hamstrung with COVID crap, they pulled the plug. The players on the team did not buy in, and it takes time to get players who do.
I think Griffin blames almost all of the blame for trying to hire a coach that was so dramatically different than what this team was used to... and then not giving him time to make the changes.
It also proves that this is a player led league. If the players don't like a coach, they just don't listen to him, and get him fired.
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