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Posted on 12/15/20 at 4:32 pm
Posted by whodat24
Member since Oct 2018
2356 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 4:32 pm
have a coach that will call a timeout when the other team is on a run? One of my biggest pet peeves with Gentry along with his horrible rotations. With all the close games we had last year, I can see just the change in how TOs are called making us ~5 games better.

We ridin'
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38636 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 4:33 pm to
"the angry alvin"
Posted by Earthquake
USA
Member since Nov 2007
972 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 4:38 pm to
What use to piss me off was team would commit three (3) turn overs in a row, a silly foul, jack up a bad shot and Gentry would jump up and start yelling at the refs. He never held the players accountable.
This post was edited on 12/15/20 at 4:39 pm
Posted by Olric
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
1884 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 5:23 pm to
I'm excited about plays out of timeouts...Alvin's plays ended in turnovers at a greater than 50% clip
Posted by Bronc
Member since Sep 2018
12646 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 5:26 pm to
I think the larger problem was he only had one solution to every problem(go smaller, find more shooters) then couldn’t do anything but yell about execution when inevitably and predictably other facets of the game suffered as a consequence of the choice to always prescribe the same solutions to every problem.

You can’t put 5 bad rebounders on the floor, ask 4 guys to leak out into the fast break the moment the other team puts up a shot, then whine about execution when the other team is gutting you with second chance points. Tell everyone to pick up the pace in the face of a habitual team turnover problem then rage about turnover and how the team is getting gutted in transition when you are constantly putting players in that vulnerable position via scheme and personnel and not actually adjusting your team strategy to reduce live ball turnovers.
This post was edited on 12/15/20 at 5:28 pm
Posted by whodat24
Member since Oct 2018
2356 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 5:44 pm to
Y'all make some great points here that just solidify that we are headed in the right direction as a franchise. So excited that we made a change at HC. I was very worried Griff would keep Gentry and we'd have another season of no accountability.
Posted by JayJay2
cane sweeeeeeet tea, Luzianne
Member since Jul 2010
15359 posts
Posted on 12/15/20 at 6:21 pm to
What's up with these bad titles? Finish the sentence please.
Posted by kellyboy23
Member since Dec 2019
298 posts
Posted on 12/16/20 at 11:13 pm to
How refreshing is it that we do not have to hear a post game interview with the phrase "need for pace" a hundred times.
Posted by Smedium27
Bestbank
Member since Aug 2010
3517 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 10:23 am to
We were down early... calls timeout and we never were down again. These things never happen for the Pelicans with Alvin or most times Monty
Posted by PrayingMantis
Member since Jul 2013
1142 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 4:56 pm to
Right like what is the point of having them if you don’t use them. It’s like just watch Pop take timeouts. The players and organization are trying to be professional but still stuff keeps coming out how bad of a coach Alvin was inadvertently.
Posted by bonethug0180
Avondale
Member since Jul 2018
4349 posts
Posted on 12/17/20 at 6:29 pm to
I'm not sure it's truly inadvertent, and even if it is that just shows how many and how bad the flaws were.

Everyone still here only played for him for 1 year, so I don't think they have any loyalty to him, even if he was a nice guy. I think everyone here knew he was a shite coach.

He was the absolute worst type of coach you could have for the team we had/have. These are young players that need structure and guidance, not vets that know what's up. We were leaning on Jrue and JJ and neither have been true leaders (even if JJ did his best to teach).

Maybe Al's "system" could work for a team like the Lakers, but it was always doomed to fail for a team looking to build through youth.
This post was edited on 12/17/20 at 6:33 pm
Posted by Pelicansfan69
Member since Oct 2019
304 posts
Posted on 12/18/20 at 4:23 pm to
Uncle Al lo
quote:

What use to piss me off was team would commit three (3) turn overs in a row, a silly foul, jack up a bad shot and Gentry would jump up and start yelling at the refs. He never held the players accountable


Yes. I knew something was off when guys (Lonzo cough) where taking step back 3’s and air balling the shot. It felt like a chucky cheese pg-13 movie.
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
14472 posts
Posted on 12/19/20 at 8:01 am to
quote:

One of my biggest pet peeves with Gentry along with his horrible rotations.


Man, he had zero feel for proper substitutions.
Posted by bonethug0180
Avondale
Member since Jul 2018
4349 posts
Posted on 12/19/20 at 8:30 am to
That's because his sub policy was, "Who has fresh legs that can push the pace?"

fricking pathetic.
Posted by eddieray
Lafayette
Member since Mar 2006
18019 posts
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:31 pm to
Way fewer reckless unforced turnovers so far too. The way we couldn’t correct that last year was just sad.
Posted by Primetime Predator
Member since Nov 2020
1131 posts
Posted on 12/20/20 at 8:32 am to
I think Alvin ate his boogers. Very nice guy, but again ate his boogers.
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