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NAOS_pt2 said:


what we should have done for Rudy.
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There were so many unforced errors from this era that were fixable and within the franchise’s control. We talk a lot about defensive limitations on the perimeter in terms of tools that those guys had (or didn’t have), which is true, but the real Achilles heel was what Quin’s strategy had accustomed everyone to and the fact that he never acknowledged this. All we needed were our guys to attempt to stay in front of their man and it would have prevented enough of the bleeding to stave off the inevitable mental collapses that were destined to follow. If you watch any of those plays, it’s quite unreal, honestly to a historic proportion, how there is absolutely no scenario where any resistance to staying in front can be shown. Nobody playing in the NBA can play as bad of perimeter defense as the whole team showed. We overemphasize physical defensive limitations. I’d say you could only attribute 40–50% of our defensive liabilities to physical capability. The rest was strategy and conditioning (behavioral conditioning). The blind spot that enabled this was appealing to Quin as a genius and geniuses don’t miss something so obvious, so we wasted our best chances at a title since the 90s. So there were a couple spoiled apples in the bunch and we said, “burn this whole **** down, ain’t no path anywhere from here.” With an outside hire that didn’t appreciate that position, it’s easy to facilitate. We determine we can’t have postseason success with Rudy premised off Quin’s flawed application.
 
infection said:
the real Achilles heel was what Quin’s strategy had accustomed everyone to and the fact that he never acknowledged this.
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The curse of Rudy. Having the greatest interior defender of this millennium meant that not only did the front office trade away anyone who could play defense without replacing them, they also gave the green light to those who stayed to stop playing defense.

It boggles the mind to think that this was Mitchell's pre-draft analysis on Nbadraft.net

"Probably the most appealing part of Mitchell’s game lies on the defensive end … By the end of his second year at Louisville, he established himself as a multi-positional stopper who a coach can put on point guards, shooting guards and even some small forwards … Mitchell has outstanding physical tools to be a lockdown defender, with his elite length, strong frame and quick feet"

It's like they're talking about a whole other guy.
 
Shad said:
We'd like to welcome the Lakers on being the first team swept from the playoffs! Great job!
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Actually, its a 7 game series so a team has to win 4 games to advance

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fishonjazz said:
Actually, its a 7 game series so a team has to win 4 games to advance

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Lakers/Denver will be the first series to play their 4th game with a 3-0 count so they will most likely be the first swept is what he is getting at
 
Shad said:
and that's going to happen on Saturday
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Ya it's possible

Makes a lot of sense to post something like "I think the Lakers will be the first team to get swept on these playoffs"

This

" We'd like to welcome the Lakers on being the first team swept from the playoffs! Great job!"

Makes much less sense because it didn't happen

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