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Billy D is a good coach
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Ppl really don't realize the amount of work Scotty put in since being fired.. gotta give him credit for that
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Y'all underestimate what Brooks has done to change the culture in WAS
Not saying Donovan is a bad coach, but Brooks would do a hell of a job at OKC had he stayed as their head coach. But what happened happened and it is what it is. Brooks will be successful wherever he goes as long as he has the right pieces.
Not saying Donovan is a bad coach, but Brooks would do a hell of a job at OKC had he stayed as their head coach. But what happened happened and it is what it is. Brooks will be successful wherever he goes as long as he has the right pieces.
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We not going to talk about Russ leaving Pat Beverly WIDE OPEN for a rebound.... in the 4th on that 3 that put Houston up?
Oh I mentioned it as soon as it happened
Westbrook like 2-13 in the 4th and leaves his man open for a three
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Donovan goes to the conference finals in his first season... overachieves in his second season...
I mean... not sure how you can say OKC goofed
I mean... not sure how you can say OKC goofed
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Nah.. brooks needed the time away
He visited with other coaches.. attended analytics conferences
Brooks deserved to be fired.. to his credit, he made changes and learned
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I don't think anyone is debating what Brooks is doing well at Washington and did for a couple years at OKC....but he ran out of time in OKC. The players and management there weren't feeling him anymore.
OKC is doing well with Billy D.
Two good coaches let's just leave it at that.
OKC is doing well with Billy D.
Two good coaches let's just leave it at that.
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Billy D has had to deal with some **** his first 2 years there. Dude honestly deserves more love than he gets. When OKC was balling out against GSW last year, they were all executing on all cylinders within his system. When Russ and KD started iso balling that's when the series fell apart.
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Maybe goof'd was an overexaggeration, but the fact he can't get Westbrook in line and just allows Russell to go wild that entire fourth quarter tonight shows his lack of experience as a head coach.
Brooks, who's a veteran of the NBA (as player and coach) would not tolerate the selfishness Westbrook displayed in the last 5 min of that 4th quarter.
Brooks has penetrated Wall's psyche to the point Wall is now playing almost perfect team basketball and is leading this Wizards group to its best chance at a title shot in decades.
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^ going assume you didn't watch too much of brooks in OKC..
He didn't have it in him to cut things Perkins was doing.. you think he was telling Westbrook or KD anything
He didn't have it in him to cut things Perkins was doing.. you think he was telling Westbrook or KD anything
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Whip breh, you do realize Russ has been playing the same way for his entire career
Brooks couldn't control him either but at the same time Brooks did a number of other things that have been well documented to get himself ousted
Not sure how you can say Brooks wouldn't tolerate it when he enabled him for years.. most likely Brooks played a big role in Russ' development and furthered the Bad Russ tendencies we see today
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I agree, Billy D has dealt with a lot his first two years, and I commend him for being able to keep this group playing well enough to still make the playoffs w/out KD. But the problem is that Billy D imo isn't strong enough (yet) to be able to control Westbrook and get him in line to play winning team basketball.
Westbrook right now looking like the Kobe of '05-'07 when Kobe was literally forcing everything and thinking he could do it all by himself. Problem is, OKC has a better supporting cast now than Kobe did in '05-'07.
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It's true, I didn't watch every single one of OKC's games so I'm only going by what I saw, which was roughly 30 OKC games a year while Brooks was at the helm plus any article about the team that I read.
Perkins, btw, was a Thunder for waaaayyy too long. Should've been waived after 1 year. Dude was the very definition of a straight up Stiff.
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Have we really forgot Bad Russ? Lol, dude was constantly out of control especially during the past 2-3 years
In a lot of ways it was amazing how little chemistry KD and Russ had.. amazing and kinda sad
In a lot of ways it was amazing how little chemistry KD and Russ had.. amazing and kinda sad
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No one on the Thunder other than Westbrook can create a shot lmao
Not to mention the bench for the Thunder is at best abysmal
Coaching can only do so much with lack of assets.
Not to mention the bench for the Thunder is at best abysmal
Coaching can only do so much with lack of assets.
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Dwight howard needs to see a Dr and get prescribed some Lortab or something. Son looks depressed compared to his old self.
This basketball analysis/interviews isn't that deep; guys try to make shots, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't, period. Nothing to talk about really, just trying to build the brand, I guess.
This basketball analysis/interviews isn't that deep; guys try to make shots, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't, period. Nothing to talk about really, just trying to build the brand, I guess.
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On a torn groin, brooks played Perkins 25 mins per in the finals vs the heat
When the thunder had the ability to play a lineup of: Westbrook- harden-thabo-kd and serge
While having the ability to go with serge/collison at the bigs.. but kept playing Perkins against a team he doesn't matchup well against when healthy
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While it may also be true that Brooks "tolerated" Russ' tendencies during Russ' growth years in the league, it can also be said that Brooks would have matured enough to be able to learn how to tame Russ' tendencies had he remained the coach.
Even Phil couldn't tame Kobe for a few years until Kobe learned to play within Phil's system and eventually realize the importance of winning team ball as the Alpha Dog on the team.
The reason I say this about Brooks is because of the way he has handled the situation in WAS with Wall. Not to mention, he has found a way to coach the team well enough for Wall and Beal to coexist and play cohesively with each other while still involving guys such as Morris, Gortat, Porter, and Oubre.
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I don't think Shaq realizes Dwight only played 17minutes.
How is he going to step up when he's on the bench.
Bud let Gortat cook the **** out of their backups while Dwight chilled.
And of course I want to point out that Ian didn't play, and Gortat is all of a sudden byke.
Tsk tsk tsk.
Watch out now.
How is he going to step up when he's on the bench.
Bud let Gortat cook the **** out of their backups while Dwight chilled.
And of course I want to point out that Ian didn't play, and Gortat is all of a sudden byke.
Tsk tsk tsk.
Watch out now.
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For all intents and purposes, Dwight Howard is a wrap.
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While it may also be true that Brooks "tolerated" Russ' tendencies during Russ' growth years in the league, it can also be said that Brooks would have matured enough to be able to learn how to tame Russ' tendencies had he remained the coach.
Even Phil couldn't tame Kobe for a few years until Kobe learned to play within Phil's system and eventually realize the importance of winning team ball as the Alpha Dog on the team.
The reason I say this about Brooks is because of the way he has handled the situation in WAS with Wall. Not to mention, he has found a way to coach the team well enough for Wall and Beal to coexist and play cohesively with each other while still involving guys such as Morris, Gortat, Porter, and Oubre.
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Wall and Russ are different type of players. They way Wall plays is easier to coach if that's how you wanna put it.
Russ is getting them shots up no matter who his coach is.
Russ is getting them shots up no matter who his coach is.
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says the guy who has been openly showing off bank receipts of others and challenging other to $1k and $2k bets
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