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A question for the OB haters

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  • #46
    Re: A question for the OB haters

    Why should I give him praises when he's starting to do the things we've been *****ing and screaming for him to do for the past 3 years now?

    Maybe if he would have done the most logical sense things to begin with, we wouldn't be considered "haters." But it is what it is.

    -Get a PG that actually attacks the lane. Check
    -Actually have players play defense. Check
    -Try and establish Roy in the low block. Check
    -Actually understand that your 4 doesn't need to be a "stretch." Check.


    And is there a site that tracks average time of possession before a shot? I would guess the Pacers would have the ball 4-5secs more, on average, which is a tremendous change from last season considering how many fastbreaks they get.

    A three with 9secs on the shot clock is a big difference than taking one with 14.


    And I thought DC2 played a hell of a lot better last night, than he has been. I thought he looked extremely good attacking the middle and kicking out, once he established that he was going to score if he got inside. He put up points quickly in the first quarter, and then cooled off, because he turned into a passer instead of a scorer. Makes all the difference in the world, that inside-out game.

    But hey, what do I know? I'm just a plain ol hater........
    Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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    • #47
      Re: A question for the OB haters

      Originally posted by ballism View Post
      He has made a number of mind boggling decisions over the years. Some substitution patters, also some end of game plays make you /facepalm. However when you listen to him explain his decisions, or read his interviews, you often go away thinking that he's smarter than the first impression.
      When I listen to Charles Manson talk, I always come away thinking he's pretty smart too. Crazy as all can be, but smart none-the-less.

      Anyone can rationalize their decisions. But most usually don't try and fit a square peg into a round hole every single day, and continually expect it to fit.


      I understand the philosophy behind having a player like Murphy as your 4, but you have to have the right personel around him. The Pacers didn't, and that's what we saw. There's a reason why Utah can get away with it, and the Pacers couldn't.
      Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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      • #48
        Re: A question for the OB haters

        Originally posted by Since86 View Post
        When I listen to Charles Manson talk, I always come away thinking he's pretty smart too. Crazy as all can be, but smart none-the-less.

        Anyone can rationalize their decisions. But most usually don't try and fit a square peg into a round hole every single day, and continually expect it to fit.


        I understand the philosophy behind having a player like Murphy as your 4, but you have to have the right personel around him. The Pacers didn't, and that's what we saw. There's a reason why Utah can get away with it, and the Pacers couldn't.
        Personally, I don't care if you play 5 wings who don't care about defense, like Donnie Nelson. If it works, it works. Sometimes it works because it makes sense from basketball point of view, and sometimes it works simply because players buy into what coach says and play their butts off.
        I don't mind a poor decision maker, if he compensates for it by being a genius motivator.

        I always thought JOB might be a below average decision maker. But pretty good at motivating players, getting them to buy into the system, judging by his interviews. The team did look ok sporadically.
        But judging by that article about JOB in that other current topic on this forum, the players actually had trouble buying into what JOB says last year.... so now I don't know anymore, is he is above average at anything?

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        • #49
          Re: A question for the OB haters

          Like most NBA coaches, O'Brien coaches the players he has on the roster.

          I'm sure he understands the 4 doesn't need to be a "stretch" - he ran with Toine out of Boston, he used Dalembert, Thomas, Webber and Jackson as his bigs in Philly. He used PGs who attacked the lane in the past too. And had teams playing the low post a lot.

          But you can't do omelettes without eggs. Hibbert used to struggle to stay on the court for more than half a quarter in his rookie season, with fouls and conditioning issue... how can you build your offense around his low post game, which is still a work in progress?

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          • #50
            Re: A question for the OB haters

            And Don Nelson get's you GSW..... Sorry, but if that were the Pacers, you'd think that I was actually a JOb fan.

            Just because there is an alternative, doesn't mean that it's the correct way to do things.
            Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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            • #51
              Re: A question for the OB haters

              As for the defense, see how great is Cleveland's defense when they have a great defensive coach like Byron Scott - a guy who coached some of the best defensive teams in the last 20 years. It's bad and if they get unlucky with injuries in a couple of players, it'll get even uglier. Does it mean that Scott can't coach defense?

              O'Brien's teams have always overperformed defensively relatively to their talent level.

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              • #52
                Re: A question for the OB haters

                Originally posted by cordobes View Post
                But you can't do omelettes without eggs. Hibbert used to struggle to stay on the court for more than half a quarter in his rookie season, with fouls and conditioning issue... how can you build your offense around his low post game, which is still a work in progress?
                And routinely fouled out of games with 4 fouls....... Just like PG, the moment Roy would make any mistake he was looking towards the bench because he knew he was getting subbed out.

                Hard to play with confidence and grow when you're scared ****less of making a mistake.

                But whatever. You've not convinced me in 3years that JOb is a good coach, I doubt you're going to do it now.
                Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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                • #53
                  Re: A question for the OB haters

                  Originally posted by Since86 View Post
                  And Don Nelson get's you GSW..... Sorry, but if that were the Pacers, you'd think that I was actually a JOb fan.

                  Just because there is an alternative, doesn't mean that it's the correct way to do things.
                  I don't get what you are arguing here and with who. But anyway, my point was, any system can win you games in certain situations if players buy in and play hard. You can win 50+ games and take down a no.1 team in the playoffs. Or you can be a disaster with the same system when you lose your players.

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                  • #54
                    Re: A question for the OB haters

                    I'm saying that if you have 5 wing players like Don Nelson, you get a record like GSW routinely gets. That's not what I want the Pacers to do, and I can assure you I'm not the only one.

                    I don't care about the rationalization, or what other coach does what, playing Murphy like he did doesn't, and will never work. Period.

                    But we had a coach that played him like he was the of the best players, and one of the most important players on the squad, when in fact he was one of the most detrimental players on the team.

                    I don't care if Jim sounds smart when he talks about why he does things. I care about results, and the results plain sucked.
                    Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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                    • #55
                      Re: A question for the OB haters

                      Originally posted by cordobes View Post
                      Like most NBA coaches, O'Brien coaches the players he has on the roster.

                      I'm sure he understands the 4 doesn't need to be a "stretch" - he ran with Toine out of Boston, he used Dalembert, Thomas, Webber and Jackson as his bigs in Philly. He used PGs who attacked the lane in the past too. And had teams playing the low post a lot.

                      But you can't do omelettes without eggs. Hibbert used to struggle to stay on the court for more than half a quarter in his rookie season, with fouls and conditioning issue... how can you build your offense around his low post game, which is still a work in progress?

                      Personally, i feel we are a bit too far into this coaching regime to still be operating with a general notion 'can't blame the coach, the team was bad'. I mean, we have this coach for the 4th year now, and we've followed the roster and its gaps for many years. If we can't discuss coaching quality just because 'talent was bad'... where have we been looking for 4 years. In 4 years, you can see if a coach overperforms or underperforms, or is average - no matter the talent level.

                      There have been so many weird decisions and plays, especially late into the game. Probably none of us has as much experience as JOB. But that does not make us blind, the man is no Popovich.

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                      • #56
                        Re: A question for the OB haters

                        Originally posted by Since86 View Post
                        I'm saying that if you have 5 wing players like Don Nelson, you get a record like GSW routinely gets. That's not what I want the Pacers to do, and I can assure you I'm not the only one.

                        I don't care about the rationalization, or what other coach does what, playing Murphy like he did doesn't, and will never work. Period.

                        But we had a coach that played him like he was the of the best players, and one of the most important players on the squad, when in fact he was one of the most detrimental players on the team.

                        I don't care if Jim sounds smart when he talks about why he does things. I care about results, and the results plain sucked.
                        Yea, well i don't disagree with you on any on this. That has little to do with what I was saying. Maybe Im not expressing myself properly. Anyway, it seems pointless to keep discussing, since we are both thinking the same and are only for some reason repeating the same idea

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                        • #57
                          Re: A question for the OB haters

                          i remember a 5 game win streak last year that got everyone excited then reality set in. But what we think is irrellevant. But I am really happy with the players we have this year.

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                          • #58
                            Re: A question for the OB haters

                            Originally posted by ballism View Post
                            Probably none of us has as much experience as JOB. But that does not make us blind, the man is no Popovich.
                            Probably? There are few things that can be stated with certainty, but this is definitely one of them.

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                            • #59
                              Re: A question for the OB haters

                              Originally posted by ballism View Post
                              Personally, i feel we are a bit too far into this coaching regime to still be operating with a general notion 'can't blame the coach, the team was bad'. I mean, we have this coach for the 4th year now, and we've followed the roster and its gaps for many years. If we can't discuss coaching quality just because 'talent was bad'... where have we been looking for 4 years. In 4 years, you can see if a coach overperforms or underperforms, or is average - no matter the talent level.
                              I have never made such a claim. In fact I have said for years that the job Jim O'Brien did two seasons ago to get 36 wins out of that team was an excellent job coaching. Even his first season with the JT and JO distractions 36 wins was pretty good. I think in bopth instances, the team over-achieved.

                              Last season 32 wins was probably about where the team should be. Maybe a couple of games better maybe, but overall 32 wins wasn't too bad for the lack of talent and lack of players with enough experience to win.

                              This year we have Collison, a health Dunleavy, Roy is much better, Rush is much better, Ford is playing better than he has, Granger is playing defense. I expect more than 32 wins this season.

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                              • #60
                                Re: A question for the OB haters

                                Originally posted by Part Timer View Post
                                Probably? There are few things that can be stated with certainty, but this is definitely one of them.
                                Well possibly there are very experienced people posting here / reading this. I don't work in basketball field, but I wouldn't 'state with certainty' that noone is. This board does seem to have quite a number of very knowledgeable people posting, compared to most boards.
                                Last edited by ballism; 11-24-2010, 11:43 AM.

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