I think spolestra is a great coach, but it is a challenge to coach 2 of the greatest players in the league. I question whether they truly respect him. basketball is a weird sport in the way that players really have to respect a guy or they will run the show completely on the court. Maybe if they hang onto him for a while he will develop into a champion because they clearly have the talent.Me too.
I agree I dont get people who think Spolstra is a good coach. I've seen it in other threads; "how can you not like Spolstra?" Uh it's got nothing to do with liking the guy. Just because the guy worked his way up from the mail room doesn't make him a good coach. He did no coaching and he made absolutely no adjustments the entire series. On the contrary, how many times did you hear him in timeouts saying "Just stay the course guys" he said it over and over again. Honestly I never heard him say anything but that even in his between-quarter interviews.
"Eric what did you tell the team at halftime"
"Uhh I said we just gotta stay the course."
You could see the Heat players weren't even remotely listening to him. The only reason the Heat kept him as coach was because they knew he would let Lebron and Wade walk all over him without conflict, which is what they thought was best but at some point, you need a coach to win it all.
because I live in ohio. i might get arrested here. thanks!!Why aren't you dancing naked in the street right now bro?
Congrats on your team winning it all, must feel awesome.
thanks cheesebeef! I think you are exactly right. and as I get older and wiser about basketball...it is clear that you are right. when dallas lost in 06 the flip was completely switched. dallas may have been more talented overall, but they were driven by youth...including avery!!!
Word.
cincinnati, not cleveland. my neighbors actually were cheering for lebron. and the biggest irony is that most of them are GERMAN!
true, you are right.
Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5!
Congrats lozo, the better team won. Ohio has to be the second best place to be right now as far as gettin fall down drunk butt ass naked grab some grandma off the street and slip her the tounge.
I think it is hard for people to give mavs credit for their defense, but you are right. before the game chris webber said the mavs were a bad defensive team. the perception of the mavericks is still what it was with nash, dirk, finley, nellie, etc. but slowly over time this turned into a physical defensive minded team. and it showed in this series especially tonight when they were very physical on defense in the paint.
