asubennett wrote:So what! That is the way I look at this. We are 8-5 now. Big deal.
This team as is has the talent to be as good as it wants to be. But we are playing some very sloppy, uninspired, unsure of themselves basketball.
Porter needs run Amare around Shaq in the low post. Amare needs min 20 shots a game. Diaw needs min 15 shots a game. Shaq should be taking 8 shots max a game. Nash, Barbosa, Bell and Barnes split perimieter shots when open.
If we still look like this in April then Porter can be declared a crappy coach but this will take more time.
Of course, you are right. But I haven't seen much improvement this season. And Porter is wrong if he thinks he can slow down Nash and Stat and be effective on the offensive end. This is not going to change. We can "gel" and adapt to Porter style as much as you want but he'll never turn Amare and Nash into two great half court players. You know what great coaches do? They adapt. They use the strenghts of their players. Now, honetly, do you think Porter is doing that?
Maybe it's not even his fault. It has been brought here to "get defensive" and i'm sure Kerr is so happy now...