Steve has a chance to show what he can bring. Down to just Durant and you’re not going to whine your way away from P.J. Tucker and his defense. Steve needs to put the work in, find ways to shake Durant loose, squeeze some points out of the rest of the roster and forge something resembling a defensive identity. If he wins this series as-is he will some earn some major stripes on the coaching jacket.
Coach Nash’s turn to step it up
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June 14, 2021 4 Comments
Well said. He needs to come up with something. Get creative with Joe Harris and Landry
What was once a philosophical NBA quandary (Does an elite offense completely overwhelm an elite NBA defense at the highest level of play?) has now become a more mundane question (can a coach who has relied mostly on the talent of his players to succeed have the inspirado to find a new way to win?)
Kinda like the Lakers and Coach Vogel and his “offense”. It doesn’t work without a healthy LeBron and AD. That’s one of the things you always had to admire about ‘DAntoni teams: they got buckets. Didn’t always work in the playoffs where you also have to play above average defense, but we wouldn’t have slid so far if there was something more creative on the offensive end.
He surrounded himself with great assistants
I hope Steve at least finds a way to create offense w KD on bench. Can Mike James give you more? IDK.