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Thread: In Defense of Monty - A Theory

  1. #51
    Quote Originally Posted by ShamelessPel View Post
    The key words in your statement are "thinks" and "aren't". That doesn't dispute the fact that it's still excuses for lack of evaluation/direction.
    TBH i don't think there's any argument with you on this particular subject and thats fine. It's your choice. Some people see it a little different. No bigs.

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    Makes me want to go back to the first month of the season and find my post about how we don't have enough knowledge to make that kind of statement as to whether or not the coach should be fired. There are plenty of things about his rotations I don't like but unfortunately I can't get the information as to why the decisions were made. Certainly it seems like we could have won a few more games if we played Roberts less and Evans more but maybe there were good reasons for it. People act like they're going to storm Benson's tower with pitchforks to make him fire Monty. No matter how much we talk about it, none of us has any effect on his job and I'm glad it's that way.

    From where I'm sitting I think that we'd do great in a very fast, uptempo offense with less focus on defense than offense, playing soft on screens but I've never coached on any level.
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    that dumb Gentry killing Asik morale seriously man he is been good when you compare last season then suddenly he sits whole damn first half barely gets minutes what an idiot we need muscle wee need rebound he took of asik jones,ajinca they got no place on this team play Diallo at least he is decent.
    .......if healthy

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShamelessPel View Post
    The key words in your statement are "thinks" and "aren't". That doesn't dispute the fact that it's still excuses for lack of evaluation/direction.
    That goes to the back to the point MM was making that Monty's defensive system is most difficult to learn, but probably the most effective once it is learned. So if you were coach you'd just scrap that for more short-term success that may not be better in the long term?

    And I know you'll counter and say that it's more excuses, but like others have said here repeatedly we have the least experienced roster in the league, not to mention the most injury-depleted. To some degree, those are plausible reasons and lack of success should be expected.

    Just hope and know that the brass will take all circumstances into consideration (including available coaching candidates) and make an educated evaluation from there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by djpaul89 View Post
    That goes to the back to the point MM was making that Monty's defensive system is most difficult to learn, but probably the most effective once it is learned. So if you were coach you'd just scrap that for more short-term success that may not be better in the long term?
    Again, I'll ask MM, you, or anyone else that can provide an answer? Why are the people on the court there when there are people on the bench who do it better? At the very least, would anyone care to opinion that Roberts is better than Rivers on the defensive side of the ball?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShamelessPel View Post
    Again, I'll ask MM, you, or anyone else that can provide an answer? Why are the people on the court there when there are people on the bench who do it better? At the very least, would anyone care to opinion that Roberts is better than Rivers on the defensive side of the ball?
    MM answered that earlier. Some coaches in the league like to have their younger players CLEARLY win position battles over veterans to make them earn their spots and see what kind of drive they have. Not saying I agree with it fully, but it is a coaching philosophy.

    Outside of Withey recently, Miller and Rivers have been spotty or inconsistent at best this season.

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    Fans are the worst barometers of whether or not a franchise is going in the right direction. No possible way to remove emotion from the equation and opine objectively. Most of it has to do with what MM has stated. "How much longer are we going to wait to Fire Monty?" Forever because no one on this fourm (I'm sure) is in the Pelicans front office, and thus has no say so. Oh and voting with your butts in the seats, of not in the seats is really hurting the franchise not the coaching staff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by djpaul89 View Post
    MM answered that earlier. Some coaches in the league like to have their younger players CLEARLY win position battles over veterans to make them earn their spots and see what kind of drive they have. Not saying I agree with it fully, but it is a coaching philosophy.

    Outside of Withey recently, Miller and Rivers have been spotty or inconsistent at best this season.
    The effort from our starters was horrendous last night. I just don't see the rationale of giving them a free pass. There are plenty of coaches who might have cleared the entire bench to send a message that effort like that wouldn't be tolerated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davisistheman View Post
    Fans are the worst barometers of whether or not a franchise is going in the right direction. No possible way to remove emotion from the equation and opine objectively. Most of it has to do with what MM has stated. "How much longer are we going to wait to Fire Monty?" Forever because no one on this fourm (I'm sure) is in the Pelicans front office, and thus has no say so. Oh and voting with your butts in the seats, of not in the seats is really hurting the franchise not the coaching staff.
    Are you so sure? I mean, Hornetguru is a bit fishy to me..

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShamelessPel View Post
    The effort from our starters was horrendous last night. I just don't see the rationale of giving them a free pass. There are plenty of coaches who might have cleared the entire bench to send a message that effort like that wouldn't be tolerated.
    Steamer was gone after the 7:43 mark or so (I was watching very closely ) in the 3rd and was never heard from again. He did not play a lot of minutes and I want to say it was a similar case for Aminu.

    To be fair, I don't think many coaches make changes to their 2nd half starting lineups regardless of performance.

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    I personally dislike a lot of Monty's decisions- his rotations and his belief that a guy with two fouls should sit out for eternity, but I don't have access to his motivations or long term plan, so it is hard for me to say it is stupid. I would need more access to his long term philosophy, which he wont share.
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  13. #63
    Jen Hale reported Monday during the Memphis game that Monty will not campaign to get Davis in the All-Star Game. Davis finished 7th in voting. How nice of Monty to defend his best player.

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    Way to defend Rivers too, Is Monty smiling & clapping?



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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerPel View Post
    Jen Hale reported Monday during the Memphis game that Monty will not campaign to get Davis in the All-Star Game. Davis finished 7th in voting. How nice of Monty to defend his best player.
    What exactly would Monty do? Please let me know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inner_GI View Post
    What exactly would Monty do? Please let me know.
    Do what other coaches do. Ask the All-Star coach of the West to pick his player up on the open spots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerPel View Post
    Do what other coaches do. Ask the All-Star coach of the West to pick his player up on the open spots.
    Do you have proof of other coaches doing this?

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    You think Pop is going to campaign for Duncan? Monty believes this is a TEAM game. Individual accolades likely mean nothing to Monty - and that is one of his philosophies I actually agree with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inner_GI View Post
    Do you have proof of other coaches doing this?
    Why would Jen Hale bring it up during a broadcast?

    Per Jen Hale on the broadcast 1-20-13 vs Memphis at 40 sec mark in the 1st,
    Last edited by PowerPel; 01-22-2014 at 12:47 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara View Post
    You think Pop is going to campaign for Duncan? Monty believes this is a TEAM game. Individual accolades likely mean nothing to Monty - and that is one of his philosophies I actually agree with.
    The same Pop that says he quits when Duncan quits?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerPel View Post
    Why would Jen Hale bring it up during a broadcast?

    Per Jen Hale on the broadcast 1-20-13 vs Memphis at 40 sec mark in the 1st,
    This proves what exactly?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inner_GI View Post
    What exactly would Monty do? Please let me know.
    Quote Originally Posted by Inner_GI View Post
    Do you have proof of other coaches doing this?
    Quote Originally Posted by Inner_GI View Post
    This proves what exactly?
    This forum has turned into a court room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara View Post
    I love this whole '4 years' argument.

    Year 1 his team overperformed. Years 2 and 3, we all knew the goal wasn't wins. Yet, now everyone now uses this against him. Where was this during years 2 and 3? A year ago, I was one of the first people to question him and I got attacked more for that than anything else, ever.

    Now, people use that against him to justify their anger for THIS season. Too funny.

    Again, I am not a fan of Monty, never have been. But I am grounded enough to know that I dont have enough evidence to make a strong case either way. I know such a small part of the large equation, so I won't be shouting one way or another.
    So how many years do we give him before we should at least expect to see improvement or something different? Regardless of how many excuses we can think of, it all boils down to results. With him, it seems like deja vu ever game, every season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RaisingTheBar View Post
    This forum has turned into a court room.
    Exactly, what happened to discussion?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MichaelMcNamara View Post
    I personally dislike a lot of Monty's decisions- his rotations and his belief that a guy with two fouls should sit out for eternity, but I don't have access to his motivations or long term plan, so it is hard for me to say it is stupid. I would need more access to his long term philosophy, which he wont share.
    Explain to me how you make your decisions when you vote? You probably always have an opinion but then the politician should know much more than you about politics right? So how do you make your decision? I do it based on the past actions of the politicians and results of the actions and then i listen to their new ideas and i try to see if they make sense to me and if i agree with these ideas.

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