Originally Posted by
HoustonPelicans
We don't run plays.
Gentry has us playing a glorified scrimmage offense. I watched this entire game looking for a play, and we did not run a single one. It was just P&Rs, dribble handoffs, pin downs, and isos. Conversely Phoenix ran a play almost every time down. You guys remember in 2015 when Pondexter was key. He was getting a healthy diet of corner 3s. He was able to get those shots because we ran plays for him to get them. I haven't looked at any shooting charts but based on eye test, our players are shooting from all over the place. There aren't any plays being ran to get them shots in there sweet spots. Almost half the shots we take are tough.
The chemistry would have to be through the roof for Gentry's freelance offense to be successful. No team in the league plays an entire game without running a single play. Imagine an NFL team not calling a single play all game. The receivers never run any routes, just tries to get open. Madness. Plays are there to simplify the game.
This also is hurting our defense. Because we're not running plays, no one is designated to get back. And because we're getting tough shots, it's allowing teams to get out in run with us scrambled. But more importantly, if we dont run plays that means we don't practice plays. So our practices are basically like the summer runs you see on YouTube I guess. Not practicing against plays has us unprepared to play against teams who will run plays that have 2nd and 3rd actions.
Either way we're moving on from Gentry after this year. He's a dinosaur. If we're going to keep him for the rest of the year then he needs to start implementing plays quickly. If not, then we need to bring in someone who will and is willing to coach on a half year deal. Because this freelance crap is completely unprofessional.