John-Blair Bickerstaff: Currently The 6th Longest Tenured Head Coach

[weepinwillow]

If you don’t understand the JBB hate, last nights game should answer all your questions. We got beaten by a highschool level aggressive 2-2-1 zone. It was implemented to break our high pick and roll. JBB just had no clue and stubbornly stuck with his game plan. The guy doesn’t know how to make adjustments or is too stupid and stubborn to make them.

I’m tired of “he’s a good player coach” excuse. You don’t hire a head coach because he’s a good player coach. Thats the qualification of an assistant coach.

Last night we should have blown the Pacers out.

eh:
I want the young players to develop, they need to play
The young players are making young player mistakes, fire the coach yesterday.
I didn't see coaching issues last night v the Pacers, I saw youth issues and a lack of a veteran PG on the roster.

 

[J_J]

I believe yesterday’s game was more how we need a backup veteran PG than blaming on JBB.

 

[Derek]

I believe yesterday’s game was more how we need a backup veteran PG than blaming on JBB.

Both can be true

 

[Man Called X]

Real talk, has anyone noticed an earpiece on JBB during the games?

Watching him coach has been like watching old Bernie coach with outdated techniques 20 years ago. I'm convinced Bernie is actually coaching through an earpiece.

 

[Rich]

I HATE that I'm about to advocate for non-stability, as that won't help the players.

But he's bad. He has to go.

Altman needs to probably walk with him, as this was his hire, which came after his last hire that quit mid-season. I mean, new GMs get about two coaches worth to make it work.

 

[Sebastian]

I HATE that I'm about to advocate for non-stability, as that won't help the players.

But he's bad. He has to go.

Altman needs to probably walk with him, as this was his hire, which came after his last hire that quit mid-season. I mean, new GMs get about two coaches worth to make it work.

Altman has been in place for a while now.

Certainly long enough to evaluate his record at drafting.

Let's say they finish off strong. And just miss the playoffs.

What do you think then?

 

[BigZ94]

Kenny Atkinson is still without a job

 

[Rich]

Altman has been in place for a while now.

Certainly long enough to evaluate his record at drafting.

Let's say they finish off strong. And just miss the playoffs.

What do you think then?

I guess we'll see.

It's been a pretty straight downhill trend since the start of the season.

 

[Man Called X]

I'm tired of saying I told you so. But damned if I didn't tell you so.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

I blame @JJ_PR for everything. The jinx of the century most likely.

 

[Rich]

Altman has been in place for a while now.

Certainly long enough to evaluate his record at drafting.

Let's say they finish off strong. And just miss the playoffs.

What do you think then?

Wanted to answer this more thoroughly.

What I want to see is an implementation of philosophy.

I got caught up in the winning early in the season and thought that this could maybe work. But that was based on a lot of turnovers and fastbreak points.

If they think Sexland can work, then give them the best chance and put a longer, better shooter at 3.

If they want Sexton to come off the bench, then do that.


Either way, I promise there is no future for the Garland/Sexton/Okoro starting unit. It's not gonna work.

If I had my way, I'd be force feeding minutes to Windler as he's currently the ONLY guy on the roster who has a chance to be a long term answer at SF.

Wade would be playing more. Essentially, anyone who has shown any promise as a shooter would be getting more minutes.

This team HAS to identify some shooting to help these young guards. Even if it's Garland and Okoro, they need way more reliable spot up shooting.

Tl;Dr. This trio hasnt/isnt/will not work. Make a decision, have a vision, and give it the best shot at succeeding. Play the shooters, or at least give the guys you think can shoot a chance to do it. These Okoro, Allen, Nance lineups are death in the modern game offensively.

 

[Dr No]

Wanted to answer this more thoroughly.

What I want to see is an implementation of philosophy.

I got caught up in the winning early in the season and thought that this could maybe work. But that was based on a lot of turnovers and fastbreak points.

If they think Sexland can work, then give them the best chance and put a longer, better shooter at 3.

If they want Sexton to come off the bench, then do that.


Either way, I promise there is no future for the Garland/Sexton/Okoro starting unit. It's not gonna work.

If I had my way, I'd be force feeding minutes to Windler as he's currently the ONLY guy on the roster who has a chance to be a long term answer at SF.

Wade would be playing more. Essentially, anyone who has shown any promise as a shooter would be getting more minutes.

This team HAS to identify some shooting to help these young guards. Even if it's Garland and Okoro, they need way more reliable spot up shooting.

Tl;Dr. This trio hasnt/isnt/will not work. Make a decision, have a vision, and give it the best shot at succeeding. Play the shooters, or at least give the guys you think can shoot a chance to do it. These Okoro, Allen, Nance lineups are death in the modern game offensively.

You are right. You might be able to get away with 2 non-shooters on the floor if they bring other strong assets to the table (Allen - rebounding, blocking, finishing around the rim; Nance - versatile defense and all around floor game), but you can't have an effective offense with 3 non-shooters. It just stagnates and turns into a grind-it-out offense from the 1990's that is lucky to score 100 while other teams are averaging 110+.

 

[Ohioplayer00]

I HATE that I'm about to advocate for non-stability, as that won't help the players.

But he's bad. He has to go.

Altman needs to probably walk with him, as this was his hire, which came after his last hire that quit mid-season. I mean, new GMs get about two coaches worth to make it work.

JB is in the same situation as Byron Scott was in....he has a team with very little talent and his veteran presence is aging.

 

["MVP"]

Wanted to answer this more thoroughly.

What I want to see is an implementation of philosophy.

I got caught up in the winning early in the season and thought that this could maybe work. But that was based on a lot of turnovers and fastbreak points.

If they think Sexland can work, then give them the best chance and put a longer, better shooter at 3.

If they want Sexton to come off the bench, then do that.


Either way, I promise there is no future for the Garland/Sexton/Okoro starting unit. It's not gonna work.

If I had my way, I'd be force feeding minutes to Windler as he's currently the ONLY guy on the roster who has a chance to be a long term answer at SF.

Wade would be playing more. Essentially, anyone who has shown any promise as a shooter would be getting more minutes.

This team HAS to identify some shooting to help these young guards. Even if it's Garland and Okoro, they need way more reliable spot up shooting.

Tl;Dr. This trio hasnt/isnt/will not work. Make a decision, have a vision, and give it the best shot at succeeding. Play the shooters, or at least give the guys you think can shoot a chance to do it. These Okoro, Allen, Nance lineups are death in the modern game offensively.

I agree. The Cavs are the worst 3pt shooting team in the league (29 in %, 30 in attempts) - not exactly a recipe for success in the modern NBA. And it feels like this is not for a lack of personnel, but just a lack of a sound game plan. Sexland are both near 40% shooters, as is Dean Wade. Windler is at 37%, but looks like he also can become a 40%+ guy if given consistent minutes to get into a rhythm.

I'd love to see the Cavs force-feed the Garland-Sexton-Windler-Wade-Allen lineup a ton. So much of the NBA is building chemistry, and this unit needs to get their reps in together, as our best shooting lineup. I truly think we'd see the best versions of Sexton and Garland with this spacing.

I understand Okoro was the No. 5 pick––he was my top choice for us on draft night and I still think there is a lot of untapped potential there that we'll start to see next season––but his lack of production on a nightly basis is actively killing us. If this was year 1 of the rebuild and we had no other long-term pieces (similar to what Sexton had in 2018), I'd have no problem with throwing him into the fire. But as much as the Cavs talk about "culture", all of the losing builds bad habits and hurts the development of the rest of our young guys. We can still give him & Nance ~25 mpg off the bench.

The other thing I can't stand is that we have one of the youngest teams in the NBA, probably the single fastest player in the league with the ball in his hands, and zero elite halfcourt iso scorers... Yet, we're bottom 5 in pace. To me, that's not taking advantage of your personnel. I want a young team that scraps, forces turnovers, and runs. Instead, we have a young team that plays slow and clanks 3s.

JBB seems like a great guy, but just inept as an NBA coach. I'm not expecting adjustments from him. But it would be nice if Koby, or Bernie on the earpiece, could whisper some lineup changes into his ear...

 

[Dr No]

I agree. The Cavs are the worst 3pt shooting team in the league (29 in %, 30 in attempts) - not exactly a recipe for success in the modern NBA. And it feels like this is not for a lack of personnel, but just a lack of a sound game plan. Sexland are both near 40% shooters, as is Dean Wade. Windler is at 37%, but looks like he also can become a 40%+ guy if given consistent minutes to get into a rhythm.

I'd love to see the Cavs force-feed the Garland-Sexton-Windler-Wade-Allen lineup a ton. So much of the NBA is building chemistry, and this unit needs to get their reps in together, as our best shooting lineup. I truly think we'd see the best versions of Sexton and Garland with this spacing.

I understand Okoro was the No. 5 pick––he was my top choice for us on draft night and I still think there is a lot of untapped potential there that we'll start to see next season––but his lack of production on a nightly basis is actively killing us. If this was year 1 of the rebuild and we had no other long-term pieces (similar to what Sexton had in 2018), I'd have no problem with throwing him into the fire. But as much as the Cavs talk about "culture", all of the losing builds bad habits and hurts the development of the rest of our young guys. We can still give him & Nance ~25 mpg off the bench.

The other thing I can't stand is that we have one of the youngest teams in the NBA, probably the single fastest player in the league with the ball in his hands, and zero elite halfcourt iso scorers... Yet, we're bottom 5 in pace. To me, that's not taking advantage of your personnel. I want a young team that scraps, forces turnovers, and runs. Instead, we have a young team that plays slow and clanks 3s.

JBB seems like a great guy, but just inept as an NBA coach. I'm not expecting adjustments from him. But it would be nice if Koby, or Bernie on the earpiece, could whisper some lineup changes into his ear...

I agree with the running part for sure. Other than Love, the whole team can run and even he would be deadly spotting up at the 3 on the secondary break and his rebounding and outlet passing is likely still outstanding. It would play to just about everyone's strengths. I'm not talking about Harden era Houston where you just run and chuck, we don't have the shooters for that, but getting guys like Okoro and Nance out in the open floor opens up things for them that aren't there in the half court. I love the idea of Allen filling the lane for dunks and put backs, kick outs to Windler and Wade, and Sexton just beating people down the court. It probably even helps Cedi. I know you have to get stops and steals to run effectively, but I'd sure like to see us try more. What could it hurt?