dunlap's coaching

[gm in training]

i hate dunlap's coaching . im so baffled by his line-ups and subs . his line-ups isn't determined by performance but more by age or something ,because taylor shouldnt even avg 10 mins and biz shouldn't be starting over haywood.

i dont care about developing youth at this point because we have the talent to challenge the nba . also, there is a way that we can develop youth while still trying to win and with dunlap that doesnt seem to be the case. we have our pilars in kemba, hendo,and mkg; so why do we have the need to develop everyone below 23? thats not even realistic . we focus on our main cogs and surround them with vets , not every young player in the nba has potential ,some are destined to be role players.

we were very successful early this year when sessions was avg almost 30 min, when haywood was avg 25, and ben was avg about 20-25. now that are vets mins have decreased; we cant hold leads , offense seems stagnant at times and we are turnover prone. sessions was maybe the leading 6th man candidate till dunlap went and f*#k it up.

now this is where my biggest issue is , i hate taylor. taylor has to be the least productive player on our team or even nba at this point . i dnt understand how taylor played 39 min against NY and scored 6 pts , 3 rebs,and 3 ast or 33 min against GS and score 4 pts , 3 rebs, and 2 ast. being a rookie doesnt excuse taylors lack of production and yes i understand he is very efficient 3 point shooter but he also takes away from the offense creativity. like i said taylor is no more than a raja bell , mikeal pitreus ,and ron artest(older artest) type player;these players are spot-up shooters and scrappy defenders but are not starters and dont offer very much of anything(rebs,ast,steals and hustle). taylor has very poor court vision and he cannot create for himself or for others(thus the ny and gs game ,actually more gms than that ).

gerald been playing at a all-star pace avg almost 20 pts in 2 games around 25 min and last nite 17 pts while shooting only 11 shots. gerald is avg 45% shooting since returning and thats amazing . honestly i already knew what gerald was already capable of but im glad to see that he's been very productive. the problem i have is how geralds mins are fluctuating ,but imma give dunlap a benifit of a doubt because of hendo's injury . at least if he's going to pace hendo's return , give the remaining mins to sessions , gordon, and mkg(not taylor).

i dont understand how a coach can have our best post player and rebounder , just jacking 5 three point attempts a game and your not monitoring it. mullens is wasting his talent and size jacking, and he's not even successful(28%). i can see at least 1-2 but 5-6 ,i dont. you would think as a coach he would been approached that as a problem .

biz min has increased but as a starter i dont agree. yes we have to develop biz but he can avg 20 min and still develop . to fully make him our starter is foolish especially how effective haywood has been . biz is still giving up easy rebounds which irks me ,and is really raw in the post still . if your going to start biz at least give haywood about 20 mins ,dont just discard him all together.

put dunlap on the hotseat

[CatNation]

Dunlaps fine, its not his fault the roster talent is horribly unbalanced toward the small guys.

My only issue with him right now is on defense. We have to be the worst defensive team I've ever seen in how we manage to give up easy paint layups/dunks while also giving up wide open catch and shoot 3s all day. its crazy. needs to lay off this deflection stat as some kind of useful defensive metric because its obviously not, and focus on fundamental man D with help d coming over being a last resort at the end of a shotclock instead of the default strategy every time

[Scrapper1]

I agree with Mullens love of the arc. This team is already generally weaker than most so they should be as efficient as possible in all aspects of the game.. they have no room for blatant error. I always believed that a team with this little talent should have a strong, experienced coach to maximize potential in the roster.. Dunlap may become a good coach, but when a team just came off a 7 win season.. i would need a seasoned coach to lead them.. i was pulling for Nate McMillan to get the hire, honestly.. but he didnt. With that being said.. i think Dunlap is decent, but a better assistant coach at the moment. I will give him time and be patient but his playbook is filled with holes. So far, in this situation.. i blame the coach not the players. I hate that Jordan, a player that single handedly built this league doesnt have a good, competitive team in this league he built.

[spectre]

i dont care about developing youth at this point

There's your problem right there...because we're ALL about player development. It was the main charge Dunlap was given.

i hate taylor.

Really? I wonder why?

gerald been playing at a all-star pace avg almost 20 pts in 2 games around 25 min and last nite 17 pts while shooting only 11 shots. gerald is avg 45% shooting since returning and thats amazing . honestly i already knew what gerald was already capable of but im glad to see that he's been very productive. the problem i have is how geralds mins are fluctuating ,but imma give dunlap a benifit of a doubt because of hendo's injury . at least if he's going to pace hendo's return , give the remaining mins to sessions , gordon, and mkg(not taylor).

Ah that's right...you were the guy calling Hendo an all star and projecting all sorts of wonderful things for him. He got over 31 minutes last night so I think he's getting back and it's very possible Dunlap will return him into the starting lineup. Either way though our kids HAVE to get PT and I don't have a bit of a problem if it's at the expense of the older guys.

Just because Taylor is ahead of Hendo right now in the rotation isn't a reason to hate him though as it doesn't appear he's taking PT away from him.

[spectre]

Dunlaps fine, its not his fault the roster talent is horribly unbalanced toward the small guys.

My only issue with him right now is on defense. We have to be the worst defensive team I've ever seen in how we manage to give up easy paint layups/dunks while also giving up wide open catch and shoot 3s all day. its crazy. needs to lay off this deflection stat as some kind of useful defensive metric because its obviously not, and focus on fundamental man D with help d coming over being a last resort at the end of a shotclock instead of the default strategy every time

I totally agree...it's making my eyes bleed to be sure. Make guys accountable for their own man and let's see how that works out.

[Zoolander]

They sure aren't making it any easier for Coach to play them. They've had some pretty bad TO's of late. If I remember correctly, you're the "I'd rather make the playoffs consistently than suck now to win NBA championships later guy?" I remember that argument from a while back. I don't post often so I could be wrong. If so I apologize, if not than that's pretty much the base of any angst against Coach Dunlap or the thought of developing young players.

[Plowright]

Wow, git have you ever posted something positive on this board, you whine so much an repeat your endlessly!

[KGE]

I like Coach Dunlop however I have to agree that he does notput any thought into who has a hot hand.
He pulls Kemba every game with about 4 minutes left in the firstquarter (No matter how many points he has). It appears he has a set plan for subs that he tries to follow rather than letting the flow of the game dictate the rotation.

[Aircat]

In my book Dunlap is doing a good job. The games as of late were against top-notch teams, and our young core is still learning the ropes to play against top NBA teams. So it is really about being patient with the guys. Yet if the individual development as of the beginning of the season is any indicator, the core of Kemba - Biz - MKG - Taylor - Hendo are a dynasty in the making. I have faith in Mullins too, hope he will develop into a double-double machine in a year or so, once he gets the 3 pointer consistency going. And to get this consistency he needs PT, easy as that... like many people already stated, all the Cats need is 1-2 pieces in the frontcourt, and we will make the playoffs consistently for years to come.

If the NBA seasons 11/12, 12/13, 13/14 would be a trilogy, the Cats would be the underdog team that achieves success through hard work and teamwork, while a team like the Nets are the rich team that approaches the game with throwing money around... So, I prefer Jordan's, Dunlap's and Cho's approach to achieve SUSTAINABLE success. Just my point of view...

[Mustachio]

Why u no win championshipz with a 7 win team?