Rick is a championship caliber coach but doesn't have a championship caliber team. He's a bit out of his realm with this squad.
I'd like to see this organization give him a chance to rebuild this team with his system from the ground up. Rick plays to win every game without much regard for the long-term future so if the FO would fill the roster with 25 yo players and under (+Dirk) he'd have no choice but to try to win with them and they could grow into his system.
It's more about the organization's strategy as a whole than it is about bad coaching. Naturally Rick is going to play the guys he's most comfortable with.
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