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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one
I don't even register those as serious responses. What a load of crock that is.
No one besides Pop has consistently done more with less than Rick. Sure he puts some wacky lineups out there, but he is often experimenting in meaningless (in the grand scheme of things) games. With those experiments comes knowledge. JJ starting in the Finals is a great example of that.
Hell, half of this forum rages out when he keeps Powell in over Maxi. I'm even guilty of questioning it sometimes. Yet Powell + Luka is currently a historically great combo statistically.
His resume is unquestionable. He has taken three completely different teams to the conference finals. He is one of a handful of coaches who has actually won a championship. He kept the Mavs reasonably competitive during several years of revolving door / 1-year contract rosters.
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Yeah, this roster should be playing for 8th seed this season... Luka and Rick had other plans, and Rick deserves a lot of credit for once again getting the most out of mid-shelf talent.