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Bryan_Wilson · 04-11-2021, 10:43 PM

Bigger issue for me is I don't know how we improve this roster in the off season with the assets we have. Unless there is a RFA situation that might not get matched we are probably talking about convincing ourselves that guys like Oubre and Holmes will change life for us.

FreshJive · 04-11-2021, 11:50 PM

Double post

FreshJive · 04-11-2021, 11:50 PM

Rick Carlisle: "Just to clarify on the DeRozan last shot, we talked about the possibility of going, but we elected not to. We elected to let DoeDoe [Finney-Smith] guard him straight up. In hindsight, we obviously should have gone with that, and that’s on me. That’s my decision."

This is kind of annoying. They talked about it? You're the coach. Tell them what to do. Was this like Hoosiers? Rick tells them to double team. Everyone stands up looking disappointed, and then Doe Doe says, "I'll make it."

Melonhead · 04-12-2021, 08:43 AM

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Rick Carlisle: "Just to clarify on the DeRozan last shot, we talked about the possibility of going, but we elected not to. We elected to let DoeDoe [Finney-Smith] guard him straight up. In hindsight, we obviously should have gone with that, and that’s on me. That’s my decision."

This is kind of annoying. They talked about it? You're the coach. Tell them what to do. Was this like Hoosiers? Rick tells them to double team. Everyone stands up looking disappointed, and then Doe Doe says, "I'll make it."

Amazing he needs hindsight to double.

SMC0007 · 04-12-2021, 09:09 AM

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Amazing he needs hindsight to double.

As if it's never happened to us or any other team before.

I appreciate the accountability, but it's not new.

FreshJive · 04-12-2021, 05:26 PM

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Amazing he needs hindsight to double.

It sounds like he knew that doubling was the right decision, and he let himself be talked out of it. That seems worse to me.

Some Guy · 04-12-2021, 08:43 PM

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It sounds like he knew that doubling was the right decision, and he let himself be talked out of it. That seems worse to me.

If Dorian said, "I can stop him, give me a chance" - do you think it would have been better for coach to say "no, sorry, I don't trust you, we need to double"?

(I have no idea if that is what happened, but I can imagine that it might have)

FreshJive · 04-12-2021, 09:05 PM

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If Dorian said, "I can stop him, give me a chance" - do you think it would have been better for coach to say "no, sorry, I don't trust you, we need to double"?

(I have no idea if that is what happened, but I can imagine that it might have)

You don’t have to say, “I don’t trust you.” Plenty of other ways to say it.

Dallas41 · 04-12-2021, 09:16 PM

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You don’t have to say, “I don’t trust you.” Plenty of other ways to say it.

I'm not sure a single fan on here trust DFS to get a 1 on 1 stop vs any of the elite closers out west.

We've seen that time and time again that he's not a defensive stopper.

He's a really good team defender but not a 1 on 1 guy.

But this seems to happen often where RC leaves DFS on an island vs guys like Lillard and Paul down the stretch of games.

IMO even though he apologized at what point is RC going to give up on the hope that DFS can get stops in those situations when it repeatedly fails?

Some fans are looking at this as a one time situation vs DeRozan yesterday but if go back further and think about it DFS has been put in these situations over and over again with the same results.

When does the Head Coach say enough is enough we need to try something different?

Some Guy · 04-12-2021, 09:23 PM

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You don’t have to say, “I don’t trust you.” Plenty of other ways to say it.

No matter what he says, saying no is saying "I don't trust you". You can use different words, but the message is the same.

Or, thinking of it differently, saying "go for it" is saying "you can do it."

FollowedKPtodallas · 04-12-2021, 12:48 AM

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Bigger issue for me is I don't know how we improve this roster in the off season with the assets we have. Unless there is a RFA situation that might not get matched we are probably talking about convincing ourselves that guys like Oubre and Holmes will change life for us.

I dont want Oubre or a holmes for big $$$$. With the money KP is making and Lukas extension right the corner Dallas has 1 big move to make and they can't F it up....I dont know who that guy would be. I guess in a perfect world it would be a Bradley Beal. Lol. Not that we have the assets to get him.

There are 4 guys I really like on the whole team Luka, KP, Kleber, and Brunson (who has made a jump this year) the rest are replaceable. I like DFS but he can't cover the elite wings in this league on a consistent basis. We have seen it time and time again.