THE COACHES IN THE N.B.A.
by matrix7 on Sep 24, 2009 7:30 AM MDT
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I usually see many basketball games: NBA, Basketball Spanish league, European Championships and there is a thing that caught my attention a lot: the different distribution of the minutes of play in the NBA and other leagues.
In the NBA there is a clear differentiation between starters and bench players and the minutes that each one must play. Even the moment that they have to play those minutes.
In Europe it doesn’t happen.
NBA coaches have fixed ideas. There are at least 3 times during games where this happens:
1. Start of the game. Always starters (logical)
2. Start of the 3rd. quarter. Always starters (??)
3. Final minutes. Always starters. (?????????)
How many times a team has lost a match in the final minutes for making a change (starter x bench player) that was playing well, simply "because the starter has to play"?
I remember games of the Raptors; in the final minutes TJ Ford always had to play and Calderon had to go back to the bench.
I understand that there must be a hierarchy, but I also understand that coaches must be flexible and if a player is playing well he doesn´t have to be replaced by the simple fact of being a bench player.
I repeat, this doesn’t happen in Spain. I look for an explanation and the only thing I can think of is that all NBA coaches have been players and customs often endure lifelong.
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What's the turnover in coaches in Spain
Do 30% of coaches get fired every year? Part of it is covering one’s ass – it’s hard to defend losing in the clutch if your best players aren’t on the floor. If Calderon messes up in the final minutes, people will ask why wasn’t Toronto playing their starter. If TJ Ford messes up, people will blame TJ.
Another benefit is that routines can help players play better when they know what to expect. Some coaches hold stronger to there routines or generally accepted practices than others.
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Well put!
And I love your quote: “This season will be even better as long as I’m drinking while watching!”
Hilarious, accurate, AND optomistic. Can’t beat that!
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by Max_in_Missouri on Sep 30, 2009 12:40 AM MDT up reply actions
its an interesting observation
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Yes
I think this has a lot to do with the balance of power having shifted from coaches to players. I believe I read something from Casey Jacobson recently where he was comparing the NBA and playing in Europe and he mentioned that as well.
Coaches are far more replaceable than players and everyone knows it. I also think the system here in the US encourages “stars” in large part for marketing reasons. One of the results is the players feel entitled to their minutes.
I’ve heard NBA coaches say that keeping everyone happy and balancing minutes is one of the hardest parts of the job.
So basically, I am saying the difference is cultural between the too leagues and the reason for that is the emphasis here on stars and the difference in how players are developed as youth
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cultural and contractual, sounds like
This season will be even better as long as I'm drinking while watching!
I don't think it ALWAYS happen in the NBA
Terry, Ginobili often finishes games for their respective teams. Bulls often end up with Rose-Gordon-Hinrich down the stretch. I think Eddie House hit a coupe gamewinners for us too.
But yes, I do agree with the above posters that it’s a cultural thing. Josh Childress went to Greece on that ridiculous contract (in European scale) and they play him 26 mins a game.
Fair comparison
with the Euro way is soccer. Do the scccer coaches sit down the guy getting mega millions? I don’t think so. The NBA is a player’s league, whereas the clubs clearly run the operation in FIBA.
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Fresh ideas
I agree that NBA coaches are stuck in a rut. There are few “maverick” coaches (the word not the team) that will be inventive and try new things to win games.
We had one of those
but we all know how that turned out
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
You mean D'Antoni Right?
You mean D’Antoni Right? Pretty f&#$king good results really… Better than 95% of the other NBA teams.
Right
One of the few to buck the trend, and our noob GM couldn’t figure out how to use him. One of the hallmarks of a good manager is to use the talent you have. But the business of sports is so testosterone laden that everyone wants to remake the whole operation in their image. I look at guys who have remade themselves, like Rick Carlisle ( I’m impressed at what Rick has done with the Mavs), or even JC, who oversaw several different types of Suns teams over the years. But Kerr has it in his head what the Suns should look like, and he will never get there unless the next Tim Duncan falls in his lap
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