European Vacation

[Alex Goldblatt]

Patric,

Doc clearly stated that he will max out this opportunity to play the
starters every time he can.

"Typical Doc" had no choice but to juggle his lineup - simply because he had
no players that could play night in and night out. Not the case here - you
pretty much have 10-deep roster locked down in their positions. Now "new
guys", no "shines" - we all know what will happen from here. There is no
competition for any spot, rather than #10-11 if Batista will pull a miracle
out to break into the active roster.

Doc has only one target here - to jell his team.

AG


On 9/25/07, Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil <Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil>
wrote:
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> Look Kevin, Paul, and Ray: Big Ben! Parliament!
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> So what to look for in our Cs oh so near now we can almost taste it
> scintillating tour of the Old Country? I think it can go either way in
> regards to the "how" it's approached.
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> Option#1: (We'll call this the "typical Doc") Lots and lots of different
> lineups, usually at strange times during the game, often with people
> playing out of position.  While in pre-season this approach actually
> works pretty well, with one of the big keys coming into the season being
> "how will RPK (a Russian light machine gun? Weird) gel as a threesome"
> is this the best approach? In years past, with so many unanswered
> questions it made sense to do it this way. This year I'm not so sure.
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> Option#2: (We'll call this "New Guys") We've got basically 80% new
> players this year. The role establishment, given team expectations with
> the added talent, is critical. With significantly reduced minutes, but
> with set rotations in place, this would be the time to get down who was
> coming off the bench when and for whom (usually consistent: unless
> dictated by fouls), using the second/third quarters to experiment with
> the "kids" and fringe roster guys.  If one of them REALLY shines (read:
> dominates) then add him to the 8-9 man rotation near the end of the
> exhibitions.
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> Bottom line, I don't want this to be European Vacation 2: The Griswolds
> Return. The time off, nice to be here stuff is good for morale and
> should be done, but it can't be the focus of the trip given the new
> expectations of this team (and I'm really afraid that's exactly what Doc
> is going to do: treat this as a sightseeing tour with tons of days off
> and stuff - you know basically what he always does). It's been said time
> and again - this team as now constituted has a short shelf life: 3-4
> year max. You don't sacrifice even DAY one to chance. You see what you
> have, set up roles, develop chemistry in balance (off AND on the court)
> and get ready to shock the West (inference intentional) come playoff
> time.
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