Matt52 wrote:
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Second point: Yes, it was certainly well known. But Casey didn't bring him in, Colangelo did. This has nothing to do with how he has performed since bringing him in. His style of play and his on-court decisions made him a pariah of sorts in Houston, and he wasn't adding to team success there, either. In other words, I'm not so sure that "Kyle playing Kyle's game" is in the best interest of any team trying to win on a consistent basis.
Final point: I simply don't agree about the offense Casey is trying to implement. You keep brushing over all the challenges for Casey in trying to get this current group to run the defense and offense he has designed. And yet, you're willing to give Lowry the benefit of the doubt. Strange perception/twist on Casey.
In fact, as you yourself have said, we *know* from history what to expect from Lowry when he's playing "his" game -- and it's not great, in terms of team results. We also know what to expect from Casey when he's getting full buy-in to his plan (witness last year, and the Dallas Mavericks of championship fame) -- and it was pretty damn good. He's definitely more comfortable coaching defense than offense, but again, O is reliant on D. If they're playing BS defense as they have been most of this year, they simply cannot play a run-out oriented offense. If you're going to play BS defense, you absolutely need a rock-solid halfcourt offense. And that doesn't play to the strengths of Lowry, Derozan or Gay.
I'm not sure why you continue to assume it's Casey's fault and not the fault of the new players in terms of not continuing the positive progression from last year.
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