And with respect to Corbin... I flip flop back and forth about the level of tank that he's a part of. It seems the games against good teams, the Jazz play much better, the rotations are more relevant (but usually sticking to script, ala JSlo) This game, the Miami game at home, the OKC game, one (at least) of the SAS games, showed me that if the Jazz want to, they can compete quite well with the best teams in the league. The crappy games happen because its just a reality that the Jazz are not that good yet, but also, they are aided by experiments/practice efforts (Hayward given the green light to shoot every time he touches it regardless, Kanter to do the same, etc) But most of that stuff and the various other weird adjustments come against crappier teams.
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Also, this is consistent with the JSlo model which is to give guys reps on key elements of their game early in the season, work with consistent substitution patterns, (where's InGameStrategy to debate this can of worms) work the offense and defensive plans regardless of who's hot, etc. Corbin is using this model - but it appears he's experimented more based on the level of the competitor... "soft tank" I guess...
Any thoughts on that? (not that soft tanking is a bad idea, but rather if you think that is a conscious plan)