Step-Back Hook
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Help me out here, guys.
It's one of those things where you think you see something... then you're like naaaaaaah, it's just my imagination. There's nothing there. But you just can't shake the feeling you actually DID see something. That's what happens to me now with every Jazz game I watch. And that's why I have to ask:
Are we stealth tanking already?
I mean... for all the talk about Hardy and how great a coach he is, he's making some truly baffling decisions lately that just don't seem to be conducive to winning basketball games.
I do not think so... At this point, one thing that has been making people to think that, has been his rotations. It might be the organisation wants the most minutes and visiblity for certain assets that could have needed to rest a bit more, and the well performing bench getting more minutes.
Ainge has also talked about, or some insiders, that there is somewhat "20 games assessment period". It is well possible that our coach and also Ainge wants to see some different scenarios with all of them starters, in which we might even lose few games bc of that, but also getting intel of how certain assets are performing under different situations, so he knows enough of the future plans. How do them starters work together, which of them can handle situations A, B, and C, whether being gassed or fresh.
Of course these thoughts of mine considers mostly just the rotation,
Or then it is just a rookie coach having few lapses. As good as he is, he is still learning as some our younger players here.
Oh, and one thing more: I read that Hardy is throwing Lauri in different defensive and offensive schemes to find out how he responds. And even if KO or JC being older, their roles have not been this big... So I would not rule out he is trying different things with even the more marinated players to to know what kind of hand is he having. If this team loses few now and then, its not gonna bother them. It is still a developmental season, even if we end up to the post-season push. And for that, even if there will be failures sometimes, they just have to get the most information aout this team, espec. their starters, so knowing who to acquire as well, if it comesdown to that.
EDIT: Also, i don't get why were were "stealth tanking", not against philly at least: their pick is going to be the least favorable out of BKN and HOU, so I think that game is one of those we wanted to win even more. And wasnt far from it.
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