David Locke = massive troll?

[illyasova]

He is just not objective as he is supposed to be. I am writing some messages from tweeter after matches about rotations, Corbin etc., he always defends them by saying the play off chance, patience and all. I have never witnessed that he made some critics about Corbin or KOC. Still he is good at making comments about prospects.

 

[freakazoid]

Nobody subs for tired legs in OT.

Yeah, again, we're not just talking about OT. We're talking about 4 OTs. You keep making this argument as if the rules for one OT remain the same, no matter how many OTs are played.

I generally support Corbin, and I agree with your opinions for the most part, when it comes to the armchair coaches on this board. No matter what Corbin does, he's going to be 2nd guessed and nitpicked by those with hindsight. Right now Utah has won 7 of their last 8, but because we're not 8 of 8, Corbin should be fired. Obviously, some people think we are a great team who is being held back by a bad coach. I don't agree with that at all, but I did think it was pretty obvious last night by the 3rd OT that our guys were exhausted. I personally think Ty is doing just fine overall, but I also think certain complaints about his coaching are legitimate. This was one of them.

 

[craig2112]

Nope Locke tows the Jazz management line. It's really the only reason he has a job at all. If a single time he start questioning them he will probably be fired. He's a terrible play by play guy and a terrible sports reporter. Without the kissing of asses how is he to keep his job?

Ok, I'm not a huge Locke fan. I think he is a terrible play by play guy, and I disagree with him a lot. But he is quite knowlegable. He spends a lot of time with the team, and spent a lot of time with the Sonics in Seattle. He knows what he is talking about.

And, he actually is the guy who started KFAN. He ran it. He left at one point to go to Seattle. After a few years in Seattle, he returned.
Before KFAN, he was a commentator on 570AM. He became very popular and decided that he could start his own station and make it successful. He did just that. And he was in his mid-20s at the time.

 

[Brown Notes]

Yeah, again, we're not just talking about OT. We're talking about 4 OTs. You keep making this argument as if the rules for one OT remain the same, no matter how many OTs are played.

I generally support Corbin, and I agree with your opinions for the most part, when it comes to the armchair coaches on this board. No matter what Corbin does, he's going to be 2nd guessed and nitpicked by those with hindsight. Right now Utah has won 7 of their last 8, but because we're not 8 of 8, Corbin should be fired. Obviously, some people think we are a great team who is being held back by a bad coach. I don't agree with that at all, but I did think it was pretty obvious last night by the 3rd OT that our guys were exhausted. I personally think Ty is doing just fine overall, but I also think certain complaints about his coaching are legitimate. This was one of them.

Really just against the wave of mega hate. No problem with second guessing the man. Obviously depth is a huge strength in Utah. I wouldn't be making so many posts in here if the coach bashing wasn't so out of control.

Hindsight goes both ways. Utah had 4 pretty good chances to make a shot and win the game. There is no guarantee whatsoever that subbing would have provided more. To me it's worth noting that Burks and Favors combined for very little between them when they were in, and CJ was able to be in position to save the day during that same period.

FTR I personally would have Burks and Favors starting over Sap and whoever, close with Burks and Sap, and try a little harder to get more minutes to your sig, have AJ come in for the finish just under 5:00 if possible.

 

[fishonjazz]

I heard Big Al on the radio yesterday and he was being asked about the 4 overtime game. He said he was very tired and that he had nothing left in the tank. He also said that his legs were cramping up.

Sounded like he thought that he should have been taking out of the game at some point in the overtimes for some rest. That is what i took from his interview.... His tone and how he kept saying how loooonnnggg the game was gave me the impression the he felt he was left in too long.

 

[fishonjazz]

I actually like corbin, and i think that he gets criticized for every little thing too much just like brown notes does.

However there are time when what he does is just plain wrong.... Sometimes its obvious (playing bell, and cj instead of burks and giving burks dnp's a bunch of times) and sometimes its less obvious (leaving guys that are dead tired and cramping up in the game for way too long).

Its ok to point out when he does make these coaching mistakes.... I think he will learn from them. (example: He seems to understand that burks should be getting alot of minutes, even if it took him longer than it should have.)