Head Coach Discussion: Canned Ham, Who Is Our New Coach?

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  1. LTLakerFan

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    I wouldn’t try him starting. He’s still pretty raw and feels he has to launch every time the ball comes to him if he has half foot of space. So some are just bad shots. But sure if he can do what he did last night minus the ones fired just because he touched the ball, keep giving him minutes.
     
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    I know what you are saying. We need something to break the ice. I wouldn't make it permanent unless he stands out but I would definitely put him out there. You can do everything right but if you can't put the pea in the ocean it doesn't go well. One thing for sure, we couldn't do any worse...lol.
     
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    Ryan doesn't deserve to be in the lineup. He's very raw and doesn't move well enough to get free space. I'm fine in giving him some minutes and look if he gets hot but nothing more than that

    Today we play Gobert and KAT. Wondering if Ham goes with our big lineup
     
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    gobert can't play against teams that can hit the thr....oh no we're doomed.
     
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    Something doesn't work keep doing it. None of them deserve to be in the line up at this point but someone has to be. I'm willing to shake things up a bit. Send a message no one is safe. We are going nowhere fast without a major message. Last game showed it is not Russ.
     
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    not sure i like the message that starting ryan would send. i'd rather invest in my guys who are defending hard every possession and can't be hunted there. tell them shots will fall or they won't, but defense will keep us in games in either case (as it has for the most part so far).

    starting ryan says making shots is all that matters. because that's literally the only thing he does well.
     
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    Couldn't have said any better
     
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    I wonder if this is what Lebron had in mind when he signed his massive extension......

    :Lebronsmoking:
     
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    KAT and Gobert are gonna have their way with us
     
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    Respect for benching Russ. It's how we move this franchise forward
     
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    glad we benched russ. that decision was separate from AD's status, imo. he earned the bench, and we owe it to him and ourselves to try it out.
     
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    huge difference in how he looked

    this is the right choice
     
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    I'm pleased with the defensive effort of the team. The guys are buying on, and even if they can't shoot, they are actually worth watching. If the offense picks up, and IF we can stay healthy, we could be fun to watch.
     
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    Another game within reach.
    Good team effort, there's just a lack of talent/chemistry/ability. Especially in the offensive in but I still feel we should be elite in transition offense and I haven't seen it

    Another 2 days of apocalypse by media and fans
     
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    Shooting is what we need and Ryan puts out the effort on defense as well. We are winless and stick with the same old thinking. He is young so he can't possibly help us. That is why we are winless...lol. When you have won zero games is it crazier to keep doing the same thing or maybe we should try something a little out of the tiny square box for a few games. Are we going to lose two games at once? it can't be any worse.
     
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    Still wanting to stay in that box??...lol.
     
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    FML

     
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    I'm all good in trying different things man. It's just random what you propose. I'm not even sure Ryan is a NBA player. Your take is based in nothing, he hasn't shown anything that justifies being in the lineup.

    He did nothing to prove he deserves to be in the lineup, so until he does, I won't consider it.

    And as abeer said, it would give the wrong message to the team.
    I much rather award the lineup to Gabriel, Reaves or Troy Brown who have been playing well in the minutes they have
     
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    I hate this small ball talk. It's so stupid with our roster. We don't have big wings and many of our guards are undersized or thin. I don't see why we have been on this root since last year. I don't even like much AD and LeBron together at 4/5

    This one I blame Pelinka, it seems to be him advocating this
     
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