Phil Jasner is the first beat writer, that I know of, to write the "
DiLeo Should Coach Next Season," story. Personally, I think it's both premature and probably faulty logic to make the suggestion at this point.
There's a quote in the story from Andre Miller that reads as if he's saying whether or not DiLeo is back coaching could influence his decision whether to re-sign with the Sixers or not. That's no reason to sign DiLeo.
I'm not saying DiLeo absolutely should not be brought back. There have been things he's done with his brief time here that I've liked, and there have been things I haven't liked at all. Either way, I think you have to, absolutely have to open the position up and make it a competition in the Summer. Coach DiLeo may have earned the right to coach this team next season with his performance as interim coach this season, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's the best man for the job. That has to be priority number one. Finding the best coach possible to lead this team next season.
If the decision was made today, I think I'd probably go in another direction, but there's still some basketball left to be coached. How the rest of the playoffs unfold could sway me a little bit. Overall, I think it's premature to say he should definitely be the guy to coach the team next season, we don't even know who else could be interested in the job.
I like DiLeo's laid-back, humble style and would be fine with him coming back, although I think you're right that it depends on who else is avaialble and interested, because I think DiLeo is also a good player personnel guy and might be more valuable back in that role since right now Stefanski is doing that too.
I'd rather have Eddie Jordan, though the fact that Aaron McKie runs the defense was an interesting fact to learn
Agree. the whole offensive and defensive coordinators and assistant head coach thing was interesting.
I'm a huge fane of Blue, but he needs to improve this team's defensive rotations. How long has he been back with the team?
by "fane of Blue" I mean fan of McKie
You know, I thought their defense at times reminded me of a quasi-version of Temple's matchup zone, especially with all the switching, but I thought I was seeing things.
As far as rotations go, I think the problem is that they don't have a consistent philosophy on how to filter the opponent on drives. The Spurs, especially when they had the twin tower alignment, would try to force the drivers baseline, where Duncan or Robinson would be waiting. The Sixers help far too much on drives, but I think it is the players who have the lapses, especially Green and Young. They help on drives where there is no threat at all, that does not seem schematic to me.
They do use a match-up zone a good bit of the time. A poster broke it down in detail (including youtube videos) on the realGM orlando board.
Yeah, that makes sense, I have to look up that post. That explains their issues with switching, though the Matchup Zone works better with college's smaller court, unless you have Ivey, Iguodala and Young on the perimeter, with their versatility and range. Miller struggles with a lot of "matchups" which lends to their issue with penetration.
That is part of the reason that makes me reluctant to resign Miller, and makes me rather have Jordan as coach. The Sixers have a distinct inability to exploit mismatches and/or ride the hot hand. I would love to know if Miller calls the plays on his own or are they all called from the sideline. I've contended that the habit with going away from the hot hand, unless that person is Lou or Miller, causes that player to lose rhythm.
I think McKie's been back the whole year, since re-retiring from Memphis
is this like the first article jasner has written all season? was he sick or something?