Zach Lowe Says Things We Already Know

[Other Scott]

First part of this article:
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/wi...-nba-playoffs/

Interesting note: His sources seem to indicate that Casey is less safe than we've heard so far this week.

[Axel]

[007]

Masai has one of the tightest front offices in the league.

We're only going to know if Casey stays when he's ready to announce what's going on.

I can't wait for his interview.

[Mediumcore]

Which means nothing will be announced until he has found a replacement, and he can't contact coaches until after the playoffs are over, right?

[Bendit]

Re the article....ironic that there was a feeling floated around here (desperation induced quite likely) that maestro Casey was playing rope-a-dope with his possible playoff opponents with the iso heavy offense latter half of season and then spring a surprise when the playoffs came around. Well, we now know how that turned out.

And...it was actually the Wizards and Wittman who pulled off that move and confounded his critics here who derided him as a bozo. Another learning experience.

[Bendit]

Which means nothing will be announced until he has found a replacement, and he can't contact coaches until after the playoffs are over, right?

Dont understand why that should be necessary. OKC fired Brooks last week. Get a head start on the search.

[Axel]

Dont understand why that should be necessary. OKC fired Brooks last week. Get a head start on the search.

Agreed. No reason to sit on it. Candidates are out there, get going ASAP!!

[mcHAPPY]

Agreed. No reason to sit on it. Candidates are out there, get going ASAP!!

I also agree.

Unless the first choice is a currently employed coach rumoured to be available soon.

[Axel]

I also agree.

Unless the first choice is a currently employed coach rumoured to be available soon.

even then, you can interview options B through Z while waiting for Plan A.

[Axel]

In-laws in TOR sent Raps-themed baby clothes. Arrived yesterday. Note says clothes ensure baby roots for right team in playoffs. So, umm...

— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 28, 2015

[Nilanka]

Re the article....ironic that there was a feeling floated around here (desperation induced quite likely) that maestro Casey was playing rope-a-dope with his possible playoff opponents with the iso heavy offense latter half of season and then spring a surprise when the playoffs came around. Well, we now know how that turned out.

And...it was actually the Wizards and Wittman who pulled off that move and confounded his critics here who derided him as a bozo. Another learning experience.

I refuse to believe that anyone here actually bought that theory

[Other Scott]

Re the article....ironic that there was a feeling floated around here (desperation induced quite likely) that maestro Casey was playing rope-a-dope with his possible playoff opponents with the iso heavy offense latter half of season and then spring a surprise when the playoffs came around. Well, we now know how that turned out.

And...it was actually the Wizards and Wittman who pulled off that move and confounded his critics here who derided him as a bozo. Another learning experience.

So does this mean the theory was justified, in that the Wizards proved that such a thing was possible?

[white men can't jump]

So does this mean the theory was justified, in that the Wizards proved that such a thing was possible?

No, because the Wizards didn't really do anything new that they hadn't tried in the season. It's a crazy theory that was just trying to cling to hope that Casey couldn't possibly be that dense...

[Other Scott]

No, because the Wizards didn't really do anything new that they hadn't tried in the season. It's a crazy theory that was just trying to cling to hope that Casey couldn't possibly be that dense...

That's not really true though. Paul Pierce at power forward was used hardly at all. I found one Washington Post article saying he was there for 110 minutes total. This team played almost an entirely different offense throughout this series than they did in the regular season.

[Axel]

That's not really true though. Paul Pierce at power forward was used hardly at all. I found one Washington Post article saying he was there for 110 minutes total. This team played almost an entirely different offense throughout this series than they did in the regular season.

Paul Pierce

                                         

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Season     Tm  G   MP  PG% SG% SF% PF% C%

2013-14   BRK 75 2098       1% 94%  5%   

2014-15   WAS 73 1914       6% 88%  6%