yeah I kinda wanted Nurse to be the guy from the start for that very reason.
if he can force them to stick with that system in crunch time - all year long to practice for the perma-crunchtime of playoff bball - it might make a difference.
casey still let them ISO it at the end of every close game all season.
With Nurse being the architect of a massive shift in offensive style, and having it happen as quickly and effectively as it did, I'm entirely cool with this. Though I'm going to reserve a big pile of judgement on Nurse until we see how he manages in game adjustment, which was Casey's biggest weakness imo and cost us massively in the playoffs every year.
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Tom Sterner, former Raps asst and colleague of Nick Nurse: "Nick and I would spend hours together and play this 'what if' game. 3 seconds to go, your down 1 - I'd ask him what he's running and he'd ask me how I'm defending it, and we would go back and forth."
I'm assuming he didn't always just scream out "DEMAR ISO".
I'm sure the Raptors would have no problem paying Lebron whatever he wants. But the same probably goes for pretty much every other team except Golden State.Being a basketball novice, a fan of the skill of the players but find the calls and refs really annoying.
Why not lebron? Give him 20 million and pay the penalty, and 60 percent of all lebron merchandising (sweater, number and anything with his personna). That should add up to another 50 million at least. He will have a whole country behind him. The guy will be treated like a king. Just a thought
I'm sure the Raptors would have no problem paying Lebron whatever he wants. But the same probably goes for pretty much every other team except Golden State.
So it all comes down to where he wants to play, and where he thinks he can win against Golden State.
And like most American basketball players, he probably doesn't want to live in Canada. And even with Lebron, this Raptors team wouldn't have a prayer of beating the Warriors.
I'm not so sure about that.
Is SAS even a good option unless Kawhi stays? and even if he does can they afford both, and do they play well together?
Also, Lebron tends to take some time off on the defensive end in the regular season, i'm not sold how well that works for Pop.
It would be pretty much the most "modern NBA" thing ever.LeBron should sign with Golden State.