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*** Official Ryan Saunders Interim Coach Thread ***

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flexbuffchest wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:22 pm

Love the fact that Saunders actually is willing to take in advice. Sign of a good leader :thumbsup:
I thought Greer got fired along with Thibodeau.
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witljon wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:30 am
flexbuffchest wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:22 pm

Love the fact that Saunders actually is willing to take in advice. Sign of a good leader :thumbsup:
I thought Greer got fired along with Thibodeau.
there was two Greer's on staff. Confusing I know. Must be brothers.
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flexbuffchest wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:17 pm
Wiggins led the team last night with 6 midrange shots. Only made 2. He's got to knock that shit off, but his 10 cent head probably won't get the message.
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With the 10 man rotations that we are starting to see that should mean we are going to see more RoCo and Okogie lineups :humper:
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flexbuffchest wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:45 pm


Tyus talking about how it's awesome that Ryan trusts his feel and judgement for the game. He was asked if that makes a difference and he immediately says yes, yes when your coach believes in you when hes telling me everyday to continue to play with confidence, play your game, I trust your feel, I trust watch you see out there...there is no better feeling.

He was NO fan of Thibs.
This is one of Jon K's big sources from last year when bench guys basically admitted they had no relationship with Thibs and had no clue where they stood with him.
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3 games with Saunders as head coach

https://stats.nba.com/team/1610612750/o ... TING&dir=1

ortg, drtg, netrtg

Deng, Luol: 140.0, 20.0, 120.0
Towns, Karl-Anthony: 113.0, 100.0, 13.0
Jones, Tyus: 117.6, 113.0, 4.6
Tolliver, Anthony: 119.5, 117.3, 2.2
Rose, Derrick: 111.7, 110.0, 1.7
Okogie, Josh: 110.1, 108.8, 1.3
Saric, Dario: 116.0, 115.2, 0.9
Wiggins, Andrew: 111.4, 112.6, -1.1
Teague, Jeff: 104.7, 110.0, -5.3
Gibson, Taj: 105.7, 114.2, -8.5
Dieng, Gorgui: 110.2, 122.5, -12.3
UnFadeable21 wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 5:55 pm Edwards Negatives:

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more deng, less dieng!
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boxter432 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:12 pm more deng, less dieng!
Dang!
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flexbuffchest wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:17 pm
OMG AMAZING :thumbsup:
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YBBR wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:14 pm
boxter432 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:12 pm more deng, less dieng!
Dang!
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TrueBlue wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:48 pm
LordNu wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:44 pm
YBBR wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:14 pm

Dang!
:lol:
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What a name.

Tuesday we're going to war against the 6ers. Jimmy Butler in a body bag. KG is loading up the clips right now.
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YBBR wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:46 pm What a name.

Tuesday we're going to war against the 6ers. Jimmy Butler in a body bag. KG is loading up the clips right now.
KG should sign for just one game, purely to posturise on Jimmy "Hardest-Worker Ever" Butler .
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boxter432 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:34 pm
Sally wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:48 pm
LordNu wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:44 pm

:lol:
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BonerBot wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:07 pm
boxter432 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:34 pm
Sally wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:48 pm

LOL_DONG
Are you asking for multi-league international superstar former Rubio teammate Boniface N’Dong?
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LordNu wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:58 pm
YBBR wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:46 pm What a name.

Tuesday we're going to war against the 6ers. Jimmy Butler in a body bag. KG is loading up the clips right now.
KG should sign for just one game, purely to posturise on Jimmy "Hardest-Worker Ever" Butler .
Jimmy “Hardest-Worker Ever” Butler......just ask him, he’ll tell ya’.

:lol: :lol:

I love it!! :thumbsup:
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I remember Taylor had hired like a renowned search firm to basically find the candidates and interview them, and they brought Thibbs as the best candidate for the Head Coach/Overlord job.

Is this search firm still in business? Somebody needs to find them and shit all over their social media outlets.
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jodaman01 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:55 pm I remember Taylor had hired like a renowned search firm to basically find the candidates and interview them, and they brought Thibbs as the best candidate.

Is this search firm still in business. Somebody needs to find them and shit all over their social media outlets.
As well all said, he seemed a great hire at the time when you looked at the crop. In fact, a lot of NBA commentators said it was the best addition to a team for that offseason.

P.S Joda, you are free. Thibbs and Butler are gone. Be at peace.
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LordNu wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:00 am
jodaman01 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:55 pm I remember Taylor had hired like a renowned search firm to basically find the candidates and interview them, and they brought Thibbs as the best candidate.

Is this search firm still in business. Somebody needs to find them and shit all over their social media outlets.
As well all said, he seemed a great hire at the time when you looked at the crop. In fact, a lot of NBA commentators said it was the best addition to a team for that offseason.

P.S Joda, you are free. Thibbs and Butler are gone. Be at peace.
It was the homerun hire at the time. It didn't work. That's okay. At least they tried. That's more than we can usually say about this team.

I did not like Thibs. I wanted him canned at the onset of the Butler hullabaloo. But I'm still glad they gave it a shot. Same with the Butler deal. Maybe in another universe those 3 mesh extremely well together and become a real contender. It's a bet worth taking. I'm glad they know the answer and can now move on.
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LordNu wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:43 pm
flexbuffchest wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:17 pm
OMG AMAZING :thumbsup:
super. Welcome to the current league boys!!!
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qrocks wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:41 am
LordNu wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:43 pm
flexbuffchest wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:17 pm
OMG AMAZING :thumbsup:
super. Welcome to the current league boys!!!
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jodaman01 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:55 pm I remember Taylor had hired like a renowned search firm to basically find the candidates and interview them, and they brought Thibbs as the best candidate for the Head Coach/Overlord job.

Is this search firm still in business? Somebody needs to find them and shit all over their social media outlets.
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TrueBlue wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:33 pm
HeHateMe wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:26 pm
jodaman01 wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:55 pm I remember Taylor had hired like a renowned search firm to basically find the candidates and interview them, and they brought Thibbs as the best candidate for the Head Coach/Overlord job.

Is this search firm still in business? Somebody needs to find them and shit all over their social media outlets.
https://www.kornferry.com/
they are great for executive searches for corporations.

Apparently not so great with sports. I could've told you Thibs was the top guy.

I think i remember reading something that said they told Glen to try to get Monty out of retirement/bereavement and Thibs was the backup plan.
Don't let HHM see this :D
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Dude. We get Jerry Sichting back??? Fuck yea! One of my all time favorite assistants.
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I have seen Jerry Sichting draw up more plays at halftime then you can shake a stick at.
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