Can anyone remember a bigger coaching meltdown than Thibs in game 5?

xAIRNESSx · Post #21 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Wed May 1, 2024 2:59 am

Nurse coached an outstanding game.

Marvin Martian · Post #22 » by **Marvin Martian** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:00 am

DaGawd wrote:i hate all y’all arm chair coaches… maxey just got hot and willed his team to a win.. nothing more to it

Why didn't Thibs play Precious who won them game 4 with his defense? Got 0 minutes.

He definitely could have guarded Maxey better than Mitch did. PHI knew Embiid was struggling and stopped going to the post, so there was no point in playing Mitch after that.

foobar24 · Post #23 » by **foobar24** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:08 am

durden_tyler wrote:
DaGawd wrote:i hate all y’all arm chair coaches… maxey just got hot and willed his team to a win.. nothing more to it

A better coach would not have given him those opportunities.

Exactly.

Had posted this in the game thread and re-pasted below:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?p=112813049&sid=dafd023821542a99841e129c3db9ef76&sid=dafd023821542a99841e129c3db9ef76#p112813049

It must seem like a different era in basketball back then when it was automatic that teams would foul near the end of regulation time to shut out the game.

What gives? Is there some sort of gentleman's rule where you have to give the opponent a chance? I've always questioned this.

This happened in the Pacers vs Bucks game too, although Pacers won it back in OT.

Karate Diop · Post #24 » by **Karate Diop** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:14 am

Thibs not at fault for Brunson choking...

LaLover11 · Post #25 » by **LaLover11** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:16 am

Darvin Ham whole series vs the Denver Nuggets 2024 Playoffs

DaGawd · Post #26 » by **DaGawd** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:18 am

looks here like thibs actually did call for the team to foul probably why maxey pulled up from so deep cause he knew it was coming

JujitsuFlip · Post #27 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:20 am

GSWFan1994 wrote:That's an easy answer: every Doc Rivers performance since 2009.

Lol beat me to it.

MrBigShot · Post #28 » by **MrBigShot** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:24 am

Thibs didnt foul maxey on a 3, or miss FTs late in the game

HotelVitale · Post #29 » by **HotelVitale** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:30 am

DaGawd wrote:i hate all y’all arm chair coaches… maxey just got hot and willed his team to a win.. nothing more to it

Yeah this was a game with a lot going on and in the end Maxey drilled more tough shots than Brunson (who hit a lot himself, as did OG).

Also the Knicks once again out-hustled and out-pressured the Sixers and were able to put themselves in a position to win from that. That's not all on Thibs obviously but it seemed like the biggest factor that was coach-driven tonight.

Marvin Martian · Post #30 » by **Marvin Martian** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:33 am

DaGawd wrote:

looks here like thibs actually did call for the team to foul probably why maxey pulled up from so deep cause he knew it was coming

Embiid had the ball before that and they could have fouled then

PhilBlackson · Post #31 » by **PhilBlackson** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:34 am

Not the same sport but the Falcons collapsing against Brady is still pretty untouchable lol

shi-woo · Post #32 » by **shi-woo** » Wed May 1, 2024 3:40 am

DaGawd wrote:i hate all y’all arm chair coaches… maxey just got hot and willed his team to a win.. nothing more to it

Right, the dude pulled up for a 40 footer out of nowhere and drained it, how is that on a coach.

And who the hell wants to play the foul game we've seen that blow up in peoples faces too, and its not like the knicks were hitting shots at the line either down the stretch.

Thibs did fine coaching, if anything wasting his challenge on that early foul was his bad move of the game considering there was like 2-3 calls that should have gone in the knicks favor at the end.

Dude coached a good game, knew to ride McBride, and focused his team when they needed it.

Don't blame him because Brunson got tired and started making fatigue plays

Post #33 » by **Capn'O** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:04 am

As I've said elsewhere, there was a late play where Embiid got deep position and Mitch held ground while OG helped. They poked the ball free, Maxey came up with it and drove into traffic. Mitch was there ready to turn him back and he made the right play dumping it to Oubre for an easy bucket. If Maxey doesn't come up with that ball or tries to play hero ball we're all here praising Thibs for sticking with Mitch after a blunder.

I thought Precious should've played some as well but I don't think the loss was on Thibs. Maxey played out of his mind and turned in a legendary performance. Credit him.

stillgotgame · Post #34 » by **stillgotgame** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:13 am

GSWFan1994 wrote:That's an easy answer: every Doc Rivers performance since 2009.

Not tonight.

WentzerWuver · Post #35 » by **WentzerWuver** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:15 am

Marvin Martian wrote:I certainly cannot.

Didn't foul and let a red hot Maxey get a wide open 3 when PHI had no TOs to play the foul game.

Didn't call TO after the 3, when the offense started to get bogged down with Brunson ball

Made 0 adjustments after the 4th

Overplayed his starters

Now he is going to PHI with a tired team and no momentum after a bad game from Embiid. They are set up to lose game 6 and can very well lose game 7.

If the Knicks had hired Doc, they would have won like tonight Lol

HotelVitale · Post #36 » by **HotelVitale** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:16 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
DaGawd wrote:

looks here like thibs actually did call for the team to foul probably why maxey pulled up from so deep cause he knew it was coming

Embiid had the ball before that and they could have fouled then

Fouling with like 16+ seconds left is not a good idea. You're giving the Sixers like 1.7 pts per possession on that possession, and then they still have lots of time to force a TO or foul you and make you make FTs--and will likely get multiple cracks at that with that much time left.

Post #37 » by **Capn'O** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:22 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
DaGawd wrote:

looks here like thibs actually did call for the team to foul probably why maxey pulled up from so deep cause he knew it was coming

Embiid had the ball before that and they could have fouled then

He was supposed to.

Read on Twitter

Learning experience for Deuce.

ChipotleWest · Post #38 » by **ChipotleWest** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:25 am

Yes, Kidd in Game 4. His great idea was to put Maxi Kleber as the only center for the entire 4th. Harden exploited it in about 2 seconds and scored the most points in the paint he'd ever scored in a quarter and not only did he make no adjustments, he said he plans for it to continue. He's either too dumb to know he was wrong or too stubborn to admit he was wrong, either way the Mavs are screwed thanks to him. I doubt many coaches could compare in dumb.

I would take Thibs over Kidd right now, and I know he's not a good coach.

doogie_hauser · Post #39 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:36 am

Thibs has turned the Knicks into a legit title contender and changed their underachieving (and yes mediocre) culture around after a couple of decades in the doldrums.

They will win game 6 and everything will be fine.

Frankly I think the Knicks are probably punching above their weight with the talent they currently have, and the Thibs hate from some (not all, probably a vocal minority) Knicks fans is inexplicable to me.

They are likely onlh one legit all star level short player from seriously challenging for a chip, and Thibs has put them in this scenario and situation where they can get said Star player/missing link.

Thibs is not perfect, but he is the best coach they have had in a long long time.

And I am 85 percent (ish) certain they will close the series out in Philly.

No need to worry or panic at this stage if I was a Knicks fan tbh.

LaLover11 · Post #40 » by **LaLover11** » Wed May 1, 2024 4:52 am

Capn'O wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:
DaGawd wrote:

looks here like thibs actually did call for the team to foul probably why maxey pulled up from so deep cause he knew it was coming

Embiid had the ball before that and they could have fouled then

He was supposed to.

Read on Twitter

Learning experience for Deuce.

Thibs had 2 timeouts left when maxey hit that sho
Why didn't Knicks call timeout to run a good play?