Keith Smart is a terrible coach

REC fo sho!

the worst part is the Clippers are coming to town, and will pound the Warriors again on Friday. All of a sudden, they are pulling it together…Udoh should start over Andris for a few games and see where it goes…

So now we’re complaining when Smart doesn’t play the bench guys, in addition to when he does play them? I wonder if our starting lineup’s +/- is still among the league leaders, as it was earlier this season…

That even a rookie with 10 games of NBA experience is much more able to hold his own against Bynum and Gasol, and not have his head handed to him, than an NBA player with 5 years of experience. You do have to be mindful of destroying a young rookie’s confidence by playing him against the top competition. In an interview last night,, Udoh himself thought better of it.
I will go with you about using the P&R with Lee. Smart hasn’t been at all innovative. I tend to think he’ll be gone in the off season, anyway.That’s why i think we’d be better off if we didn’t make the playoffs.

he went to cut off derek fisher driving baseline… you can’t do that unless you’re trying to draw a charge, which begs the question: why the hell are you trying to draw a charge from derek fisher?

To be fair (according to hoopdata),

Monta is taking 6.7 jumpers from 16-23 feet and only hitting 37%. Last year he shot 6.8 of them and hit 37%.

You is a terrible fan

here is another example of poor coaching: the warriors had so many opportunities to put the nets away but they continually let the nets crawl back in the game with a legit chance to win, with the warriors’ poor defense. during crunch time, smart plays small ball, lee at center, 3 guard line ups, etc. and lets new jersey get back into the game because the warriors can’t grab a rebound with their small lineup. why the f are you playing small ball when you have a healthy biedrins, lee, gadz, bwright, amundson, and udoh? the warriors need to be beating the teams they are supposed to beat much easier than this. there should be no reason why you have to work so hard to get a win against the bad teams.

i didn’t watch the first half, but i heard smart took out all of his starters together at one point – that is just plain horrible. the celtics big 3 (allen, pierce, and garnett), have one guy in there at least at all times. the warriors (ellis, curry, and lee) one needs to be in the game at all times (maybe even 2 because the warriors big 3 is not as big as their big 3).

in the 2nd qtr, we were down as low as 10. that was the perfect time to put in your defensive lineups to stop the bleeding, but smart did not.

in the 3rd qtr, the warriors went on their huge run (guess what sparked it? defense), and they led as much as 10. what did smart do? he continually drove them to the ground, not leaving them fresh for the 4th qtr (we were lucky ellis was still able to bail smart out and hit that difficult shot). he should have rested his key guys at that moment and put in a defensive lineup to sustain the lead. and guess what happened? the warriors lost focus, let the pacers back into the game, and it had to take a heroic 4th qtr (how many times does ellis have to bail them out) to win the game.

and all of this can be avoided by making the right substitution patterns. if ellis did not make that last shot, we would have been saying what kind of silly lineup do you put with law/ellis/williams/rad/bwright to close out the game during crunch time? we were REALLY lucky we got away with it. bwright should not be playing center at all. the warriors got really lucky, and we can’t get lucky all the time.

make the right moves and we can have an easy win instead.

Keith Stupid decideds to have Monta Ellis, Acie Law, Brandan Wright , Ekpe Udoh, and Brandan Wright out on the floor which lead toa 11-3 run (i think). WTF does he expect his bench to do in an unfavorable situation while Stephen Curry sits out along with David Lee?

Not to mention that Curry was making big shots before he was taken out.

here is another example of poor coaching. even marcus thompson says so.

http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/2011/01/22/was-keith-smart-lucky-or-a-genius-for-his-late-game-decision/

who the heck gambles to take the last shot when you are LOSING? if you miss that shot, the game is over! great shot by monta! absolutely terrible coaching by smart!

thank you for putting this so eloquently. PERFECTLY SAID! these substitution patterns are so terrible, even a 10yr old girl can do better than this! oh my goodness! lacob, pleeeeaaaaaaaaaaase get rid of smart asap!

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2011/01/20/joe-lacob-interview-part-1-on-the-warriors-at-the-mid-point-using-the-17m-in-expirings-and-strongly-wanting-a-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-78977

if even the owner recognizes this, what gives!?

bring in jeff van gundy, the 10 yr old girl, anybody. please.

my response to adam lauridsen’s blog:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/warriors/2011/01/24/half-right-warriors-102-spurs-113/comment-page-5/#comment-118093

i attribute all 3 areas that need improvement due to coaching and keith smart

1. you can’t beat the spurs without playing defense. need defensive minded players? how about ellis (when he is given time to rest), dwright, biedrins (the 08-09 version), law, udoh, amundson, gadz, carney, lin, bell, bwright?? we DO have defensive players, but they are not given the minutes or worked into the rotation properly. i put this on smart. his rotations and substitution patterns have been absolutely appalling the entire year.

[for example, he should not take out all of his starters out at the same time. when you need offense off the bench at the guard position, put reggie in. when you need someone to complement him, put in ellis, law, lin, or bell next to him. when curry is in the game and monta needs a rest, put in a defensive guy. when lee is out of the game, put a pf who has some offensive game to take his spot (udoh or bwright). stop playing radman at the 4. and if you really want to, put in a defensive 5 to help him out, like biedrins or udoh, not another twig like bwright, who is supposed to play the 4, not the 5. i could go on and on. when a player is doing well, keep him in the game and do not disrupt the flow. it is so simple, and smart can not make the obvious move.]

2. a low post threat? lacob does not need to trade for anyone. put in bwright and udoh for crying out loud!

3. how can the bench contribute that much when they are not given the minutes? would like to see more of udoh and bwright please. the spurs do not have so much great of a bench. neal, an undrafted player? mcdyess, who is way past his prime? the only reason why the spurs’ bench performs so well is because they are better coached and DISCIPLINED. they stay in front of their man on defense, don’t try to reach, don’t commit silly fouls or turnovers, and don’t jump at every opportunity. barnett pointed out many times, why are there 2 warrior defenders jumping up at every spurs shot? again, this is coaching and keith smart. poppovich would work wonders for our bench.

i really hope everyone realizes that smart has to go, and it would be even better if we can get rid of him now. i think anyone out there can do a better job than him right now. some of his moves are just so blatantly ridiculous.

keith smart finally learning. puts in a defensive lineup in the 4th qtr, (notice udoh with another +13), keeps them in instead of putting in his starters, and comes out with a solid victory against a solid team. i hope smart keeps this up.

udoh +13 even though everyone else is <-10 and he only gets 14 mins. wtf.

monta guarding grant hill.

frye getting open 3 pointers all night long.

vlad playing the 4 again, lee at the 5. who is the interior defender? oh that’s right, udoh your best interior defender gets benched despite playing well.

lacob, please fire smart already.
you can not win games with poor defense and sloppy turnovers on offense. bring in jeff van gundy please.