The fact that Thibs is still trying to have KAT as a drop center is an issue, asking Bridges to chase down on every 3 attempt is an issue and play 40+ mins and also be the 2nd option at points by cutting and screening. I’m exhausted watching him. A coach either forces their way or adapts their way to their roster. Do we think that Spolz would be running this defense when he knows it’s not working?

There are no adjustments at any point in the game (as usual I know). An 8 man rotation in Dec. is baffling to me. Im not saying Huk is the answer, but we know hes better than Sims. Why is he not getting burn? Why are we sitting through a “Cam Payne heaves the 3” offense?

This is a coaching issue.

With the personnel we have we should run a switch everything type of defense and just focus on the 3pt line as much as possible. Keep everyone covered and take away open three’s. It might hurt us at the rim but we don’t defend there particularly well anyway and it should help defensive rebounding.

This is a good way to put it, and sums up why I have been frustrated with Thibs. We have some length and we have the three switchable wings, but we don’t really do a lot of switching and we don’t contest threes very well. As you mentioned, we’re getting torched at the rim anyway.

I’d be looking to create more turnovers as well. Co-sign with Pags here as well that Thibs’ reputation as a defensive coach comes from a previous era. The results just haven’t been there on the defensive end since he has coached the Knicks, other than that first season which has a whiff of flukiness to it.

oh well.

We need another big. OG is out of the play a lot when he contests threes and what we had behind him was totally insufficient to get a d board.

different group now, better players…

to be honest though, i’m not watching these games nearly close enough to notice what’s going on with defenders – except the point of attack defense stuff – it’s the first action so it’s very obvious when it goes well or doesn’t…

i was wondering whom was a better point of attack defender: deuce or josh…i’m not sure where to see that reflected in a stat…

it definitely ain’t mikal bridges…he’s not quick at all…

so, interesting to read above the thought that it’s probably deuce…what about cam payne, is he also quicker at the point of attack than josh?

is lateral quickness the most important thing though for a poa defender…daniels or suggs don’t seem that quick…

i’m not going with the mikal is phoning it in storyline…doesn’t seem that way on the court, nor in his stats…

i’d bet on him playing better the second half of the year…it’s like he’s always pacing himself though…

Thibs’s rep as a great defensive coach rests entirely on the dead ball era, where nobody had more than 3 shooters and rim protection was king. Post-Bulls, his teams average 17th in Drtg and have never been top 10 except for the empty gym year when everything was weird as hell and we were 3rd.

He’s actually done an admirable job of evolving offensively, but in this area the game appears to have left him behind.