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http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/dwyane-wade-utters-two-scary-words-plantar-fasciitis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter As the source notes, this is the same condition Tyreke Evans had to deal with all of last season. Only way to treat it is rest, which isn't exactly ideal in a condensed season. Could be a concern moving forward.

But in pure hindsight, a younger coach is more prone to relating to his players while experienced coaches have certain theories and methods that don't always fit with young players. Perfect example of this is Flip Saunders in Washington, his motion offense is perfect for a contender (have always said he would be perfect in Atlanta), but doesn't bode well for young players still learning the game. Same could be said for Jim O'Brien last year in Indiana, and even Vinny Del Negro in Chicago (although Vinny isn't a good coach in general). Now both of those teams are flourishing under young coaches (Vogel, Thibodeau), and the players have responded well to them. I agree the answer for this thread will never be correct 100% of the time, but if I were to start fresh with a young team, I think I'd look to hire a young coach.

Would you prefer a young team to hire an experienced coach over a young coach that the team could grow with? I think the rewards of having one over the other are fairly obvious, the experienced coach knows the game inside and out, understands what it takes to win, and is able to get the most out of the players. However, players can relate more to a younger coach, they can grow together, and ultimately learn from each other. The best examples of this are the Minnesota Timberwolves with Rick Adelman. He has managed to make this team look competitive most nights, and has already improved their defense. And then there's Scott Brooks in Oklahoma City, who succeeded P.J. Carlesimo after a 1-12 start to the 2008-09 season. He's one of the brightest young coach's in the league currently, all of the players listen to him, and are always speaking highly of him.

He's reconstructing his jump shot, this will be a very ugly year for him. Just another "project" on this team.

Obviously Dwight Howard leads the list of players likely to get traded by the deadline (March 15th), but who else do you believe will get traded? Will the Clippers trade one of their PG's in order to make a strong run in the playoffs? If the Lakers are unable to get Dwight, or better yet, if the Magic don't trade him at all, will Jerry Buss and Mitch Kupchak stay patient and wait till the offseason to make moves, or will they make a huge trade in hopes of getting back to the Finals? The Hawks have long been rumored to dealing Josh Smith, it's a franchise in need of a change, and it would be wise to deal him for a legitimate center to pair up with Horford in the frontcourt. I think this is another year where we'll see a lot of player movement, much like 2011, it will be interesting.

Currently are the second best team in the West (6-2; 1 game behind OKC). Last season they were the slowest paced team in the league, but Nate McMillan worked his magic this offseason and turned this team into an uptempo offense, which has greatly benefited the likes of Gerald Wallace and Raymond Felton. Watching their halfcourt offense is equally as impressive as watching this team on the break. Their off the ball movement is a testament to how great of a coach McMillan is. However, they still lack that player who can get to the free throw line consistently, and it has presented problems for this team in this short season. Their interior defense has been a concern, as well as the offense in the paint. At times, Aldridge seems reluctant to post up (although that could be due to his injury he's still fighting back from), and Jamal Crawford's shot selection still hasn't matured enough to trust him to run the offense diligently on a nightly basis. Portland is one of the more exciting teams to watch, Miami and Denver are the only teams that rival them when it comes to the pace at which they play. Will it lead to success in the playoffs? Let's not forget, they are also one of the deepest teams in the league that spread the floor well, a formula that was executed to perfection last year by the Mavericks.

Anthony Davis is going #1. Not sure why this question is even brought up this early in the year, obviously he's going to say he's staying.. Calhoun players have always been this way, let's come back to this topic in a few months.

Sucks that we can't use the amnesty on him till the offseason, but we could buy him out... He's so useless, any team interested in him would be extremely desperate.

http://www.csnwashington.com/blog/wizards-talk/post/Rashard-Lewis-quits-on-Wizards?blockID=627292&feedID=6458&awid=8297241934952269213-849 So after all that talk about veteran leadership from the front office and from Shard himself, he goes and pulls this. A great example for fellow headcase Andray Blatche! Things keep getting better in Washington.

Right now, he is the best PF in basketball, and it's really not even close. There was good reason to believe he wasn't a max contract last season, but there's absolutely no doubt that he deserves it if he maintains his level of play this year.

Tebow'd

Love the effort tonight, we came up short, but this is exactly what I've been waiting for. We're designed to go on the break, we went away from that late in the second and the majority of the third because we couldn't rebound, but eventually it came back in the fourth. Wall looked great, he couldn't finish on his drives early on, but he stayed aggressive. For the past 5 games, when he wasn't finishing, he was completely out of it mentally. Nice to see him staying confident. However, only thing I was concerned with on offensewas his inability to see the man leading the break, he needs to give the ball up rather than just dribbling down the court every time he gets the chance. And on defense, he still has a lot to improve upon regarding pick and roll defense. New York's transition defense was terrible all game, especially early on. Melo was forcing a lot of shots early on, and it led to poor defense. Melo and Pierce have both frustrated Singleton this year, mainly due to his lack of lower body strength and his inexperience. Pretty pathetic how the help defense never came in time, gotta work on that.

Rashard Lewis guarding Melo Andray Blatche guarding Amare Pray for me guys.

Mo Evans said it best, he's never been around a team with more sense of entitlement. It depicts the Wizards perfectly. Sad thing is, after every game, I keep hearing players talking about all of the right things such as moving the ball, not playing hero bball, etc... it's hypocritical. As for Nick Young, I'll continue to defend him because I view him as a player trying his best to receive that new contract in the offseason. Problem is, this offense is so putrid that he's never able to find a rhythm, and when he does, Flip Saunders takes him out and puts Jordan Crawford in. I've never seen anything like it, as soon as Nick gets hot, Flip pulls him. In the second Boston game, he showed a ton of effort fighting through screens, trying to defend Ray Allen, and didn't resort to his early-in-the-shot-clock jumpers he's so prone to doing. I don't even think Flip has the balls to bench Blatche in favor of more deserving guys such as Trevor Booker. He's not the right coach of this team moving forward, we need to fire him and promote Sam Cassell, a young guy the team can grow with. I'm all for rebuilding, the plan is to keep the young guys and keep drafting well, and let them hit their prime simultaneously. The plan is not to tank, but achieve moral victories (yes I said it), remain somewhat competitive, and gain experience. OKC went through that plan, however the difference is, they fought hard and played hard each and every game. I'm just not seeing it from this team night in and night out, and it's not only a testament to the coach, but to most of the players out there. This is not a team that will go as far as John Wall takes them, he can only do so much. I said it before, if players would consistently hit their shots, he'd be averaging well over 10apg. He's part of the problem right now because the whole team is in a state of confusion, they don't know what to do on offense, and they leave it to Wall to make players which he's not capable of making at this point in his career.

Going to be a boring game.

https://twitter.com/#!/WojYahooNBA/status/155082128512647168 While they're at it, trade Petrie, because he's just as bad at his job.

Does anyone else think Carlisle's zone schemes really brought out the best in Chandler? Is he overrated?

Collins has really made the Sixers a great defensive team. Their rotations are flawless.

Would like to see Williams attack the basket more, seems like he shies away from it a lot. Definitely didn't see this being a problem for him early on.

Boris Diaw blew by Amare...

Pitiful.

It's sad because Flip even simplified the offense for the team, yet they all look so confused out there. This team is a mess right now, we have so many athletes on this team, but hardly anyone with brains or the ability to put the ball in the hoop.

Dallas is playing poorly, Spurs are without Manu, Grizzlies are without Z-bo, can the Rockets win the division?

The thing that surprises me the most is that traditionally, the way to attack zone defenses is to attack from the high post. Miami has three great high post threats, two of which are elite passers in the league.

Good game from Kobe, he put up great numbers, but his shot selection still bugs me. I understand the Rockets were packing the paint and forcing Bynum and Gasol to kick it out, but there's no reason for Kobe to be taking those deep fadeaways and insisting on isolation plays late in the game. However he did get to the line last night and didn't jack up a lot of shots early in the shot clock which is an improvement from previous games.