Comments on: Why do the Bucks get blown out so often? http://thebratwurst.com/2008/01/28/why-do-the-bucks-get-blown-out-so-often/ All You Can Eat Milwaukee Bucks Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:59:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: swilldog http://thebratwurst.com/2008/01/28/why-do-the-bucks-get-blown-out-so-often/comment-page-1/#comment-5212 swilldog Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:58:41 +0000 http://thebratwurst.com/2008/01/28/why-do-the-bucks-get-blown-out-so-often/#comment-5212 Even if Yi is missing calls and is causing problems from language deficiencies, it is even more incumbent on the coaching staff to find ways to get him to understand. Especially this far into the season. Mid-play changes don't require a paragraph of instruction. Usually some sort of coded call indicating that instead of Play X, we're now running a pick and roll off Player Y and roll from Spot Z. Or somesuch (forgive me if my play mechanics knowledge is deficient). Why not be original? Teach some basic Chinese words to the team that can be used in on-the-fly play calls (i.e., "Ni Hao!" means Play X, etc.). And for crying out loud, get Yi some more coaching, preferably with someone who knows Chinese. And ultimately, getting blown out by 25 isn't one player's fault. With the talent level on this team it's a complete systemic collapse. Which points to two possible causes: The coaching has lost the players, or there are sufficient bad apples on the team that are ruining it for everyone else (in other words, sabotage). I'm thinking it's the coaching. Even if Yi is missing calls and is causing problems from language deficiencies, it is even more incumbent on the coaching staff to find ways to get him to understand. Especially this far into the season.

Mid-play changes don’t require a paragraph of instruction. Usually some sort of coded call indicating that instead of Play X, we’re now running a pick and roll off Player Y and roll from Spot Z. Or somesuch (forgive me if my play mechanics knowledge is deficient).

Why not be original? Teach some basic Chinese words to the team that can be used in on-the-fly play calls (i.e., “Ni Hao!” means Play X, etc.). And for crying out loud, get Yi some more coaching, preferably with someone who knows Chinese.

And ultimately, getting blown out by 25 isn’t one player’s fault. With the talent level on this team it’s a complete systemic collapse. Which points to two possible causes: The coaching has lost the players, or there are sufficient bad apples on the team that are ruining it for everyone else (in other words, sabotage). I’m thinking it’s the coaching.

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