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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 2829275, member: 966"]
I'll buy some of that. But, to take an oft-cited example, and to make an exaggerated, very simpleminded version of it: James Harden sucked against our zone. And yet, he's one of the best offensive players against man. I have to believe there are consequences for our offense to only practice against our zone defense, and then turn around and have to try to execute the same sets against man. It's just not an ideal or logical scenario. And now it reminds me of our Centers and how we have Allen Griffin(?) coaching them. Not ideal or logical. If someone were going in for a job interview, the guy doing the hiring would ostensibly be looking for an applicant with the most practical experience, not someone who is just a 'hire from within' guy who could then learn the skills later. Not ideal. That kind of perspective assumes there's just not that much difference between 'things,' when there really is enough difference to make a difference. It's not a binary thing, where you either suck or you're perfect. If something is 5% less than it needs to be, 5% can translate into a loss like we saw today. And over the long haul, a loss today and a loss two weeks ago, and a loss next week add up to another bubble, which leads to another better recruit looking elsewhere, and then it's rinse, repeat, and we're in the same position all over again.
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