Chief’s Briefs - Memphis Edition

[JohnFSilver]

I agree with the starting lineup issues. Slow start every game this year.
Why did Stewart not play more in second half? Really bad T really bad

Really Bad T? That is underplaying it. That is a coach, literally, losing the game for his team.

Pet peeve is technical fouls. Do it in first half, or, when game is over. Not when it is a tie game. With 40 seconds left in OT. 4 pt possession is a game killer.

Their win probability just cratered there with the T

 

[huskyfan224]

Any of you whining about Hurley are soft as charmin. Dude wants to win and will do whatever it takes, I love him barking at refs, especially when they suck. He’s old school and has balls, too many beta men out there.

 

[Rico444]

Think we'll be OK. Hurley has been absolutely fantastic, but he whiffed in going after Mahaney for the role he did. He may grow into some kind of role on offense, but right now he's a jump shooter that plays maybe the worst defense I've seen a Hurley player play.

 

[giddyup]

They have the competitive grit. The chemistry just isn’t there and defensive athleticism isn’t there. Need to regroup.

 

[RuffRuff]

Many say that in private life he is an awesome guy.
I don't like the "WTF is going on?" DH, like the early DH years.
As a basketball coach he gets high grades for his overall work - his bench coaching is his weakest skill to date.

Downgrading him as a person is pretty harsh. The guy is wired tight and it’s visible on the sideline. Doesn’t make him a bad person. The praise he gets from his former players is a good indicator of who he is as a person. I will say that today was the first time I watched him and almost felt embarrassed for him - he was next level. He needs to figure out a way to dial it down, even in the worst of moments. For a while I thought the expos were part of a controlled act, but today made you realize he doesn’t have any control of it.

 

[Mets8692]

Downgrading him as a person is pretty harsh. The guy is wired tight and it’s visible on the sideline. Doesn’t make him a bad person. The praise he gets from his former players is a good indicator of who he is as a person. I will say that today was the first time I watched him and almost felt embarrassed for him - he was next level. He needs to figure out a way to dial it down, even in the worst of moments. For a while I thought the expos were part of a controlled act, but today made you realize he doesn’t have any control of it.

That's fair, I don't know him nor ever met him. I can only judge based on what I see for 2 to 4 hours a week on the sideline.

 

[3rdbass]

Think we'll be OK. Hurley has been absolutely fantastic, but he whiffed in going after Mahaney for the role he did. He may grow into some kind of role on offense, but right now he's a jump shooter that plays maybe the worst defense I've seen a Hurley player play.

Win some lose some. He hit a home run with Tarris Reed!

 

[metsfan2323]

Some of the comments have me questioning the sanity of the posters. The two-time defending champions just lost an OT game in November, and you are acting like the program is sliding into oblivion. Get a grip.

I remember watching the 2003 - 2004 team play like garbage against GTech in November at MSG. That season turned out pretty well.

 

[homunculus]

This game was almost a carbon copy of the Xavier away game in 22-23. The atrocious, shockingly biased officiating, the battling back in the face of adversity, the Hurley technical, the comments here about Hurley, the comments here about the players, the comments pretending that the bad officiating didn’t happen. Very similar feel, minus the OT. Things ended up pretty well that season.

 

[uconnyankee]

The problem with Johnson on the floor is that there is no physical inside presence that can score and that forces the guards to create or beat their man off the dribble. That doesn't appear to be Mahaney's strength.

Johnsons strength is his ability to get to the basket, he brings a burst of energy off the bench, and his size/reach. He’s also been a ying to either Clingan or Sonogo’s Yang.

I think he gets exposed with long stretches on the floor. He is still prone to foul and I think that goes up as his energy level drops.

I think we’ll see his role trend back to that because that’s where his skills are maximized.

 

[Mr. French]

This experience will let the newbies know what opponents bring every game. Memphis looked like a top 10 team for most of the game.

Every night there will be a Hunter (any position) because we are Champions.

Its King of the Jungle challenge night after night, some player making their name against us.

Tonight we proved we will be able to handle all challenges. Memphis caught us early and inexperienced (as a team). I'm satisfied.

People need to see the value in this. An early season loss for a team like this knocks some sense into them.

It gives them a dose of reality: they are NOT the champs, they are the defending champs. The newbies now realize this isn’t as easy as showing up.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

This game is pretty easy to breakdown and the sky is not falling.

Poor defense, especially on the perimeter. Memphis also shot out of their minds. Defense can be fixed.

Despite some extremely questionable calls throughout the game and very poorly timed technicals, the team fought back and brought it into OT and had chances to win. Losing does stink, but it is early and Memphis is a good looking team.