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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I didn't want to see Ward given the position because I thought he failed in the playoffs. His pitch-it-out, dump-it-in style doesn't suit the roster. And when Dallas locked out their (ridiculously simplistic) break-out, there was no adjustment. Then of course there was the panic move in game 6.
As for his regular season record, it was inflated by the 8-game winning streak that they went on when Peters was canned, and that was all about Peters, not Ward. After that, the team was largely similar, though somewhat improved, over the prior version.
So, I am not thrilled with the decision. But here we are.
And now, one of two things needs to happen, or Treliving is done, IMO.
1) Ward needs to show that he can adapt his style, and implement a transition game that will allow this team to be more successful. Or,
2) Treliving needs to make changes to the core and build a team that suits his coach's (and presumably, his own) desired style.
I don't expect either to happen, but I am willing to wait and see.
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The bolded is a very good point. I don't like throwing out win streaks or lose streaks when analyzing records, but you sure have to look extra hard when it's just a small sample size.
Guess I'd say to those who point to Ward's win % as some harbinger of success that ultimately there is not enough of a sample size to conclude much of anything.