twenty four
Years ago
Here's what still annoys me about Phil.....
Two things. I don't know if they have brought up in another thread or not, so if they have I appologise. And yes, I know there are plenty of anit-Phil threads going around, but....
1) During that run that the Blaze put togehter to get back into the game, did Phil call a timeout at all? I can't seem to recall one and do remember saying to my buddy that I was at the game with many a time 'we really need a timeout'.
Maybe Phil did eventully call one, I'm not sure, but he seems have an inability to call them when needed. It has been a problem for quite some time now (as long as can remember, in fact). Timeouts are exactly that - a stop in the game to reassess everything, and although they may not stop the bleeding everytime, they sure would help.
2) Why does he keep players in games when they are foul trouble? I think Chappell had 3 in the first quarter yet still didn't get taken out until some time later.
This stuff has happended far too often, with Horvath all last and even Dusty before that, Phil keeps them in too long and they end up fouling out quite early.
When a player notches up his 2nd foul in the 1st Q, you take him out. Then it is the 3rd in the 2nd, 4th in the 3rd. Most other coaches seem able to do this, so why can't Phil?
So basically, putting my two complaints into one ending, it gets frustrating to see the Head Coach of the team I am paying money to see be so lazy, which almost always without fail ends up hurting the team.
Rant over.
