Condescending or no, he shouldn’t have had to try multiple lineups. He knew once Lewis left that Aberdeen was the backup to Lowe and JJ was behind that. If he didn’t, that’s bad coaching. Trying to play Chandler in that spot is just silly. That said, it seems to have worked itself out. I think what he’s doing now is spot on with the rotation. Sorry if I was condescending to you. Not my intent. It’s just super frustrating when it’s evident to a ton of people, but Pope just kept trying to put people in positions they weren’t capable of being successful. Chandler at PG, Garrison as the starting 5 getting big minutes, and MO starting and getting major mins at the 4. All seemed like a huge stretch and ultimately was the wrong call. Hopefully he’s settled on what we are seeing now. I still don’t think the team is great, but at least what he’s doing now gives them the opportunity to be the best version of themselves. That’s the key moving forward.
