KAT doesn't use KAT right. He's too scared to demand the ball from Brunson. He definitely don't want Hart traded or he'd never get touches. Hell, he was scared to demand the ball from Jimmy, and it was supposed to be his team at that point.
As for defense, if a defensive minded coach like Thibs couldn't get effort from those 2, there's not a single other coach that will. No matter what, you can't hide 2 defensive liabilities that are both the 2 best offensive players.
Like I said, you can't fault the Conference Finals loss on Thibs. Indy was an anomaly. They're like the only team in the playoffs playing 10-11 guys. They have a very unorthodox style of play. There's no go-to player, there's no schemes, very little strategy. They morph multiple styles. The only consistent thing is that they take care of the ball, but a good defense can counter that. Other than benching Brunson & KAT, how would you counter all of the wide open layups? Every other team has an 8 man rotation for the playoffs. That's normal.
Update: I never posted this yesterday. They didn't take care of the ball, and still won. Crazy
