>Of course all he has to worry about is the guys on the floor
>and how they play, and pretend that salaries don't matter.
>
>Advanced stats go hand in hand with value and cap numbers. The
>NBA is a business beholden to the cap, and a player's
>perceived production from his loyal coach is irrelevant when
>it can be properly analyzed statistically and put up against
>what it is costing you in lost opportunity.
>
>Hollinger knows.
>
>The Griz are stuck. They are are going to find it very
>difficult to seriously contend for a chip as currently
>constructed, and have zero financial room for improvement
>without moving someone. And the main reason, the only real
>reason, is Rudy Gay. You CANNOT pay someone $17 mil to
>contribute what he does and expect to win big as a small
>market. The advanced stats tell the story that we see when we
>watch. He defends pretty well, he shoots a high volume
>inefficiently, and he steals high percentage shots away from
>the team's low post advantage. At $8 million he'd be fine
>(Caron Butler type), but at $17 million he's poison.
>
>Hollins has his guys playing hard, as all good coaches do. But
>he is clinging to the very thing that is holding his team
>back.