The LeBron James Rules - Detroit Pistons Fan Community

roscoe36 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 02:34 PM

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Players and coaches collaborate on LBJ Rules | Detroit Bad Boys

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Detroit’s defense did an exceptional job against Cleveland, in part because of some suggestions made by some of the players. Prince said that he and some of his teammates went to Saunders with some ideas on how to mix things up a little bit more defensively.
“We presented it to him. We (players) just had to go out there and execute it,” Prince said. “Once you come to coach with something, you have to really put your stamp on it and make it work. That was the case.”

This wouldn’t be nearly as notable to me if I still didn’t remember how Rasheed Wallace changed defensive calls in the playoffs last year. But in any case, whatever the team cooked up for LBJ last week obviously worked — I’m cool with more of the same should these teams cross paths again in the playoffs.
(Yes, I’m aware they play in the regular season finale, but for all intents and purposes that game should be treated like an exhibition.)

BillLaimbeer · #2 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 02:37 PM

It's nice the coaches and players can collaborate on things, especially heading into the playoffs. We need everyone on the same page and having open minds can only help.

round · #3 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 02:44 PM

it is the best way to go, the players know there strengths and weakness, just as long as the players are going thru the coaches and the coaches are open to the input... seems that the team (coaches and players) are much more together going into the playoffs then they were a year ago.

max · #4 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 06:47 PM

Seems like once they frusterated Lebran enough so he spouted off at the refs that really put the refs against him for the rest of the game.