This is the time of the year when NBA head coaches sit down in their general managers' offices, look at the depth chart and realize they're married to that roster.
For better or worse, coaches have to figure out how to help their players, even the disobedient or deficient ones, exceed expectations.
It's overly simplistic to assume respected coaches will just get the job done: Look at the trouble highly respected Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle's endured with Rajon Rondo last season. And Paul Pierce looks like the kind of competitor and leader who wouldn't need much from a journeyman such as Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman, but Wittman preserving Pierce's health in the regular season and unleashing him at power forward in the playoffs keyed Pierce's brilliant spring.
Training camp isn't usually critical for NBA teams that know how they want to play, but immediately after new players arrive, it can be telling what roles will or will not be available regardless of the offseason optimism.
With coaches having drawn up what progress they hope to get out of training camp practice plans, it's a go ...
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