Isaiah Thomas and The Place of Experimentation

Isaiah Thomas spoke out about the coaching staff’s decision to play James Young and Jordan Mickey in the third quarter of a loss to the Clippers

Isaiah Thomas wasn’t happy about the Boston Celtics’ loss to the L.A Clippers on Monday night. Nor should he have been. It was the team’s second in a string of disheartening defeats, marked by intermittently sloppy and uninspiring play. He spread the blame around, indicating his disappointment with himself, his teammates, and his coaches. That’s a safe play, and likely a wise move, but he didn’t hedge his bets entirely.

Thomas shared his disdain with the team’s level of experimentation, without much clarity about exactly what he meant by it. The…