I'm not really looking to defend or attack Tippett, but I also feel like the current record and even the execution of the system are somewhere between secondary and entirely beside the point at the moment.
We're looking long term. Tippett's main task this year is to put Domi, Duclair, Strome, Dvorak, Chychrun, Crouse, Martinook and even OEL, Murphy, et al in the best position to succeed for the next decade or so. Development is not the only goal here, but when it comes into conflict with game-to-game preparation, it should win out. We don't know what goes on at practice and in the locker room, but if there's an increased focus on equipping these players with what they need to be effective players long term at the expense of some short term frustration, so be it.
Rational minds can disagree on whether Tippett and company are developing these guys properly. If it were up to me, Strome and Crouse would have started the year in the OHL and Chychrun will be sent back after his 9th game (in spite of his strong performance thus far), and the remaining players would see a lot more powerplay time. But while I had criticisms, I was mostly happy overall with how Domi, Duclair, Martinook and Murphy came along last year, so I'm willing to wait more than 6 games to see how this year's batch is doing.
Anyway, that's the conversation we should be having: how the young guys are being deployed and how they are progressing. Not whether Luke Schenn blew coverage in transition or whether Ryan White should tone things down a bit. What I find most frustrating is that the conversation around the rebuild is usually "Tippett is too focused on winning to be helpful in developing these players," and then he gets **** on for not winning. The talent the Coyotes currently have in their prospect pool is unprecedented in this organization, and Tippett (for better or worse) has clearly changed his approach in light of this. To what extent and and the effectiveness of this approach is up for debate, but it's plainly obvious to me that a) the organization's goals have changed quite a bit from a few years ago, and b) Tippett has changed, too.