[Game] Kings @ Jazz (2/4/13) Game Thread

#44
No. I pull him because the Jazz know what to do when he has the ball... Because Jimmer doesn't.
Or you sub in Reke and Salmon provide the team with additional help to bring the ball up and let Jimmer be a spot up shooter? Sometime you have to help the player and provide support.

I am not a Jimmer fan btw.
 

Glenn

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#46
I doubt if it is what he said but the fact he wouldn't shut up. As a coach, what would you do at half time. I'd be inclined to rip Cuz a new one but maybe that's not best. It's a serious question.
 

rainmaker

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#47
I doubt if it is what he said but the fact he wouldn't shut up. As a coach, what would you do at half time. I'd be inclined to rip Cuz a new one but maybe that's not best. It's a serious question.
What can you say when you're the worst coach in the league and have little ground to stand on? It's not exactly Sloan, PJax, Pop or even JVG ripping into Cuz. There's nothing to respect with Smart aside from his "title". It's obvious from recent comments Cuz has little respect for Smart or the organization as a whole, and who can blame him?
 
#48
I doubt if it is what he said but the fact he wouldn't shut up. As a coach, what would you do at half time. I'd be inclined to rip Cuz a new one but maybe that's not best. It's a serious question.
At half I wouldn't do anything to Cousins. Doesn't do any good to waste energy on him when the rest of the team is going to have to adjust for this game. After the game I would hope the team fines him for being dumb but doesn't suspend him again.
 

Glenn

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#49
What can you say when you're the worst coach in the league and have little ground to stand on? It's not exactly Sloan, PJax, Pop or even JVG ripping into Cuz. There's nothing to respect with Smart aside from his "title". It's obvious from recent comments Cuz has little respect for Smart or the organization as a whole, and who can blame him?
You are waaaaay too focused on Smart.

OK, what would Sloan, Pop, etc do? I guess what I would do depending on my desire to hang him from the rafters, would be to take some time out and talk with my assistants. But then, I think ripping him a new one might be a good ides. Cousins responds to that kind of thing.
 

Glenn

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#51
At half I wouldn't do anything to Cousins. Doesn't do any good to waste energy on him when the rest of the team is going to have to adjust for this game. After the game I would hope the team fines him for being dumb but doesn't suspend him again.
This is probably wise. I don't think I could do it. :)

Smart intellectualizes and it is best to shut up than babble at him. If Smart came at me with his typical crap, I'd get more angry.
 
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#53
This is probably wise. I don't think I could do it. :)

Smart intellectualizes and it is best to shut up than babble at him. If Smart came at me with his typical crap, I'd get more angry.
At this point I think Cousins realizes when he messes up. Yelling at him would probably just pee him off without serving much of a purpose. There should be a consequence though for being dumb, which is why I would fine him.
 
#54
Kings players, the refs, the league are tired of Cousins immaturity, stupidity. Kings players probably win this game despite the ongoing nonsense all around.
 

rainmaker

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#55
You are waaaaay too focused on Smart.

OK, what would Sloan, Pop, etc do? I guess what I would do depending on my desire to hang him from the rafters, would be to take some time out and talk with my assistants. But then, I think ripping him a new one might be a good ides. Cousins responds to that kind of thing.
Really isn't just Smart but the organization at large. What can they tell him? what good does it do when someone rips you a new one and you don't respect that person? I wouldn't respond well. I'd probably fine him, maybe sit him a game and let him know he let the team down, but I don't see what Smart or this organization can really do to change his behavior. It's on Cuz, he'll change when he wants to change.

A vet he respects would help. A legit coach would help. A gm who doesn't have his head up his *** would help. Cuz doesn't respect this organization and I don't see it changing until the new owners clean house. But you think Smart ripping into him will help? Smart tried to cool him off when talking to the refs and Cuz told him to F off, according to a News 10 guy at the game. That kind of shows how much respect Cuz has for Smart.
 

Glenn

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#57
Really isn't just Smart but the organization at large. What can they tell him? what good does it do when someone rips you a new one and you don't respect that person? I wouldn't respond well. I'd probably fine him, maybe sit him a game and let him know he let the team down, but I don't see what Smart or this organization can really do to change his behavior. It's on Cuz, he'll change when he wants to change.

A vet he respects would help. A legit coach would help. A gm who doesn't have his head up his *** would help. Cuz doesn't respect this organization and I don't see it changing until the new owners clean house. But you think Smart ripping into him will help? Smart tried to cool him off when talking to the refs and Cuz told him to F off, according to a News 10 guy at the game. That kind of shows how much respect Cuz has for Smart.
I wonder how his behavior on the court would be if Sloan was coach. I don't mean he would be afraid but simply the respect would help. Certainly the chaos in the organization is a huge distraction and I think is a cause for a lot of what is happening with this team. It's a wasted year. Absolutely wasted.