No, I think all evidence is that Boogie has considerably little input. They fired his damn coach. It appeared they tried to hire the new one over his agents' objections. And this offensive coordinator is some college Karl crony with a predesigned system.
About the most that can be said about Boogie's input is that he sees himself as a skilled player, and it probably robs him of the strong sense of this is who I am/this is what I am not that a guy like Shaq would have had. The offense spots him up at the three point line, and he says, ok, I can make this work. Its the damn coaches responsibility not to ever create that situation.
About the most that can be said about Boogie's input is that he sees himself as a skilled player, and it probably robs him of the strong sense of this is who I am/this is what I am not that a guy like Shaq would have had. The offense spots him up at the three point line, and he says, ok, I can make this work. Its the damn coaches responsibility not to ever create that situation.
Big assumption on your part. From the limited information that is available, Thibs and DMC get along pretty well and have a lot of mutual respect. This is based off their relationship from the Team USA days. Sure it's a small sample size that doesn't come with the pressured of the NBA environment but it's more of an indicator than the assumption that you are making.
What this team needs is clear direction and a style that suits this roster. Going back to basics on defence and beating the opponents offensive in a manner that suits this team. For this roster make up, its a smashmouth basketball. It's precisely the style that Thibs plays and this roster is tailor made for him.
As for Malone, he seems to be a doing a very find job in Denver setting up foundations for success. He certainly has gotten a lot more out of this team in his time here than Karl has. Malone looked at the roster and said there is no way I can play uptempo with Rudy and DMC as my best players. Karl has come in and preached pace to the roster that is tailor made for a half court offence.
What this team needs is clear direction and a style that suits this roster. Going back to basics on defence and beating the opponents offensive in a manner that suits this team. For this roster make up, its a smashmouth basketball. It's precisely the style that Thibs plays and this roster is tailor made for him.
As for Malone, he seems to be a doing a very find job in Denver setting up foundations for success. He certainly has gotten a lot more out of this team in his time here than Karl has. Malone looked at the roster and said there is no way I can play uptempo with Rudy and DMC as my best players. Karl has come in and preached pace to the roster that is tailor made for a half court offence.
Cuz can defend. WCS can defend. DC can defend. Malone had Ben defending. He had JT locking down the best PFs in the game! Coaching counts. Karl seems to have lost it.
We have guys that can defend on this roster. Even Rudy, if he decides to ever grow a pair.
Edit: and Kosta! How could I forget Kosta!
We have guys that can defend on this roster. Even Rudy, if he decides to ever grow a pair.
Edit: and Kosta! How could I forget Kosta!
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Errr we have more defensive pieces now that we did with Malone and we were respectable defensively in the last few games with Malone.
Kosta, Cousins, WCS, Collison and even Rondo are all more than effective defenders in a good defensive schemes. Give this squad a decent defensive scheme and focus on defense and they will be in top half of the defensive teams in the NBA. This team has more rim protection now that it has arguably ever had in it's time in Sacramento.
Kosta, Cousins, WCS, Collison and even Rondo are all more than effective defenders in a good defensive schemes. Give this squad a decent defensive scheme and focus on defense and they will be in top half of the defensive teams in the NBA. This team has more rim protection now that it has arguably ever had in it's time in Sacramento.
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Talent matters. Basketball is a simple game. Some of you make it more complicated than it is. Most coaches in the NBA run some system but rarely is it super complicated because teams don't have a lot of practice time. Stars win games look at the cavs and thunder does it really matter who their coach is. They seem to win 50 games with rotating coaches.
While I do think, that you are mostly right, when it comes to pace and switching, there are some teams, where the system is the main key for success.
The Hawks, Jazz, Celtics, Trailblazers or Wizards come to mind.
Of course we could debate, if Wall, Lillard, Horford, Teague or Hayward are stars, but I rarely see these teams dump the ball into their key players and get out of the way. They are fairly competitive, because they act as a team and move the ball.
And btw. the Jazz are the only team playing with two mostly traditional big man and play at a slower pace. But two way players like Hayward and defensive big man like Gobert and Favors don't grow on trees.
But I literally don't care anymore, which style we play. Our biggest problem is not the pace we are playing at. Defense, smart decisions, ball movement, effort, free throws.....
The Hawks, Jazz, Celtics, Trailblazers or Wizards come to mind.
Of course we could debate, if Wall, Lillard, Horford, Teague or Hayward are stars, but I rarely see these teams dump the ball into their key players and get out of the way. They are fairly competitive, because they act as a team and move the ball.
And btw. the Jazz are the only team playing with two mostly traditional big man and play at a slower pace. But two way players like Hayward and defensive big man like Gobert and Favors don't grow on trees.
But I literally don't care anymore, which style we play. Our biggest problem is not the pace we are playing at. Defense, smart decisions, ball movement, effort, free throws.....
Let me add:
Celtics currently rank 4th in team defensive rating, while ranking 5th in pace.
And they are doing this with Sully, arguably one of the slower players in the league, and solid bigs like Johnson, Lee or Olynyk - none of them is particularly quick or athletic .
I think it's safe to say, that we could do a much better job on defense with bigs like Willie, Kosta and Cuz, even if we keep playing at a high pace. Of course our perimeter defenders don't have the same quality like Bradley, Smart or Crowder, but we don't need to be elite on D. We just need to be decent to win games, because we are actually pretty talented offensively.
Now what's the difference between us and the Celtics? Coaching might have something to do with it (I would ship Karl to Boston in a heartbeat for Stevens), but I think it's mainly the mentality of the players.
We have all the tools to apply a good amount of defensive pressure on the perimeter, but we just lack the "this guy will not score on my watch"-mentality, that nearly every Celtic, even IT, brings to the floor.
So yes JdBraver is right - it's mainly effort!
Celtics currently rank 4th in team defensive rating, while ranking 5th in pace.
And they are doing this with Sully, arguably one of the slower players in the league, and solid bigs like Johnson, Lee or Olynyk - none of them is particularly quick or athletic .
I think it's safe to say, that we could do a much better job on defense with bigs like Willie, Kosta and Cuz, even if we keep playing at a high pace. Of course our perimeter defenders don't have the same quality like Bradley, Smart or Crowder, but we don't need to be elite on D. We just need to be decent to win games, because we are actually pretty talented offensively.
Now what's the difference between us and the Celtics? Coaching might have something to do with it (I would ship Karl to Boston in a heartbeat for Stevens), but I think it's mainly the mentality of the players.
We have all the tools to apply a good amount of defensive pressure on the perimeter, but we just lack the "this guy will not score on my watch"-mentality, that nearly every Celtic, even IT, brings to the floor.
So yes JdBraver is right - it's mainly effort!
Vlade on the players-
“I’m not saying they don’t like the system,” Divac said. “They just aren’t buying in yet.”
http://nba.nbcsports.com/2015/11/11...em-yet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Seems to me Karl and his system are the crux of our issues. Imagine that.
“I’m not saying they don’t like the system,” Divac said. “They just aren’t buying in yet.”
http://nba.nbcsports.com/2015/11/11...em-yet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Seems to me Karl and his system are the crux of our issues. Imagine that.
Hmm, maybe there is something to a Cuz blowup at Karl.
The story goes sideways from here. Something happened behind the scenes before the media was allowed to walk into the Kings locker room. We won’t speculate as to what, but once again, the room had an awkward vibe.
No one was in the mood to speak. And before anyone could fully get dressed, Canadian rapper Drake entered the room as a guest of owner Vivek Ranadivé. There were a few handshakes and some laughs from a small group of players surrounding the singer, but the entire scene was a bad look.
http://www.csnbayarea.com/kings/notes-kings-team-meeting-addresses-problem-family
The story goes sideways from here. Something happened behind the scenes before the media was allowed to walk into the Kings locker room. We won’t speculate as to what, but once again, the room had an awkward vibe.
No one was in the mood to speak. And before anyone could fully get dressed, Canadian rapper Drake entered the room as a guest of owner Vivek Ranadivé. There were a few handshakes and some laughs from a small group of players surrounding the singer, but the entire scene was a bad look.
http://www.csnbayarea.com/kings/notes-kings-team-meeting-addresses-problem-family
I was in denial about the Karl-Cousins rift...
I can't be in denial about this anymore.
This is a lot worse than anyone could've imagined.
Karl cursing out Cousins.
Vlade asking players to make a team vote on whether or not they should fire Karl.
Remember yesterday reports were that Butler was fully behind Karl? I bet in his 10+ years in the NBA, he has never seen anything as dysfunctional as the current organization. The fact that Vlade would even go and ask his players whether or not they should fire him, is the breaking point.
I can't be the only one who doesn't think this entire thing is fabricated right?
I can't be in denial about this anymore.
This is a lot worse than anyone could've imagined.
Karl cursing out Cousins.
Vlade asking players to make a team vote on whether or not they should fire Karl.
Remember yesterday reports were that Butler was fully behind Karl? I bet in his 10+ years in the NBA, he has never seen anything as dysfunctional as the current organization. The fact that Vlade would even go and ask his players whether or not they should fire him, is the breaking point.
I can't be the only one who doesn't think this entire thing is fabricated right?
Aykis has tied the supposed "crap rumor" and what Ham witnessed together.
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2015/...george-karl-seem-to-be-drifting-apart-already
Maybe that thread was closed prematurely. Seems there might be some truth here.
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2015/...george-karl-seem-to-be-drifting-apart-already
Maybe that thread was closed prematurely. Seems there might be some truth here.
