CruzDude
Senior Member sharing a brew with bajaden
A quick tidbit written by Paul Coro in The Arizona Republic on Jan 1:
• Speculation that Sacramento President Geoff Petrie would have a tough time firing Rick Adelman is overblown. Their friendship is not as close as perceived and Adelman is safe for now because of injuries to Bonzi Wells, Peja Stojakovic and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. •
Both thoughts make sense, for the moment. But you have to wonder if their relationship regarding players and team play (or any lack thereof) is a level or two below their personal relationship. A hard spot for Petrie on one hand but Adelman has the 3rd longest tenure among 30 active head coaches.
It has been said in various media, that sometime changing coaches can help a team that may be trying to do old stuff that used to work with the right (previous) personnel but not with the current bunch. Peja is a prime example. When he was averaging 20 a game there were stars (CWebb) creating double teams that allowed pass outs to Peja being set beyond the perimeter. This year no one really double teams anyone on the Kings and it appears coach is still trying to run same old plays. Even the Princeton style offense, which worked with previous staff does not appear to work now.
Watching every game on Direct TV it appears there is very little cutting to the basket anymore, a lower level of moving without the ball and not nearly the motion we saw for the previous 5-6 years. The players do what the coaches ask or tell. IF the coach is letting players "freewheel" quite a bit and that isn't working, then the coach has to implement changes. If the Princeton offense is not working the coach has to make some changes.
Based on the lack of "motion" I see, that may already have changed. But what is being implemented now, for the most part, isn't working. Could Petrie be becoming frustrated at the results last year and this? And at the style chosen for the current batch? hmmmm......
• Speculation that Sacramento President Geoff Petrie would have a tough time firing Rick Adelman is overblown. Their friendship is not as close as perceived and Adelman is safe for now because of injuries to Bonzi Wells, Peja Stojakovic and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. •
Both thoughts make sense, for the moment. But you have to wonder if their relationship regarding players and team play (or any lack thereof) is a level or two below their personal relationship. A hard spot for Petrie on one hand but Adelman has the 3rd longest tenure among 30 active head coaches.
It has been said in various media, that sometime changing coaches can help a team that may be trying to do old stuff that used to work with the right (previous) personnel but not with the current bunch. Peja is a prime example. When he was averaging 20 a game there were stars (CWebb) creating double teams that allowed pass outs to Peja being set beyond the perimeter. This year no one really double teams anyone on the Kings and it appears coach is still trying to run same old plays. Even the Princeton style offense, which worked with previous staff does not appear to work now.
Watching every game on Direct TV it appears there is very little cutting to the basket anymore, a lower level of moving without the ball and not nearly the motion we saw for the previous 5-6 years. The players do what the coaches ask or tell. IF the coach is letting players "freewheel" quite a bit and that isn't working, then the coach has to implement changes. If the Princeton offense is not working the coach has to make some changes.
Based on the lack of "motion" I see, that may already have changed. But what is being implemented now, for the most part, isn't working. Could Petrie be becoming frustrated at the results last year and this? And at the style chosen for the current batch? hmmmm......
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